Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-16

stcoa r;tes had withdrawn from
ted sl.;ar Crawford a nomi-
% the first ballot ana lne enolce
unanimous by acclamation
n &a1 cheering. He thereupon PAID
slu 70 the convention in a very
cpd pa characteristic manner
fs ah' subern.torial Struggle.
IA f Clark nominated Greeley,
fa II Uoion nominated hingsrud,
sou u Lincoln nominated Clifford,
1er cber of Mcpherson nominated
BoucIu ale,s name was not present
rs a1. 6rst ballot vas u~ndecisive, the
Inc lir ing up exactly as fore
ids ~ seye al weeks past;
% 'o' .be second roll call was com
. efors sr;e,,ds of Greeley helped to
= ~, aDe landslide toward Rlngsrud,
.an ADD Deuel. and other
Fng. swinging solidly into line, and
~ Lawrence and other large
hpons comi-g in strong Tor the
gSa nnnty candidate. Mr.. Rings
pon O;naiion was made unanimous
~ nreyious nominees, he was
IN. nted to the convention. So
and decisive were the changes TO
"a that the final and conclu-
SaIlot was left in an incomplete
IL. The Boilers.
.ors of a bolt by a portion of the
e.abaha delegation were confirmed at
Ensu aot,re by j. III. j. Black, a young
w. from Sioux Falls, who arose
sas;,iveIy stated that a majority OF
g;nnebaha members had left the
VA in ali probability the party as
He charged that the boilers were
", the domination and dictation of
.stor Pettigrew, and that they came
nv convention not as Republicans
- N. covert enemies OF the party.
I'D +. w. Caldwell had been dis
s"J as chairman because he would
follow their lead loud
ls,ts for CaldwelD. C.. A. Jewett,
E"m he pronounced the rankest
most rab:d free %silverite
Esaainr Gods green earth, had been
Es.sd on the delegation though origin
I neither a delegate nor alternate.
N Scott. also on the delegation,
Lrar had been a Republican, and his
pnar was now running Senator Teller's
ma Al its editorial head for president.
fftpen delegates from Minnehaha, the
|saker said, remained and could be
pooted upon for their loyalty and
;ality, In the absence of the others
chair announced that the delegates
their seats we're empowered to cast the
n vote OF their county. Mr.. Blacks
npech was as fuel to the excitement,
IA for a time pandemonium held full
gay. Senator Thurston's remark in
H. st. Louis convention, that there
M remained a sufficient number of
~serates to transact the business of the
koyention, was repeated and stirred
ksarly everybody to a white heat of en-
Ahusiasm.
The names of the boilers, twenty in
II, are Palmer, Bates, Cherry, Morcom,
Gunderson, Bragstad, Arneson, Sund-
back, Kull, Love, Jewett, Austin, Ordahl,
Lien, Lyman, Waits, Kreiser, Kings
bury, Bright and Williams.
Those who remained were McKinnon,
|Rayudahl, Hill, Jensen, Caldwell, Sven
|Sn, Olson, Smith, Simmons, Emerson,
Eesbit, Lockwood, Black and Parmley.
h was announced that o. IL. Smith
bad been chosen chairman.
The boiling delegates, it is reliably
|harned, repaired to quarters outside the
building and took preliminary steps for
offending or having representation at
|the Populist state convention at Huron
next week.
Lieutenant Governor.
D., 7. Hindman Of Britton, Marshall
county, was nominated lieutenant gov
|srnor over l.. A. Foote of Brule county.
A partial roll call showed Mr.. Hindman
% greatly in the lead that he was made
the unanimous choice.
Secretary Of state
VIII. Roddle of Bookings was nomi-
0nated much in the same for
secretary of state over Charles Thomson
q Hand. Thomson's following was
snail and lacked enthusiasm, and Rod
ie was finally given a unanimous vote.
Tomlinson Comes In.
Another sensation was in store for the
at this time. 1t was authori-
atsely stated by a Sioux Falls dele
gaze that j. Tomlinson, Jr.,
d the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader, had, in view of the endorse
aent OF a 10 to / plank at Chicago and
!ae endorsement OF the st. Louis plat
lorin by South Dakota Republicans, given
us adherence and allegiance to the Re
publican party and sound money, and
hereafter advocate the cause of
IN his paper, heretofore the lead
" democratic daily of this part Of the
'oss. Three cheers were successfully
gwen Tor Tomlinson, for Caldwell of the
'~ux Falls Press and for Minnehaha
Mr.. Tomlinson subsequently
'ppeared in the convention and person
~ confirmed the statement of his posi-
The entire incident created a vast
mount OF good feeling and precipitated
VI the most impressive and exciting
'efiods OF the convention.
The Pettigrsw Resolution.
al resolutions and talk aimed at
saa.of P%ettigrew eliminated in the
Sopuon OF the following: "Resolved
10 a' oy boiling the st. Louis conven-
,Va' senator Pettigrew has ceased to be
"ucn with the Republican party OF
ss0 ssate and has forfeited it's political
'spect and esteem.
state Treasurer.
state Auditor.
,oonn Longstatf of Beadle and III. f..