Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-22
SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.

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Proceedings of the Convention at
Parker by Which \ Republic N
Ticket was Nominated.
Hurley Herald: The republican con
7ention of the second legislative dis
;rict to nominate candidates for she
legislature, met at Parker, Tuesday las,
and adopted the ~'slate" prepared by t 20
oosses of this district.
CONVEX called to order by B. s..
Williams of 9anktoD, chairman of dis
committee.
A. w. Howard of Yankton county was
temporary chairman, and Ed.
Z ndetsOn OF hutchinson county. tenn
oyaIy secretary.
On motion q committee IN creden-
1 ais, consisting of three from each coun.
ty, was appointed by the chair, as fol-
lows:
Yankton connty-N. Edmunds, +. D.
Wyman and ID. l.. Etter.
Hutchinson county,. p, Swsntou.
W. =. Reeves and w, Ell Chamberlain.
Turner county,. P. Ward, q. "a.
Withee and John Turnbull.
The chairman showed his first list of
'lilrnsr county members to Mr.. Hackett
(pIoxy for V. 2. ThIslman) when one
aame was erased and one the above
substituted.
A committee on permanent organize
ton was appointed, consisting OF T. F.
Marshall OF Yankton, O. j. Branch OF
Turner.
Adjourned for dinner.
After recess the report of the commit.
tee on credentials wa received and
adopted. showing no contests.
Committee on permanent organ: alton
recommended that the temporary off.
.ers be declared the permanent officers
Carried.
Mr.. Anderson asked to be excused
from acting as secretary. The conven.
ton then authorized him to appoint an
assistant should he SO desire,
Mr.. Langan asked for a half hour re-
cess to try and adjust the Turner county
difficulty, Supported by Newton Ed
munds and opposed by the "~slats"
m~aripllators. Recess refused.
On motion of F. D.. Wyman of Yank-
ton county, r. G. Smith was nominated
by reclamation for member of the
council.
F.. A. Morris Of Hutchinson county.
was nominated by acclaliation for mem.
Der of the house.
MIR. Lsngan placed in nomination for
member of the house s. N. Monk of
turner county. Seconded BY 0. 9.
Stuart.
y. b, Valentine placed in nomination
j. z. Ward. Seconded by O. f. hackett.
Moved by e. Ell. Withee that vote be
taken by ballot. Opposed by n. Lam
gan. Motion carried.
An informal ballot was taken which
resulted:
J.P. 81
s.. N. Monk. 8
ZOE Alien ]
u. b. Valentine 8
Informal ballot declared the formal
ballot.
There being one more member of the
house to elect. after considerable spar.
ing as to which county was entitled to
the odd number, j. p. Ward placed in
nomination O. b. Valentine, J. FL. Swan.
ton, Jacob Schnaidt, M. T. Reeves, o
Buechler. An informal ballot was taker
which resulted as follows:
O. b. Valentine
Jacob II
u. Bnechler... 4
i. NJ. buchanan -. ...... ...
Moved by T. B. Marshall, of Yanktor
county that this be declared q formal
ballot.
Moved by MI. ----o of Rutchln,
son county to amend by declaring a
u. Van Osdel of Yankton the choice oil
the convention.
A motion . % proceed to a formal bal
lot finally prevailed as follows:
1
Van
valentine. ........ ....... {
/, There being no choice a second ballot
was taken:
Van .Osdel.. .......... .......Ia
Valentine !
MIR. Van Osdel positively refused to
allow his name to be used further, and
Mr.. Schnaidt was nominated by accla,
nation.
SD. HarmelIng wal then nominated
ns Turner connty's member of the dis.
triot committee, bat refused the offer oil
this p soc of tafy to the voters of the
northwest portion of Turner county,
who had been sold out to the .'bogue
bonus ring"
Each county was then asked to present
the name OF a member of q d1strlet com
mittee. which they did as follows:
Yankion o., A. L. VanOsdel; Hutch
inson Co., Frank Hosmer; Turner Co.,
o. O. Stuart.
MI. Edmunds OF Yankton coun J then
addressed the convention, pledgii . the
ticket the hearty support of the repub-
lican party of this comfy.
Mr.. Anderson stated that he repre-
sented q majority in Hutchinson coun-
ty, and that they would not support Mr..
Schnaidt, and that .hsre was far from
being harm ony in that county.
Mr.. Langan stated that the same feel
ing existed in Turner county, and init
mated that the voters did not propose to
quietly submit to the dictation of those
who had deceived them and secured
their votes By means OF q BOGUS
BONUS.
Convention adjourned.
To School, Officers.