Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-10-02
Republican County Convention.

son. Ja mes Hartgering, j. l.. Scofield, i.
Avi,s, A. l.. Sprague, J. h. Cole, c. A.
| Wood, W. Nevin and K. Bower.
The convention adjourned for half
hour awaiting report Of committee on
credentials.
Convention again called to order and
committee on credentials reported the
following delegates present, and entitled
to seats in convention:
Clusters. II. Shankland, A. p. Smith
J. p. Thompson, George kimble, James
Clark.
Battle River-James Hartgering, G.
f. Terwiliger, III. j. Churchill, J
Hodges, A, l.. Fay.
French Creek-L. Ayres, j. Walker
J. Barnes, c. w. Snowden.
Hayward-J. S. scofeld, Cyrus Bel
knap.
-Four Mile--C. Smith. w. Nevin.
Point of Rocks--C. A. Wood, q. +.
Walling.
Battle Valley-R. Bower, II. y. Steele,
Bakervlle-C. Reder. J. II. Cole.
On motion. the temporary organiza-
| tion was made permanent
A motion by J. l.. ScofeId that the
convention adjourn to meet at Buffalo
Gap on the second day of October, was
lost by vote of IA to 10.
On motion, the rule Of taking an in
formal ballot on nominations was or
dered.
Nominations being declared i'm order
by the chair j. NJ. Daniels and j. F..
Street were nominated for commissioner
for first district A ballot was taken re-
sulting in l6 votes for Street and votes
for Daniels. Street was declared the
nominee.
j. +. Pitcher was nominated for
register of deeds, and there being no
other nominations, he was declared the
nominee by acciamation.
b. +. Porter and A. X. Smith were
nominated for sheriff, which, npon bal
loting resulted in IL votes for Porter
and for Smith. Porter was declared
the nominee for sheriff.
J. B. Dickover and S. N. Fitch were
nominated for treasurer. A ballot be-
ing taken resulted Dickover Is, Fitch 5.
Dickover was declared the nominee.
c. w. Hitchcock being placed in no.
mination for judge of probate, and no
other nomination being made, was de-
cared the nominee by acclamation,
w. II. Frye, NJ. w. Pangburn, and J.
5. White were placed in nomination for
district attorney, j. S. White withdraw
ing, ballot was taken resulting i'm l3
votes for FRYE, and 3 votes for Pang-
burn, scattering =, Frye was declared
the nominee.
A. X. Smith, G. f. Terwilliger and
Oscar Klein were nominated for as
SCISSOR, Teryilliger Withdrawing after
the third ballot, fourth ballot being
taken, resulting in a majority for Smith
who was declared the nominee.
James iartgering was nominated for
county surveyor, and there being no
other nominations, he was declared the
nominee by acclamation.
Willis +. Bower was nominated by
acclamation for county superintendent
of public instruction.
The nomination Of a commissioner
for the third district having been passed
in the regular order, Charles Holmes
was declared the nominee by acclama-
ton.
A motion here prevailed to pass the
nomination of commissioner for the
second district.
The following nominations were made
for justices and constables in the several
precincts named:
Custer-Justice passed. Constable,
James Scott.
French Creek-Justice, j. N. Nelson.
Constable, j. Johnson.
Battle River-Justice, A. w. Pool.
Constable, j. Rodgers.
Hayward--Justice, Horatio Smith.
Constable. II. Turpin.
Four Mile Justice, w. Nevin. Con :
stable, Chas. Smith.
Battle Valley--Justice, II. n. Street.
SOnslaDIe, -. DONeT.
The following delegates were elected
to represent Custer county in the re-
publican district convention at Rapid on
the 10Th day of October j. H. Scofield,
James Hartgering, George kimble, Geo.
Boland and j. NJ. Daniels.
A resolution introduced by J. l.. SEQ
field, limiting the number Of members
of the central committee to three, the
chairman of which to be 9 resident of
the county seat, with a subcommittee of
three additional members in each pre-
cinct, appointed by the committee, was
adopted.
The following central committee were
chosen: A. 2. Smith, chairman James
Hartgering, and J. q. Mead.
The following resolution. introduced
by James Hartgering, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates chosen
by this convention to represent Custer
county in the republican district con-
vention at Rapid on the 18th day of
October, 1886, be, and are hereby in
structed to use all honorable means to
secure the nomination Of Hon. John s.
White, Of Eiermosa, for member OF
! Honse of Representatives.
On motion, the convention adjourned