Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-08
REPUBLICAN K
Brief Sketch of the Men Nominated
at Mitchell.

Following are brief biographical
sketches Of the eleven candidates con
stituting the republican ticket in the
coming campaign in South Dakota:
Robert j. Gamble, OF Yankton, candi-
date for congress, is AZ years of age, and
was born in New York and reared on a
farm In Wisconsin,; taught school and
was admitted to the bar in 1879; remov-
ed to Yankton in 1876 and commenced
the practice of law; has been district at
torney, and for two terms was city attor-
ney of Yankton; was state senator in
1885, under the "we are a state' move
ment; was elected to congress in 1894
and defeated in 1896.
for congress, was born in Batavia, N. Y,
and is 81 years old. He removed to Da-
kota in 1882, locating in Beadle county
and later removed TO Blunt in Hughes
county, where he was admitted to the
bar in 1886; took up HIS residence in
Pierre eight years ago, and has been
largely engaged in real estate business.
He was elected a member of the legis-
lature in 1894 and re-eleeted in 1896.
Kirk G. Phillips, of Deadwood, candi-
date for governor, is a native of Mary
land, where he was born forty seven
years ago; removed to Montana when 16
years of age, and took up his residence
in the Black Hills in 1876, where he has
been engaged in the drug business and
as a real estate and mine operator. He
was mayor of Deadwood from 1881 to
1898, and country treasurer from 1888 TO
1884, in which year he was elected state
treasurer and is now serving his second
term.
John L. Kean, of Woonsocket, candi-
date for lieutenant governor, is Al years
of age, and has been a resident of Woon-
socket for fourteen years, removing to
that locality from, Washington, ID. G.
He is a graduate of the law school of
the Wisconsin university and Of the
National law school at Washington, and
during his residence in the state has
been engaged in the practice of his pro-
~fession. He served as county judge of
Sanborn county two years and then re-
fused a reelection.
William Ii. Roddle, of Brookings, can
didate for secretary of state, was born in
Wisconsin in 1851, and has resided in
Brookings for twenty years. He was
engaged in the hardware business until
two years ago. He has filled the office
of mayor Of Brookings and other posi-
lions in the city government, was county
treasurer for two terms and is now serv-
ing his first term as secretary Of state.
John Schamber, of Hutchinson county,
is a German Russian, 3S years of age.
He came to this country twenty years
ago, locating in Yankton county, and two
years later removed to Hutchinson coun-
ty where he is engaged in general mer-
chandizing and dealing in grain and
land, being the owner of several fine
farms. He was county treasurer for six
years and state senator two terms.
u. ItCCNCn, Va oIObOus CdIfNiludlC loB
auditor, has resided in Brown county
seventeen years, having located there
when he was 20 years of age. He is N
gagged in the newspaper business, being
publisher of the Groton Independent.
In 1890 he was appointed postmaster,
serving four years, and in 1896 was
elected mayor, receiving every vote cast
for the Office.
John L Pyle, of Huron, candidate fos
attorney general, is a native of Ohio,
where he was born In 1860. When 10
wears of age he went to Montana and
worked as a common laborer. In 1882
he settled on a farm in Hand county,
Dakota, studying law while holding
down his homestead. He was admitted
to practice In 1885, and four years later
removed to Huron, previously serving
one term as district attorney for Hand
county, which is the only public Office he
has ever held. Three years ago he was
admitted to practice In the United. States
supreme court.
David Eastman, Of Wilmot, candidate
for commissioner of school and public
lands, is 81 years of age. He secured an
education after attaining his majority,
and In order to do so had to work for
his board while going to schooL He re-
moved to Roberts county twenty years
ago, and invested In $50 acres Of land,
the money he had saved as a school
teacher. This farm he still owns and
manages, and hss the finest orchard in
his part of the state. He has likewise
been engaged in the agricultural inn
plement and livery business. He served
two terms As register Of deeds, and fer
three and a half years has been deputy
in the office of the commissioner Of
school and public lands.
E. 4. Collins, of Vermillion, candidate
for superintendent of public instruction,
was born in Michigan and is 80 years Of