The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
POLITICAL PARTY
REPRESENTATIONS
ACTION OF CAUCUS Law ON
SOUTH DAKOTA CONVENTIONS.
Democrats Will Have 492 Delegates,
Prohibitionists and Socialists, 81
Each, and Peoples Party 10, the
Latter from Only Nine Counties
Republicans the First to Make Move
for Conventions.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Pierre, s. D., Jan. 16.-Whie great deal
has been said in regard to the representation at
the republican state convention under the caucus
law, making it the largest convention ever held
by the party in this state, with more than 1890
delegates attending, little has been heard about
the conventions Of the other parties in the state
The caucus law fxes the convention dates and
the representation to which each party shall
be entitled. The conventions OF all parties must
be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in June preceding the election Up to
the present the only party that has made
move toward selecting a place for holding such
conventions is the republican party ",
While the South Dakota caucus law does not
In any way attempt to limit the percentage
of votes that entities party to make nomi-
nation, 1t places a limitation In section to
the number Of delegates entitled to seats in a
state convention This is placed at one dele
gate for every fifty votes major fraction
cast for the party candidate at the preceding
election, and cuts out delegates-atlarge. Under
this provision only portion Of the state will
be represented in conventions called by the
prohibitionists, the socialists or the peoples
party. If the latter calls convention 1t would
find representation in but nine counties under
the limit for delegate. These counties would
be Brookings I. Dawson 8, Hand 8, Jerauld l,
Kingsbury I, Lake 1, Minnehaha i, Moody I,
a total of 49, ~ 81
The socialists and prohibitionists would each
call together state convention OF ffty-four
delegates, in which about half the counties in
The socialist representation will be- Beadle,
| /; Bookings, /: Brown, 5; Butte, 1; Charles
| Mix, 2; Clark. 2; Clay, 4; Day, /; Fall River,
| 1; Jerauld, l; Kingsbury, l; Lake. 2; Law
| renee, 1S; Lincoln, g.; McCook, /; Marshall l.;
Miner, i; Minnehaha, 81 Moody, 1; Pennington.
/; Roberts, 1: Sphinx, l.; Yankton, /; total
Of "a. :. =, ~, -.
The prohibitionists win have representation
in Aurora, Il Beadle, /; Brookings, 6; Brown,
3; Clark, 2; Clay, I; Codington, l.; Dawson, 2;
Day, 6; Deuel., /; Edmunds, 1; Faux /; Grant,
L. Hamlin, 1 Hand, 1; Hanson, /; Hutchinson,
Il Hyde, L.; Jerauld, /; Kingsbury, e.; Lake., L;
| Lincoln, 1: McCeok, /; Marshall, 2; Miner, i;
Minnehaha, 3; Moody, 1; Roberts, q; Sanborn, i;
Sphinx, 8; Turner, 1; Union, i; Yankton, /; a
total of "a. -! - .e$2 t[-.EE
| The democratic convention will have repre-.
| sentation of 492, in which every county will
have representation. Buffalo gets on the list
only by q major fraction, not having the full
fifty votes. Sully has just shade over the
required nifty, giving that county one delegate
the others showing up with larger numbers.
The representation by counties in the demo
cratic convention wilt be-: Aurora, 8; Beadle, 13
Bon Homme, 1s: Bookings, 9; Brown, %
Brule 10; Buffalo, l.; Butte, q; Campbell, 2
Charles Mix, -; Clark, Z; Clay, 10; Codington
4 Douglas. IL; Edmunds,.s7; Fall River. 7; Faux
8; Grant. q: Gregory, g.; Hamlin, q; Hand, 4
Hanson, II; Hughes, z; Hutchinson, 7;aHyde, 2
Jerau1d, Kingsbury, Z; Lake. g; Lawrenet
q; Lincoln, 8; Lyman, u Marshall, 81; McCook
Is; Mcpherson, 8; Meade, g.; Miner, TO-; Mime
thaha, rs: Moody, 6: Pennington, O.: Potter, 6
Roberts, 10; sanborn, g; Sphinx, 10; Stanley, s
} sully, 1; Turner, II: Union, %; Walworth, 4
| Yankton 10. ..r -.r ,