The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-06-15

port: For permanent chairman.
Frank McNulty, Roberts county: for
permanent secretary, j. w. Cone, Min
nehaha county; assistant secretaries, G.
f. Todd, McCook county, and c. A.
| Gunderson. Miner county.
Order of Business Fixed.
The report on motion was adopted.
Chairman McNulty, on assuming the
duties of the position, thanked the con-
| vcntion and stated that owing to the
latencss Of the hour he would not make
a speech.
| The committee on rules and order of
| business reported that the business of
the convention should be transacted as
| follows:
| Report of the resolutions committee;
| nomination of :. United States sene tor;
nomination of governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary Of state, state treas
urer, state auditor, state superintend-
ent, commissioner Of schools and pub
lie lands, attorney general, railroad
commissioner, appointment Of state
central committee by counties: that
congressman be voted on separately;
that nominating speeches be limited to
ten minutes each.
Nomination Of Gamble.
| Robert j. Gamble was placed in
nomination for an Endorsement for re-
election to the United States senate.
The nomination was seconded by a
large number of counties. The stall
| lection to the program of the insur-
gents by placing in nomination Con-
gresham Eben w. Martin, of Dead
wood, for Endorsement for election as
the successor of Senator Gamble
Nearly all the stalwart counties sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. Martin.
On roll call the following counties
| voted for Gamble:
Aurora, Beadle, Bonhomme. Brook
ngs. Buffalo, Campbell. Charles Mix
Clay, Codington, Deuel. Faux, Greg
DRY, Hand. Hanson, Hutchinson. Hyde,
Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake. Lincoln,
Mcpherson, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody
Pennington, Potter, Roberts, sanborn,
Sphinx, Sully, Turner, Union. Yanlton
The following counties lined up for
z. w. Martin:
Brown. Brule, Butte, Clark. Dawson
Day, Douglas. Fall River, Grant, Ham
lin, Hughes, Lawrence, McCook, Mar
shall, Meade, Stanley, Walworth.
Total for Gamble. sol; total for Mar
tin. 1853.
The result when announced was
greeted by prolonged cheers by the tri-
umphant insurgents. and repeated calls
were made for Senator Gamble, who
responded. He was given an ovation
when he took the platform in answer
to the repeated demands. He appar-
entity was much touched by the conf
dence shown in him and me tribute
paid to him by the overwhelming vote
given him by the state convention af
ter one of the most memorable ante
convention campaigns in the history Of
the state. He warmly thanked the del
egates from, as he stated, IAN over
flowing heart for their tribute of faith
in him.
Martin Game Loser.
Congressman Martin was then called
to the platform. He also was greeted
by cheers as he faced the convention
which had just voted against his ele-
walton to the seat occupied by Sena-
tor Gamble. He stated that he bowed
to the will of the convention and that
we would continue to be a loyal and
earnest supporter of the republican
party and it's candidates. He stated
| further that the republicans of the
Black Hills would stand shoulder to
shoulder With their brethren east of
the Missouri river in the approaching
| campaign and celebrate with them a
grand republican victory next Novem-
| ber
Mr.. Martin was vigorously cheered
for his loyal sentiments.
congressman Nominated.
Phi.o Hall, of Brookings county, was
placed in nomination tor congress by
the insurgents. A. w. Campbell, Of
Brown county, was nominated as
stalwart candidate for nomination to
congress The vote resulted as fol-
lows: Hall, 9O2; Campbell, ACT. Hall
| representatives in congress.
Mr.. Hall, who is the present attorney
general of South Dakota, was called
to the platform and made we'll re-
ceived speech in which he thanked the
delegation for the honor conferred
hf .
congress to do his best for the interest
of South Dakota and prove that the
confidence reposed in him was not mis-
placed
w. Fl. Parker, of Deadwood, was
placed in nomination as a Black Hills
candidate.
Charles Fl. Burke, of Pierre, pres
ent congressman, was placed in NOM
ination as a stalwart candidate for re-
nomination as his own successor.
Frederick N. Emrick. Of Rapid City,
was nominated by the insurgents Of
Pennington county as a Black Hills
candidate for nomination to congress-
This three-cornered contest was one
of the features OF the convention and
keen interest was manifested in the re-
suit Of the balloting
The vote as announced by the sec
rotary was as follows:
Parker, SAC; Emrick, %; Burke, 46S;
f. j. Cory. 80.
Colonel Parker was declared the nomi-
! nee, In response to calls he took the plat
form and in a brief speech thanked the
convention for having selected him as one
of It's nominees for congress. He said his
only endeavor If elected will be to do his
best for the state and its people. He ex-
pressed some regret that the delegates
from his own county Uawrence) had not
supported him in the convention. They
| were stalwarts, while he was an insurgent
| candidate, but he felt they should have
| overlooked this when the fight for their
own candidate was hopeless
Congressman Burke was then called to
the platform and thanked the delegates
| who had supported him. He stated he had
nothing but the hn6iiest feelings for the
delegates who were against him. that he
was a republican. and would bow to the
| will OF the convention and Loyalty support
the ticket placed in nomination by the con-
vention.
| Crawford for Governor.
| Coe I. Crawford, of Huron, was nomi-
mated as the insurgent candidate for gov
ernor, while Governor Elrod was placed
in nomination as the stalwart candidate.
The official ballot announced by the secre-
tary was as follows: Crawford. Ss3; Elrod,
| 49,
Coe I. Crawford was declared the nomi-
nee. He was called before the convention
and made an eloquent address, thanking
the convention and pledging himself. If
| elected to give the people an honest and
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