Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-10-18
E.mocratic County Convention.

The above convention was held in the
court house on last Tuesday, being call.
ed to order by f. III. Flynn who read
the call for the gathering.
On motion of J. Horigan d. w. Flick
was elected temporary chairman.
On motion of L. H. Flynn +. j. Rut.
kowski was elected temporary secre.
try.
On motion Off. H. Flynn the chair
appointed committee of three on ere.
dentials and order of business.
The chairman appointed as such com
mittee Messrs. Flynn, Jefford and
Horigan.
On motion Of J. T. Code the chairman
appointed committee of three an per-
manent organization as follows:
Messrs. Code, Drew and Flynn.
The committee retired for about five
minutes and returning reported as fol-
lows:
The committee on credentials report
ed as delegates Untitled to seats i'm the
convention, d. w. Flick, II. f. Drew, j.
L. Code, J. Horigan, +. III. Flynn, Ed
Getford, and Frank j. Rutkowski, all of
Custer, which was adopted.
The committee on permanent organ
| ization reported in favor Of making the
temporary organization permanent
| Adopted.
ID. w. Flick on taking the chair
thanked the convention for the honor
and said: while the convention is
numerically small it is nevertheless an
important body and has an important
duty to perform, in placing good men
on the ticket, and if this is properly
done we will to-day nominate candidates
who will be elected at the coming
November election"
On motion of Z. III. Flynn it was
decided that all voting be done by
ballot.
Nominations were then proceeded
with as follows:
For commissioner 2nd district for 3
years, Z. II. Flynn placed in nomina-
ton J. z. burst. No other nominations
being made a bolot was taken resulting
in votes out Of for J. p Dnrst. who
was declared the nominee.
For commissioner 3rd dist. for year
by request of the residents of that dis
trict, Wm. Nevins, the no,uinee on the
| republican ticket was indorsed by the
convention.
For Register Of Deeds, F. J. Rut-
kowski was placed in nomination by
Code and Il ballot taken which gave that
gentleman 6 votes and he was declared
the nomiIce
For County Treasurer. II. f. Drew
placed in nomination 4. I. Van Devort,
and IL ballot was taken which gave him
the full vote Of the convention, 7, he
was also declared the nominee.
For District ATTORNEY, B. r. Wood
was placed in nomination by III. +.
Drew. Wood received the full vote of
the convention and was declared the
nominee.
For Clerk Of the District court, VIM.
White was nominated by j. Horigan
and votes made him the nominee.
For Probate Judge, w. j. Thornby
was named by Ed JefTord, and a full
vote gave him the nomination.
For Sheriff, j. 7. Code was named by
j. Horigan and votes made him the
choice of the convention.
For Coroner, c. w. Hitchcock was
placed in nomination, the rules sus-
pended and he was made the choice by
acclamation.
For Assessor, Abe Baker was nominal
ed and chosen by acclamation.
The rules being permanently sus-
pended the balance of the ticket was
nominated by ac,lamation as follows:
Supt. of Schools, j. B. Dickover, the
nominee on the republican ticket was
indorsed.
County surveyor was passed.
For Justice Of the Peace Custer City.
J. NJ. Lewis.
Battle River, S. c. Grass.
Buffalo Gap, Geo Gage.
For Constable; Custer City. Jas. Scott;
Battle River, Jas. Gordon f; Buffalo Gap,
John Raynard.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following was made the central
committee for the next two years with
D. w. Flick as chairman:
d. w. Flick, S. NJ. Booth, j. Horigan,
Custer; Dave Pushor, Battle River );
Reynolds, Buffalo Gap; J. L. Rider, Four
Mile; A. j. Robertson, S & G ranch !;
John Palmer, Hayward; Geo. Palmer,
Battle Valley Aver, French creek.
The convention then adjourned and
smoked at the expense of the leading
candidates.
Sturgis Record, 5: John r. Wilson
has been nominated for congress on the