Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-17
ProeNedtnHs Of Repubiicali County
Convention.
Elk Point, Oct. IL, 1883.

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I Pursuant to call, the republican
convention for Union county met At
the court house in Elk Point. The
call having been read by the chair
man Of the central committee who
reported TO the convention that there
were no contests from any Of the
townships. On motion Hon. Ira
Ellis was chosen temporary chair
man and N. A. Kirk secretary.
On motion the following persons
were declared entitled to seats in
this convention:
Big SroUx-Jas. G. Merrill and
Louis Shiney (proxy to j. G. Mer-
/ rill.)
| JEFFERsoN-Jerry Gibson and
VIM. Lancaster.
CIvn. BEND-Charles Tucker, Ly-
Man futile and Jas. Smith.
Elk PoINT-J. NJ. Talcott, L. G..
| Mead, VIM. Slaughter, G. c. Blair,
John Coverdale, Chas. Garfield, Ole
Holden, j. ~. Nandeveer and r.
| Carter.
BRuLE- n. A. Kirk, VIM. Fields,
VIM. Tillotson, P. C. Melum, Ole
Gunderson, ST., liver Guam, James
Olson and Sam. Dahl.
SpINK-Andrew Lewis, John Lar
con, Ole Christensen, Chas. Reams
and John Z. Peterson.
Sioux VALLEY-Henrv Cakes, d.
K. Bennett, S. d. Hall, Gust John
son, Oscar Lawson and Carl Nelson.
V1RGINlA-John Finne, W. III.
Gosline, Joseph Carroll, G. A. Eric
son, e. w. Ericsson, (proxy to G. A.
Ericson) and A. G. johnson.
PRAIR1E-C. W. Dean, J. e.
Bchnke, J. P. Davis, Ira Ellis, Jas.
Fitzgerald, Fl. P. Hoard and John
Steadman.
On motion, committee Of three
was appointed consisting of Dr.L.C.
Mead, Jas. Fitzgerald and Jno. Finne
as tellers.
Motion to proceed to nominate
candidates in the order in which |
they were published in the call.
Carried.
On motion, J. w. Ellis was NOM
mated for register of deeds by accla-
nation.
Motion to proceed by ballot for
treasurer. Alonzo Hasson, c. III.
Williams and Jerome Mangan were
placed in nomination.
Moved and carried that the dele
gates present cast the full vote of the
townships.
The following is the result Of the
ballot:
..... Observation-Disclosures.
w llilamS ....................... .l3
ianSan... .................'.. ...........It
There being no choice, the chair
directed the convention to prepare
to ballot for treasurer.
SECOND BALLOT.
.s'geoii :. :. :. . :.
w illinms, ....................... ~
Mangan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. |
THIRD BALLOT.
No choice.
FOURTH BALLOT.
i1asson OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ill
80
On motion, G. III. Williams was
made the unanimous choice of the
by reclamation.
Motion to proceed by formal bal
lot for nomination of sheriff.
Alison Bovee and A. Anderson being
placed in nomination to be balloted
upon. The vote resulted as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Anderson. IA
Alison Bovee.. ..........................14
Chairman declares Andrew An
lerson duly nominated. On mo-
ion the nomination of Andrew
Anderson was made unanimous.
Chair directed the ballot spread
for nomination Of district attorney.
The following is the result of the
first ballot:
]. A. Wallace.
Ira l.. Nichols
The nomination of Ira l.. Nichols
was made unanimous.
LIST ballot for probate Judge:
A. ID. Keller. ...........................11
Oscar Larson ..........................15
N. A. Kirk ............................12
i. w. Smith. .................. e
SECOND BALLOT.
A. d. Keller. ...................s.....11 I
Oscar larson .................17 I
N. A. Kirk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.