The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-07-23
LEE FOR GOVERNOR
NOMINATED BY SOUTH DAKOTA
pOPULISTS AT HURON.
Fear Coucrcss: Knowles and Kelley
Platform Indorscs Bryan as the
Most Available Man o the Sill
vcritcs to Unite On.

tIONpInOi -. . =. 9. - w. 49,
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. Percy Croiiers
Secretary Of State. ........J W. liarHil
W. (. Logan
Attorney General ....... Melvin Grl"sDy
Superintendent 49,. Miss Kate lauDmah
Railroad Com'r........W 1. La folIe'e
Railroad Com'r.. Alexander klrkpatflcK
Railroad Com'r. ......... w. ii.
Lana Commissioner ..........A A.. y. Amen
Congressman ...........Frceman MOVE
Congressman .............JO nh Il hc'iV!
The Populist convention convened al
Huron on Tuesday. f.. b. Kennedy OIL
l. ncoin County was chosen temporary
chairman, Henry 5. Valkman of MillbaIk
VS. chosen temporary secretary, II l..
J. Martin of Miner County assistant Sec
rotary.
\ committee Of nine or credentials,
consisting Of Burdahi of Minnehaha,
Campbell of Yankton, Wilcox Of Law
rene, Mccain Of Pennington, Harling
of Lake, Clark Of Brown, Lawrence
of Sphinx, Smith of Dawson, and Sharp
of Gram was appointed by the chair.
A committee of five vas appointed by
the chair on rules and order of bust
ness consisting Of Hardin of Jerauld,
Colvin Of Dawson, Potter of Brown,
Peterman OF Turner, and Plowman Of
Lawrence. After some sparing over the
appointment Of a committee on plat
form the chair ruled that the perma-
nent organization should be completed
before the platform committee was APP
pointed. A recess was then taken.
When the convention reassembled it
was found that the committees were
not ready to report. Senators Petit
grew and Kyle, Judge Palmer, John Z.
Kelley n +. NJ. Goodykoontz, occu-
pied the platform. Kelley spoke first
and directed his attention to the sub
Sidized metropolitan press" M the
general topics Of the campaign.
Senator Kyle selected Congressman
Pickler for his target n roundly
scored him for attempting to favor both
free silver and gold. He quoted a let
ter from the congressman where he
said he stood upon the free silver plat
form with both feet and also quoted a
recent newspaper interview with him,
where he said he also stood upon the st.
Louis platform with both feet, and the
only conclusion he could reach was that
he really was the four footed quadruped
hat n of his colleagues in
had described him to be.
y delegate from McCook county, be-
ing requested by the chair to escort
Hon. +. NJ. GoOGykoOntZ to the plat
form, inquired if that gentleman was IN
the hall.
Senator Pettlgrew was called for.
amid great shouting and applause, and
at once responded.
Following the several addresses, Dr..
Warne of Mitchell was elected presiding
officer and l.. J. Martin and I. G. Kings
bury We're chosen secretaries. \ member
from each cou lty WAS chosen as platform
cOmmi re ami a conference committee to
confer with the boiling silver Republicans
was appointed.
Harry Wyan and Melvin Grigsby can
didates Tor Governor, were called for and
made br!, # remarks. Adjourned TO 5 a.
m. Wed ie-day.
The ECO 1T day of the convention was a
cJAtinu us session from s a. N. TO S p.
M, WHEN II finally adjourned. The
nominations for congressman were
taken up and Freeman Knowles, of
Lawrence county, j. +. Kelley Of
Moody, Frank Goodykoontz Of Davi-
son, and Walter MCGEE of Pennington.
were placed in nomination. The first
ballot resulted:
Kelley o=s
ToOu! hoont2 .lG
"4eS 60
AlcGee &
Kelley having received a majority of
il mo N"hfac naet 80
made unanimous by reclamation.
on the second ballot G~oo9ykoontz led
hnoW:es, but McGee's strength went to
kn"Wles and defeated Goodykoontz.
The vote stood:
NhoWieS ..."............... ...........3 $50
Sotu} hoohtz .22l
The candidates for governor were
CfiShy Of Minnehaha, Lee of CLAW. and
NNEA or ianFton. Two hours were
Sicnl oratory and il was 1870
before the close Of the speeches pla DING
IN nomination the candidates for gov
error. Upon the completion Of the first
rol! call the vote for governor stood:
- 1852
rsh 1s3
EaEraS
A second roll call resulted in Lees
II Iesulteu as follows.
80
Gr,cshy
!
Total vote g.
Percy Crothers, of Kingsburv. was
The only candidate for lieutenant GOV
ernor and was unanimously nominated
j. W. Hardin. of Jerauld. was nomi-
nated for secretary of state. ] II
Mp 81 campbell, for auditor: W :
Logan, Of Hanson. for treasurer. Mel
YIN Gnssby' OF Sioux Falls. was norni-
mated by reclamation for attornay ON
erGl.
Inc conference committees appointed
10y sllverltes, with the consent Of nonu-
ilsts. TO name one railroad commission
e. presented the name of w. T La
t"ll1tte, or Chamberlain, and he and
Alexander kirkpatrick. OF Hand Coz
y. and w. II. TOmukins az por,i,-