Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-28
FOR COIN
= south K Democratic 70,
vention Declares for n Cola So
nrH "tu Stanu-

Sen'ioh declares for a Gold ST..
ard. ''ahd-
The Democratic state convention WAS
Called 10 order at Aberdeen by Crbair.
Mna.n DoWier OF the state central ccn-
mlttee. A temporary organization was
Iormed py the election of Mr.. ramsey
as temporary chairman.
AT the evening session of the Demo
crHuc state convention the Chairman
appoin.ed tne Following committees.
IN hesoiutionS-Carland of Mime
paha, Malioy OF Union, Cogley of
nououy' Sheafe or Codington, Richards
81 Beadle Crofoot Of Brown, Williams
p Iotter, Woods OF Pennington and
Mcdonald of Lawrence.
On Credentials-Tinsley Of Mime
paila' himioy OF Union, Cook of Rob
flls, AolIman or Hanson, Harris of
brown, nealey or Edmunds. Mckinley
ran RIVER n Mcdonald Of Law
pnce.
On Rules-Martin OF Codlngton. Cliff
loTu OF FAUX, Ischetter of McCOok.
Permanent Organization Slower of
turner, smith OF Lincoln, Ryther of
Clark, Wood OF Dawson, Hamilton of
Marshall Mckoane of Edmunds. Tai
liant OF Pennington and Nortbrun of
Minnehaha.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and the report Of the
committee on credentials was adorned
without contest.
Report Of the committee on order of
business was amended so as to have
the report of the committee on resol,,-
tons read and acted upon before elec-
ton OF delegates. This precipitatpd a
| n0t dQhutn in which xr,nL g IT,
pronounced diatribe on the office
holders controlling the convention"
To give the committee on resolutions
a chance to fran a report the conyen-
ton at 9 o'clock took a recess for. half
an hour.
Upon reassembling the resolutions
committee reported the financial plank.
being as follows:
"The Democratic party of South Da-
kota is in favor Of the present stand
ard of values in our monetary system.
and the use of full legal tender silver
coins and paper convertible into coin
On demand, in such quantities as can
be maintained without impairing or
endangering the credit of this govern
ment or diminishing the purchasing or
debt-paying power of the money in the
hands Of the people"
Lynch Of Beadle moved adoption of
The following as a substitutes:
Resolved, That we demand a res
oration Of the money of the constitu-
ion by a law providing for the free
and unlimited coinage Of both gold and
silver as full legal tender at the ratio
Of 16 to /, regardless of the action of
any other country"
The convention nv a VOtn Of 1kIh m
22iR rejected the substitute and adopt
I'd the original resolution.
Other resolutions arraign the Repub-
dcan party for extravaganza and de
flare unalterable allegiance to the
cleveland administration; also oppose
my effort TO materially alter the pres
mt just and conservative tariff, and
pronounce against secret political or
~ganizations.
The fight over the financial plank
was extremely warm. hut the free sill
yer delegates did not Withdraw from
the convention, as it was rumored they
would do early in the evening.
The delegates elected TO Chicago
were as follows:
First district, f. NJ. Slower of Center
vile.
Second district, Judge ]. E. Garland
OF Sioux Falls.
Third district, Edmund Cook of VIII
mot.
Fourth district, S. A. Ramsey Of
WoonSocket.
Fifth district, George Culver of Brit
tor.
Sixth district, S. V. Arnold of Ips-
witch.
Seventh district, James NJ. Woods of
Rapid City. .
Eighth district, William r. Steele Of
Deadwood.
There was no contest in the First,
Eeoond, Seventh and Eighth districts.
In the Third John w. Martin of Wat
erton received 1873 votes to 100 for Ed
mund Cook. In the Fourth l.. ). House
of Chamberlain 170h to 211h for ). A.
Ramsey. In the Fifth the vote was:
Culver 2OGH. G.. w. Abel of Huron 8,
True W. Childs Of Mellette 961a. In
!. the Sixth Capt. S. V. Arnold received
{ 212 to 90 for John ]. Conway OF orient
All are known to be sound money
men. 4 very strong factor in the sue
) cess achieved by the goldites was the
change Of n number of silver delegates
: from the Black Hills, who were Hooded
{: with protests against support OF Tree
, coinage.
The altcrnatcs are as follows:
/, First district, Richard MaHoy OF
2 Union county.
| Second district, DR.. F. B. Smith OF
Lincoln county. c,oor
Third district, DR.. Mickey of Clear
: Lake. vu
, Fourth district, l. A. Weeks OF MIL
: bail. -
Beadle, county.
Sixth district. Andrew Williams OF
Potter county. yor
Seventh district, Thomas Mckinney
OF Fall River county.
Eighth district, Edward Doh
, Of DeadwoCd.
| For the Convention.
) st Louis, Special.-Good progress II
| he;ny made nv the contractors on INT