The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-03
STRONG IS UNION.
silver Forces of Brule Unite
AndPut UP a Strong
Ticket.
Concise Report of the Puk-
wanna Conventions.

The Democratic convention was called
to order by I. A. Weeks with James Gig
get as secratary pro tenn in the absence Of
Secretary Burkholder.
On motion W. H. Wyant was elected
temporary chairman and Geo. F. Pilger
of Chamberlain, temporary secretary,
| the selection was afterward made
fpermanent.
! On motion the chair appointed Edwin
Greene, L. II. House, Hugh Lowe, L. II.
Wilrodt and G, d. Miller as committee
to confer with committee from the
Populist convention.
On motion the chair appointed the
following committees:
On credentials IS. II. Wright, W. G.
Richards and Hoyt Tldrick. On rules
and order OF business-J. I. Hoover, ].
.. Boney, James Byrne, Fred Myer and
Frank Wattawa. On permanent organ
lzatlon-J. G. Scales Jas. Gray, Peter
Shrake. John Dobbin and George
Geppert. On resolutions &C. c, Manz
oohA Asdpp hdu feIer Haley.
Convention then took q recess for the
various committees to prepare reports.
The convention reconvened at 4:42 n.
m.
The report of the committee on
resolution was read, and on motion was
adopted as follows:
We, the committee on resolution beo
leave to make the following report.
We pledge ourselves to support the
nominee of the Chicago convention
believing that in the election of W. i
BRYAN to the presidency. this country
VIII enter upon an era of DrOsnaritv
unheard of in this country.
we believe that the free coinage of |
silver viii be of benefit to every pro-
Queer aud labOring man in our country.
we pledge our nominees to the lepis-
lat1re to vote for no man for Unified |
states Senator unless he will pledge
himself t0vOte for free coinage Of gold
and silver at a rate of 16 to j.
we also pledge our nominees to the
legislature to work for the passage of a
Dill regulating the railroad rates in
our state whereby the products of our |
farms can be shipped to market without
paving such exorbiant rates as are now
charged.
We believe that the passage of the
Wheeler Bill which was defeated by the
last Republican legislature aided by a
corrupt railroad lobby, should again he
introduced and passed.
The report Of the committee on rules
and order of business was adopted as
read.
The committee on conference made a
verbal report, the substance of which is
as follows: 1t was agreed that the
populist should name the senator.
treasurer, two ccnstables and two
justices. The democrats to fill all the
other places in the ticket. The demo-
Gratis to hand their nominations over to
the populist convention, which would
renominate the entire ticket ami certify
1t up to the county auditor, SO that it
would be placed upon the official ballot
under the peoples party state ticket, and
only require one X to vote the entire
ticket.
a motion by Mr.. Wright to adopt the
report Of the committee brought on
hot discussion after which a vote by
townships was called for. The result Of
the vote showed the yea 58 and the nav
%.
The report was adopted.
The convention then proceeded to
nominations which resulted as follows:
For state representatives.. A. Weeks
and D. +. Burkholder. For register OF
deeds-Frank Morgan. For clerk Of
courts-B. w. RYAN. For county audi
tor-Lee Hennegar. For superintend-
ent Of schools--Miss j. x. Morrow. For
states attorneys. II. Wright. For
county judge-James Brown. For
county surveyer-F. II. Meyer. For
scoroner-August Tamms, For assessor
John Lytle. For justices Of tie
peace-Thomas Ryan and S. L. Wilson;
and 0. B. Kendall and Frank Favour for
constables.
Hugh Lowe Of Pnkwana was nomi-
mated for county commissioner OF the
1st district,
PopULlsT CONVENTION.