Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-09
REPUBLICAN

i tnA COUNTY, ami DDnkltIRFIIlH HE SltNlALtO
at lis opening. one-of the finest illustr,
tions Of the u.r,ytajntv Of politi,s "
ever witnessed.
On Tuesday eyeriny most Of the del,
gates had arrived and the work Of rccor
c,liny tho diverse interests e,mmcneet
IL early became evident that the hottie,
contest would be for Register anil Trea /,
urcr-for the former office there bein
some seven or eight e~apd.dates. anc /
l.tter two with the strong and %int,uents
men of the convention about e1ually al
yided. each earnestly working for IN
success of his candidate.
Considerable was done ON Tuesda,
evening in the way Of pron,sitions e,
consideration. but il Was not till nearl,
moan ON e,,...n,ion d,y that tho vsr;on
elements began 10 clristalize on the I.ec
listers office. the great bone Of es,ntentioi
and from that time apid progress wa
made, Mt . o,cLrk. when the convention
assembled. the fight had narrowed dow,
TO Mr.. Sharretts, OF Bristol. and Mr.. Geo
7. Sperry. of Britton. with the odds /,
favor of the rritton candidate.
The convention met NJ . O'Clock nre
cisely and was called 10 order by O A
James. Of Waubay. chairman of The corn
ty central committee.
Can't. ] +. Over. of the Britton "pa,
Light" was chosen tempouary chairman
and on taking his scat thanked the con
We. ,tion for the honor conferred and mad,
a few permanent remarks on the n~eeessi
10 Of u,,inn and h.rnony ,ybich v,r,
fayorsbly received and heartily .pcored
Iol lewis III w.l.,ar ,y,s chosen soc
retary and broavht dowp Tho honse by
telling the bovs no coplInt mnke a sneccl,
but thanked them lust as mn.b ma IL Il,
could.
On mo,ion the chair anno:n,eJ a com.
mittee ON p~erran.pt ORGANIZATION com.
prising th,. t~olloviny y,,tl.m.n. ! +
Harris If w,.bs,er Tho. pr;yI,am u
wauhar N y t,o,n iort ~ Rlne Lake
W. X. brown. of Pleasant VALLEY ~ A
TownsenJ of E-.,,uinytan
On credentials. Geo Z. Pfool Of Whit.
NJ = Evans of Rristol {; W Chase ID
Wayerly. W. p. Strock. IL Raretnn. y. A
Cooper. Of Lowell.
The committee, retired bu, in conse.
ouence of a contes. over n doubie delepa.
ton from Andover consumed about mr.
Iour IN making ont the lis. a0er wLi.l,
the oomnittee made the f,llow,py r,.rort
Blue Lake . 4 4 Cou,s,r, rranl
Peterson.
Webster & w Small q A Cbi,son ]
l. liars. Col Lewis. Frank Bowen.
Br,stol 4. I Tnot,s,,n. NJ r Evans /
Br,kaw
Lynn. .. no e~re,len,i Il claims n~rcsente,
Rareton. p g Moore. W II struck.
Victor. 2. w T Jacknan. D,,sd l,avi,
wanbay. :. 'Thos. Brigham. OK Jane.
Scotland, 2, N Aekies, A Emery.
An.ioyer, 3, Geo Bryant, 4 VI Bivelou
@ F Anderson.
Pennington. 8. entitled 10 3 votes. com
mittee recommend first 4. " Town
send. ] z Leaylt,. w A Huest.d @
| Henry.
White. q q = Flood. NJ 2 De gl,ouo. q
cast vot,.s of towpsbin.
Xorwieh 4 Geo West "A Tuc1. 8 \
| spence, "a cast full vote az townsbi,s.
,U.L,.n . .;,Lo, asaaa,,i.l. -,
' = "" ..N-e' 'o"'
nilttee recommend N" hickman 10 cas
vote Of township, no cattris.
Wayerly, 2, ) King, q " Chase.
G%reenville, 2. Joseph Gruba. Andres
sandyig.
PHEASANT Valley, 2, W II Brown, A Sliei
IN.
Miller, 3, NJ Vincent, Harry Plaisted
j T. Dyer.
Union. ., Dubois Bcyier, Blue + Wan
West.
Lowell, 2, Jay King. 4 A Cooper.
Homer, 2, J u knight, ] w I.u. scomb
ii X Larson is present from Lynn town
ship without credentials and asks th'
| committee on credentials TO
that he he admitted 10 represent lis town
We the urde rsigncd committee ON ere
dentials have examined claims presente,
by delegates from the different township
aud recommend the above rs entitled :,
seats la the convention.
GRo. 4. FLooD, Chairman.
Il. a; SoorER, sec.
MIA
~ a.s.S~
nj. II. EyAgs.
Number entitled 10 seats ...............5
Number OF VOTES present..............I
Number before con. asking s.ats......
Allowed.
The report, ON motion. was receive
and adopted AN read.
The committee ON permanent organ
xstion recommended that the t.mporar
organization be made permanent 81.
also recommended the following order
business:
j. Nomination county central commit
tee.
2. Nomination OF Constable.
:. Justice Of the Peace.
4. County Coroner.
q. County Attorney. :.
~ Shpt. Of schools.
aouaty Surveyor.
3. Register uf Deeds ana County ClerL