Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-03
DUCKS BECOMES REPUBLICAN
nc Announces His Return ana de-
Fusion PLATFORM
Declares for the Gold
Platform.

Mitchell, S. d., Aug. 25.--The South
Dakota republican convention opened
at moor yesterday, and one of the
most spirited political contests in the
state'ss history was on.
The alleged machine made it's first
winning when il chose j. NJ. Greene of
Chamberlain for temporary chairman
by n vote of $40 to 32s for Harvey j.
| Rice of Huron.
Greene had the following counties
solid: Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Butte,
Campbell, Charles Mix, ~Codington,
Day, Fall River, Grant, Hughes, Law
renee, Lyman, Marshall, McCook,
Meade, Minnehaha, Moody, Stanley
and all the u%norganized counties eX-
cept Gregory. lie also had the partial
vote Of the following counties:
Brookings, Clay, Edmunds, Hutchin-
son, Jerauld, Lake, MCPHERSON, Miner,
Pennington, Roberts, Turner, Wal
worth, Yankton.
On taking the chair Greene declared
absolutely that he was not the candi-
date of any combination or machine.
Halliday Of Kingsbury and Nevins
of Aurora were chosen secretaries.
A recess was taken to give the chair
man time to name the usual commit
tees.
Committees Announced.
After recess the committees were
announced. Each consists of nine
members, one at large and one from
each judicial circuit, rs follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Iankton, I'll
mer of Hutchinson, Rice of Lawrence,
Crawford Of Sanborn, Stewart Of Fall
River, Bushfield of Hand, Hatch OF
Campbell, Longstaf of Beadle, Bogue
of Turner.
Resolutions -- Stuvcr Of Brule,
Thompson of Clay, Elliott of Mime
-~a, Beach of Tnrner, Sterling oS
Sphinx, Crane of ~Codington, Brown of
Edmunds, Williams of Pennington,
Johnson of McCook.
Rules and Order Of Business-Sher-
wood of Clark, Horner of Hughes, Bal
ley of Minnehaha, Smead Of Lawrence,
Hedger of. Brown, Turner of Bon
IIomme, Hill of Buffalo, Olson of
Miner, Davis of Aurora.
Permanent Organization-Pratt of
Charles Mix, Seaman of Davidson,
Small Of Grant, Chamberlain Of Faulk,
Walker Of Custer, Dirks Of Lyman,
Mease of Lake, Whiting of Kingsbury.
Reports of Committees.
The credentials committee found
only one contest, which came from
Douglas county. 1t was settled in ia
vor of what is known as the Roberts
delegation and against the Johnson
delegation.
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee was unanimously adopted with
enthusiasm.
The committee on rules reported in
favor of following the call in the or
der of nominations. The call provided
for a vote on congressman first, also
for voting for two congressman at the
same time.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported in favor of max
ing Harvey j.. Rice of Beadle perma-
nent chairman.
j. i. Halliday, Frank l.. Mease and
c. l.. Nevins were chosen secretaries.
Gamble md Burke for Congress.
BY nomination speeches of greater
less length the following names
were presented for congress: Gamble,
Burke, Elrod, Pickler and Dollard.
The first ballot resulted in the nom
nation of Gamble and Burke, the vote
for them standing as follows after sew
eral c%hahges: Gamble $50 and Burke
402. Necessary to choice, $40. Vote
of other candidates: Elrod $50, Pick
Ter 100, Dollard 164.
Gamble and Burke both responded
briefly to enthusiastic calls and de-
clared their determination TO work
from now till election for the success
the entire ticket.
Phillips for Governor.
Nominations for governor were next
order and the following names were
presented: Phillips OF Lawrence, who
vas indorsed by solid delegations from
the Black Hills; Clifford of Lincoln,
Finnerud of ~Codington. In indorsing
Gifford's candidacy Major Picker
grew very heated, declared him to be
controlled by no bosses and no lobby
md that his nomination was the only
chance to get n soldier representative
n prominent place on the ticket.
The first and only ballot resulted:
'hllllps ............ ............'.449
'lnnerud ...........'. '.....'.'... 10
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