Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-04
INSUReENT LEADERS ON DECK
Assemble for PreIinninaries of south
Dakota RepublicaB Con-
ventiOn.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D.. June S.--(specisl.)
Republican leaders and delegates already
are arriving here for the republican state
convention. which will he called TO order
at noon on Tuesday by Frank Crane.
chairman of the republican state commit
tee. The big rush will take place Mon
day, and by Monday evening practically
every delegate viii be in the city ready
for the convention OF the next day.
The various local committees which have
charge OF the arrangements for the con-
vention estimate that by Tuesday there
will be in the nelghborhood OF $500 visitors
in the city Special arrangements have
been made for caring for large crowd
and all who come win be provided with
the necessary accommodations.
The Mlnnehaha county delegation. which
consists of eighty-six members, the great
est number of any county in the state,
will hold a caucus at O'Clock Monday
afternoon, the Official call for the caucus
having been issued. The delegation is
composed of insurgsnt republicans and
will be with the majority in the conven-
ton
Among the leaders of the republican
faction which will have control of the
state convention who were early on the
ground is Senator Gamble Of Yankton.
WHO IL Is GOnteOeQ WI Dt lnoOThtu Dy lnt
convention for election as his own sue
cessor
James d. Elliott ofiTyndall. until few
weeks ago United States attorney for
South Dakota, and chief lieutenant of SEN
ator Gamble, also was an early arrival
and will remain until the state convention
is over. He has few fsuperiors as an or
ganizer. and will take no small part in
organizing the iusurgent republican dele
gates in the state convention.
Coe l. Crawford of Huron, one of the
original insurgents in the state and who
will be nominated fot governor was an
arrival Saturday evening He is one of
the best known republicans in the state
and finds his present situation much diff
ferent from what it was two years ago,
when he was a candidate for nomination
to the ONCE OF governor, but had far from
majority of the delegates to the state
convention. In the convention Tuesday he
will receive in the nsighborhood of two
thirds of the votes,
Among the conspicuous figures already
| in the city is Colonel w II. Parker of
| Deadwood. present states attorney OF
Lawrence county. who lis an insurgent re-
| publican candidate for nomination to con-
gress He is opposed to Mayor Frederick
N Emrick Of Rapid City. Emrick car
ried his own county, Pennington. while
Colonel Parker is somewhat handicapped
by having had his county captured by the
| stalwarts.
Among others who are I'm the city are
| Attorney General Philo Hall, insurgent
State Senator c. H. Cassill OF Canton. who
has no opposition for nomination to the
Office of state treasurer.
NJ. NJ. Ramer OF Milbank. the present
state superintendent of public instruction
also is among those ALREADY on the ground
Although he belongs y the stalwart fac
ton Of South Dakota republicans. he has
not abandoned hopes Of leceivins the nom
/ ination at Tuesdays convention for the
ONCE he now holds.
The big event of Monday will be the ad-
dress TO be delivered in the auditorium
in the evening by Leslie NJ. Shaw, secre-
tary OF the treasury, under the auspices
of the Republican State league. w. G.
Porter, president OF the league. has re-
ceived from Secretary Shaw positive as
surances that he will reach Sioux Falls
at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon over the
Milwaukee road.
! YANKTON. S. D., June S.-(SpeeiaI y
Already Yankton is beginning TO show
signs of the coming state democratic con-
/ vention, which will be called to order in
this city at the opera house on Tuesday,
June 5, at ~ O'Clock noon. Major c..
Boyd Barrett of Aberdeen, chairman OF
the state democratic committee. arrived
Saturday and Immediately established
headquarters at the Pierce hotel. The vet
eran journalist. battle SCARED old soldier.
always seeing the sunny side OF life, is as
sanguine of great democratic victory
at the polls next election in this state as
ever he was in the past He is already
claiming every precinct in the state and
says the state democratic convention will
do more than "go through the motions, A"
and that is nominate the winning ticket.