Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-01
Aberdeen Convention.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. COCA. e. LEE
LIEUT.. .........F. @. ROBINSON
OF STATE..........G SPARKLING
AUDITOR II. SMITH
GENERAL.......JUDGE PALMER
lHEAsURER TAYLOR
COMMISSIONER OF PUBIC LANDs.......
....M. SCOLLARD
SuPT. 3 INSTRUCTION .....J. +. KNIT
RESI- +. KELLY
C0N0REsSMAN.. KNOWLES
The state conventions Of the Populist,
Democratic n silver Republican parties
was convened at Aberdeen on June %.
The delegates began to arrive on Tuesday
and by night OH thatday it was regarded
as certain that the fusion arranged be.
tween the P0pulist and Democratic lead.
ers would prevail. In this arrangement 1t
was given out that the Populists were to
get the governor, both congressman. Sec
rotary OF state and attorney general. The
Democrats the treasurer, auditor, commits
sioner OF schools and public lands, and
superintendent Of public instruction. The
free silver Republicans the lieutenant
governor.
The POpulists assembled in the grain
palace, about GOD delegates being present.
AT 1889 Chairman Esterbrook called the
convention 10 order. Senator Grill was
made temporary chairman. Upon taking
the chair he addressed the asscmblagc Mt
some length. Ills reference to Lees adj
ministratiOn caused wild enthusiasm. lie
extolled the Iopulist congressman and
named Bryan as the next president. Judge
Moore of Deadwood was made permanent
chairman. A motion to appoint a COM
mittec to confer with the other conventions
met with some opposition, but was finally
amended so as to allow the committee TO
consult with other committees and report.
Tho Democratic convention met at the
opera house at 10 o'clock and elected w.
U. Temple OF Lawrence County, tempo
rary chairman, and 2. Splitter of Aberdeen
secretary. After naming the committees
OH credentials, resolutions and permanent
organization 1t adjourned. Little was ac-
complislled during the afternoon beyond
hearing the reports and selecting q con-
ference committee.
The silver republicans elected Gen. II.
A. Humphrey of Faulkton temporary
chairman, and Cozette of Deadwood sec
rotary, and adjourned after appointing
committees on credentials, resolutions and
permanent organization. In the afternoon
the temporary organization was made per-
manent and q conference committee was
appointed.
About lO:3o Wednesday night the
conference committees made reports
to their respective conventions.
The Democrats demanded treasurer,
auditor and superintendent of public
instruction and commissioner of school
and public lands. The silver Republicans
wanted the attorney general and lieu
tenant governor. After considerable
debate thet three conventions adjourned till
morning without reaching any conclusion.
The Populist convention spent Thurs
day morning considering the report of the
conference cummittee, which gave the
Democrats four places and the free silver
Republicans two, and finally amended 1t
SO as to give the silver Republicans one
place. The other commit tees were then
notified Of tile action of the Populist con-
vention. A motion was passed that the
silver Republicans be given the lieutenant
governor. This appointment was agreed
to by the other W conventions and the
nominations were then made as follows:
POpulist nominations
GOvernor-Andrew E. Lee of Vermil.
lion.
Congressmen-John E. Kelly of Flan-
dreau and Freeman Knowles of Dead.
wood.
Secretary of State-George Sparkling of
Edmunds.
Attorney General-Judge Palmer of
Sioux Falls.
Democratic nominations
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands-JOhn Scollard of Meade County.
State Auditor-Hugh Smith of Miner
County.
Superint mdent of Public Instruction.
l.. F. kintz of Hutchinson County.
Treasurer-Maris Tayler of Beadlc
Silys/ Republican nomination
Lieut.. GOVERNOR. Q. Robinson of
Brown County.
Gov. Lee made a brief speech, thanking
the convention for the honor conferred,
and promised lie would give them the best
administration In his owe If elected.
Sparkling and Palmer also addressed the
convention.
After the close of the convention a pub
lie demonstration was made on the streets
by the three parties, in which several
thousand men took part.
The platforms as adopted are practic-
ally the same N favor free coinage of
silver at IL to 1; are unalterably opposed
to the issuance of bonds in times of peace
] or war; are opposed to banks of issue and
''nr government issuance of all money;
demand the passage Of free homes bill;
approve OF the war being waged and de-
mand its energetic prosecutions; denounce
injunctions by federal courts and demand
the election of supreme court judges by
the people. On state issues they favor the
initiative and referendum, public owner.
ship Of natural %monopolies and the NOM
ination of United States senator's in con.
ventions. Senator Pettigrew, Congress-
men Kelley and Knowles were unani-
mously Endorsed. The equal suffrage
plank was defeated.
Found Dead in Bed.
Bob Caldbeck was found dead In bed at
Parker. He went home and went to bed
some time in the afternoon and late in the