Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1880-09-25

feId i'm Custer city. September ?3. 1850.

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The convention was called to order
! by :. NJ. Booth, chairman Of the central
committee, and on securing order re-
signed the position of chairman Of said
committee.
Col. King was then called to the chair
with + W. Knight as secretary.
Moved and seconded that commit.
mittee Of five on credentials and per.
lnanent organization bc appointed. Car
ried.
Moved and seconded that a committee
of three on resolutions he appointed
Carried
Messrs w. Knight, Flynn and Code
were appointed as such committee.
Moved and seconded that recess OF
ten minutes be taken. carried.
After recess the report OF the com
mittee on credentials was read
Moved and seconded that the report
of the committee on credentials and
permanent organization be made per
mancnt.
The report Of the committee on reso-
lutions was then read and approved.
Moved and seconded that the nomin-
ation- be proceeded with in the order
that they occur in the code of Dakota,
carried
Moved and seconded that the nomin-
ations he made by ballot; carried.
Moved and seconded that the tellers
be appointed by the chair, and W.
Knight and :. Sanders were appointed.
Nominations for county commissioner
being IN order, Nat. liains was placed
in nomination and elected by unan-
nous vote
The nominations for register of deeds
being next in order, l.. H. Flynn and
Chas. Colwell were placed in nomina-
ton
Mr.. Flynn pledged himself to sup
port the nominees of the convention.
Beelcr moved and was seconded bv
Thornby that a stay of the proceedings
be taken till Colwell made his appear
unre Suuclched.
Beeler moved to strike the name OF
Chas Colwell from the democratic roll.
1t was moved and seconded that the
rules be suspended and the vote taken
by acclamatiOn; carried.
f.. III. Flynn was then nominated by
accla nation for the office. of register OF
deeds.
1t was moved and seconded that John
I. Code be placed in nomination for
sheriff; carried.
Mr.. Code was unanimously elected by
acclimation.
1t was moved and seconded that w.
j. Thornby be placed in nomination for
assessor, carried
Mr.. Tubbs was also placed in nomin-
alton and ballot called for.
Whole number of votes cast, Is;
Thornby, Is; Tubbs, g.
L 4.
". Knight be placed in nomination for
probate Judge; carried,
f. w Knight was then unanimously
| nominated 10y acclamation.
| # WAS moved and seconded that w
be placed in nomination for treasurer
carried.
1t was moved and seconded that Tom
! |. Wheeler also be placed in nominal
tion for treasurer.
A ballot being taken W. Knight re,
ceived ID votes and Wheeler 8. Knigh,
was declared elected.
O. &. Garthwait was unanimously
nominated for county surveyor.
Clemmens kieman was unanimously i
nominated for coroner.
f. A. Beeler was unanimously nomin
ated us superintendent of public instruc
tions.
The following are the nominations
for justices of the peace in their variou.
precincts:
Custer. J. VI. Lewis; Junction. Dennis
McGuire; Kidville, W. O. Gooch; Bat
tie river, Oscar Kline; Hayward B
Willis: Buffalo Gap, John Dennis.
The following are the constables nom
mated for the various precincts:
Custer, VIM. Quinn: junction, Mich
ael Wright; Kidville, Chas. Parks; Bat
tie river, David Pishor; Hayward, f. q
Seth; Buffalo Gap, George Treanor.
Delegates to the district convention
d. W. Flick, John 7. Code, w. J. Thorn
by, Thos Tarpy, L. b. Coleman, Wesle,
knight,
Members. of the county central com
mittec: +. A. Beeler, Chas. Mitchell
Wesley Knight, John L. Code, J. ii
Jewett, John Dennis.
"a still small voice" is heard in tn
bad lands, saying: