Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-16
BRYAN ENDORSED
BY DEMOCRATS
South Dakota Democracy Sends
Bryan Delegates to Denver
Convention.
JOHNSON MOVE FALLS THROUGH
Resolutions Cali for Abolition of TafiA
on All Trust Controlled
Articles.

IuO OcmOCTatlc SJat0 C0nventLOn
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 its labors. At the open
ing Of the evening session fght was
precipitated over the manner OF
choosing delegates. There was d.
vision of opinion as to whether the
districts should elect them or the con-
vention az 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. 8. A.
Ramsey made the report on resolu-
tions, which were exhaustive and de-
clared in favor of the absolute aboli-
ton OF the tariff on oil trust-controlled
articles, favored graduated income
compelling Ill foreign corporations to
appear and stand trial before state
tourts, 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 fer
Bryan, urging that the convention
should permit tho delegates to have
second choice. He offered an amend
ment to the effect that the delegates
be instructed for Bryan 50 Ion gas his
name il before the convention and
then to use their best judgment in Sc
lecting q second candidate. When
pressed for q 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. Volkmars
amendment was defeated practically
unanimously.
Two other resolutions were present
ed and adopted. One was for the In
dorsement Of Andrew e. Lee for the
nomination OF governor and the other
was to the effect that 1t 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 G. M.
| McCullom Of Gregory Tor the First
district, r. F. Pettigrew of Minnehaha
and r. l. Pixley OF McCook for the
Second district, Andrew F. Foley Of
WATERFOWL. and William Madden Of
Hamlin county Tor the Third, Edward
e. Leehan Of Mitchell and zacht SUIT
| lev OF Lyman county for the Fourth,
DR.. II. J. 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. ].
Colgan OF Edgemont for the Seventh,
w. L. Mclaughlin of Deadwood and
]. D. Hale OF Meade county Tor the
Eighth.
The following committees were ap
pointed at the afternoon session:
Credentials Fred Rowe, John Hale
H. p. Cooley, j. p. Hamaker. ]. r
Croal, william Boehmer, Lewis Stock
old, John r. McElroy, Charles May.
| ResolutionsS. A. Ramsey, Henry
volkman, e. Alexander. Charles East
man, Frank Tracey, A. H. Olson. p
M. Doyle. n. r. Pettigrew. Hugh
Smith.
| Permanent Organization ~ w. J
| Healey, Brown. Simmons. Wade
Thompson.