Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-03

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sioher OF schooi unu p"p,lc nnc
Eastman won WIN ia V nois go"
u'.oo, - T pyIo ot
poodIo Coorge Rice of Moody J. w
Fowler OF Pennington. Pyle got the
nomination, receiving 374 votes, llce
100; anu roWIer, 700. !, ,be
NJ, mn az. la 49, nnnaos ~ NJ 4
Willis ~ Custer DIR, William G. Smith
of Meade. and John B. Henry were
presented. Smith won on the first bal
lot, receiving 36l votes TO Wills 200,
and Henry's 81.
j. III. j. Black of Sioux Falls intro
duced n resolution which wa adopted
expressing the Judgment OF the con
vention that state supplies o pupll'
instruction and offices should be pur,
cased of manufacturers and dealers in
the state whenever possible, and coun-
ty supplies from manufacturers and
dealers in the counties.
A call of the counties was made for
naming members of the state commit
tee. A wrangle between delegates re-
naming in the hall ensued as TO the
selection of chairman and secretary
and it finally was left to the commit
tee by the adjournment of the conven-
ton at 2 p. IN.
80 q,
The platform declares unqualileu
allegiance to the fundamental prlncl-
pies of republicanism, protection and
sound money. roioices in the bencG-
, ogor,e of tLoso nr;rc;nlas result
ee"' '"o''S - '"''.
ing IN republican trlulhphS III lo'o "no
subsequent prosperity.
eve are unalterabiy opposed To the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
and unhcsitatingly indorse the gold
standard of money, under which the
nation has made wondcrouS strides OF
progress"
The resolutions indorse Mckinley's
administration, and commend the
craftsmanship which marshaled the
for the punishment OF Span
ish pcrfidy and cruelty and the cNpul-
sion of Spain from this hemisphere.
They also call on the people OF South
Dakota TO replace the present repre-
scntatives at Washington with con-
grcssmen bound 10 Loyalty uphold the
administrations hands.
The annexation Of Hawai- rs tom-
mended.
The proposition is favored for giving
the interstate commerce commission
authority to regulate interstate
freight and passenger rates,
Support is guaranteed to the postal
savings bank bill, the postal telegraph
system.
Adequate pensions to veterans OF
the civil war with Spain are favored.
Fair and liberal treatment OF In
dams is favored, and the enactment OF
n free homestead bill.
The resolution on the railroad ques-
ton is ms follows:
ave rejoice in the passage by the
last legislature of the Iowa railroad
law. We commend the republican
members who, in obedience to the
Aberdeen convention and the over
whclming desire of the republicans of
the state, unanimously advocated and
voted for that law.
"We congratulate the people of
Iowa on the first great victory won
under it for just and reasonable rates
and we pledge the nominees for gov
ernor, railroad commissioner, attor-
ney general and the Legislature TO Wig
~rn,,p1,, on1 rn1nnflpCGlV carry the