Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
NOMINATED BY
RECLAMATION
South Dakota Republicans Unanl-
nous for Herreid, Burke
and Martin.
FIGHT ON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
George W. Snow, Of Springfield,
Defeats Kean on the
First Ballot.
FIGHT ON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
MKINLEY IS STRONGLY IND0RSs[
Platform Approves Policies Of Ma
tiOnaI Administration without
reservation Delegates and
Balance of Ticket.

Fol Congress-Charlcs II. Burke. OF
Pierre: Eben w. Martin, Of Deadwood. Il,
For Governor-Charles N. Iierreid, OF
Eureka.
For lieutenant Govcrnor-George w.
Snow. OF Springfield. /.
For Secretary OF State-Q G. Berg, or
Sphinx. j..
For Treasurer-John Schamber, OF
Hutchinson.
For Auditor-J. ID. Reeves. OF Brown.
For Superintendent OF Public lnstruc-
tion-E. Il. Collins. of Clay.
For Commissioned Of schools and Pub
lie L~ands-David Eastman. b.
For Attorney General-John l.. Pyle OF
Beadle.
For Railroad Commissioner-Frank
Lecocq, of Douglas. =,
Delegates TO National Convcntion-Enil
Branch OF Turner, George Rice of Moody,
l.. l.. Lostuttcr OF Kingsbury, a.. III. Belts
of Hanson, G. Is. Collins of Brown, NJ. i.
Beebe OF Edmunds. James HALEY OF PEN
nington, Granville c.. Bennett OF Law
renee.
Altcrnates to National Convcntion-C.
w. Pratt Of Charles Mix, George Cochran
OF Miner, John &. Sharp OF Hamlln, &. w:
Ainsworth OF Aurora, ID. L. Hindman OF
Marshall, j. H.. Bottum Of Faulk, y: y.
LOOMS OF Custer, Max Blatt of Meade.
Sioux Falls, S. d., May 25.-Thc
above ticket was named by the repub-
licans of South Dakota ut last nights
session Of the state convention. Her
reid, Martin and Burke were nom
mated by reclamation.
Other Nominations.
The first contest in the convention
arose over the lieutenant governor
ship, the names of John Il. Kcan, Of
Woonsocket, the present incumbent,
and George w. Snow, of Springfield,
being presented. The latter was men
toned as a candidate of the old sol
diers, which claim was declared by
DR.. {. IL. Clark, of Lawrence. ID. ID.
lloldridgc, of Lake, and j. j. Picklcr,
Of Faulk, ON the part of the 100 vet
eran delegates, to be unauthorized.
The proceedings of the soldiers meet
ing indorsing kean were reported. An
attempt was made to withdraw the
name of Snow, but il was unsuccess-
full and a ballot resulted.
II gave Snow $40 and Kean 4GS. a
motion to make the nomination Of
Snow unanimous found several en-
phatic votes in the negative.
For secretary Of state, the names Of
O. C.. Berg, Of Sphinx county, and Geo.
j.. Almond were presented. The ballot
resulted in giving Berg $50 and Al
mond III. Berg's nomination was
made unanimous.
denomination of the following in
cumbents were made by acclamation:
Treasurer, John Schambcr, of Hutch
inson; auditor, j. ID. Reeves, of Brown;
superintendent Of public instruction,
t.. T.. Collins, of Clay; commissioners of
school and public lands, David East
man, Of Roberts; attorney general,
John l.. Pyle, of Beadlc.
The contest for one railroad COM
missioner brought out the names of
c. S. Blodgctt, of Brule; Frank Le-
cocq, of Douglass, and &. a. Gage, of
McCook.
Lecocq was nominated on the third
ballot by n vote of 623 to 3S2 for
Blodgett and % for Gage.
The Platform.
The report Of the committee on res
olutions, which was adopted, was as
follows:
"The republicans of South Dakota,
in state convention assembled, re-
affirm and renew our allegiance to the
republican party and its principles,
and particularly as expressed in the
platform of the party adopted in 1896,
every pledge of which has been full
filled.
"Wc indorse the administration of
President William Mckinley and the
republican party, and congratulate
the country on the revival of indus
..I ..lt, ,n .n,.n
prosperity, brought about as q direct
result of the application of repub-
lican principles and policies of gov
eminent during the present admins
tration.
1--WE commend the zeal and distin-
guished ability with which our repre-
s~cntatives in congress have served the
state and nation. We extend to Hon.
james X. Pyle, United States senator,
our unstinted praise for his. loyal and
patriotic support of the administra-
ton Of President Mckinley on the
Spanish-American wal and legislation
involving republican measures.
"We commend the passage of the
free homes bill as n simple act of JUS
tice to the settlers Of the northwest,
thus redeeming the pledge of the re-
publican platform of 1896 relative to
this measures; and we note with pride
the fact that the passage Of this act
was largely due to the untiring ef-
forts of the republican congressman
from South Dakota, Messrs. Gamble
and Burke.
''The republican party recognizes
that legitimate business. fairly capt.
talized and honestly managed, has
built up our industries at home, given
the largest employment to labor at
the highest wages, and enabled us
successfully to compete with foreign
countries in the markets of the world.
Combinations of capital, having as
their object or effect the control OF
the production of commodities, or the
markets thereof, are hurtfui and in
furious to the best interests of the
people. This evil should be over