Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-06-02
Nom1NnE FOR aovnRNoR.

| y. N. Herrled OF Eureka, the nomine'
for governor, was born Oct. 20. 1867, il
the state of Wisconsin. His father wa
a farmer and one of the pioneers of th'
state. AS student Mr.. Herried spsn
about three years at the Galesville uni
versity. He read law in an Office one
year. and having finished the two years
course in 1882 graduated in the law de
partment Of the State University OF Wis
consin.
Mr.. Hsrried in iss2 was married tc
Miss Jeannette Slye, and during the fol-
lowing year came to Dakota and settled
in McPhearson county, where he ha.
continued to reside to the present time
with his family consisting of wife and
two children-Grsce Mae, Is years o.
age, and Roscoe Conkling. IL years., and
been engaged in the practice of the law
with success. He has held the Offices ol
states attorney and judge Of the court
He has served the state we'll and faith.
fully as member Of the board of trus
tees of the state university. and later as
a member Of the board Of regents and
education.
He became first generally and most
favorably known to the people of the
state by his splendid and enviable re.
cord as lieutenant governor, to which
Office he was elected as a republican in
1892 and again in 1894. AS president ol
the state senate in 1893 and 1895 he dis.
played in marked manner his fitness
and capacity to deal with public affairs
His fairness and candor, as we'll as his
evident comprehension of and purpose
to decide all questions without bias or
prejudice in conformity with the rules
of the senate were we'll recognized and
understood by all men of all political
parties, and so we'll did he succeed in
the task that no appeal was ever taken
from any Of his rulings at either session
Of the legislature. 1t is said that no
other president Of state senate in the
United States has eyer made similar
record
In 1893 he was chosen chairman oi
the republican state committee, and
in that CAPACITY conducted and man.
aged the great campaigns of that
and the following year. Since 1898 lie
has also been acting member of the ma.
tional republican committee. His habit
Of mind is such as to make his methods
in politics clean, wholesome and inspir,
ing. He is not violent nor meteoric, but
steady, safe and reliable Mt all times and
in all places. He has in every position
of trust and responsibility in which he
has been placed demonstrated marked
executive ability and sound Endorsement
He has always been an ardent repub
lican, though liberal towards those who
differed, believing in free thought anG
free speech. He is q student of public
and economic question. and coming from
the people self.made man, has always
been in sympathy with the people in
the hardships borne and struggles fol
better things He Is opposed to the
absorption or control Of labor productl
or markets by monopolies and trusts.
Upon the financial question he was
never q believer in nor advocate of th,
free and unlimited coinage Of silver. In
common with many other republicans
he was in 1896 and before an earnest
supporter of the doctrine Of bimetallisn
as then understood and advocated anc
vigorously opposed to the single golc
standard. An ardent admirsr O.
William Mckinley, he believed that i
elected he would be able to accomplish
a return TO bimetallism under the tern
of the st. Louis platform. The election
Of Mckinley followed by restoration o.
confidence and the return of prosperity
convinced him that the existing gold
standard was not the cause of the pre-
ceedipg panic and hard times. Realiz
ing that the uncertainty as to the probable
course Of the country upon the money
question had been the main cause ofthe
trouble, he became an ardent supporter
Of the existing gold standard, and in
1893 was instrumental in the adoption
Of the resolution to that effect in the
republican state platform.
Mr. Herrisd is a man who has the
confidence Of all who know him and
who. can be relied Upon to bring to the
discharge of any trust reposed in him
sound judgment, strict honesty of pur-
pose and answering integrity. He is
loyal to the people and to his state.