Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-08-14
PUBLICAN cAucusss.
Delegates Chosen from the CITY Pre-
circts to the s!ou1ty Convention.

Delegates EhoSeB from n CITY Pre-
ciacts to tae County Convention.
The republican csuouses 30 nleot dele
gates to the county convention OF next
Saturday were held to-day. The county
convention will elect delegates to the
Watertown congressional convention.
The result in the two city precincts are
given below.
THIRTEENTH PRECINCT
The thirteenth precinct caucus to elect
delegates to the republican county con-
vention on Saturday next occurred at
the armory at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The attendance was large, forty.one
votes being cast.
DR.. j. A. Potter was elected temper
airy chairman and Herman Ellerman
secretary. Upon q motion the cauous
p%receededto ballot for fourteen dele.
gates to the county convention. Upon the
first ballot forty-one votes were cast OF
which the following named men receiv-
ed t%wenty.one: f. schnauber, J. A.
Potter, M. P. Gilman. p. X Fsuik, O.
P. EdmuDds, Jacob Branch, J. A. Pier
son, Joseph Peir, John Max, s. Wepzlaff,
E. A. Odiorne, E. I. White. VIM.
Stearns and Warren Osborn.
The remaining twenty votes were cast
for the following named mem: Newton
Edmunds, J. A. Potter, Jacob Max, f.
%Schnauber, Joseph Pier, VIM. Blatt, f.
Withee, s. Wepzlaff, Jacob Branch, 81.
Ellerman, Jacob Ruber. Warren Osborn,
Phil K. Faulk and E. G. Smith.
The first named ticket baying received
a majority OF all the votes cast was de-
clared to be the delegation from the 18th
precinct to the county convention.
Upon a motion which prevailed the
delegates present as the county conven-
tion were instructed to cast the vote OF
the full delegation.
The caucus then adjourned.
FOURTEENTH PRECINCT.
The fourteenth precinct caucus OF
ganized ct the sruok house by the cleo
tion of George W. Ktngsbury chairman
and W. y. Bowen secretary.
On motion the cauous proceeded to
ballot for swenty-eight delegates to the
! county convention.
Messrs. Scougal, Livingston and How
ard were appointed %tellers.
The ballot resulted in the election OF
the following twenty-seven delegates,
| by a vote of rs to So:
J. O. McVay, E. e, Hudson, L. B
French, zina Kiohey, j.. P. Brennan, H
8. Gamble, A. W. Howard, Fl. F. Liv-
ingston, @. W. Kingsbury, John Brem-
ner, Peter Royem, Fred Kincei, W. B
Dean, G. W. Roberts, Geo. Baumann
| W. B. Valentine, a. J. Faux, B. s
Williams, Wade Burleigh, Ole Sampson
j. L. Pennington. Ohss. Yeatman, VIM
P. Dewey, D. MoOully, ]. n. Teller
Henry Wagner, Chas. Wallbaum.
The caucus then proceeded to bsllo'
for q twenty eighth delegate and Rober
j. Gamble was elected.
The ticket Which was defeated va
composed of the the following gentle
men:
Hugh j. Campbell, Geo. Il. Hand, II
B. Murphy, DR.. Joseph Ward, l.. ID
Purdy, E. Miner. W. 8. Bowen, DIR. ID
f. Ester. VIM. Fl. MoVay, Geo. R. seou.
gal, r. W. Burns, P. Nyberg, W. H
Munroe, O. H. Carney, Frank Wsman
j. ". O. Morrison, John 3. shaw, L. d
F. Poore, E. o. Dadley, E. e.. Dunn
L. s. Tyler, VIM. M. Powers, Geo. W
Roberts, M. T. Wooley, Prof. John T
Shaw, Adam Hone. Charles Patney,
VIM. FL. Ball.
The delegates present at the county
convention we're instructed to vote as
unit.
The cauou then adjourned.