Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-10-23
THE GREAT DAY.
Gathering Of the Repub-
lican Clans.
The Work Of Nominating A Republl-
can County Ticket

THE RESULT OF THE CONVENTION.
The long talked Of, much thought Of,
and still more dreamed Of day, at last ar
rived, and under circumstances which |
could not hava been more suspicious for |
the lucky candidates. The day !
was in every particular such as Daketa
only can get up, and insured large turn
ont OF delegates and spectators to partic-
ipate in and witness the offering Of some
of the too man lambs that had been
driven" by their many friends to the
sacrifice,
At an early hour the delegates began to
arrive from all over the county, ana u DIS
interested person, if he could have been
found would have supposed that Miller
and Hand county con sisted entirely OF
politicians who had the button holing act
down fine. Small knots OF men could be
seen in every direction in very earnest con-
versatien, pulling the wires for t-eir fa-
vorites But one very interesting lecture.
and one alone, in this caucLsing, namely:
that not single candidate for any office
knew his strength. although some OF them
as usual had more than enough solid"
At the appointed time the large crowd
gathered at the court house, ard found
that only about two thirds of then could
crowd in.
The convention was called to order by
| C. E. Cort. chairman county centri.l COM
mittee, and A. E. Curtis. Of lll-66 chosen
temporary chairman, with - Porter as
secretary The chairman appointed the
following committee on credentials: j. ID.
Baldwin, C. McKutchsn, J. n. Temple
man, J. Hunter and w. DOan.
On motion . committee OF like number
on permanent organization was appointed
one from esch range. ~ follows: 20, Dr.
wood. 90, +. Hubbard, 6S, @. w. Living
ston. 67, r. IA. Collins. 6s =. T. HES.
/ a comialttee of Ave. one FROM caci
range was appointed on resolutions, q
follows: range 66 J. S. Schenck, 81, P. I
Sheldon, 6s, w. H. Kephart. 60, Dsnie
Harvard, 10, F. Travis
Convention adjourned for dinner unit
1907 IL
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
Report of committee on credentials al
townships with full representation, adop
ted. The report showed u delegates.
The committee on permanent crSaniz2
ton made temporary orsaniz,tian perna
nent with NJ. Ensign additions! sccreisl
Committee on resolutions report q
follows:
Resolved, by the delegates OF tho. Re
publlcans OF Hand county in concentio
assembled, that they stand by the nation
al platform adopted at Chieago; III fave
of division aud admission; endorse 0.
D Clifford as candidate for Congress-; depre
cate any change in the boundary lines {
Hand county; favor tie taxation OF rail
road property on equal basis with othe
: property.
3 To this was attached a resolution hand
: cd in bv a gentleman from 1910 whlc
was in effect:
Whereas, inasmuoi, as We favor the idt
Of the Office seeking the man and not II
man the office, and inasmuch az there al
at present dozen aspirants Tor each ofit
: therefore be it
, Resolved, that 80 far as possible we
the Office with non aspiring men.
Resolutions adopted.
> Moved to proceed to the nomination
, officers in order designated oy call.
Nominees for Register, G. Il. Weeks.
= s. Willitts, A. G. Summers, @. 4. Whee
ock, ]. F. Martin. s. S. Keeler.
Moved that each township be called y
/, number and its chairman announce II
vote. Motion carried.