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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1896
Page
4
The piece lists a broad slate: William M Kinley for president with Garrett A Hobart for vice president, notes party lines on free silver and free trade, and includes names like Harvey J. Rice J W Houston John T Baker Edward Sterling and others. It mentions A D McDonald asking who he is and comments on Henry M Teller and Col Crawford supporters and A B Kittridge smiling across the state.
Eastern capitalists will find their Dakota securities all right as the 96 crop year brings the largest wheat yield per acre in South Dakota history. Beadle county youths bolster republican effort while Cleveland pressures Democrats to address the money question.
Congressman Dolliver is credited with the slogan A school house on every hill top and no saloon in the valley praising the link between education and prohibition in political rhetoric.
Republican candidate John R. Tanner is projected to win the Illinois governorship by a 50 000 vote majority across the state, signaling a decisive election outcome.
Beadle county farmers urged to harvest hay for five years, warning against lawn damage on McKinley property. John L. Jolley withdraws from the gubernatorial race affecting Ringsrod’s Aberdeen fight. The new party demands populism, anarchy, free trade, free silver, and free beverages.
A comment envisions Pettigrew and Grigsby as a strong team for the populist movement to lead the ticket. The suggestion highlights their potential leadership and appeal within the political faction.
The Aberdeen convention vows no mistakes and pledges to nominate a clean ticket on the proper platform. The speaker urges unity and integrity in the party's choice.
The Aberdeen convention meets to nominate a ticket free from alliances. The plan is to let the people elect it in November, signaling aStraightforward approach to national and local choices without coalition ties.
A note from South Dakota concerns drainage needs rather than irrigation, signaling a misperception about weather or water management. Officials emphasize improving drainage systems to prevent flooding and support agriculture and communities.
The contesting silver delegation from South Dakota will depart for Chicago on Saturday to participate in the national Democratic convention.
The Fall River county contest between the Gardner and Wilson delegations promises entertainment in Aberdeen as both sides rally support and anticipate lively proceedings.
Senator Pettigrew will not sail for Europe as reported and will stay in South Dakota to campaign for free silver candidates. He will focus on local and national race support within the state through public appearances and advocacy.
One week from today the convention assembles at Aberdeen. South Dakota will send a Republican to the United States Senate to succeed Kyle. No silver decked populist no 16 to 1 Democrat need apply.
Crawford Gardner Glass and Gamble are candidates for congress. The Aberdeen convention will doubtless select two of these men for places on the ticket.
The message urges support for McKinley as next president and warns against weakening his administration with a hostile congress. It emphasizes unity and backing his policies despite political resistance.
Col Edward Sterling has been renominated without opposition for county treasurer. He is expected to win by a strong majority and is likely to be elected.
The St Louis platform outlines declared principles of the national Republican Party. Republicans nationwide are urged to accept the platform and work together to promote party success in November.
The remark notes that South Dakota felt wronged by Kyle’s Senate appointment while Illinois is blamed for its own missteps, suggesting relief at avoided outcomes. It frames this as a comparison of political fortune and collective sentiment across states.
Major McKinley learned he had been nominated for president by the committee of notification after weeks of suspense. The long wait ended with confirmation of the nomination and relief for supporters.
Michael Ekhart of Cavour is described as the banner farmer of the section. He owns one thousand acres of wheat and one hundred head of cattle and horses. He terms his practice mixed farming.
A B Lucas of Charles Mix county will not preside over the next house of representatives. He was turned down by political enemies in the county convention and will stay home rather than winter at Pierre.
The railroad question is set to draw attention in this year’s South Dakota campaign. Only one side is heard now, but debates on both sides are expected as railroads prepare to speak.
Senator Pettigrew faces denunciation for leaving the Republican party over the gold standard adopted at St Louis. Congressman Pickler is denounced for not leaving the party because of the money plank.
The text argues the public demands employment at living wages to enable workers to buy farm products. If every honest laboring man in the United States has work at living prices, there will be no more fifty cent wheat.
