Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-20
Proceedings Republican Osunty Cenysa.
Elk PorNr, Oct, 10, 1885.

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met at the Court House pursuant TO
call.
Emory Morris. Esq, of Elk Point,
was elected temporary chairman and
c. w. Finn, Of Virginia township,
chosen temporary secretary.
It was moved and carried that
committee of five be appointed by |
the chair on credentials, and the fol.
lowing were appointed:
N. A. Kirk, of Rrule, F. w. Smy-
the, OF Elk Point, ]. 8. Green, Of
Virginia, ]. c, Sinclair of Prairie, and
Duncan Ross, of Sioux Valley.
The committee retired to leliber-
ate and upon returning submitted
the following report, through their
chairman N. A. Kirk:
We your committee on credentials
respectfully report the following per-
sons entitled to seats in this conven-
ton, viz:
Big Sioux-Louis Shiney, S. S.
Adams.
Jefferson Jerry Gibson, w. H.
Lancaster.
Civil Bend-John Tucker, David
Walters, L. Tuttle.
Elk Point o. E. Anderson, H. A.
Franklin, Il. g. Joy, F. w. Smythe,
Hance Murphey, Joseph Lee, Emory
Morris, w. J. Comfy.
Brule- Samuel Dahl, Ole Gunder-
son, ST., X. Paulson. A. Anderson,
N. A. Kirk, VIM. Tillotson, VIM.
Fields, Swan Peterson.
Sphinx A. P. Asbjeld, Ole L.
Quaale, M. ]. Lehne, M. Moles, An
drew Solem.
Sioux Valley-Duncan Ross, NJ.
V. Seamons, John NJ. Peterson, Carl
Nelson, Adam Scott, John Selberg.
Prarie-Edward johnson. James
Fitzgerald, j. e. Sinclair, Louis NJ.
Behnke.
Virginia.. S. Greene. w. Finn,
w. AIKEN, A. C. Laird, S. D. McUm-
Der, w. Miller.
N. A. KIRK,
Chairman,
Oct. 10, $50.
1t was moved and carried that the
report of the committee ON creden-
tials be received and adopted and
the committee discharged. Moved
and carried that the temporary Or
ganization be made permanent.
A motion to adjourned for fifteen
minutes was lost.
On motion the chair appointed 8.
8. Adams,of Big Sioux and Edward
johnson, Prairie, as tellers.
1t was moved and carried that the
convention proceed to ballot for q
candidate for Register of Deeds.
On motion w. J. Comfy, of Elk
Point was elected assistant secretary.
After several motions az to whether
the ballot should be formal or infor-
NAL and as to the manner OF taking
the ballot, it was finally decided
that the FIRST ballot should be infor-
NAL and the secretary should call the
roll ofdelegates and as each name was
called the delegate should come for
ward and deposit his ballot with the
tellers.
The informal ballot resulted as
follows:
J. w. Ellis. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
A. Hasson,. .................... 10
Scattering. 2
1sT FORMAL BALLOT.
J. w. Ellis. 26
A. HassOn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
/ Mr.. Ellis was declared the choice
Of the convention for Register Of
Deeds.
A motion 10 proceed to ballot for
sheriff was lost, the convention de-
Gliding to proceed with the nomina-
tions in the order as laid down in
the call and Treasurer came next.
1sT FORMAL BALLOT.
A. @. Ringsrud.. ............... Is
Wilson Miller. ...................... is
MIR. Ringsrud was declared the
NOMINEES Of the convention for treas
urer.
I. The convention proceeded to bal
lot for sheriff, fiPst ballot being in
formal.
1sr FuRMAE BALLOT.
Alison Bovee. ....................... 81
James FITZGERALD ................... 6
Henry Oakes...................... 8
s. B. Fox. Observation-Disclosures. /
On motion Mr.. Bovees nomina-
tion was made unanimous.
A candidate for tho Office Of Pro
bate Judge was next balloted for.