Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-06-15

pOrls tOT PERMANENT cndlFI1al,
Frank McNulty, Roberts county; for
permanent secretary. j. w. Cone, Min
nehaha county; assistant secretaries, G..
T.. Todd, McCook county, and G. A.
Gunderson, Miner county.
Order of Business Fixed.
The report or motion was adopted.
Chairman McNulty, on assuming the
duties of the position, banked the con-
vention ana stated that owing to the
ateness 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 4 United States senator;
nomination Of governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary of state, state treas
urer, state auditor, state s~uperintend-
ent, commissioner of schools and pub
lie lands, attorney general, railroad
commissioner, appointment of a 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.
4 lNS 'oo ="
large number of counties. The stall
warts here interposed their first OBJ
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
ings, 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,
The following counties lined up for
l.. 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 0y 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 n 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 of
the tate. He warmly thanked n del
egates from, as he stated, AN over
| flowing heart for their tribute of faith
in aim.
Martin a Same Loser.
AI,,ti,a v1ro than callo1
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 its 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 Noyem-
Der.
Mr.. Martin was vigorously cheered
for his loyal sentiments.
congressman Nominated.
Philo Hall, of Brookings county, was
placed in nomination for congress by
the insurgents. A. w. Campbell, OF
Brown county, was nominated as a
stalwart candidate for nomination to
congress. The vote resulted as fol-
lows: Hall, 902; Campbell, 467. Hall
was declared nominated as n of the
representatives in congress.
Mr.. 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 hanke the
| delegation for the honor conferred
upon him and promised If elected to
to do his best for the interest
of South Dakota and prove that the
confidence reposed in him was not mis-
placed.
w. II. Parker, of Deadwood, was
| placed in nomination as a Black Hills
candidate.
Charles Fl. Burke, Of Pierre, pres
ent congressman. was placed in NOM
nation 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 thrsa-cornered contest vas one
of the features OF the convention and
keen interest was manifested in the re-
suit of the balloting.
The vote as by the Sec
rotary was as follows:
Parker. $40; Emrick, 20; Burke, 46S;
| r.. j. Cory. 3E.
Colonel Parker was declared the nomi-
nee. In response TO calls he took the plat
form and I'm a brief speech thanked the
convention for having selected him as one
OF its nominees for congress. lie said his
only endeavor 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 (Lawrence) 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 kindliest 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-
v~ention.
Crawford Tor Governor.
Coe l. Crawford, of Huron. was nomi-
mated as the insurgent candidate for gov.
ernor, while Governor Elrod was PLACED
In nomination as the talwart candidate
The official ballot announced by the secre'
tary was as follows: Crawford, SS3; Elrod
s76.
Coe 1. Crawford was declared the nomi
nee. He was called before the convention
and made an eloquent address. thanking