The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-05-13
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS,
They Meet in Convention, at Sioux Fall.
Falls and Nominrte State Ticket and
Delegates to Chicago.

Governors. II. Eirod, Clark county.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. e. McDouaal,
Marshall.
Secretary Of Stated. D. Wlpf, Hut
Crimson.
Treasurer-c. B.. Collins, Brown.
Auditor-J. F. Halliday, klnssbury.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
George W.. Nash, Lincoln.
State Commissioner of School and Pub.
ZIG Lands-C. j. Bach, Turner.
Attorney General-PhiIo Hall, Brook
lnss.
Railroad Commissioner from Black Hills
Dlstrict-Dr. w. G. Smith. Mead.
Sioux Falls S. D., May 4.-Repub-
icans of3South Dakota today in, state
conEentfon indorsed Roosevelt for
president, elected delegates who were
instructed to vote for Roosevelt's
nomination at the national conven-
ton named presidential electors, nom
mated a full state congressional
and judicial ticket, and at Z o'clock
adjourned sine die after being in SEES
sion about six hours.
Most of thesstate ticket is made
up of men who now are filling the POI.
sitions to which they were nominated
by acclamation.
The delegates to the national con
>vantion are: O. A. Ringsrud, Elk
Point; Harry Goddard, Edgemont; r.
II. Driscoll. Deadwood; C. f. Warner,
Bryant: S. II. Davis, Plankinton;
John Hughes, Gettysburg: N. L..
Finch, Webster; T. E. Andrews,
Geddes.
Judges Haney, Carson and Fuller
We're nominated for reelection to the
supreme court.
j. M. Green of Chamberlain was re-
elected as South Dakota's member of
the national committee.
Congressman Martin and Burke
were nominated by reclamation for
reelection.
The principal contest was between
S. II. Elrod and Coe I. Crawford for
nomination for governor. Mr.. Craw-
ford was supported by those opposed
to the present state organization. The
state organization had control Of the
convention throughout, having near
ly 500 of the LOLA delegates.
Resolutions We're adopted reaffirm-
ing allegiance to the principles of
the Republican party, as set forth in
the national platform of 1900, con-
graduating the American people be-
cause of the unexempled prosperity
they are enjoying, strongly com
mending the national and the state
administrations, praising veterans of
the Civil and the Spanish wars, and
lauding Senators Gamble and Kit
ridge and Congressman Martin and
Burke for their services in behalf of
the state and its people. The action
of the national administration in re-
ference to Panama was indorsed.
Sketch Of EIrod.
Samuel Fl. Elrod, the candidate for
governor, is a native of Indiana, and
was graduated from Depauw %univer-
sity at Greencastle in 1882 in a class
two years ahead of the one in which
Senator Beveridge of that state was
graduated. He came to South Dako-
ia, the same year and went to Clark
on a construction train to make his
home when there was not a dwelling
on the townsite. He also studied law
while at Depauw and was admitted
to practice in South dakota by Judge
Kidder, one of the pioneer jurists of
the state at Watertown in 1882. He
has been states attorney of Clark
county for ten years in all, and is
now holding that office. In 1898 he
was a candidate before the Republic
can state convention at Mitchell for
a nomination to congress-, but was
defeated by Mr.. Burke, the present
incumbent. He has held no office
save the one at home. He has always
been the first citizen of his town, and
has been prominent in making it one
of the most substantial and comeliest
OF the county seat towns of the state.
The League Meets.
The regular biennial meeting OF
the State Republican league was held
this forenoon. The usual committees
were appointed and a short address
made by President Moore Of the Ma
tional league of Philadelphia. The
resolutions indorse the national and
state administrations and the delega-
ton in congress. Officers for two
years more We're elected as follows:
President-W. g.. Porter of Sioux
Falls, reelected.
Vice Presidents-Walter Mckay OF
Lead City, c. j. Mcleod of Aberdeen
and John Holman of Yankton.
Secretary--W. H. Stanley, Sioux
Falls, re-elected; assistant secretary,
Louis Grill, Sioux Falls.
Treasurer. D., Burkhardt, Valley
Springs.
Executive Committee-Q. P. CLASH
ner, Springfield; Tore Teigen, Sioux
Falls; Col. Lee Slower, Watertown;
John G. Bartine; Oacome; William
Wallace, Aberdeen; j. w. Parmley,
Ipswich; f. r. Juckett, Hot Springs
r. A. T~ackaberry, Lead City; 0. S.
Bausford, Redfeld.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton at indianapolis in October: From
the districts, D. A. Rudgers, Z. B.
Griffith, NJ. r. Baskerville, Roland
Mckay, il. G. Jewett, M. Z. Lightner,
Q. Z. Cooper, James Mckinney, N.
+. Bromley; at large, John Halman.
Dick Woods, John Longstaff, w. j.
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