Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-08
DAKOTA

The selection of Chas. H. Price for the
council for the eleventh district suits
the democracy Of Hyde county, where
he resides.
A farmers Legislative ticket has been
nominated in the twentieth district
Roger Allen for the council and Donald
Stewart and HIM. Creel for the house.
The delegates sent to the fourth dis
trict republican convention were In
strueted for Melvin GriRsby for the
counsel and w. r. Buckholder for the
house.
Delegates from Brookings county to the
seventh district republican convention
were instructed to support g. A. Mat
thewa. member of the capital commits
siop, for the legislative council.
Sioux Falls Press: The democratic
platform adopted at the Aberdeen con-
vention neglects to mention one thing.
1t fails to: set forth whether baptism
should be administered by immersion,
sprinkling or pouring.
Brookinga county republicans nomin-
ated the following ticket: Register If
deeds, b. III. Lien; treasurer, VIM. Mich
olson; sheriff, i. Balgord, superintend-
ent of schools, O. Ell. Parker; county
attorney. J. o. Andrews; auditor, W. FL.
Cornell; probate Judge, D. r. 5weazey;
coroner, D. Jones; surveyor, J. A. Hege-
man.
Dawson county republicans nominal
ted q county ticket Wednesday, as
follows: Sheriff, o. o. Stanchfeld;
register OF deeds, r. z, Robinson;
treasurer, r. d. Prescott; district at.
torney, J.L Hannet; superintendent
OF schools, Henry Brass; probate Judge,
j. N. Grow. The fight tins faii is to be
on straight lines, and the republicans
are determined to wiz,
The Aberdeen Pioneer '.risea to remark
that its position on the division question
is sanctioned by the action Of the PEG.
pies representatives Of both parties
assembled in convention for the, purpose
OF expressing themselves on that point"
Published in a community violently ia.
vorable to admission as O whole for
revenue only the Pioneer has persistent
ly opposed the selfish cause of Aberdeen.
The democrats of the FIRST legislative
district nominated the following ticket:
Council, Thos. Wilson, Of Union county;
house, Jere, of Lincoln county, and
Benjamin Hanley, Clay county. The
following central committee was se-
lected; ]. r. Whiteside. OF CLAY, chair.
man; q. O.. D.. Hinkley, of Lincoln; Thos.
Grady, of Union. The legislative nomi-
nees are all farmers and are for admis-
sion as a whole and none of them will be
elected.
The Brown county republican CONVEX
tion met Wednesday and after a very
harmonious session selected the follow
ing candidates and adjourned: Treasur-
or, II. s. Williams; district attorney, g..
sheriff, James Il. Cherry;i
register. >. B. Root; auditor, 8. c..
Hedger; superintendent OF schools, o. j..
Macklin; Judge, j. r. Beede; coro-
ner, w. 8. Evans: surveyor, A. j..
commissioner, west district, A.
J. Fitzpatrick.
The Minnehaha county republican
convention Wednesday was a remarkably
lively affair. There we're eighty-six
delegates .in attendance and proxies
could not be purchased or obtained.
The session lasted from 2 p. M. till past
m%idnight. The county ticket nominated
Vas as follows; For treasurer. q. s.
Swanson; for register 81 deeds. N. Z.
fniiiips; for sheriff, William McFarland;
or district attorney. A. A. Polk; for
'adse Of probate. r. 9. Haakins; for