The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-05-25
FIRST COUNTY CONVENTION
Under New Law Held i'm this City Last
Tuesday. Important Resolutions Adopted.

ed one of the greatest lawyers OF the
senate, is a close friend and most lOy~
al supporter of the president.
The important part taken by Con.
gressman Burke in free home legislar
ton should not be forgotten by our
people. His most excellent standing
and the important positions assigned
him on committees, his recent dis
tinguished services on rate legislation
entitle him to denomination.
Congressman Eben w. Martin has
served the people faithfully and we'll.
The part he has taken as leader OF the
ANTITRUST forces has made him = nar
tional figure in the halls of congress.
The fight he has made to uphold tho
dignity of the law and to punish the
beef trust marks him as man OF the
people. His promotion to the senate
is we'll deserved and the delegation
sent by this convention are instructed
to endorse him for senator If his name
is presented to the state convention
for such endorsement.
The candidacy of A. w. Campbell,
formerly judge of the fifth judicial
circuitcourt, is mostheartily endorsed.
His high character, sterling integrity
and pre-eminent ability fit him for the
/ high position to which he aspires.
We endorse the wise and ecOnOmi-
cal administration of Gov. s. II. Ell.
rod. The recognition given by him
to Grant county in appointing Hon.
M. M. Ramer to the Office of state
superintendent of schools is greatly
appreciated by our people, as the ap.
| pointment was most worthily bestow-
ed as has been proved to the people Of
the state by the most excellent work
of Mr.. Ramer in upbuilding tho
schools of the state. The efforts Of
Mr.. Ramer to improve the moral
standard in training the minds of our
children to higher and better citi.
zenship deserves our highest com.
mendatiOn.
We believe that those who have
been elected to Office for one term IN
the county and in the state and who
have shown themselves worthy of tho
reelected and therefore endorse the
denomination of Gov. Elrod and all
other state officers who are first term
ers.
We denounce as unrepublican tho
abuse that is being and has been
heaped upon our governor and part
of our congressional deleg alton. No
corruption orgraft has been pointed
out against them, and in the absence
of specific charges, all thinking, fair
minded men should brand such abuse
as base slander.
We demand that railroad and other
corporate property shall pay it's just
share and portion of the taxes.
We believe in purity in politics and
whatever legislation can be enacted to
preserve the sacredness of the ballot
should be advanced by appropriate
legislation, and while not passing
Judgment upon the merits of our pre-.
sent caucus law we are in favor of the
enactment by the Legislature of this
state of a primary election law that will
meet all of the conditions of our state
and insure to our people irres pective
of class or avOcatiOn an opportunity
to express their choice by individuRl
vote.
We demand the passage of law in
, this state that will make it a criminal
otfense fol any state official or mem
! ber of the legislature to receive or &C
cept pass over any line of transp0r
: tation and also making any official o.
any railroad liable to punishment
criminally, who shall give or offe
Resolved, that the following
named republicans shall be and here
by are elected as deleg ates to repre-
!. sent Grant county in the republics al
state convention to be held at Siou.
, Falls. South Dakota, on June 5, 1905
John Erickson. j. A. Winquist.
w. S. Nixon. Emil Johnson.
: [. d. Aldrich. A. G.. Swanson.
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