The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-21

and William Van Epps, of Minnehaha,
were nominated, but Van Epps with;
drew, and the Minnehahn delegation
cast its vote for Smith, expressly
stating that they were opposed to n
C%odington county a The Black
Hills voted solidly for Martin The
results of the roll call was as follows:
Martin, Sol votes: Smith, 233 1-2; Van
Epps, 40 l-2. The nomination was
made unanimous, and the convention.
adjourned until $3.50 p. M.
The convention again metsnt $3.50
o'clock and proceeded at once to the
nomination of state auditor. II. j..
Tracy, of Edmunds, was nominated
for the office by Reclamation.
The nomination of secretary fol-
lowed, and Fred d. Smith, of Brown,
was nominated unanimously without
opposition.
Charles d. Tiedrick was nominated
for treasurer by a~cclnmation.
The same speedy and efficient.
erts, nominee of the f%usionists for SUI
perintendent Of school and public
lands.
While words of these nominations
were being taken to the populist con
NN1JSSlu lin
after carrying Fl. H, Smith about the.
hall on their shoulders, gave three
cheers for Bryan, Pettigrew, Chair
man Wilson and a dozen others.
pOpulists Make Nominations.
After the street demonstration OF
the two conventions, business was re-
sumed according to schedule in TIL
ipopulist convention, which opened
with the unanimous nomination of
Fred Bacon, of Lincoln county, for
one of the presidential electors, the
other place being left until later,
when the geographical location of the
democratic nominees could be learned.
Hornberger, of Lawrence, read a
speech naming Judge Joseph b. Moore
as the candidate from the Black Hills
for congress, and the man who is Civ
en- a large share of the credit for en-
%gineering the combination which han-
died the convention so successfully,
from start to finish.
w. L. Kidd raised the question of
Moore's eligibility, and named Il.
Smith, of Pennington county, which
was seconded by Delegates from Hand
land Brown. There wns little stir over
the unusual proceeding of attacking a
nominee on the floor of the conven-
ton, but Bates. Of Minnehaha. ex-
planned that. the constitution of the!
state had no bearing on the qualifica-
tons of n federal official.
No one thought of springing Judge
Moore's WI decision sustaining
Kidd's objection, and the ballot pro.
ceeded, Smith getting but Al votes
and Moore Sl7.
The nominee made n speech, in
which he prayed for the success of
~Aguinaldo, and said that all Aguinal-
do had to do TO assure independence
was to keep on fighting until Bryan
was elected. q
Dowdell, of sanborn, nominated
Governor Lee for the second CON
gresham, and Morgan, Of McCook.
named Grill, of Union, and n live
ly fight was Mt once on hand. CLAY
county, where Candidate Thomas
Ayres had been forced to Withdraw.
declared for Grill, its spokesman, as
serting that Governor Lee had sent
n telegram saying he was not a can
didate, and that he nlso denied that
Ayres had been q candidate in Lees
interest.
Dowden made a bluff Mt withdraw
ing the governors name, but hastcned
to explainsth he had Lees personal
assurance that he could not refuse a
call to net.
Kellar, OF the Black Hills. warned
the Delegates that it would not do to
turn Lee down now, us it would en-,
danger the success of the ticket.
A Pennington county man spoke for
Lee.
The vote resulted sssKs for Lee and
334A for. Grill.
ThesUnion county Delegates openly
accused the moore men of betraying
them.
long speech, nominated B. III. Lien, of
tof Snniorn, named wv. u. Lafollette
for the same position. The roll call
showed about the same result asFin3
the previous vote, being 504 for Lien.
and 363 for Lafollette.
A recess was taken for supper, and
the convention reassembled at $3.50 to.
complete its work.
From this point the populist end Of
the ticket took little time, and went
through as follows:
Lieutenant governor, Abe Van Os.
del, Of YanktoR; attorney general, i
III. Hitchcock, of Dawson; supcrin.
tendent of schools; Miss Nina Assved,
of Day; railroad commissioner, w. II
Infollette, of Brule:apresidential cleo.
tor, =. NJ. King, of Hand.
Lien and Lee made short speeches
of acceptance, and at 1890 O'Clock
both conventions adjourned.
Poplslist Plat form
The platform indorsesSthe platform
adopted by the national convention at
Sioux Falls last May denounces i'm
perialism, declares for a Philippines
~protectorate and full citizenship for.
Porto Ricans; condemns the national
administration for aiding Great Brit
ain to the detriment of the Beer re-
ptlblics; denounces the use Of troops
at Wardner; rcaffirlnss16 to i; farors
a liberal pension policy and denonnces
Commissioner Evans; applauds the
Spanish war veterans for their yalor,
but 3deplores their action sinathe Phil.
ippines; critfcises the state board OF
equalization for raising the assess.
mcnt of farmers and leaving CORPORA
ton taxes where they have been;
commends the state board of5railroad
commissioners for their heroic EFF.
forts to fully enforce the law; in.
dorses Pettigrew's record and Cover
nor Lees administration. Towne is
given quasi Endorsement for vice pres
|ident, subject to the action OF the
populist national committee. Petit.
grew is unanimously nominated as the
choice Of the party for recollection to
the United States senate.
The report of the COMMITTEES was
adopted without a dissenting vote,
amid great enthusiasm.
Begin Track Laying.
Aberdeen, :. d, July I3:@snperin.
Etcndent Scott announces that he viii
begin track laying ON the Milwaukee,
extension from Bowdle TO the. Mis-
sotii river next week md push ii as
fast as men can do the work. The
sale.of lots onsthe new town midway
to 1.-The river win take place III about
thirty daysThe town has not vet
been named.