The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-06-15
THE REPUBLICANS NAME A TICKET
Crawford Candidates Nominated by Large Mjore Harmony
Prevails at Close of Exciting Contest
THE TICKET.

THE TICKET.
For United States Senator-Robert
j. Gamble. Yankton.
For Governor-Coe l. Crawford, HUI
ron.
For Congress-Philo Hall, Brook
ings; w. H. Parker, Deadwood.
For Lieutenant Governor-H. c.
Shober, Highmore.
For SECRETARY of Stated. d. Wipf,
Olivet.
For Auditor ohm Herring of
Campbell county.
For Treasurer-C. H. Cassill, Can
ton.
For Attorney Generals. w. Clark,
Redfeld.
For Superintendent-Ha A. Ust-
rud, Sioux Falls
For Commissioner of School Lands
%. G. Dol1ken of Deuel. county.
For Railroad Commissioner-Geo
Rice, Flandreau.
The stat convention of the Repub-
lican party of South Dakota, between
the hours of noon Tuesday and 2
O'Clock Wednesday morning, placed in
nomination the above ticket. In some
respects the convention was unique.
its decisions making the overturning
IF 1,n >f
state and a complete change in the
personnel of the state officers to be
elected this year, with the exception
of secretary Of state. 1t also included
the selection Of new representatives
number of dramatic scenes in the
convention, but the delegates were
good natured, and what appearance
there may have been of Impotence
was due to the lateness of the hours
into which the convention was pro-
longed, and not to any attempt to de-
prive any one of a fair hearing.
E. c. Erickson of Elk Point, as tenn
porary chairman, very ably steered
the convention through the prelimin-
airy work, and Frank McNulty of Rob-
erts county showed his ability to han
die the large body Of delegates during
some of the stirring scenes that
marked the regular business of the
permanent organization. j. W. Cone
of Sioux Falls, who acted as secre-
tary, both temporary and permanent,
gave general satisfaction.
large number of speeches were
made during the evening sessions,
nearly eve'y candidate, both success
full and defeated, being called to the
platform, and the general note of the
remarks made was for loyalty to the
party and harmonious support of the
ticket nominated.
The climax of the convention was
the ovation given to the nominee for
appeared on the platform after his
nomination by a vote of 1913 to Ats
for Governor Elrod.
At 49, 10 p. m. Tuesday Chairman
Cram called the convention to order
The invocation was given by Rev.
G. G. Notson of Pierre, followed by
the reading of the call by Secretary
Warner Of the state central commit
tee. Mr.. Elliott of Bon Homme coun-
ty then presented +he name of Mr..
Erickson of Union county for tempo
rary chairman. The name Of c. H.
Dillon of Yankton county was pre-
sented by I. A. Aud of Lyman coun-
\ ty, but Mr. Dillon declined the honor.
Taylor Of Beadle then seconded Mr..
Erickson's nomination, and he was
elected by reclamation. Mr.. Elliott
and Mr.. Roddle were then appointed
by the chair to escort Mr.. Erickson to
the platform, where he was greeted
by a round Of applause.
In brief address he thanked the
convention for the honor conferred
upon him.
Jenkins of Brookings then moved
that temporary secretary of the con-
vention be appointed, and, upon mo-
ton of J. A. Picker of Faulll county,
J. w. Gone of Minnehaha was elected
4 to that place.
The committees on credentials, per-
! manent organization and resolutions
were then appointed, after which the
1 convention adjourned until Z o'clock.
There was delay in calling the con-
vention to order in the evening, ow-
ing to the fact that the credentials
4 committee were still wrestling with
the contesting delegations.
At TAO Chairman Erickson called
B the convention to order and an
nounced that the credentials commit
+ tee was not yet ready to report. A
motion to adjourn to 9 o'clock was
carried.
Once more at 9:15 o'clock Chair
9 man Erickson raped the convention
q to order
n At 9:35 the committee on creden-
a tials appeared with its report. The
g report seated the Cary delegation in
"sockERY" HILL is DEAD.