The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-12
MATTERS LOOK Up
COMING POLITICAL STRUGGLES
HERALDED BY MEETING.
REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE MEET
Apportionment of Delegates Madc--
Sioux Falls Chosen for the
Convention June s.

Nearly every county in the state
was represented at the meeting held
In Sioux Falls last Thursday evening
by the republican state central COM
mittee for the purpose of arranging
this years campaign. The meeting
was presided over by Frank Crane,
chairman of the state committee. r..
A. Warner, of Eureka, secretary of
the committee, also was present.
Before the routine work of the
meeting was taken up Chairman
Crane referred to charges made by
political opponents, and circulated
in part of the press of the state
during the past year or more to the
effect that the campaign books for
the campaign two years ago were
not in proper condition. The Chair
man asked that the matter be inyes-
tigated.
After some discussion the matter
was referred to the executive com
mittee OF the state committee. with
instructions to examine the books of
the committee as to receipts and
disbursement during the last cam
paign and make a report at the re-
publican state convention noxt June.
An effort to have Thomas Thorson,
OF Lincoln county, and Paul Dat
cher, of Brookings, added to the
executive committee for the purp ose
of the investigation resulted un-
successfully. The two men are
counted as opponents of Chairman
Crane and what is known as the
stalwart wing of the republic am
party Of South Dakota.
Sioux Falls was by unanimous
vote selected as the place for holding
the next state convent tion. The date,
June 5, is fixed by law.
The apportionment Of delegates to
the convention also is fixed by law,
each county being entitled to one
delegate for every SO votes or major
fraction thereof cast for Samue! Ell
rod, republican nominee for governor
in 1904. This entities the various
Black Hills mites to the following
number Of delegates:
- Dotee.. :........... $1,000. s....-. ID
Sus1er .................lO III
al Islser... ..................l1
lawrence ................... =. Sl
Meaoe .............-..... ........ ...l4
rehh!ngt gtOn. ................ .........2l
There are in all 1869 delegates who
are entitled to seats in the conven-
tion.
Just prior to adjournment the
following resolution was adopted
without dissen ting vote:
Resolved, That the state con.
vention nominate republican can
didate for the United States senate. .
The Black Hills counties were
represented by the following gen
tlemen;
Butte, Frank Crane, proxy for S,
G. MOrtemer.
Custer, r. R. Juckett, proxy for !
NJ. Donaldson.
Fall River, E. r. Juckett.
Lawrence, DR.. Allen, proxy for ],
W. Freeman.
Meade, H. b. Atwater.
Pennington, Frank Crane, proxy
for A. K Gardner.
The Argus. Leader, the state
Organization" organ this week
came out with the following an
nonncement; *** The Argus-I.eadei
finds its political duty very plain
one. 1t will be found steadfas1
adherent Of the organization, and ii
here makes the prediction that the
Organization will control the next
state convention. and that Mr.
Martin will be the next United
States senator from South Dakota -
q place he will fill with high credit
to the state, and which be is likely