The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
ElRop the CHOICE
He Was the Unanimous Choice OF
Republican Convention for
the Governor.
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r. H. Dliscoll, OF Lawrence, I. f.
Andrews, OF Charles Mix, A. O.
Ringsrud, OF Union, NJ. L. Finch, OF
Day, @. E. Warner, Of Hamlin, S.
H. Davis, of Aurora, John r.
Hughes, of Potter, Harry Goddard,
OF Fall River.
Presidential Electors = Henry C.
Morris, Of Roberts, II. II. Cuisine,
of Lake, John Q. Anderson, Of Ly-
man, G. r. Evans, of Butte.
Cong ressn,en-Chas. II. Burke, of
Hughes, Eben W.. Martin, of Law
renee.
Supreme Judges-Dighton Corson,
of Lawrence, Dick Haney. of Dav-
ison, III. G. Fuller, OF Faulk.
Governor - Samuel III. Elrod, of
Clark.
Lieutenant governor-J. E. Nc
Dougall, of Marshall county.
Secretary OF Stated. ID. Wipf, of
Hutchinson county.
State Treasurer-C. b. Collins, Of
Brown county.
State Auditor-J. f. Halliday, Of
Kingsbury county.
Superintendent of Schools Geo.
w. Nash, of Lincoln county.
Commissioner of the School and
Public Lands--C. j. Bach, of Turner
county.
Attorney General-Philo Hall, of
Brookings county.
RAILROAD Commissioner-Dr. w. G.
Smith, Of Meade.
Such is the ticket that was NOM
mated at the republican state con-
vention Wednesday afternoon, held
at Sioux Falls. 1t is a ticket that
carries every element of strength
with it and there is not the Slight
est question Of its increased majority
at the polls in November.
There vas but n change for the
permanent organization, it being
made in the chairman, L. B. French,
OF Yankton, being elected to the po-
sitlon, the secretaries remaining the
same.
The business of the convention was
taken up in the afternoon at 3
O'Clock and the entire work was COM
pleted before adjournment was taken.
There were but two contestants be-
fore the convention, those from
Grant and Roberts counties. The
anti-Crawford delegates being seated.
o. L. Branson, of this city, chair
man Of the committee on resolu-
lions, presented that document at
the opening of the convention and
they were adopted with but few dis
senting votes.
The main contest Of the afternoon
was owe the nomination Of governor,
and from the Argus-Leader we pro.
duce how this matter was ended:
Carl G. Sherwood Of Clark. in a
ringing speech, then presented the
name Of Samuel H. Elrod OF Clark
county, for governor, and guaranteed
he would create a JohnstOwn flood of
enthusiasm in any campaign IN
which he might engage. AS a man,
as a citizen, as Il stalwart republican
he vouched for him as being call
wool and a yard wide.n After mum
erous counties had seconded the
nomination A. w. Wilmarth of Hur-
on made an eloquent appeal for the
Beadle county delegate, Coe. 1.
Crawford. He coupled the names of
Theodore Roosevelt and loe. I.
Crawford as two standard bearers
who would carry victory with them.
He referred to this candidate as the
plumed knight who has shown more
courage than any other man in this
campaign. AS Mr.. Wilmarth closed
he was greeted with tumultuous ap-
plause, the galleries joining in the
effort to stampede the convention.
One Lincoln county man above the
platform must have read Of the way
a girl once stampeded an Iowa dem
.ocratic convention for Horace Boies
by the way he worked to get the con.
yention to its feet for his favorite.
When order was restored a motion
was made to call both candidates to