Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-24
YaNKToN COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Conclusion of saturdays Proceedings

Conclusion of Saturdays Proceedings
Candidates fog offices Nominated,
Saturdays democratic convention
held go late that we were uuable to
complete on that day the publication of
its proceedings. The folio wing is the
conclusion of the report of the conven-
ton:
The committee on permanent orRani-
zation reported recommending that the
temporary Organization become per-
m~anent, which was unanimously ad-
opted.
Moved ard seconded that the conven-
ton proceed to nominate candidates for
county Offices.
The first nomination in order was
a register of deeds. Wallace j. Bruce
and Christian Hamleste- were presented.
The vote was taken by ballot and NJ.
| Nolan and A, M. English were appoint
| ed %teilers. The first ballot resulted as
follows: Mr. Hamiester received twenty
nine votes and Mr.. Bruce received
twenty-seven votes. MIR. Hamiester,
having received a majority OF all the
votes cast, was declared the nominee Of
the convention and the nomination was
made unanimous.
The next nomination was for the office
of county auditor. E. M. O'Brien and
w. j. Bruce were presented to the con-
ventlon. CHARLES M. Ziebach's name
was also presented, but Charlie grace
fully decliued. The first ballot for
auditor resulted in too many votes being
caot and another ballot was taken upon
the second ballot. Mr.. Bruce received
t%wenty.six votes and Mr.. O'Brlen
twenty-four votes. Mr.. Bruce's nomi.
nation was made unanimous.
Patrick Brennan and MIR. Hickey were
named for sheriff and Mr.. Brennan was
nominated by thirty five votes against
MIR. Hickey nineteen. Mr.. Brennsn'e
nomination was made unanimous.
The names of O. 81. Bates, Frank
Schepperheyn, Charles WalIbaum. John
Becker and A. Nj. English were presented
for the position of county treasurer
MIR. Bates emphatically declined and the
vote upon she other names was taken
. After one ballot, there having been nc
choice, q motion nominating A. M
English by scclamstion carried.
| w. f. Eldredge was nominated fol
4 ,1dro ,F pvoLota nv oncIopoatinp
Otto PeemilIer, was made the candi'
date for county attorney, by the Bam'
method.
Or. Y. Sebiakin-Ro was nominated
for coroner.
The next nomination in order was tina
3 OF q candidate for the office of superin
tendent of schools. A motion was mad
that that place on the ticket be left va
cent end a fight ensued on the motor
The motion emanated from the Brennan
faction and an anti-Brennan man aros
: and objected, on the ground that tn
Brennsnites wanted to place Thos. 3
Dickson in the field at q later day. Th
s mutton to leave the place vacan
carried, after q division OF the house
Q The next nomination in order wa
d that of q candidate for county suryeyo,
0 O. FL. Bates was nominated, but he de
clined, and there being no one else
the democratic ranks who knows no
% to do surveying the place was left to b
filled.
A county assessor was next to b
u Nominated. Jemes McHafie was name
but declined. e. M. O'Brien was named
j., but declined. e. A. Bruce wss nance
but not being present he could not de
/, cline. Robert Schneider was name
and he did not want to decline and
vote was taken on Bruce aud Schpeide
Schneider won by a neck. Mr.. Bruc
o feels like thanking the convention IL
the honor conferred.
N For county justices of the peace Rot
&c ert O'Neill, John Stsnage, John Seine
der and George Brown were nominste'
a. John FOX, P. Q. Conway, J. M. WOOD
and silas Burton were nominated ft
constable.
Ia j. M. Woods was nominated for IL
!. office of county commissioner from 81
the third commissioners district.
a.. The following gentlemen were chose
~ as the county central committee of Il
- democratic party: M. j. Dolan, chat
man; Thomas Inch, VIM. Van Epp
~ J. M. WEIGH, A. Massey, P. King, Wr
GemmilI, VIM. Wsterhouse, John Gleio
II. M. Woods, James Kingsbury.
Democratic Remarks.
We The most earnest man in Saturday
n. convention was E. M. O'Brien, but
n. was unfortunately (for him) outnun
bered.
q Conrad Lsnge bears a great resen
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