Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-16
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Hon. e. w. Martin, one, of tn,
congressman from South Dakota
and John Gray, chairman of tn,
Lawrence county republican centra
committee, were arrivals yesterda!
from Sioux Falls, where they hat
been in attendance at the republi
can state convention, held early IL
the week.
"The progressives had a major
icy Of the delegates, but there wers
two factions among them, one con
servative, the other radical, and the
conservatives among all the dele
gates present, both stalwarts and
progressives, were in the majority
and Joined in the endeavor to adopt
a platform that all republicans can
unite upon in the present campaign"
said Mr.. Martin, in referring to the
proceedings of the convention.
"The platform adopted expresses
approval of the Taft administration
and the Roosevelt national policies
and declares for thorough system
of regulation for all corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce; it ap-
proves Of the present state admins
tration, and pledges loyal support to
all the candidates nominated at the
recent primaries.
.I feel that the republican party
of South Dakota will be united in
support Of the platform and of the
entire state and congressional ticket,
and should roll up an old-time re-
publican majority at the election
this fall
Mr.. Martin left Deadwood during
the afternoon for his summer camp
in the Spearfish canyon, where Mrs.
Martin, George and Paul, and Mr..
and Mrs. Finger are staying. He
will return to Deadwood on horse
back Sunday and leave that evening
for Wall, between Rapid City and
Pierre, to attend the third annual
celebration of the towns birth and
deliver an address. Upon his re-
turn from Wall he will endeavor to
obtain few days relaxation at his
Spearfish canyon camp. He is in
first class condition physically, but
would relish a rest, having had a
pretty continuous grind of legisla-
tive work at Washington during the
last year and half. He took his
seat there in December, 1908, fill
ing out the unexpired term of Con-
gressman w. H. Parker, and with
the exception of the recess between
last August and last December, he
has been there steadily until the
close of the recent session.
Mr.. Martin feels that the session
of congress Just ended has rendered
valuable service to the country, by
the enactment of great many ben
eficial measures, and he is confident
that the people will realize more and
more the benefits and Importance of
these measures as they have more
time to analyze them and observe
their op erations.
1t is Mr.. Martins intention to de-
vote large part of his energies dur
ing the coming campaign to correct |
of the facts, in order
that the attitude of the administra-
tion and of the majority in congress
may be properly understood, believ-
ing that a clear understanding will
serve to engage the support of the
people and to secure their upquali- |
fled endorsement.
In Mr.. Martins opinion President |
Taft and Ex-President Roosevelt |
are entirely in accord upon all the |
great questions that the American |
people are considering, and he
thinks this consonance of ideas will |
become more and more manifest |
during the course of the next few
weeks.
Mr.. Gray was the only delegate
present from Lawrence county. He
has announced himself we'll salts
fed with the work of the convention.