Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-19
YANKTON DEMOCRATS.
Their County Convention
Held atethe Court House
To-Day.
Nomination of a Full Ticket After
the Usual Organization
Proceedings.
JAILED TO ORDER.


The Yankton county democratic dele
gate convention convened at the courI
house this forenoon and Was called tt
order by James Kingsbury, chairman Of
the county committee. Mr.. Kingsbury
stated that the convention had assem-
bled to nominate a county ticket 10 be
voted upon on the Sd of November. HI
hoped its proceedings would be harmoni
GUS and that the convention would
create a ticket which would be successful.
at the polls. Mr.. Kingsbury read the
convention call.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
On motion of James Donahue, j. FL
Moulton was chosen temporary chair
man.
On motion of Z. NJ. O'Brlen, Judge
Read was made temporary secretary.
COMMITTEES.
Paul aamann moved that o commit.
tee OF five ON credentials be appointed
Adopted and Paul Hamann, George
Brown, Charles Stanage, Robert O'Neil
and John Noonan were appointed.
e. NJ. O'Brien moved the a%ppointmen,
Of a committee OF FIVE an permanent orr
ganization. Adopted and E M O'Brien
Patrick Brennan. Chris Thompson
John Stanage and w j Snyder were APP
pointed as such committee.
John Noonan moved the appointment
of q committee of three on resolutions
Adopted and John Noonan, Ohrit
Hamiester and j. O. Norman were ap.
pointed as such committee.
sPEEcE WANTED.
James Grove called for q speech from
Colonel Hughes East. The colonel, who
was present in the audience, rose anG
said he was not a delegate, but simply
locker on who had come to gaze upor
the faces of the democrats of Yanktor
county. He could NOT attempt to maxi
a speech. 1t would be highly imprope;
for one designated by the opposition a
a carpet Dagger to attempt to tell thu
members of the convention what wa
their duty in politics.
RECESS.
On motion O recess was taken unit
80 O'Clock p. M,
After Recess.
Convention r~eassembled at 1:30 AM
the first business was the following re
L ~ ..- - -.'-
port OF the committee on
;, CREDENTIALS:
), Your committee on credentials re
port the following deiega ties entitle
to seats in the democratic county con
vention:
LIST precinct-John Stanage. To cas-
full vote.
2nd precinot--C FL Van Epps, Rob
SchneldersS
Srd precinct-Robt O'Neill, WI
Hickey, Jas Noonan.
, 4th precinct-not represented.
9th precinct-Thos Fshey.
, 9th precinct-A Doyle, Pat Walsh, !
i Foley.
l 7th p%reclnct--C Stanage, P McGillic]
Sth precinct--Not represented.
! 9th precinct-Thos Limpo, Jos Koch
8 J Preston.
| 10th precinct-J W Schneider, Sill!
: Burton.
18th precinct--Not represented.
0 18th precinct-B MoNichol, j
Wood.
: 18th precinct NJ Moulton, Paul
3 Hamann, G B Hoffman, D. Gilliland
14th pricinct-John Noonan, @
0 Thompson, ] q Norman, Geo Brow
P Brennan, w L Read, O Hamiester,
Il Balmat, ID Donaldson, James Grow
Z M O'Brien, III A Scnorgge.
The report of the committee on Q,
dentials was adopted, on motion
James Noonan.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The committee on permanent organ
cation reported q recommendation th
:, the temporary organization be continu
: as the permanent organization. The
port was adopted.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The convention proceeded to the no
:" NATION of county commissioners for t
:. first and fifth districts,
On motion of James Noonan, Jan
WEIGH was nominated by acclamati
: for the first district. j W Snyder '
u nominated for the fifth district by acc
nation.
~ REeIsTERsoF DEEDS.
r.. w Read presented the name
nd Christian Hameister for candidate
W register of deeds and he was nomlna
by reclamation.
ne ooUNTY cLERK.
Ier Paul Hamann presented the name
no James Kingshury for candidate
1. county clerk and he was nominated
lor exclamation.
'Nl COUNTY TREASURER.
me The nomination of county treast
IL was passed.
SHERIFF.
,ed Patrick Brennan was nominated
sheriff by reclamation.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Paul Hamann presented the name
DIR. James Roane and Robert Snyder
ing scented the name OF q III O'BrIen
superintendent of schools.
Preparations were made to ballot
this nomination and James Grove
George Brown were appointed tel
NJ O'Brien rose and withdrew
nan,a and mova5 III a Examination nj