Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-26
TIED HIM UP TIGHT
Something Of a Surprise Appears
in South Dakota.
PETTIeaEws LABOR WAS III VAIN.

Republican Convention Rejects free Sill
yer, Makes the Senator n Delegate. but
Politically Gags and binds Him, and He
Accepts-Thc 1909 Money Flank Adop-
ted Until st. Louis Frames Another for
IsoG-General Political News.
HURON, 5. d., March 26.-~hc Rcpubli-
cans of South Dakota yesterday held one
Of the most exciting conventions in the
history of the state. At noon the convcn-
tion was called to order, md after brief
session in which tho temporary organiza-
tion was effected recess was taken till
later In the day. When tho convention
roassemblcd tho real work was done. For
weeks the contest had been waged all over
the state, and tho convention was simply
tho recording Of the result. Senator Pet
tiRruw came home from Washington for
the announced purpose Of securing his
own election rs delegate to the st. Louis
convention, announcing himself as for
Allison, and rs being anxious to get on
the resolutions committee of the national
convention that ho might help secure
free silver plank in the platform.
Silver Issuc Was Clearly Drawn.
On this announcement Of his policy and
purpose no began work and the issue was
clearly drawn all over the state. The re-
suit Is great defeat TO the senator, for
not only was he compelled to announce
that he would vote for Mckinley and
Sound money" but the other delegates
formally decided that he should not bo
allowed place en- any Of the committees
Of the matte nal convention. All the dele
gates were strongly instructed for Nc
kinlcy. The RESOLUTIONS adopted declare
for protective tariff; rcailism the Min.
ncapolis fln1ncial plank until the st.
Louis convention adopts n later state
Incnt, rnd instruct the delegates to tho
81. Louis convention to uso every ligiti-
matc and honorable means to secure tho
nomination OF William Mckinley.
rettigrcw Bound Down and Tied Tn.
The election of delegates resulted as
follows: L. B. French, of Yankton; Il.
+. Pcttiyruw, Of Minnchaha; G. 6. Shcr-
wood, Of CLARK, ID. ~. Miner. Of DAWSON;
DAVE Williams, or Day; II. G. Mcachnm.
Of Potter; W. V. Lucas, Of Fall River,
and W. r. Smcad, Of Lawrrncc Pre-
vious To choosing delegates n resolution
was adopted requiring all nominees to 20
upon the iloor and declare for Mckinley
and Sound money" and not only To vote,
but to work to- accomplish this end. This
was 10 pin Pcttigrcw down and tic him
up 50 he could not gU back ON his iHstruc-
tons. While the convention had the
strength and the power To prevent Petit.
grew from going to tho national convcn-
tiun u was deemed advisable as an act Of
courtesy to permit him to go.
Aud the senator Promptly Submits.
The senator stood In the center Of the
convention hall when called upon to state
his position and declared that he would
bow to the will of the majority; thnt
while he had followed course which the
future seemed To- justify ho was willing
now To 90 10 IT. Louis and comply with
the wishes of the state convention by vot-
ing for Mckinley and sound money"
Directly after the adjournment Of the con-
ycntion scvon Of the delegates held n eau
Gus ut which they resolved that they
would not permit Pcttigrcw 10 go rs
chairman, neither would they permit him
to bo upon any committee at the national
convention.