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rPtie I_j©eicL©:r*.Peoples Party Convention.A State Conventon of the Independent party of South Dakota is hereby called to meet at Redlield on Tuesday. June 91. lflW. at one o’clock p. m. for the purpose of electing sixteen delegates and sixteen alternates to the National Convention at Omaha on July 4th. 1899, to nominate candidates for the vurtoua state and congressional offices and transact such other business as may come before it.Every person who will support the St. Louis platform is Invited to co-operate with the independents under this cull. It is recommended that the convention ignore prexies; that delegates (and alternates) present be permitted to cast the full vote of each delegation; that voting be by ballot and that the polls at all primaries be held open one hour.The basis of representation will be three delegates for each organized county and ono additional delegate for each fifty votes cast for H. L. Loucks for governor, or major fraction thereof, as follow:Aurora............... 6 Jerauld.............10Brookings...........99 Kingsbury.........91Beadle..............Id Kawrence.........39Brown...............31 Lincoln............14Buffalo.............. a Lake................ IdButte............... 7 Miner...............14Bon Homme........ 8 Mead................ 11Brucc............... W McCook............. 8Clark............... 94 Marshall............19Clay............... H Moody ............ IdCharles Mix........ 19 Minnehaha........ 94Codington......... 6 McPherson......... 5Campbell........... l» Potter.............. 8Day.................96 Pennington......... 19Davison........... 13 Roberts............. 7Douglas............ 9 Sully................ 7Deuel.............. 14 Spink...............99Edmunds...........10 Sanborn............ 10Faulk .............. 5 Turner.............. 7Fall River.......... 5 Union...............94Grant...............10 Walworth........... 9Hanson.............11 Yankton............ 19Hand............... 16 Custer............... 7Hamlin............. 11 Hutchinson......... 0Hughes............. 11 Stanley.............. 3Hyde............... 5Total.......................................mThe committee will arrange to hold an industrial camp meeting at Reufleld for one week at the time or the state convention. It is hoped to secure the services of tie best speakers in the United States for this meeting.W. E. Kidd. R. B. Hassell.Secretary. Chairman.Peoples' Party Convention.Tho peoples’ party voters of Lincoln county will meet in delegate convention at tho court house in the City of Canton. South Dakota, at one lt;1» o’clock p. m.. on Saturday May9Sth. 1K99 for the purpose of selecting fourteen (14) dele-Eates to the Independent state convention to be eld at Red field. South Dakota, on Tuesday June 91st, 1808. for the purpose of electing sixteen (16) delegates and sixteen (16) alternates to the National convention at Omaha. July 4th, 1899: and to nominate candidates for the various state and congressional offices and transact such other business as may come before it.Tho representation due to the vurious voting precincts in Lincoln county will be figured upon a basis of two (9) delegates at large and ono (1) delegate for every tun (10) voters or major fraction thereof cast for H. L. Loucks for governor at the last general election. Figured upon this basis the representation of Lincoln county will be as follows:Brooklyn.............. f Highland...........9City of Canton........3 Lincoln............. 8Cuntou...............6 Lynn................ IDayton...............8 LaVulley........... 5Deiopre...............3 Norway.............19Delaware............. 4 Pleasant............6Eden.................. » Perry.............. IFulrvlcw.............3 Springdale.......... 3Graut ................ 1 Total............ 99The committee recommends the primaries be held on Saturday May 91st. 1WJ. and that no proxies be allowed, but the delegates at thecounty convention east the full vote oftheir precincts. J. E. Holteu.Asa Forrest. jr.. Chairman.Secretary.
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Canton Dakota Farmers Leader
Canton, South Dakota, US
Fri, May 06, 1892
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