The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-04-02
A STATE CONVENTION
REPOBllCANS MEET AT HURON
AND SELECT DELEGATES.
Mchlnicy Men Capture the Conven.
tioh-Senator Pettigrew Not Al.
lowed to Head the Dcleratio to
st. Louis in June.
Republican State Convention.

Republican State Convention.
senator Iettigrew was turned down by
'he Republican state convention at Huron
on Wednesday. The delegates were i'll
structed Tor Mckinley and the financial
question was relegatcd to the Republican
national convention. The Senator secured
a place on the delegation, but he will not
DC chairman, nor will he lie pcrmitted. TO
DE upon any committee at the national!
convention. This was decided on at a
caucus OF the other seven delegates after
he convention adjourned.
Inc convention was called to order al
loon by Chairman johnson. J.. Is
hoernS of Sphinx County, was chosen TEN.
porary chairman, the various committees
were appointed and Il recess taken.
Inc convention reasSemblcd at 5 O'Clock
alter a recess of two hours, and William
Gardner OF Rapid City, was elected per.
manent chairman. C.. 7. Bates of Sious
Falls and +. C.. Murphy of Bookings,
were chosen secretaries. The convention
then proceeded t. business. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
we are faithfully welded to the great
princlpie OF protection by every tie of par
among the great masses of the Amer,can
people. Irrespective OF party, than at any
otner previous period in our national his
s sory sho ~ IS ever recognized and Endorsed
lean principle, the key to our prosperity
IN business. the safest prop to the treas
ury OF the United States and the bulwark
Oh our national independence ard fnan-
whereas. There is a diversity of opinion
athoEs the republicans Of the state upon
Inc nnancial question. and whereas we
nave pesrece confidence in the wisdom end
shan assemble at st. Lou, next June, that
IL Will consider and adopt a platform
nroaa enough and strong enough for every
reafirm our devotion and loyalty to the
platform adopted at Minneapolis In iS9.
ADOPT 1t as our platform until the ma
t'4nai convention shall give us another.
resolved. That those persons selected as
delegates to represent the people OF this
state In the coming national convention
TO be held at st. Louis, and they are here
by instructed. to use every legitimate Inc
secure by that convention tho nomination
OF VIM. Mckinley as tho standard bearer
OF our party In the approaching campaign.
The election Of delegates then fol-
lowed for the judicial dist cts. the fol-
lowing men being chosen:
l.. B.. French, of Yankton.
r. F. Pettigrew, Of Minnehaha
G.. G.. Sherwood, of Clark.
d. A. Mizener, Of Dawson.
Dave Williams. Of Day.
II. G. Meachain, Of Potter.
w V. Lucas. Of Fall River.
w. E. Smead, Of Lawrence.
Previous to choosing the delegates a
resolution. was adopted requiring all
nominees to go upon the floor and de-
clare for Mckinley and sound money.
and not only vote. but work to accom-
plish this end. This was to pin Petit
grew down l. tie him down so he
could not so back on his instructions.
The senator stood in the center Of the
convention hall when called upon to
state his position n declared that he
would bow to the will of the majority.
That while he had followed a course
which the future seemed to justify, he
was willing to go to st. Louis and COM
ply with the wishes Of the state con-
vention by voting for Mckinley and
sound money.
The nominations then proceeded har-
moniously until the Fifth district was
reached. Here two nominations were
made--Dave Williams, Of Webster, and
II. c. Jewett, of Aberdeen. Jewett was
regarded as a Pettisrew man, and was
turned down with dispatch.
Directly after the adjournment Of the
convention delegates held a eau
Gus, at which they resolved that they
would not permit Pettigrew to go az
chairman, neither would they permit
him to be upon any committee at the
national convention.
OF the delegates chosen d. A.. Mizener,
Of Mitchell, Is a land attorney and real
estate agent, and has been q resident of
tho state for several years. l.. b.
French. Of Yankton. is one Of the lead
ing attorneys of the state. He is a
graduate of the Michigan university. a
we'll known politician and legislator.
Walter F.. Smead Is auditor for the
Homestake Mining company at Lead
and a practical miner. w. V. Lucas, OF
Hot Springs, is the we'll known eX-con-
gresham popularity known as odd
Shady" A. G.. MeachaTn. Of Gettys-
burg, is engaged in the abstract Ousl-
ness. but was for eight years treasurer