Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-08-08
THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTIONS
Meade county's Contingent Carry
Of the Cake.
BULLocKfs BLurrEas BoLr.

BULLocKss BUFFERS BOLT.
| The republicans Of this county, accord
ing TO call OF the central committee, met
Saturday afternoon in the court house at
Deadwood, in regular convention, to
elect delegates to the territorial couven-
ton at Watertown, where viii be named
The next delegate TO congress.
All who had taken the trouble TO in
tquire were aware that red-hot time was
TO be had, but no one unless it was the
Bullock faction had any idea such tur-
fbulent times were on the tapis Before
o'clock, the hour get for converting, the
court room was crowded with delegates
and interested spectators. About 100
A. w. HASTE Of Deadwood, who had
presided temporarily at the last meeting
of the central committee, entered and
took seat on the bench for the express
purpose of calling the convention to or
der and running things to suit his boss,
MIR. Bullock, who had given him his in
structions, regardless OF the presence of
w. W. Smithson, the permanent and
regularly elected chairman Of the Gen.
trial committee. About the same time
Mr.. Smithson entered and took his seat
alongside HASTE. At five minutes Of
two Mr.. HASTE jumped to his feet and
started to call the convention to order.
Mr.. Smithson Immediately arose, call
ed the convention and Hastie-t to order,
read the call and awaited nominations
for temporary officers. Colonel Parker
nominated DR.. J. A. Harding as temper
| airy chairman and he was elected. L. P.
Jenkins was elected temporary secretary.
The chairman appointed the following
committees
Credentials w Rouse, J D Patton,
G Mathieson, g @ Grimm, G Price,
William Gable, Max Hoehn.
Resolutions G c Moody, James Watt,
Weston Peake, Kirk Phillips, Robert
Holgate.
Permanent organization-W Ell Park
er, Robert Graham, ] L Denman, E T
Marshall, John Gray, G L Ward, FL A
Carpenter.
To select delegates to Watertown-
Samuel Roy, F J Washabaugh, F NJ
Rood,.W N Treweek, G G Grimm, Vic
tor Dorne, John Mowett, w Fl Parker,
o w Jewett.
After retiring few inmates the sew
eral committees reported as follows:
Permanent organization Recommend
ed temporary organization as perman-
emit. Adopted.
Credentials Reported forty-two duly
accredited delegates and proxies present
Resolutions-JuAge Moody reported
the following:
Resolved, BY the republicans of Law
renee county in convention assembled,
that we endorse with cordiality and graf
itude tho platform Of the national repub-
lican convention held in Chicago in the
month Of June last, and we fervently
hope for the sake of the nation, and es-
pecially Cor the welfare OF Dakota, and
confidently believe that the nominees
thereat will be triumphantly elected.
Adopted amidst great applause and
enthusiasm.
Delegates to Watertown- The follow
ing names we're selected: G G Moody,
w Ell Parker. j A Harding, D Corson,
T Washabaugh, William Whealen,
George Beemer, L P Jenkins, F M Allen.
W E Smead, George Wadge, Fl McKen-
ma, J w freeman, G Weldon, L W Val
entine, f M Rood, j 7 Potter, FL A Car
penter, e 7 Marshall, c G Grimm, Vic
tor Dorne. Unanimously elected.
At the conclusion and adoption of the
reports the convention adjourned.