Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-11
Their Biennial Convention At
Turner Hall To-Day.
Nomination of u County
Ticket and Election of
Legislative Dele
gates.
There was Perfect Harmony in
the Proceedings and Not
aSqueaI is Heard.

The Yankton county republican con.
vention met at Turner hall and was
called to order at eleven O'Clock this
forenoon by George w. K,ngsbury
chairman of the county republican com.
mittee, who announced the object OF the
convention and stated that the election
OF temporary Chairman was first in
order.
Ephriam Miner moved that Il. j.
Gamble be elected temporary chairman.
Adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Gamble, on taking the chair,
thanked the convention for the honor and
said he was ready to do whatever he
could to facilitate the business of the
convention.
Ephriam Miner moved that John o.
Aaseth he elected temporary secretary.
Motion unanimously adopted.
L. B. French moved that O committee
OF seven on credentials be appointed by
the chair. Adopted.
The following committee was ap.
pointed on credentials: l.. 3. French,
L. Howard, Ole Kjeldsetb, Fred Valen.
tine, Anton Peiffer, John Stafford, f. G.
Dudley.
Governor Pennington moved that the
chair appoint committee OF five on
resolutions.
Motion adopted and Governor Penning-
ton, G. A. Wetter, A. L. Van Osdel, Jens
Hoxing and Peter Engle appointed as
such committee.
DR.. Etter moved that committee OF
five on permanent organization be ap.
pointed by the char. Motion adopted
and DR.. d. F. Etter, W. F. Baada, Henry
Schafer, Emanuel Max and Andrew
Sleeve appointed as such committee.
On motion of Governor Pennington,
the convention took recess until one
o'clock p. m.
AFTER RECESS.
The convention reconvened at one
O'Clock p. m. and was called to order by
the temporary chairman.
The committee on credentials re.
ported the following as the names OF
persons entitled to seats and votes in the
convention:
FIRST PRECINCT.
John 0. Aaseth, A. L. Van Osdel, Liv.
ingston Howard, Newton Blodgett, X. s
Lee, Even Segard.
SECOND PRECINCT.
Wm. T. Van Osdel, James Hoxlng, Ed
johnson, VIM. Canty, H. Beers.
THIRD PRECINCT.
P. o. Olsen, o. johnson, A. Langstad
Ole kjelseth, ]. 0. Lawrence.
FOURTH PRECINCT.
Thor Anderson, liver Boe, Ellef Solem.
FIFTH PRECINCT.
0Charles Fahrenwald, Henry Fchren
valid, Henry Shafer.
SIXTH PRECINCT.
Elias Madole, Peter Engen, Bernard
Slowey.
SEVENTH PRECINCT.
Peter Huber, Theodore Momme, Philip
Bender, Fred Valentine. John Hauck
Joseph Miller, Philip Schenck.
EIGHTH PRECINCT.
Alexander Herman. Peter Liler, An
drew F. Stene, Michael Serr, Christian
Frier, Fritz Frank, Heinrich Welden
bach.
NINTH PRECINCT.
John Mudloff, Andreas Zerwonka
Frank Lenger.
TENTH PRECINCT.
Joseph Rothmayer, Mic Schurslight
Mic Barhus. Geo. Wagner, John Claisy
ELEVENTH PRECINCT.
Jacob Steir, Anton L. Peiffer, Martil
Jensen, John Pishek, George Tarbox.
TWELFTH PRECINCT.
r. j. Gamble, F. Photenhauer, E. 6
Smith, q. Richey, Emanuel Max, Johl
Sartori, Frank Withee, Warren Osborn
Christ. Steinbach. Fred Meth, Conra
Scherer, John Stafford.
THIRTEENTH PRECINCT.
J. L. Pennington, D. F. Eetter, B.
Williams, F. d. Wyman, John Becke
A. w. Howard, G.. A. Wetter, E. Miner
L. B. French, N. Morgan, E. @. Dudley
Ole Sampson, VIM. d. Russell.
Precinct No. 8, allowed three dele
gates, claimed the right to five votes.
On motion the report of the committe
on credentials was adopted as it stoot
leaving three votes only TO the mint
precinct.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The committee on permanent organ
cation reported recommendation tha
the temporary organization be the pei
manent organization. On motion tn
report was adopted.
J. o. Aaseth declined to act as seore
tary and, on motion of L. Howard,
Miner was chosen permanent secretary
NoMINArIoNs IN ORDER.
| E. G. Smith moved that the conven
tion proceed to ballot for county officer
and that the nominations be mads cor
secutively as they appear in the call {
the county committee. Adopted.
| The chair appointed A. w. Howar.
W.. I. VanOsdel aud Theodore Momn
as tellers.
COMMISSIONER.
On motion Of L. B. French, Zir