Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
DAKOTA LEAGUE OF
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
w. G. Porter Succeeds Colonel
Wood as President cf
Organization.
DELEGATES TO ST. PAUL MEEli4G
Strong Contingent Chosen TO Repre-
sent the State la National Gather
ing---Prisoncr Escapes From
Union County Sheriff.

Sioux Falls, S. d., May 25.-At the
annual meeting of the League of Re
publican clubs, yesterday, Colonel
Dick Woods declined reelection as
president, and Secretary w. G. Porter,
of Sioux Falls, was elected in his
stead. The other officers are:
Vice President-Colonel w. j.
Thornby, of Deadwood.
Secretary-Captain A. Ii. Sessions,
of Sioux Falls.
treasurer. w. Brooks, of Aber-
deem.
Executive Committee-E. q. Wilcox,
of Bon Homme county; +. Il. Wagner,
of Hanson county; &. a. Blake, OF
Beadle county; John a. Stanley, of
Fall River county; II. III. Griswold, OF
Lawrence county; III. j. Mowrey, CT
Brown county; l.. j. Jones, of Lin
coin county.
The following delegates were named
to represent the league in the ma
tional gathering at St. Paul, July II,
10 and ia
First District-E. S. Danforth, Clay
county, delegate; S. +. Lucas, Gregory
county, alternate.
Second District-G. II. Farmer, Lake
county, delegate; Isaac NJ. Helmey,
Lincoln, alternate.
Third District-K. +. Hilthon, Cas-
tlewood, delegate; l.. A.. Munson,
Clark, alternate.
Fourth District--E. j. Spanglcr, Da-
vison county, delegate; o. w. Cour-
sey, Dawson county, alternate.
Fifth District-A. c. Lender, of Gro
| ton, delegate; III. Smith, of Groton, al
%ternate.
Sixth District-H. c. Shower, Hyde
| county, delegate; j. +. Armstrong,
Faulk county, alternate.
Seventh Districts. {. Lummis,
Custer county, delegate; l., 5. Gull,
Fall River county, alternate.
Eighth District. w. Fowler, Law
renee county, delegate; III. A. Gilbert,
Lawrence county, alternate.
Delegates at Large. T.. Patten,
McCook county; c. C.. King, Scotland;
l.. A. Munson, Clark; j. j.. Davenport,
Sturgis; NJ. c. Brown, Aurora; a. +,
La Bree, Sphinx county. Alternates at
Large-John Holman, Yankton; Cap
tain A. b. Sessions, Sioux Falls; O.. W
Jewett, Meade county; ii. A. Mason,
Bowdle; A. G.. Pond, c. A. Howard
| Aberdeen.
The platform heartily indorses the
national administration, and in con
clusion says:
"We note with pride the part taken
by our South Dakota soldiers in the
war with Spain and the war for the
suppression of the insurrection in The
Philippine islands, and we hereby ten
der TO them our sincere thanks fol
| the brave and loyal tanner in which
they acquitted themselves, writing
their names on imperishable tablets
of fame and placing thar state among
the s%turdiest and worthiest of the ma
TONS defenders. But to their enemies
who, during the progress Of the wal
have sought to make political capita
out of the sufferings and privations O
camp and field, and through the pres
tige of high Office tried to influence
gallant soldiers to commit the crime
of desertion and treason-we ma,
most appropriately refer at this time
with silence and bowed head, remem
bering that history gives no honor
able distinction to it's Arnolds, it Val
landinghams, or any Others of Xix
ignoble fame, who by word or ac
have sought in very recent days Il
check the nations advancement; AM
we hereby pledge our earnest am
united efforts to remove the darl
stain Of our misrepresentation in tn
United States senate from the page o
the history of our state"