The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-08
Contests Disposed OF.


time than was at first expected, and
1t was 9:35 o'clock before the committee
had completed it's work and reported TO
the convention thai it was ready to
make it's report.
The credentials committee reported in
favor of the Cory stalwart delegation
from Codington, the stalwart delegation
from Fall River and the insurTent dele
cation from Gregory county, On mo-
ton the report was adopted
The committee on permanent Or
ganization made the following re-
port: For permanent chairman
Frank McNulty, Roberts county; for
permanent secretary. j. w. Cone, Min
nehaha county; assistant secretaries, q.
Il. Todd. McCook county, and Z. A.
Guaderson. Miner county.
Order Of Business Fixed.
The report on motion was adopted.
Chairman McNulty. on assuming the
duties of the position. thanked the con
vention and stated that owing to the
lateness 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 2 United States 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
large number of counties. The stall
warts here interposed their first OBJ
lection to the program of the insur-
gents by placing III 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 She following counties
voted for Gamble:
Aurora. Beadle, Bonhomme. Brook
ings. Buffalo. Campbell Charles Mix
ory, Hand. Hanson, Hutchinson, Hyde.
Mcpherson, Miner Minnehaha. Moody,
Pennington. Potter Roberts. Sanborn,
Sphinx, Sully. Turner. Union. Yankton.
The following counties lined up for
f. 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, 901; total for Mar
tin. 46S.
The result when announced was
greeted by prolonged cheers by the tri-
umphant insurgents, and repeated calls
We're made for Senator Gamble. who
responded. He was given an ovation
when he took the platform in answer
to the repeated demands. He appar-
emily was much touched by the conf
dence shown in him and the 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 or
the state. He warmly thanked the DEL
cgates from. as he stated. IAN over
flowing heart" for their tribute OF faith
III 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
we would continue to be loyal and
earnest supporter OF the republican
party and its candidates. He stated
further that the republicans OF the
Black Hills would stand shoulder to
shoulder with their brethren east of
campaign and celebrate with them a
grand republican victory next Novem-
ber.
Mr.. Martin was vigorously cheered
for his loyal sentiments
congressman Nominated.
Fhilo Hall OF Brookings county, was
placed in nomination for 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. 902; Campbell. 461. Hall
was declared nominated as one of the
Representatives in congress-.
MIR. Hall. who is the present attorney
general of South Dakota. was called
to the platform and made a Well re-
ceived speech in which he thanked the
delegation for the honor conferred
upon him and promised if elected to
congress to do his best for tho interest
of South Dakota and prove that the
confidence reposed in him was not mis-
placed.
w II. Parker. OF Deadwood. was
placed i'll nomination as a Black Hills
candidate.
Charles H. Burke. of Fie.re, pres
cnt congressman. was placed in NOM
nomination as his own successor.
Frederick y. Emrjcll. Of Rapid City.
was nominated by the insurgents OF
| Pennington county as Il Black Hills
CandlQaLe IOl nOfllnatlOn 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 5alloting.
| Tho vote as announccd by che Sec
| rotary was as follows.
Parker $40: l1mrirk. %: Burke. 46S;
| II. j. Cory. 30.
Colonel Parker was declared the nomi-
nee. In response to calls lie took the plat
! form and in brief speech thanked the
/ convention for having selected him one
of its nominees for congress He said his
only cndeavor IL 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 G-awreuce) had not
supported him in the convention. They
were stalwarts, while he was an insurgent
candidate. but he felt they should have
I overlooked this when the fight for their
| own candidate was hopeless.