Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-03

RAPID CRY, D. T. October p, III.
The peoples county convention to nom
mate candidates for the several county off
Gee, met At Rapid City to day q. 10 80 .
m. and organized with B. B. Benedict a,
chairman and Archie McCurdy as secretary
The usual committees on credentials and
resolutions were appointed, when the con
vention took a recess until 2 o'clock p. M.
On the assembling of the convention a
2 p. NJ, the committee on resolutions,
through its chairman, Maj. j. r. Hanson
reported the following resolut ons:
Resolved, That We the delegates assem-.
bled in peoples convention, agree to sup.
port and use all honorable and fair means
TO elect the persons nominated by this con.
~vention; aud further we demand of The off.
GERS elected strict integrity in Office and
economy in the administration of their sew
eral duties; and further, We hold ourselves
above party strife. and agree TO work for the
common interest reg rdless of party.
Resolred, That we are opposed ia
monopOlies of all kinds, aud hence we are
in favor Of laying out and opening up free
wagon roa IL through all sections of our
country where such are needed by the
people.
Resolred, That We are unalterably op-
posed to a division Of the territory Of Da-
kota aud the formation of y new territory
out of the section known as the Black Hills.
The territory as now constituted, embraces
within its boundaries unlimited agricultural
and mining resources, which, in our judg-
ment, should be held together under one and
the same local government, and,
Resolred further, That the time has now
arrived when Dakota should make an effort
to discard the swaddling clothes of tsrritor-
ial infancy don the maturer OF
statehood. We believe We now have sufi-
cient population to entitle us to make this
demand at the hands of congress.
Resolued, That a copy of this resolution,
authenticated, be forwarded to our delegate
in congress, Hon. j. p. Kldder, and he be
requested to bring the subject matter herein
TO the attention of congress at the proper
time.
The resolutions were unanimously adop,-
ed. The one referring to new territory
and state organization was received with
especial favor, and its unanimous adoption
was followed by hearty demonstrations Of
applause. The people of this aud Custer
counties, are almost a unit in opposition to
the territorial scheme and have no SYM
patty whatever with the Deadwood
schemers for a separate territorial orgauizs.
ton.
After the adoption of the resolutions and
the report of the committee on credentials,
the following ticket wa nominated: E.
County commissioner, LIST district-Dr.
E. Sapham, of Rockville.
County commissioner. End district. C.
Sherman, of Pac,ola.
County commissioner, srd distric,-C. N.
Allen, of Rapid City.
Sherif-Frank Moulton, of Rapid City.
Register of deeds-J. II Hanson, OF
Sheridan.
Assessor-James Redpa,h, of Sheridan
Probate JUDGE. P. Stone, of Sheri-
dan.
County At,orney-Edwin Van Cise, o
Pactola.
County treasurer-w. 5. Magiure, O
Pac tola.
County surveyer-samuel Coates, of
Sheridan. 5,.tTf
Coroner-Dr. d. N. Whitfield, of Rapid
City.
Supt. schools-John Brennan, Of Rapid
City.
Justice of the peace-C. j. Best, of.
Sheridan; Charles Seip, Psctola; Robert A
Burleigh, Rapid City; II. Fl. Furgcson
Rockville, 4
Constab!es-James F. Harmon, Sheri-
dan; j. N. DERRICK, Pactola; David
Robinson. Rockville; w. F. Steele. Rapid
City.
The following persons we re appointed
a county central committee for the ensuing
year: G. j. Best, Shecldaa; j. N. Dedrick,
Pactola; E. Eidridge, Rockville; Capt
Legro, Rapid City.
Otthe nominees two Mai. Hanson and
Frank Moulton are the present incumbents
ofthe positions for which they nave been
hSA0oAsA0SSNS uoIluS UCCu uppVlULCu w
Gov. Pennington. Major Hanson is very
popular with the people ofthe Hills, and the
nearly and general hurrah which followed
his unanimous.nomination By. the convention
today fully astested the high esti nation
in which he is held by the people in all
OF this county. He will have no CD.
position in the election, and the votes for
his election at the polls will be as uuani.
nous and as hearty given as were those
IN the convention for his nomination.
Frank Moulton will have some opposi
ton, but hisfriends are confident that he
will succeed by a handsome majority.
The principal interest In the coming
election centres 10 the location of the coun-
" seat. For the position, four towns are
candidates, to.wit: Rapid City, Pactola,
Rockville and Sheridan. As the law re.
quires that a majority Of all the votes cast
shall be necessary to remove the county
seat from its present locality, the pros
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