The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-10-19
TnoS. MARCH, Oelrichs.
w. H. ASDEHsoN, Duck CREEK.
.'onN ALklEE. SAND CREEK.
j. LAssAlp. iIor sspElNGs.
County Republican Convention.

The convention which met on Tues
day the 10th, for the purpose of placing
in nomination Il county republican
ticket, passed off with that harmo-
NY which usually follows such delibera-
tions in the party. with the exception
of the district convention at Sturgis. it
was not rins-ruled. There was no
combination to mar the cerenity of the
occasion, and but i'll two instances were
there more than one ballot to secnrc a
nomination. Although the woods We're
full of candidates vet we believe the
universal feeling Is that no better choice
could have been made either III the Sc
lection of the men or the distribution
of the varioas Offices.
One or two things that did not meet
the views of parliamentarians, was the
deviation, in one or two instances. from
the rules adopted by the convention.
For instance. in the informal ballot til
ken n.or candi atcS for district attor-
ney. in which $. Il. Wilson received a
majority, IL motion was made TO declare
MIR. Wilson The choice of the conven-
tion. which by the rules of the conyen-
tion was strictly out of order. The
rules adopted were. that where two
or more candidates were in nomination
an informal ballot should lie taken :
The blunder. il blundcr it was. need
not have occurred, if some of the SMART
Alecks had not been so pccipitate, they
could have. perhaps arrived at the same
results and made a more harmonious
feeling. This blunder occurred twice
during the convention. only reversed
in the case of o. Y, l'rarey and \. Adj
ans. candidates for treasurer. We
hope though. that these deviatlons are
so trivial that no one will give it a
thought. Take 1t all in all. we believe
the ticket that we place a. the head of
our columns this week will give entire
satisfaction.
The first nomination in he order of
busines was Register of Deeds and out
} of the three candidates it was hard
to choose, all being popular and capa
bic men. But the ballot selected John
NJ. Hcnton of Cheyenne river as the
lucky man and no better choice
could be made. Mr.. Henton has beer
citizen of Fall River County nearl,
since its organization as a farmer, wa:
IL pioneer in early days among the golc
fields in the Hills as a prospector ant
like a host of others, was treated shyly
by the tickle goddess fortune, and final
ly forsooll that enterprise and retire.
to the fertile banks of the Cheyenne tt
engage i'll the rural employment o
cultivating the soil. MIR. Henton vii
make splendid officer. and if elected
upon which result we have not tin
shadow of doubt, he will retire from
the Office at the expiration of his term
with honor and the admiration of tn
people.
The next favored candidate to recciv
the honors of the convention, was Set
Clifford, of Oelrichs, and he certainl
must have been general favorite t
> out-strip the splendid array of materia
that stood confronting him. MIR. Gran
and Mr.. Firestone, both champion
worthy of the foemans steel. without
blemiSh, true. honorable to the heart
- core and both blessed with a host Of az
miring friends.
y Then coming down the line in rcgr
;, lar order the link catches at the distri,
D. attorney post, and the nominations al
* promptly made in the persons of S.
Wilson and NJ. J.. Kanable which tel
ay minated on the first ballot of which W
J. we made mention at the first. The s.
lection was enormously portrayed frol
OF the jump. that Mr.. Wilson was the poi
Of ular choice of the convention. Wei
al al it is certainly no false statement
make. that the convention acted wis
8. ly in the selection Of Il man in this mo
important position. 1t is an Office ,h
requires legal ability of 10 small pr
portions as is evidenced by the recoile
tion Of the administration now dra,
ing to IL close. Mr.. Wilson has &C
tainly proved beyond the shadow of
doubt since his advent here, that he
qualified for the position he is nomin
w. ted for, and we predict, that the Off
I'D will be filed and conducted. If electe
~ Isr with honor to himself and entire sat
,s, fation TO the county.
en- The nomination for Treasurer {,
upon A. Adams, of Duck Creek, a &c
;. tlcnan venerable in years and farm,