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Show ICOlWEO""1 FOR TIMEI! South Dakota Republicans Vote to Give Coolidge Second Place. (Continued From rage One ) countv delf Rations withhoM their vote on that (justirtn. After thin move was defeated, the supporters of lii's plan, wrio were classed an anti-Wood delegates, swung the.r strength to Lowden. The Uepunliraim then quickly indorsed Governor Calvin . C"'i)k!(;e of Massaehu-gettH Massaehu-gettH for the viee presidential nomination. nomina-tion. Cuolldire received a heavy majority. major-ity. A few scattering votey were caat for Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Hlrain Johnson and Henry Ailen of Kansas. Democrats did not indorse anyone for vice president. Governor 1'eter N'orbeck was nominated nomi-nated for United States senator by the Republican party to oppose Senator Kd. S. Johnson, who was renominated by the Democrats. lioth conventions then took up the work of nominating congressional and state tickets. The only other presidential possibility mentioned at the Democratic convention was William G. McAdoo. After President Wilson was Indorsed a delenatc moved that the convention Indorse McAdoo in tho event that President Wilson decided to not be a candidate. The motion wa3 ruled out. of order. Following is the state ticket which the Republicans nominated: Governor, W. H. McMaster, Yankton; lieutenant governor, Carl Gunderson, Mitchell: secretary of state, Charles H. Burkhart, Dixon; auditor. .lay Reeve, Groton; state treasurer. W. S. O'Br.en, Dead; attorney general. Byron Payne, Pierre: superintendent of public instruction, instruc-tion, Fred Shaw, Huron: school and land commissioner, N. K. Knight, Thomas; railroad commissioners, John W. Raish, Aberdeen, and Dawes Brisbane of Faith. The Democrats spent most of the afternoon aft-ernoon discussing their platform and particularly par-ticularly the labor planks. The Republicans Republi-cans adopted their platform in the forenoon. fore-noon. The keynote of the Democratic platform was permanent peace under the league of nations. The paramount issue of the Republican resolutions was Americanism. Amer-icanism. Both parties indorsed the league of nations. na-tions. The Democrats unreservedly jn-dorsed jn-dorsed President Wilson and his administration admin-istration and the league of nations covenant cove-nant without amendments or reserva-'tlons. reserva-'tlons. The Republicans condemned the administration, hut indorsed the covenant cove-nant without amendments, but with reservations res-ervations which "will tend to safeguard the integrity of the nation and preserve the Monroe doctrine." Tho Democratic convention indorsed Vice President Marshall for a third term if he is a candidate. The Democrats tonight nominated the following congressional and state ticket: Congre.is First district. Ralph K. Johnson. Sioux Falls: Second district, D. W. Bickncll, Webster; Third district, Hnrrv L. Gandv, Rap!d Citv. Governor. W. W. Howes. Wolsey; lieutenant lieu-tenant governor, Claud Harris. S'oux Falls: secretary of state, J. J. Boe. Prrsho; attorney general, Judge Peter Ward. Hot Springs; state auditor, A. W. Clossen, Aberdeen: state treasurer. Frank E. Duba, Bellfourche; school and land commissioner. A. W. Phelps, Faulk-toti; Faulk-toti; superintendent of public instruction, Mrs. A. A. Tollefson, Flk Point. Tho Non-Partisan league nominated for congressmen: First district, Martin Holter, Canton; Second d'strict, Frank "Whalen. Aberdeen; Aber-deen; Third district, O. E. Farnham, Bellfourche. The Republican congressional ticket was nominated as follows: First d'strict, Representative Charles Cbristopiierson. Sioux Falls; Second district. dis-trict. Penresontntlve R C Johnson. Ab- crdeen; Third district, William Williamson. William-son. Oacoma. Governor IV J. Frazier of North Dakota Da-kota was indorsed by the Xon-Partisan league convention tonight as candidate for i (resident. Senator Robert M. La Follette was suggested as ca rid' date for vice president, but the convention decided de-cided not to take action on -vice president. presi-dent. Tom Ayres of Perkins county was nominated for United States senator, ami Mark P. Bates of Letcher was nominated for governor. KecuH of all elective public officials was added to the caucus draft of the platform adopted by the N on -Partisan proposal meeting:. The nationalization of public credits, of natural resources and public ovnersh:p of public utilities, with, approval of the Plumb plan for railroads, ! were outstanding features of the program , adopted. I Other planks recognized the right of i labor to organise and bargain collectively, collect-ively, demanded an eight-hour day and a 44 -hour week in industrial occu pat ions, but not on farms; asked the North Da- j kota compensation plan for workmen : equality of women, exemption of farm improvements from taxation, state in- j dustries such as terminal elevators, flour mills, etc. ; state inspection of grain grading, state banks and "a rational," sane insurance. At tho afternoon session of the Republican Repub-lican convention an address was delivered deliv-ered by Mrs. Ruth B. Whipple of Pierre, who was the first woman voter and delegate dele-gate in the state to win over a conven-t conven-t on majority. In the forenoon the convention con-vention rejected ,a convention plank ' which provided that male and female inmates in-mates of the st;i te industrial school at Plankinton be segregated, but. following ! a plea in behalf of the plank in the afternoon aft-ernoon by Mrs. Whipple, the convention adopted it. Another plank, also indorsed by the women, who approved the construction of a st ate reformatory for convicts between be-tween 18 and 25 years old, was adopted. The opening nomination speech for Wood was made by Peter Dougherty of Webster. A sore of second'ng addresses followed. J. R. Cash of Eonestoel nominated nomi-nated Lowden. Several of the Lowden supporters declared they were returned soldiers and asserted that the sentiment in the army, particularly in the ranks, pd'eated that a majority of ex-servicu men opposed a military man for president. presi-dent. 1 Wood supporters reviewed his record in fhe nrmv and dwelt part'oularly upon his activities since the arm'stiee, in directing movements to protect large sections of the country from consequences aris'ng from industrial unrest. The Lowden ! delegates dwelt chiefly upon declarations j that Lnwdcn was an executive of broader capabilities than was Wood. 1 Although United Stales Senator Miles Poir.dcxter ot" "Washington, an avowed cundidue for pres. dent, was in the city, lvs name was not mentioned on the floor of the convention. Poindextcr's lieutenants lieuten-ants declared that he will be an independent indepen-dent candidate for party indorsement at the state primaries m March. The candidacy of Hiram Johnson was indirectly referred to by a delegate, but i Johnson's name was not placed before the convention. After the Republicans nominated Governor Nurbeck tor the United States sem-te, the convention took a recess until night. |