The quote calls for a policy to provide American wages for workers and to fund government operations, aiming to restore a thirty year era of prosperity and abundance. It emphasizes sustaining treasury revenue and broad national economic growth.
Col. Lynch of Harop Beadle county objected to appointing Tinsley of Sioux Falls to a committee. He argued the office holder has not been confirmed and thus is not entitled to act at the convention.
F. E. Grant was named the unanimous Republican candidate for probate judge. He has served one term as probate judge, earned many friends, and is described as a capable and honest lawyer in the office.
In official duties his care and watchfulness make him fit for the office. Fred Grant is well known in the county as any man on the ticket and his friends will ensure his re election.
The South Dakota Republican delegates gather in Aberdeen to nominate a state ticket and draft a platform amid a rising opposition. Voters expect a clean ticket and platform aligned with state interests, while supporters warn defeat if demands are ignored. Lewis dies after pleurisy on his way home. Vermillion mourns with large attendance and memorial plans.
Martin J. Lewis a longtime Vermillion banker and civic leader died in New York City after a year abroad. Born 1843 in Bergen New York he helped establish First National Bank of Vermillion and served as treasurer for Sioux Falls University and the South Dakota Baptist convention. He supported missions and planned a Sioux Falls ladies dormitory for students. He traveled Europe Egypt and Palestine for about thirteen months before his death.
The Canton Advocate notes A. D. McDonald is generating attention in the state for letters about railroad rates. Readers are asked to identify who he is and where he lives.
Sioux Falls Journal reports a hard battle in Aberdeen over the convention’s coinage stance. Supporters push for free coinage to save the state Republican party, while Nye and Kit are seen as likely to steer toward the St. Louis platform.
Watertown public opinion notes the state Republican convention will nominate a full state ticket within three weeks. The piece urges careful, integrity filled selections and warns that small signals at Aberdeen could sway the party toward strength or doom.
A call to action outlines formidable opposition for the coming fall. The speaker warns of parties with extraordinary cunning resources strategy and flexibility and urges constant readiness and effort.
The Letcher Blade blames Pettigrew and Pickler for the silver sentiment within South Dakota Republicans. It accuses the paper of opposing the Republican party for two years and urges a top party office as reward for its stance.
The Democratic and Populist parties in Aurora County face fusion of the county ticket by a small group. Critics say the alliance creates a powerful ring that dictates votes across both parties, undermining reform cries against rings.
In Lewis County Kentucky the notorious Josiah Springle circulated his own so called Springle dollars a silver coinage heavier than US money. He claimed a western silver mine and avoided disclosure yet faced a court case that acquitted him. The mystery of the mine died with him and no more Springle dollars were found after the early thirties.
The death of Lyman Trumbull recalls Illinois political history after Lincoln’s death. Andrew Johnson became president, facing a reconstruction policy opposed by his own party in Congress.
The 1868 impeachment trial of President Johnson ended with 35 guilty and 19 not guilty, one vote short of conviction. Six Republican senators joined Democrats in acquitting, triggering widespread denunciation and long-term political fallout.
A Monday forenoon fire six miles east of town destroyed a 34 by 20 foot barn and a 50 by 16 foot cattle shed on Frank Arnold’s farm. The blaze started from matches used by a five year old boy. Contents included grain, two sets of harness and implements. Loss about $400 with no insurance. Arnold, a hard working farmer, faces a severe loss.
The People's Party County Central Committee at an April meeting decided to hold the primary to nominate county officers on July 7 1896 and to meet July 3 to canvass returns. All candidate names must be filed with Chairman S H Hyenam ten days before the primary date.
An advertisement extols temperate eating to avoid indigestion and promotes Shaker Digestive Cordial as a prompt remedy for stomach distress. It claims appetite returns, flesh and vigor recover, and offers a trial bottle for 10 cents. Laxol is recommended for children as a substitute for Castor oil.
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