Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-04-16
BRYAN ENDORSED
BY DEMOCRATS
South Dakota Democracy Sends
Bryan Delegates to Denver
Convention.
JOHNSON MOVE FALLS THROUGH
Resolutions Call 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 fight was
! precipitated over the manner OF
| choosing delegates. There was di-
vision OF opinion as to whether the
| districts should elect them or the con-
| vention as whole. On roll call the
| duty was left with the districts.
Col. w. A. Lynch OF Huron was
elected permanent chairman and
Thomas Taubman secretary. S. A.
| Ramsey made the report on resolu-
| lions, which We're exhaustive and de-
| clared in favor of the absolute aboli-
| ton of the tariff on all trust-controlled
| articles, favored graduated income
| and Inheritance tax, favored a law
compelling all foreign corporations to
| appear and stand trial before state
| courts, asked for the vigorous en-
| forcement of the criminal law against
trusts and magnates, urged tariff 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 the
| 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 an amend
| ment to the 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 Sc
| lecting second candidate. When
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 10 create the first break in the
solid support for Bryan. Volkmar's
amendment was defeated practically
unanimously.
Two other resolutions were present
ed and adopted One was for the in
dorsement Of Andrew X. 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 Denver con-
vention:
F. M. Ziebach OF Gregory and c. M.
| McCullom Of Gregory for the First
district, r. F. Pettigrew Of Minnehaha
and f. I. Pixley of McCoolS for the
Second district Andrew F. Foley OF
| Watertown and William Madden of
Hamlin county for the Third Edward
| d. Leehan Of Mitchell and Zacht SUIT
lev of Lyman county for the Fourth.
DR.. H. ]. 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 Deadwood ana
J. d. Hale of Meade county for the
Eighth
The following committees were APP
! pointed at the afternoon session:
Credentials Rowe, John Hale.
H. P. Cooley, j. P. Hamaker, J. P.
Croal, William Roehmer, Lewis Stock
old, John P McElroy, Charles May.
Resolutions-S A. Ramsey, Henry
! Volkman E. Alexander, Charles East
man, Frank Tracey, A. n. Olson. g.
| M Doyle, r. Fl PettigreW, Hugh
Smith.
Permanent Organization w. J.
Healey, Brown, Simmons. Wade.
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