Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-10-09

West... ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 2
French ,35
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Il. r. Hudson.
j. X. Gamble moved that convention
proceed to n formal ballot for one men,
Der of the house.
VIM. p. Dewey moved as an amend
ment that the convention proceed to
vote for all three members of the house
on one ticket.
On rising vote the amendment was
lost
The original motion without the
amendment was adopted.
The formal ballot was then taken with
the following result:
5. A Boyles. .4
A. L.. Van Osdel. .13
l.. B. French. IL
=. x. Faulk
ID. p. Etter. 9
S. A. Boyles having majority, was
declared nominated a candidate for the
house.
Governor Pennington moved that the
convention now proceed to vote for two
members of the house.
Is. $. Williams moved as an amend
ment that we proceed to ballot for one
member of the house.
The amendment was lost by rising
vote.
The original vote was then put and
carried.
The vote was then taken with the fol-
lowing result:
d. +. Etter 90
A. Z. Hayward. s
A. L. Van Osdel. 40
L. w. French. ............ 80
P. X. Faulk. .l6
The chairman announced that sixty
two votes had been cast which was more
than the membership of the convsntion.
There were also five ballots cast with only
one name on, that of A. l.. Van Osdel.
Fred Schnauber moved that the vote
be rejected and that the convention pro-
ceed to vote for one candidate for the
house. The motion was adopted.
The convention then balloted for one
member Of the house, with the following
result:
A. L. Van Osdel. 40
u. +. Etter. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
l.. B. French. 4
A. f. Hayward. 3
The chairman declared A. L. Van Os-
del the nominee of the convention for
member of the house Of representatives.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot for the third member of the house,
with the following result:
L. B. French. 40
ID. e. Etter. 90
A. f. Hayward.
The chairman declared L. B. French
nominee of the convention for member
of the house.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot for a candidate for county COM
missioner for the first commissioner dis
trict, with the following result:
Miron Blodgett. 81
Ole Sampson. 40
The chairman declared Ole Sampson
the nominee of the convention as can
didate for commissioner for the first dis
trict.
The convention then proceeded to bal
lot for candidate for commissioners, to
fill vacancy in the second district, with
the following result:
T. -; huusoh: II
A. w. Lavender. ..................... .21
VIM. Blatt. t........: ................0
No choice-proceeded to second ballot
with the following result:
dudson. II
Lavender. .2t
Blatt @!
No choice and convention proceeded tt
third ballot for commissioner, with til,
following result:
VIM. Blatt. s
A. w. Lavender. Q
E. E. Hudson. :. 9
Blatt declared nominated.
Moved and carried that the frs
ballot for register of deeds be
formalballot, W hich was carried and til
ballot resulted rs follows:
Peter Royem. g
Ephraim Miner. 2
! The chairman declared Peter Royei
nominated, and, on motion of Mr.. Dixo
) the nomination was made unanimous.
The convention then proceeded t
). ballot for a candidate ft
sheriff, with the following result, IL,
first ballot, on motion, being mad
formal:
NJ. A. Baker. !:
Frank Wyman. ............... !
: Robert Dixon. Observation-Disclosures.
Blank
The chairman declared Baker nomin
ted and on motion of Robert Dixon I'll
nom ination was made unanimous.
L Congleton was renominated for pr
bate judge.
i, Joseph Peir was nominated f
3 Treasurer; John Aaseth for Assesso
DR.. Etter for Coroner; Ed. Paine
for Surveyor, and L. S. Dickson fc
: Superintendent of Schools.
u We open our forms to give plae
to the last paragraph.
J. VALUABLE PEBBLES.
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