Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-04-07
the OLO GUARD
MEETS DEFEAT
Sew Democracy Of South Oa.
kota Is in Undisputed
Control.
SIOUX FALLS MEETING
&. s. johnson Elected Member Of Ma
tionai Committee Over n. II.
Smith-Resolutions Favor
Hearst for President.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Favor
Hearst for President.
Sioux Falls, S. d., Apri! It'll,
result OF the democratic state conven
ton, which did not complete it's worl
until an early hou Thursday
proves hat the old guard of Soutl
Dakota democracy has been RELOCATED
to the rear. and that "A new element
termed the new recruits" men wh'
were republicans or populists prior Il
1896 and 1900. are now in undispute,
control of the machinery OF the dem
ocratic party in South Dakota.
Practically all of the old line dem
Gratis were for Hearst, but they real
lie that they were present at the con
vention simply to do the voting, hav-
Ing failed - sccure the recognition IL
other directions to which they believed
they were entitled. Some of the new
recruits" even had the audacity tC
question on the fioor OF the coEven
ton the democracy OF men who, as one
speaker aptly put 1t, were feeding al
the republican pie counter when tho
democrats referred to were travelling
over the prairies striving to upbuild
the democratic party of South Dakota,
Resolutions for Hearst.
The resolutions reafflrm the principles
of democracy es enupciated and repre-
sented by Jefferson. Jackson and
Bryan. They warmly commend the
| public record of William Randolph
mise with the trusts, and term him the
champion OF labor. The resolutions In
struct the delegates to st. LOuis to vote
for Hearst first, last and all the time.
and to use all honorable efforts to Sc
cure his nomination. The state admis-
istration of Ex-Governor Andrew E. Lee
Is commended, while the present state
administration Is denounced.
Psttisrew Speaks.
Ex-senator Pettigrew vas then Gale.
upon to make an address. A commit,
tee headed by F. NJ. Ziebach, n demo-
cratic wheelhorse, of YanktOn, was ap-
pointed to escort him to the platform.
He commenced by saying that this was,
he believed, the first time he had eve
addressed q democratic convention, but
that his sympathy had for some time
been with the democratic cause He
stated that ne had ever regretted his
action in walking out OF the republican
national convention ut st. Louis In 1896.
state and national, were denounced In
u~nmeasured terms. Reference to
Hearst's action in producing testimony
! against the trusts was warmly APP
plauded. He described Hearst as n bus
4 mess mar who was making O million
\ and a half dollars q year in selling
newspapers at a cent apiece.
The ex-senator predicted that Hearst
|. would be nominated and that among
other states he would carry New York.
He predicted that the intelligent people
Of the country will Join the democratic
/ ranks and give the democrats a vic
! tory.
A telegram OF greeting from the dem
! ocrats Of Rhode Island was read to the
convention. and a reply was sent by
ex-senator Pettigrew.
\ johnson National Committeeman.
Ed 8. Johnson, present chairman OF
the democratic state committee. was
I elected the South Dakota member of
the democratic national committee by
| reclamation, all opposition to him hav-
Ing disappeared.
I H. H. Smith was granted the floor
| and read an amendment to the resolu-
tions which he wished adopted. The
| proposed amendment provided for pub
licly pledging the delegates to st. Louis
! on the floor Of ne state convention to
support the nominee of the st. Louis
convention.
This resulted in another prolonged
! debate, during which considerable feel
ing was manifested.
Ex-senator Pettigrew participated in
] the debate. stating that II the st. Louis
convention nominated a republican and
| adopted q republican platform he would
( bolt and leave the democratic party.
II. H. Smith. who introduced the res
olurfon. closed the debate with q strong
speech in Its favor.
A roll call upon the adoption Of the
resolution was taken. and resulted IN
the defeat Of the resolution by q vote
| Of lS3 to sac.
Delegates and A~itsrnatss.
/ The election Of delegates to the ma.
tional convention was made from the
judicial circuits Of the state, and re.
suited In the selection Of the following
john Fanslow. Yankton: r.. F. Pet
tlerew. Minnehaha: w. F. Brennan
K~ingDhury: J. A. Stransky, Brule;
Henry B. vclkmar. Grant; =. p. Gross
Potter: Chauncey L. Wood. Penning.
ton: ". J. Whitmire. Lawrence.
Alternates-Casper Fergen. Hutchin'
Stoeckel. Hamlin; Daniel Kane. Auro.
~: 4tllard Aasoed, Day: e. W. Pow.
en- 0dmundD: II. F. Rate. Custer;
william Moses. Butte.
The resignation Of E. q. johnson
an chairman OF the state committed
was presented and accepted. he having
been elected to the national commit
tee.
John W. Martin. Of WATERFOWL. va,
eelected ~ hia successor at the heat
~ the state committee. This was {
c~onceseion TO the old line democrats
ct whom Martin In one. and was ap'
preciated.
The business having been complet'
- tAe conventlon at 1:40 a. m. ad'
Il X0mHMAM MUMA amI0IfnItN -E .@t fElN3A