The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-04-17
SOUTH DAKOTA IS
IN TAFT COLUMN
Republican Convention Names
Eight Delegates to Nation
al Convention.
SESSION IS A LIVELY ONE
Resolution Fav0ring Nomination of Sec.
rotary Taft Is Adopted by
ACClamatiOn.

The Republican state convention to
name eight delegates to the national
convention at Chicago was In session
at Huron less than five hours and was
n OF the most exciting and intensely
interesting of any convention ever
held in this state. Every county was
represented by a full quota of dele
gates. There were 222 12 stalwarts
and 266 IL progressive votes.
The ~stalwarts, who are followers Of
Senator A. B. kittredge, and the pro-
gressiyes, ad%herents of Gov. Coe l..
Crawford. were fully organized. When
the first show Of strength was made
Hamlin county gave four votes to
the stalwarts and Sphinx county gave
ten votes to the progressives.
Frank McNulty of Roberts county
was made temporary chairman and
NJ. J. CLANCY of Clay county perma-
nent chairman, with w. e. Sweeney
Of Lyman as secretary.
All went smoothly until the report
OF the resolutions committee was pre-
scented. Then the stalwarts objected
" llc ICSOlut1Ol VI ping WV.
ford's candidacy for United States
senator and commencing his admins
tration Of state affairs.
District Issue 10 Made.
Efo,Ss were made to o%utgeneral the
progressives in the adoption Of this
resolution and some strong speeches
were made. Finally q motion prevail
ed dividing the resolutions SO that a
vote ON that portion referring to Gov.
Crawford would be had before taking
a vote indorsing Secretary Taft for
president.
The roll was called and Crawford
was Endorsed by 266 IL against
222 l-2. Then that part Of the resolu-
ton favo~ing the nomination of Score
tary Taft for president was adopted
by acclamation.
Other resolutions, adopted without
objection, favored:
The policies of President Roosevelt.
Protection of American industries.
| Revision o. the tariff schedules to in
clude the placing of lumber, coal and
iron, and also articles manufactured
! and controlled by trusts or monopolies
on the free list.
Asking for the enlargement of the
! powers of the interstate commerce
comm ssiOn with absolute power to
fix and establish rates on interstate
traffic and pubic service operations
and emrowrring the commission to
prosecute trusts and m~onopolies.
Requiring public service corpora
. tons to keen uniform system Of &C
counts to be open to inspection OF the
interstate commerce commission at
all times.
The establishment OF state railway
commi asions and assessment boards
for states.
Enactment OF a law providing for
the power Of granting temporary in
, functions.
Enactment of an employers liabili-
ty law.
National graduated income tax.
Tax on inheritances.
Gov. Crawford briefly acknowledged
the honor shown him.
Delegates to Chicago.
Delegates to the national CONVEX
ton are:
Gov. Coe I. Crawford of Huron, E.
/. Sem Of Oacoma, x. 0. Strand of
| Howard. A. w. Ewart of Pierre, G. H.
Dillon of Yankton, A. l.. Lockhart OF
Clear Lake, r. G. Grimshaw Of Dead
! wood, P. H. O'Neal of Faulkton.
Alternates-C. j. Anderson of Au-
| rora, c. H. Lavery of Stanley, c. w.
| Pratt of Charles Mix, George w. Mer-
nv of Grant, H. c. Alexander OF Greg
| ory. O.. s. Swenson OF Minnehaha,
Frank A, Brown of Brown, G. A. Hoff-
man of Walworth.
A number Of brief addresses were
| made, among the speakers being Az
torney General Ellis Of Ohio.