The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-02
COUNTY CONVENTION
Of the Peoples y-Delegates to the
State Convention -Rsaolu.
tions Adopted.

The peoples party convention OF Lake
county was called to order at the court
house at 2 p. M, to-day, by j. A. Nc
Govern, chairman of the county CON-
mittee. who was made temporary chair
man OF the convention and j. A. John.
son, secretary.
On motion, the chairman appointed
n. II. Kent. w. NJ. Downs and NJ. II.
Hegdahl q committee on credentials who
reported the following delegates entitled
to seats in the convention:
City Of Madison-First ward, w. NJ.
Downs, Ed. Case, J. A. Johnson, H. j.
Stott. Second ward, Andrew Egge.
braaten. Third ward, A. p. Hsrling,
N. L. Anderson, p. A. Berg, P. A. Lyss-
ger, p. Tierney. Fourth ward, VIM.
Lowe, A. q. Schmidt.
Lelsoy-M. H. Hegdal, E. r. G. Gross,
O. Dregseth. Jas. Douglas, Nels Molrad.
Conoord-Chss. Thurow, O. ]. Litcb,
Jae. Cole.
Summ,t-Ole Frislie.
Lakeyiew-Lars Sunde.
Badus-N. H. Kent, Jacob Muggl',
VIM. Drake, Plazi Derungs, Henry
Wulf, - Stuart.
Ramona-Anthony Tuor, NJ. Rensch'
Vim. Drake was made permanent
chairman Of the convention and j.. A
johnson, secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed the
following committee on resolutions
VIM. Lowe, jacob Muggli, Ole Frislie.
Hon. H. p. Smith being called put 10
a speech read a letter from Chairman
Kidd OF the state committee stating tha
he would send q speaker OF nationa
reputation here on the evening OF Satur
day. May T., TO address the voters o
Lake county. AID also at Ramona, tn
Monday evening following. il desired
lie also stated that the assement Q
Lake county to the state campaign funo
~nreyious to the state convention is 81
or one dollar Tor each delegate, whlc'
ought to be raised at this time. As I
what this convention should do b
would not assume to say. The DELE
gates ought to know their W business
He was in favor OF standing by the Pes
pies party and maintaining it intact.
The committee on resolutions reporte
> the following, which we're adopted:
We hold that the Declaration OF Ind'
nepdeuce is still the law OF the land. 90
our national life depends on it's applic'
ton to all men.
We regard the republican administr'
tons effort to oonstrue it to mean cor
; ouest and plumber rs a menace to Anne
loan liberty.
|, We believe in the extension OF Amer
D can influence by adherence to the pri'
ciples OF justice between nah and ma
We believe that the constitution &c
n LOUIS the flag, and that the Porto Rica'
r ara entitled to the same rights and pr,
lagos AZ our national territories. Al
other course would be a desertion OF o.
plain duty, a v,olation Of our pledge
o thom and mn insult to our fundRment
\. law.
,O We believe the Filipinos should ha
their independence with an Americ
pr~otectorate for the Filipino republic.
We regard the trust in private han
aa The enslaver Of honest laborers 9
E the most corrupt thing in American p
itios. .
,s We extend our sympathy to the Sou
African republics who are fighting
death struggle to maintain their inc
nendence against British aggression .
4. greed for gold.
n. We endorse the patriotic course
!. Senator Pettigrew and pledge him Q
united support Tor reelection:
The convention then elected
n following delegates to the state oe
~ vsntion which meets at Canton May
y 1900: ~. r...r.