Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-10-09
Yanktoa County Republicans.
TO-Day's Convention for the Nomina
tioM "a County and Legis-
lative Ticket.

A'J " S"N S"t'Wt iVI tiic NOIillllN-
tiOM Ofa County and Legis-
lative Ticket.
A Full Attendance of Delegates. .a,d Uni
versal Intcrest In the Result.
The Yankton county republican con-
vention convened Mt two o'clock this,
Saturday. afternoon, pursuant to call,
and adjourned to Turner hall, the court
house being occupied by the supreme
court.
There was full attendance of dele
gates and the liveliest kind of interest
was manifested in the work before the
convention. At the beginning it was
impossible to tell who would finally come
out ahead, tho contest between the num-
erous aspirants being close and spirited.
The convention was called to order by
George w. Kingsbury, chairman of the
county committee, who nominated Geo.
ID. Hand US chairman OF the temporary
organization.
Tile motion was adopted and Mr.. Hand
took the chair.
On motion, G. G. Valentine was chosen
secretary.
The chairman expressed his thanks
for the honor conferred upon him and
expressed the belief that the ticket
nominated would be elected. He said,
further, that this was tho most import
ant political gathering ever assembled
in Yankton county. Matters would arise
in the Legislature which would
require honest, trustworthy, hardwork-
ing,relisble members from Yankton coun-
ty. Itwas the duty Of the convention to
put the best men in nomination. It was
also important to put in nomination two
able and reliable county commissioners.
The chairman finally advised that all
personal prejudices be laid aside and ca
pable men put in nomination.
E. G. Smith moved the appointment of
committee Of five on credentials, which
was adopted, and the following commit
tee was appointed: E. G.. Smith, Jno.
L. Pennington, Myron Blodgett, A. ST.
merson and H. Schatz.
General Dewey moved that the tenn
porary organization be made the perma-
nent organization. The motion was
adopted.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following gentlemen entitled
to seats in the convention:
FIRST PRECINCT.
Myron Blodgett, J. E. Hardin. Jacob
Hanson, liver Bagstad, D. Morey, I. N.
Esmay, E. Segard, Ed Anderson.
SECOND PRECINCT.
William Van Osdel, A. Simonson, s.
G. Peterson, Peter Freng.
THIRD PRECINCT.
t. o. Olsen, N. F. Brake, O. Olsen,
Haldo Safer.
FOURTH PRECINCT.
George Tate, Andrew Mckay, Michael
Murphy.
FIFTH PRECINCT.
Theo. Mommie. Frank Weitzel, Phillip
Bender, Nels Brodelick, Herman Eller-
man, John Aaseth.
SIXTH PRECINCT.
H. Schatz, Christ Weber, S. w. Howe,
Michael Serr, Frederick Frank, Alex
Hermann.
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
H. s. Mosher Fd Rraunatodt
EIGHTH PRECINCT.
Chris Olson, Peter Anderson, George
Tarbox, Robert A. Dixon.
NINTH PRECINCT.
J. H. Burdiok, Warren Osborn, w. s
Bowen, Jacob Schnaidt, L. M. Purdy
Carl Jensen, Zina Richey, Jacob Brauch
E. g. Smith, Fred Schnauber, G G. Val
entine and J. A. Potter.
TENTH PRECINCT.
Jacob Nissen, J. G. Baumann, o. P
Hage, g. H. Hand, W. s. Goodwin. Free
Donaldson, 7. N. Bray, B. S. Williams
J. L. Pennington w. P. Dewey, Charlie
Wallbaum, l.. B. French.
The report Of the committee on ere
dentials was adopted.
On motion the convention proceede
to ballot for nominees in accordance wit
the official call.
On motion General Dewey and L. NJ
Purdy were appointed tellers.
A motion was adopted to the effec
that the first ballot for eyery officer b
an informal ballot.
The convention then proceeded to ba
lot for candidate for member of the coul
Gil, the vote being called by precincts.
). Il. CANDLES name was presented.
Nd. Cramers name was presented.
The informal ballot resulted rs fo
lows:
J. 4. Gamble.
n. ): Cramer.
Do"c5 '....... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Jno. l.. Pennington moved that til
nomination of John r. Gamble be mao
unanimous. The motion was adont,
with applause.
Governor Pennington moved that a
informal ballot be taken for three men
bers of the house on one ticket, to q
the sense of the convention on the sui
ject. Adopted.
s. A. Boyles' name was presented.
A. F. Hayward's name was presented
A. l.. Van Osdel's name was presentc
d. +. Etter's name was presented.