Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-09-02

superintendent sss.sssss.Gs Cs
...............J. ID. REEVES
Land Commissioner .......D. EASTMAN
Attorney General. ......JOHN L. PYLE
Railroad Commissioner. ...W. G. SMITH
congressman .........R. G. GAMBLE
G. II. BURKE
The Republicans of South Dakota as
;ssmbled in convention at Mitchell at noon
Wednesday, August q. j. NJ. Greene Of
Chamberlain was chosen temporary chair
mar by a vote Of $40 to 1928 for II. j. Rice
of Huron.
Tie alleged machine made It's nrst win
ming when 1t chose j. M. Greene. of Cham
berlain, for temporary chairman by a vote
Of $40 to 1928 for Harvey ]. Rice. of Huron.
Greene had the following counties solid:
Aurora. Brule. Buffalo, Butte. Campbell,
Charles Mix. Codington. Day. Fall River,
Grant, Hughes, Lawrence, Lyman. Mar
shall, McCook, Meade. M%innehaha, Moody,
Stanley and all the unorganized counties
except Gregory. He also had the partial
vote Of the following counties: Brookings,
Clay. Edmunds, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lake,
Mcpherson. Miner. Pennington, Roberts,
Turner, Walworth. Yankton.
On taking the chair Greene declared abb
solutely that he was not the candidate Of
any combination OF machine.
Halliday, Of Kingsbury, and Nevins, Of
Aurora, were chosen secretaries.
A recess was taken to give the chairman
time to name the usual committees.
After recess tho committees were an
nounced. Each consists OF nine members.
one at large and mi from each judicial
circuit, as follows:
Credentials-Orvis of Yankton. Ulmer Of
Hutchinson. Rice of Lawrence, Crawford Of
s::nRGo born s MeHs t, Of ca Fall kive n:n BSshffe ID
Resolutions-stuver Of Brule. Thompson
Of Clay. Elliott Of Minnehaha, Bach Of
1an Sterling Ct Spin, Gsane Of Cooling
nington, johnson of McCook.
Rules and Order OF Business-Sherwood Of
Clark, Horner Of Hughes. Bailey Of Mime.
s Brown. s Tnsaer Of e Bon aa To%%e. H Med g nu q
ealo. Olson Of Miner, Davis Of Aurora.
Permanent Organization-Pratt OF Charles
shambe ai!il Of FAUX. Walker isa1'' Of Custer Custer.
Dlrks OF Lyman, Mease Of Lake, Whiting
of Kingsbury.
After the appointment Of committees e.
w. Caldwell read to the convention Q long
letter written to Doane Robinson by H. L.
Loucks, father Of South Dakota populism
and leader Of the idroaders, announcing
his return to the republican party. He
arraigned fusion In bitter terms and de-
nounced self-seekers among the demo-
Gratis, populists. and silver republicans.
The letter was greeted with shouts Of
applause and referred to the resolutions
committee.
Mr.. Loucks. In his letter, presented q
resolution in favor Of the initiative. ref
erendum and imperative mandate. the
adoption Of which. he declares. would wiz
thousands OF votes. But he does not make
his adherence to the republican party con
ditional upon its adoption.
His cxcoriation OF the democratic party
and the fusion Of populists Herewith l.
emphatic. Official corruption Of fusior
of1ctals now in power Is implied and {
declaration mad In favor of the protec.
ton of American industries. The free
silver issue is dead, he declares.
A molten of Doane Robinson, of Yank.
ton. for the chairman to telegraph con
gratulations and hanks to Loucks for b.:
letter to the convention was defeated. tn
feeling being that this was more Of a dis,
tinction than the occasion warranted.
The convention adjourned till $50 p. m
The credentials committee found onl.
one contest. which came from DoCgla.
county. It was settled in favor of what II
Known as the Roberts delegation an:
against the johnson delegation.
The report of the revolutions commit.
tee was unanimously adopted with on
thusi:sm.
The committee on rules reported in ia.
vor Of following the call in the order o
nominations. Thu call provided for q vot,
on congressman first, also for voting TO-
two congressman at the same time.
The committee 10 permanent organiza
ton reported In favor Of making Harvc!
j. Rice. Of Bepdle. permanent chairman.
J. F.. Halliday. Frank L. Mease and c
q. Nevins were chosen secretaries.
By nomination speeches OF greater Of
less length, the following names were pre-
scented for congress-: Gamble. Burke. Ell
rod. Picker and Dollard
The fret ballot reAllted in the nomina'
ton of Gamble and Burke. the vote To-
them standing q follows after severa
changes: Gamble 4s0 and Burke 402
Necessary to choice. $40. Vote OF other
candidates: Eirod leo. Pickler 169, DOL
lard 1874. y.
Gamble and Burke both %responde;
briefly to enthusiastic calls n declare
their determination to work from now til
election for the success OF the entire ticket
Nominations for governor were next IL
order mt the following names were pre-.
sented: Phillips. OF Lawrence, who wa,
Endorsed by solid delegations from the
Black Hills; Gtnords OF Lincoln. Finnerud
of Codington. In %indorsing Giford's can
didacy Maj. Picker grew very heated, de
claring him to be controlled by no bose.
and no lobby and that his nomination wal
the only chance to get a soldier representa-,
tive In q prominent place on the ticket
The first and only ballot resulted:
Ini!lips 80. n
stiHOrd ... Is;
11ueFuu u. &
H. H. Guernsey Of Deuel.. Kean Of San.
born and Prather Of Charles Mix wers
placed before the convention for lieuten
ant governor. The first ballot:
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Guernsey ... .16
Second ballot: ..
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Before the announcement Of the sscon,
ballot Union county changed sufacien
votes to nominate Kean.
W. H. Roddle mas unanimously renomi.
mated for secretary Of state.
John L. Burke Of Pennington, Gottlsit
Dcering Of Mcpherson and John echambel
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