The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
BRYAN ENDORSED
BY DEMOCRATS
South Dakota Democracy Sends
Bryan Delegates to Denver
Convention.
JOHNSON MOVE FALLS THROUGH
Resolutions Cali for Abolition of Tariff
on All Trust Controlled
Articles.

The Democratic state convention
met at Mitchell last week, elected
eight delegates to the national con-
vention and instructed them TO vote
for William Jennings Bryan for the
presidential nomination.
1t was midnight before the conven-
ton finished it's labors. At the open.
ing of the evening session a fight was
precipitated over the manner OF
choosing delegates. There was a d.
vision of opinion as to whether tho
districts should elect tn Am or the con-
vention as a hole On roll call the
duty was left with the districts.
Col. w. A. Lynch of Huron was
elected permanent chairman and
Thomas Taubman secretary. 8. A.
Ramsey made the report on resolu-
tions, which were exhaustive and do
clared in favor Of the absolute aboli-
| ton of the tariff on all trust-controlled
articles, favored a graduated income
and inheritance tax, favored a law
compelling all foreign corporations to
appear and stand trial before state
courts, asked for the vigorous an
forcement of the criminal law against
trusts and magnates, urged tarih re-
form by the reduction of import du-
ties, favored the instruction OF the del
egates Of the convention to vote for
the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan first, last and all the time and
for nobody else. The resolutions were
adopted.
Started Johnson Move.
Henry Volkmar Of Milbank took tho
platform and started another fight
| over the positive instructions for
Bryan, urging that the convention
| should permit the delegates to have .
second choice. He offered IN amend
| ment to Tire effect that the delegates
be instructed for Bryan so Ion gas his
| name is before the convention and
| then to use their best judgment in So
lecting a second candidate. Wnen
pressed for a second choice Volkmar
named Gov. Johnson of Minnesota. A
| dozen speeches were made against
Johnson, and Senator Pettigrew took
| the platform and denounced the at
| tempt to create the first break in the
| solid support for Bryan.
amendment was defeated practically
unanimously. :
Two other resolutions were present
ed and adopted. One was for the IN
| dorsement OF Andrew r. Lee for the
| nomination OF governor and the other
was to the effect that it was the sense
| Of the convention that no nomination
| should be made for United States SEN
| ator at The June primaries.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the Denve con-
vention:
F. NJ. Ziebach of Gregory and c. M.
McCullom of Gregory for the First
| district, r. F. Pettigrew of Minnehaha
| and F. I. Pixley Of McCook for the
! Second district, Andrew F. Foley OF
| Watertown and William Madden OF
| Hamlin county for the Third, Edward
2. Ieehan of Mitchell and Zacht SUIT
| lev of Lyman county for the Fourth.
| DIR. n. ]. Rock Of Aberdeen and John
Parrot OF Day county for the Fifth.
| Judge David Moore and Frank Tracey
| Of Ipswich for the Sixth, Frank M.
| Stewart of Custer county and A. J.
| Colgan Of Edgemont for the Seventh.
w l.. Mclaughlin Of Deadwoo2 ana
J. D. Hale OF Meade county for tho
Eighth.
The following committees were ap-
| pointed at the afternoon session:
Credentials-Fred Rowe, John Hale.
H. p. Cooley, J.. P. Hamaker. j. r.
| Croal, William Boehmer, Lewis Stock
| old, John p. McElroy, Charles May.
Resolutions-S. A. Ramsey, Henry
Volkman, E. Alexander, Charles East
man, Frank Tracey, A. H. Olson, b.
M. Doyle, r. F. P%ettigrew, Hugh
Smith.
Permanent Organization - w. j.
Healey, Brown, Simmons, Wade.
Thompson.