Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1880-10-23
THE ,RAH.
n Solid Sea Of Smiling Saints Amid Seem
Scenery.

For some hours past up to Thursday
night, the foam incident to a coming
gathering of any political clan, vas OBJ
servable in Custer. As this city makes
record and history while other towns
are sleeping, the bubble came to a white
heat Thursday evening, eliminating in
as well disciplined and thoroughbred a
gathering of republicans, democrats, ct
al, as the town has cached thus far in
the campaign. Capt. Haserodt snuffed
the battle from afar, and said, " must
see this thing; this browning affair; this
ne plus ultra, uttermost explanatory
meeting through in the bestest style
known among men," And we say he
did. Ifever a Custer hall was tastefully
and artistically festooned and be-
spangled, comfortable and properly
lighted, it was on the occasion mention
ed. We don't know that any party at
tempted to direct the arrangement. Of
affairs other than Capt. Haserodt, and
do known that as chairman Of the meet
ing he presided with dignity and credit.
He first introduced Mr.. Porter Warner
Editor ofthe Deadwood Times. 1t was
understood by our citizens that 2. w.
was anxious to rise and explain his part
in the crookedness of the late republi-
car district convention, whereby the
party was cheated out Of a representa-
tive to Yankton from Custer county.
He came here under the protecting
mantle Of Judge Bennett, who has many
friends in the southern Black Hills.
He said he was here a~ccidently. That
is, he meant to say that he had been
travelling this way as fast as good trot-
tiers could fetch him, and after much
telegraphing had been done from Dead
wood. Oh, yes, it was all an accident.
He perhaps thought he was going to-
wards the Bald mountains. His ex-
PLANTATION was substantially this. In the
first place Custer republicans were just
ly indignant, ia that they had been
cheated out of their just dues on repre-
sentation. but he couldn't tell why it
was. That Taylor brought a letter from
Mr.. Bailey containing a proxy to be
used for Taylor; Smith had McHughs,
and somebody had Arnolds. And the
delegation stood three out Of five for
Taylor. Saturday morning Taylor said
Arnold was present and wanted his
proxy back. That rumor had it THAT the
proxy was not for Taylor, but he-War-
ner said it was SO instructed. That
rumor said he did not vote for Taylor.
but that he could prove he did. All
we know about it is that if Porter War
ner voted for Taylor, Judge Cook did not,
and the latter gentleinan-who had no
other interest than Taylor's at heart,
swears he did vote for Taylor. And
those two men tell their own stories.
| Warner said that after Pennington
county got what it required, that the
convention was a hoodo affair; a race
in which everybody was for himself,
and We suppose Warner was on the lead.
Warner said Lawrence county was en-
tirely too blame and he only wanted
that share Of it attached to him that be-
longed to him. The explanation" was
notable only in that it failed to explain.
And we must say that Judge Benefits
endeavor to explain some more was as
broad a failure.
Judge Bennett followed Mr.. Warner
and for an hour and a half entertained
his audience in good manner, making
an effective and interesting speech. His
review Of the record Of the republican
party for the past nineteen years was
careful, plain, and in point Of matter
and method was, as a party talk unob-
jectionable and heartily applauded. The
hall contained about l75 men, and in
the front we noticed a liberal sprinkling
of prominent ladies Of the city and
county. During Judge Benefits re-
marks he took occasion to.say a good
word for Mr.. Ely, vouching for his
efficiency and good work as a sheriff
and deputy U. 5. marshal in days past,
and said he had nothing against Mr..
Booth as IA candidate for the legislature.