The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-17
TICKET COMPLETED,
PLATFORM ADOPTED
ATTORNEY W. W. soULE OF
RAPID, SHORT TERM CON-
GREssIONAL CANDIDATE
Progressive Platform On State Issue
Adopted by Unanimous Vote
OF the Convention.

After a strenuous session on We'd
nesday forenoon and afternoon the
democratic state convention ad-
journed sine die late Wednesday af-
ternoon, after having completed the
state ticket and adopted platform.
While much bitterness was engen-
dered during the discussions on va
rious subjects yet everything was
apparently harmonious when the
adjournment was taken.
Wednesdays work saw two with-
drawals from the ticket nominated
and other men were selected for the
places. BY the change, the Black
Hills gets two candidates for con-
gress, Hon. w. W.. Soule. of Rapid
City, for the short term, and Hon.
Andrew H. Olson, of Deadwood, for
the long term.
Wednesday Forenoon Session.
Chairman Wickham called the
convention to order at 9:45 and the
first order of business were some
corrections in the list of the mem
bers of the new state committee as
announced. Brule county should
have been G. D. Tidrick instead Of
Pat Quirk; Sphinx should have been
E. w. Fisk instead of E.. w. Fish
er and Hyde should be l.. E. Cum
minis.
There were remaining three cam
didates for the nomination of presi-
Dental elector, j. T. Goodwin, OF
Day county; Tom Peever. of Rob
erts county, and John Stransky, Of
Brule county, but after some dis
cussion the name of Mr.. Peever was
withdrawn by j. P. Croal, of Sis
seton.
Fred C.. Nutting, of Beadle coun-
ty, was placed in nomination by e.
C.. Chamberlain, of HURON and the
convention then proceeded to ballot
for the selection of two out of the
three candidates. Before the roll call
was half through it was apparent
that Goodwin and Nutting would
unquestionajbly be selected and
John Stransky, in brief address,
withdrew his name from consider
alton and moved the selection of
Goodwin and Nutting, which was
made by reclamation.
Upon motion of Frank Peacock,
of Douglas county, Mr.. Stransky was
rendered a vote Of thanks for his
generous withdrawal, thus paving
the way for harmony.
The convention was thrown into
an uproar when Dan Conway, of
Sioux Falls, stating that he did not
believe the making of all the nomi-
nations had been duly considered,
moved to reconsider the vote by
which Levi d. Wait, of Armour, was
nominated for auditor of state.
Frank Peacock made strong ap-
peal to the convention to refuse to
take Mr.. Wait from the ticket,
charging that star chamber" meth
DDS were being used to suit the fancy
of few. Mr.. Peacock was replied
to by Chauncey L. Wood. of Rapid
City, who, while not stating the rea-
sons for asking Waits withdrawal
other than that there were too many
nominations from the same part Of
the state, appealed to the convention
to permit the vote to be reconsidered
nd IN ID
LaFollette, of Dawson, and East
man, Of Fall River, spoke against
the motion to reconsider but the
matter was settled by the Douglas
county delegation voluntarily with
drawing Mr.. Waits name. The con-
vention then adjourned, amid con-
fusion, until two o'clock in the af-
ternoon.
Wednesday Afternoon Session.
The convention began the after
noon session at 2:25 and upon mo-
ton Of razwell M. simmonds, of
Huron, Roy Beach. editor of the Gro
ton Herald, was nominated for audi
tor of state.
The nomination Of c.. ]. b. Har-
ris, OF Yankton. for congress, made
at the June primary, was Withdrawn
by Mr.. Harris, by the following tele-
grams which were read to the con-
vention: 60
"Yankton, s. D., July 15, 1908.
Hon. Harry Wentzy, Rapid City.
| TO insure harmony and success
OF whole ticket, you are authorized
to withdraw my name in favor OF
Olson. Greetings to the conven-
ton. G. y. B.. Harris =,
Yankton, s. D., July Is, 1908
Hon. r. F.. Pettigrew, Rapid City
Have withdrawn: Sent autho-
rty to Wentzy. Trust harmony and
success will follow.
G. J.. B. Harris. -.
After some discussion the with
drawal OF Mr.. Harris from the con
igressional ticket was accepted an<
secretary instructed to wire Mr.. Har
| ris q vote Of thanks for his effort {,
promote harmony in the party. 81
The vote by which Mr.. Olson ha.
i been made the nominee for secretar,
4 OF state was rsconaiderad and upol
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