Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-09-29
THE WINNING K
The Republican Convention Names a
Strong Combination.
A Wen Attended Gathering.

1t was organized in the morning by the
| selecting of NJ. Rexford of Waubay as
chairman and Fred Anterior of same
burg as secretary. After the appoint
ment of a committee on credentials con
sistion of E. C. Toy, r. 8. Patterson, III.
0. Wickre, Chris. Grue and G. II. Temp
kins the convention adjourned until 1
o'clock. Upon r~e-assembling and while
waiting for the report Of the committee,
the convention was addressed by Rev. l..
Z. Keith whose subject was sWoman
Suffrage" After the report of the com
mittee wa made and adopted the fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
Committee on permanent organization,
J. L. Paul, II. Jones and r. E. Parks.
Committee on rules and order Of busi-
ness: J. III. Mccoy, c. Kohlhase, ]. M.
Pew, j. Flagstad and X. Helwig.
Committee on resolutions: c. 4.
Wheeler, C. X. Holloway and f. c.
Moore.
Committee on permanent organization
reported recommending that the tempo
rary organization be. made permanent,
adopted.
Committee on rules and order of bust
ness reported recommending that Rob
erts' rules Of order govern the delibera-
tions; that the order of business as pub
lished in the call be followed and that
no nomination be made for sheriff and
that but two representatives be nomi
mated. Adopted. Later it was moved
by r. 8. Patterson that this vote be re-
considered and the report amended to
read three representatives instead of two.
Lost.
Committee on resolutions made the
following report which was adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
We the Republicans of Day county in
convention assembled do hereby resolve
and declare as follows:
We ars in favor of the maintenance OF the
present gold standard. We are unqualinedly
opposed TO the free coinage of silver, and TO
all other schemes looking to the debasemant
OF the currency. We believe that the best
money In the world is none too good to be
assured by the government &c the laborer as
the fruit Of HE toll and 30 the farmer az the
prices Of his crops.
We heartily endorse the wise, efficient and
patriotic course OF President Mckinley, as
commander-in-chief OF the army and navy In
the prosecution of the war with Spain for
Cuban liberty, whereby IL has been made possi-
BILE for Dewey. Schley and Sampson to achieve
the unparalleled victories on sea. and the gal
liant Shaftsr to raise the stars and stripes over
Santiago de Cuba.
We endorse the action Of the present admin
s~tration in the annexation Of the Hawaiian
Islands and in raising the American Flag
where Grover Cleveland pulled one down..
We also call on the people OF South Dakota
&c replace the present representatives at
Washington with congressman bound to up
hold Loyalty the administration hands. A
proposition is favored for giving the inter-
state commerce commission authority to regu.
late interstate freight and passenger rates.
Support is guaranteed to the postal savings
bank, bills for a postal telegraph system, ade-
quate pensions to veterans of the Civil war
and soldiers who have suffered in the war
Wit opdtus iotE dh0 llDotdl SfGdtulout vi
Indians and enactment OF free homeste ad
bills.
We call attention to returning prosperity,
as the result OF a sound financial pelicy and
wise tariff legislation whereby hundreds Of
thousands Of working men are again finding
employment and the farmers and producers
are finding better markets and higher prices
for their grains and commodities.
WHEREAS, A large number OF voters believe
that a great injustice exists in the present
mode Of distributing the Railroad Tax.
Therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, That this convention pledge its
nominees for the legislature to use their ut.
most influence and ability to enact a law
giving a more just and equal distribution Of
the said Railroad Tax throughout the state.
C. e. WHERLER,
&c. MooRs,
r. G.. HoLLAwAY.
The first business before the nven
ton was the selection of IS delegates to
the senatorial convention Oct. list. The
following were nominated and instructed
to cast their votes for K. C. Toy Of And
over for state senator: r. E. Parks, j. c..
Moore, J. Flagstad, +. 8. Patterson, HI.
0. Wickre, +. b. Udell, C. b. Hersey,
Ole Swanson, W. Ryder, ]. w. Granger,
Jno. Norton, T.. Twett, p. Zafft; C. +.
Wheeler, Jno. Ewald, M. Rexford, A. 4.
Hemmah and A. E. Raynes.
Nominations for 2 representatives
being next In order, Paul Zafft Of Wau-
bay, Nels J.. Lindgren Of wheatland,
Jas. Bullock Of Homer and III. Olson of
Webster were placed in nomination. II
was determined that two should be voted
for, the two having the highest number
Of votes TO be declared the nominees.
The ballot resulted Zaft 46, Lindgren
46, Bullock 81, Olson 10 and P. +. Zaft
and N. J. Lind gren were declared the
nominees.
Register Of deeds was next and here n
surprise was in store. c. b. Knott and
N. J. Serum of Bristol were placed in
nomination when TO the astonishment sf
the convention Knott withdrew his name
and spoke a good word for Serum who
was nominated by reclamation.