The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-05-11

their aDinty, economy and honesty
The resolutions as read were adopted.
The resolutions committee made sup
Elemental report on the death of Senator
Hanna, lauding in eloquent language the
deeds and ambitions of the departed
chairman of the Republican national
committee. The sympathy of the con-
yention was extended to the widow Of
Mr.. Hanna.
}. M. Greene of Chamberlain was
placed in nomination for reelection as a
member of the Republican national com.
mittee from South Dakota,
The rules were suspended and he was
elected by the unanimous vote of the
convention.
Delegates to the national convention
were elected as follows, one being select.
ed from each Of the original eight judi.
cial circuits of the state:
X. III. Driscoll, Lawrence: L. f.. An
drews. Charles Mix; A. o. Ringsrud, I'M
ion; N. L. Finch, Day; c. E. Warner,
Hamlin; s. III. Davis, Aurora: John r.
Hughes, Potter; Harry Goddard, Fall
River.
Alternates were elected as follows:
John l.. Jolley, Clay; Ira f. Blewett,
Moody; j. l.. Lockhart, Deuel.; L. w.
Lane, Jerauld; Z. G.. Eissenruth. Sphinx
Henry c. Smith, Campbell; 7. w. Dele
gate, Pennington; w. S. Hamilton,
Meade.
The following We're elected presidential
electors:
Henry S. Morris, Roberts; Henry III.
Gulsteine, Lake; John o. Anderson, Ly-
man; q. K. Evans. Butte.
The rules were suspended and Con.
gressmen Martin and Burke were renom.
mated by reclamation.
Both Mr. Burke and Martin were call.
ed to the platform, and thanked the con.
vention for the honors again conferred
upon them.
Dinton Corson, Lawrence County; Dick
Haney, Dawson, and HI. G. Fuller,
Hughes, were renominated as judges of
the state supreme court by reclamation,
Nominations for the Office of governor
Were then called for.
Carl G. Sherwood of Clark County, on
behalf of his county, presented the name
Of Samuel II. Erod of Clark.
The nomination was seconded by q
large number of counties
A. w. Wilmarth OF Beadle presented
ehS VI NOt l.. StdNIOTu, WuOul ue
termed the next governor Of South Da-
kota. MIR. Wilmarth paid an eloquent
tribute to Mr.. Crawford and referred to
his long services in behalf of Republic,
anism. He was several times interrupted
by great cheering and hand clapping,
which was renewed when Mr.. Wilmath
had concluded and mentioned the name
of his favorite. The nomination was sec.
onded by Miner County.
Every effort was made to stampede
the convention, but without success.
A motion that the candidates for nomi.
ntaion to the Office Of governor be called
to the platform for the purpose Of stat.
ing their position on the assessment OF
railroads was, on yea and nay vote,
laid on the table.
A roll call on the two nominations for
the office of governor resulted in Elrod
receiving IT'S votes to 226 for Crawford.
Mr.. Elrod was called to the platform,
and pledged the convention that If elect
ed to the Office Of governor he would con-
duct the affairs of his office in the inter.
est of every resident of the state.
j. e. McDougall Of Marshall County
was by reclamation nominated for the
office Of lieutenant governor.
ID. ID. Wipf of Hutchinson was nomi.
mated to the office of secretary Of state.
j. +. Halliday of Kingsbury was
unanimously renominated for the office
of state auditor.
q. w. Nash of Lincoln was unani-
mously renominated for the office of SUI
perintendent of public instruction
C.. j. Bach of Turner, aud Phio Hail
of Rrnnl.ip0c nj
mated to the Office of commissioner of
school and public lands and attorney
general, respectively.
The Black Hills delegates having failed
to agree upon candidate for nominal
ton to the office of railroad commission
er from that district, the matter was
brought before the convention for ad.
justment
Three candidates were placed in nom.
ination, as follows: DR.. w. G. Smith,
Meade County, the incumbent; V. T.
Price, Pennington, and Mark A. Willes,
Custer. The roll was called, and result
ed in victory for DR.. Smith, who was
renominated to the position. The vote
stood, Smith CTS, Willes 80, Price 241.
Keen interest was manifested in the
outcome of this contest.
On motion the thanks of the conven-
ton were extended to the people of Sioux
Falls for their hospitality.
Chairman Buell. was also thanked for
the manner iii which he had presided
over the deliberations of the convention.
After the selection of members of the
state central committee from the various
counties the convention at 7:10 o'clock,
after having been in session only about
six hours, adjourned sine die.
The chairman of the state committee
will be selected by the nominees for
places on the congressional and state
ticket acting in conjunction with the
members of the state committee.
The chairmah, when thus selected, will
have power to select a secretary of tho