Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-15
HARMONY IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Progressives and Stalwarts Agree on
Platform and Ticket.
MARTIN GOES ON FOR CONGRESS
Stnlwart Nominee for Full Term TO
Make the Race for the Place
Made Vacant by the Death
of Parker.

MITCHELL. S. D., July 14.-(Special
Telegram when the republican state
convention adjourned this afternoon at
o'clock, 1t was with a feeling prevalent
among the delegates that a solution of the
differences in the party had been reached,
and that any danger Of a trade had been
bridged over in such manner as to bring
practically a solid support TO the entire
state ticket. Overtures were made by both
stalwarts and progresslves and with the
exception of certain features Of the plat
form where the progressives declined to
yield to the wishes of the stalwarts and
this was with reference to the removal of
the tariff on all articles produced or where
prices were controlld by a trust or
monopoly. To the stalwarts 1t sounded
too much like democracy or populism, but
when the progressives held for its insertion
| in the platform the stalwarts yielded.
! The convention assembled at o'clock
| and the entire work was finished within an
hour. 1t was agreed that there should
be no speeches, the convention passing
along in it's work in a quiet and methodical
manner
The credentials committee recommended
| that Thomas l.. Bouck Of Milbank, stall
wart, be made the permanent chairman OF
the convention and there was not a dis
senting voice. That was part OF the
| harmony proposition. Ex-Governor Elrod
and r. o. Richards escorted Mr.. Bouck to
the platform amidst the applause of the
| convention when the opposing leaders
walked up the aisle. George Grace, editor
of the Lead Daily Call, presented reso-
luton and memorial touching the life and
death of Colonel William II. Parker, a
naE NJ
1t was adopted by the convention by accla-
nation, motion to that effect being made
by Charles II. Burke. They are as follow
John l.. Brown, Brown county; c. II. Lien
Roberts countyB C. F. schraeder, Pen
nington county; Gottueb Doering Hutchin.
son county, two stalwart and two progress
sives, and this was the second step in the
harmony proposition.
w. II. Glass presented the resolution
which endorsed the policies and principles
inaugurated by President Roosevelt anC
the nomination Of Taft and Sherman, ap
; proved the platform of the national re
publican convention and especially the re
moval of the tariff from iron, coal, lum
ber and wood pulp as we'll as from all ar
l ticles the price or production of which i
controlled by a trust or monopoly; en-
dorsed the idea to ascertain the true casl
value of all public service corporations
essential to an intelligent establishment o
rates and the proper control of all sue
corporations: favor the comprehensive an
permanent improvement of the MssissipT
2 and Missouri rivers and declared tina
,. freight rates west of the Missouri rive
are so excessive as to amount to eXtortio
in many cases: favored the establishment
l of a postal savings system, a strong en-
dorsement of the primary law and Of tn
Z candidates nominated at the June primare
and pledged the loyal support of the part
to their election.
Charles II. Burk introduced a resolutio
: touching on the vacancy in congress by tn
D death of Colonel Parker and recommends
z. that E. w. Martin of Deadwood be th
0 candidate to be voted for at the speci'
n election that may be ordered by Governc
o Crawford. The convention adopted II
e resolution by a unanimous vote, which we
5, the third step in the direction Of harmon
. End of Three Years. strife.
With the above action taken the CONVEX
- ton adjourned at the motion of ex-Go
. ernor Elrod. It is the first time in thr,
- years that the party has shown any sue
= disposition to act in harmony on cand
: dates. and while many OF the progressiv
Is were opposed to the endorsement of Mart
on the ground that he fought them throuf
the campaign two years ago and that
r progressive candidate was entitled to 4
recognition but the more prominent pr
a. gressve leaders stood strong for Mart
and insisted that the harmony deal shou
go through yielding with the same gra
that the stalwarts did on the platfor
IN proposition TO help dissipate the difference
n Both stalwarts and progressives, stand
H. in groups after the convention, were hea
o. to give expression 10 the sentiment th
Id they would stand by the action Of the da
A. An informal meeting Of the state ce
- trail committee and the candidates on t
" ticket was held late in the afternoon a
a part OF the campaign mapped out. w
-, Cook is continued as chairman of the ct
- committee Only a email proportion Of
y membership was present At the Iucetil
ic. Democrats Twks Two Days.
he RAPID CITY. S. d, July 1.-THE de
is ocratic state convention met this atterno
NJ Andrew Olsen was made temporary cha
man. After the temporary crganizat
was effected the convention adjourned "
M "Wednesday.