Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-07-19

Presidential Electors - Fred II, Ba
con, Lincoln (Popl; j. w. King, Hand
lDtM.); John McElroy, Pennington
(Dtm.l.
Congressman - Joseph Il. Moore,
Lawrence CPop.) and Andrew 4. Lee,
Clay PopD.
Governor - B. II. Lien, Minnehaha
(pop).
Lieutenant Governcr-Abe Van Os-
Gel, Gankton CPop1.
Secretary Fred b. Smith, Brown
lDem.).
Treasurer - c.. d. Tidrick, Brule
tDem).
Auuitor-Frank J. Tracy, Edmunds
(Dem.).
School and Land Commissioner-Ed-
nund Cooke, Roberts CDem.).
Attorney General-A. L. Hitchcock,
Dawson CPopQ.
State superintendent 49, Miss Lena
Aasvrad, Day CPOpD.
Railroad Commissioner w. T. La
Toilette, Brule PCpD.
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After forty-eight hours of discussion
the o n.ittees on conference from the
POpUlist and Democratic conventions.
Mt i o'clock Thursday afternoon, sub
mittei a report to their respective con-
ventiCns ut Yankton which was ac-
cepted. by the condition of the fusion
the Democrats were allowed the secre.
larry OF state. auditor, treasurer, com
missioner of school ard public lands
and two of the four national electors.
The POpuliSts were to have the gov
prnOr, beth congressman and the re-
uainder of the state ticket.
When the terms Of the fusion were
agreed to the Democratic convention
rose in a body and carried the report
to the Populist tent and fused. Both
bodies marched together for an hour
through the principal streets of the
rity, with bands playing. flags flying
md Democrats and Populist yells
Ringing. The Democratic convention,
Ms soon as the demonstration was oyer,
proceeded to nominate their
share of the state Ticket,
rs follows: i. J. Tracy of Edmunds,
state audito"; Fred B. Smith Of Brown,
secretary of state; Charles ID. Tidrick
Of Chamberlain. treasurer, and Ed
mund Cooke of Roberts, commissioner
Of school and public lands; John Nc
Elroy of Rapid City and ]. w. Martin
Of WATERFOWL for presidential electors.
The Populists nominated b. III. Lien,
pX-mayor OF Sioux Falls, for governor:
Gov. Lee and Judge Moore of Black
Hills. for congress-: Fred f.. Bacon OF
Lincoln and J. w. King of Hand, pres
ideEtial electors; Abe Van Osdel of
Yankton. lieutenant governor; A. T..
Hitchcock of Dawson, attorney gen.
eral: Miss Lena Aasvad of Day, super
inteTdent of public instruction, and w.
I. La Toilette of Brule. railroad COM
missioner. The most liberal estimate
Of delegates and politicians In atten-
dance at both conventions puts the
number at 700. There was plenty of
enthusiasm in both camps for Bryan
and Pettigrew.
The troubles of the conference com
mittee arose largely through the in
Eistence of the Democrats for one men,
Der of congress.
Peoples Party Platform.
The following resolutions We're adopt
ed by the Peoples party convention:
The Peoples party of South Dakota,
in delegate convention assembled, In
dorse and affirm the platform adopted
by the national convention at Sioux
Falls May .. 1900,
We stand for the republic against the
empire. Our creed and our history jus.
'tify the nations of the earth in expect
ing that wherever the American flag
is unfurled in authority, political lib
erty and human rights will be main-
tanned; and we protest against the
policy Of the present Republican adj
ministration that will change in the
thought of the world the meaning Of
our flag. The Declaration of Indepen.
dence and the Constitution should fol-
low the flag. The h~ighwayman's plea
that might makes right" illustrated in
the unjust war waged by the admins
tratiGn against the Filipinos. will re
suit in the loss of civil rights by aur
own citizens If persisted in. We
therefore favor the independence OF
the Filipinos under an American pro-
tectorate 70 the end that republican in
stitutions may gain a foothold in the
Orient undismayed by European ag-
gression. In sympathy and interest
the people OF Porto Rico
Are Qualified
for American citizenship. and we insist
that our plain duty requires that they
be given all the constitutional priv
ileges of citizens of the United States.
We extend u sympathy 10 the
South African republics in their strug-
gle for liberty. aud we condemn the
present administration for aiding an1
abettipg Great Britain in her efforts
to crush republican forms Of govern
ment.
We condemn the outrageous abuse of
military power AZ Wardner. Idaho, by
whica civil authority vas set aside and
peaceable citizens imprisoned for
months by armed federal soldiers
without warrant of law, as one of the
most dangerous attacks on the liberties
of the people in the history Of this
country. We charge that this attack
on the rights of ionest workingmeI.
was made by the department. with the
full Knowledge of and presumably by
the order OF the president. IL permitted
to pass unchallenged. this outrage
may at any time be repeated and ap-
piled to South Dakota miners. and we
call upon the workingmen OF the state
to set upon 1t their seal of dssapproval
by voting against its ~author-William
Mckinley.
As to Trusts.
The growth OF trusts which extort
,ni,et }rihrta from consumers ap1