The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-02-04
NOT
NOW NAMED
Stalwart Meeting at Huron on
Feb. 1 was very Carefully
Handled.
The MARTIN ELEMENT WINS FIRST BLOOD
Resolutions Adopted. Committee Sc
lected and Campaign to be taken
up at Once--a Summary.

Rapid City delegates to the stalwart
convention at Huron February LIST re-
turned home Wednesday. The meet
ing was largely attended. There being
a difference of opinion between the
followers of Congressman Martin and
Burke and Ex-senator Kittredge, a
ticket was not named, such action be-
ing opposed by the two first named.
Kittredge favored strong condemna-
tion of the progressives with a ticket
named from top to bottom. Martin
was credited with desire to harmon
lie by giving the progressives the
state administration in return for
support for himself and colleague.
Burke was rather on the fence in the
matter. The outcome was in part
due to the action of his and Elrod's
friends. At the beginning Elrod stood
with Kittredge, it was indicated, but
it was represented to him that Kit
tredge's following favored Abel for
governor in preference to him, thus
causing him to turn his support to
Martin.
Solomon Starr of Deadwood was
made chairman and addressed the
meeting to some length, admonishing
the assembled hosts to be alert and to
use good Judgment in their delibera-
tions. His talk was the most pacific,
for those who followed would like to
have had war declared against the
progressives.
Alvin Waggoner of Philip was Sc
lected as secretary, the meeting pro-
ceeded to business and everything
went smoothly, according to agree
ments reached at the conferences.
The chair was empowered to appoint
q committee of nine to draft resolu-
lions to be referred without debate,
the intention being to shut off any
discussion on the floor. With this
much accomplished, simply the pre-
llminary organization, the meeting
adjourned until 2:30 y. m.
On reassembling in the afternoon it
was stated the committee was not
ready to report, and few hours were
devoted to speech making. The COM
mittee took about four hours time.
during which six sets of resolutions
were presented for their approval.
The set finally accepted with moditi-
cations were those presented by Mar
tin. The resolutions were in substance
as follows:
We assert our allegiance to the fun
damental principles of the republican
party, under the application of which
the United States has become great
among the nations and our young
state has made rapid and permanent
progress. We record our admiration
for the courage, wisdom and broad
Americanism of President William H.
Taft, and pledge our active and cor
dial support to his administration.
The Roosevelt-Taft policies embody
the cause of the people against the
inordinate ambitions of organized
greed. In this battle South Dakota
republicans are with the president
and his policies.
A protective tariff is fixed republi.
can doctrine. The correct principle
is that announced in the republican
national platform, and the difference
in cost of production at home and
abroad, with fair profit added. AS
our industries continue to grow
stronger, the changes in tariff should
be downward.
The Payne tariff act is a republican
measure, passed by republicans under
authority of the people. Its provis
ions should be thoroughly tested before
another general revision is attempted
The tariff commission created by the
Payne tariff law and recently appoint
ed by the president, can perform al
important service to congress and tx
the country by gathering reliable in
formation as to the cost of production
in this country and elsewhere.
Railway rate regulation insuring tx
all shippers reasonable rates and equa
privileges; the regulation of large cor
porations engaging in interstate com
merce; a graduated national incom,
tax; anti-monopoly, particularly o
the staple commodities that all mus
use; the conservation of natural re