Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-22
DEMOCRATIC DAY.

n uAI.
The Unwashed Begin OperatiOns Early.
And Make Hay While the sun
shines.
This has been democratic day" in
Yapkton with a vengeance, and the I'M
washed and unterrifed have enjoyed it
to the fullest. It is SO seldom that the
democrats find q day when the atmos.
phere is not most awfully cold, poli:i-
ca,ly speaking, that when such O day
does come around it is taken by the
forelock and made to furnish muse
ment for the entire fsce OF the earth. By
the same token the 9Th day of November
next Will not be o democratic day.
EARLY this morning rural delegations
to the county convention began to reach
the CITY, and before nine O'Clock small
benches Of men were conspicuous on
Third street and in refreshments parlors.
Then il was shat he wire pulleT and
candidate got 10 his work. at every
corner he would be seen, buttonholing
cohiS oC'CShIS WtsA WAO" hO hoo "
exchanged the slightest word for two
years, perhaps, but who YVES now the
only friend he had. The candidate got
CD oscillation upon himself and the way
in which he surrounded a rural delega.
ton ard corrailed their votes was b
caution. But candidate number one had
no sooner left q delegation than another
candidate would go through with the
same per 'ormanoe, and she poor delega-
ton went into ths convention with its
brain in o whirl end afraid TO vote out
load.
The principal contest has been oyer
the nomination for sheriff. Patrick
Brennan, the old time %rustler, and VIM.
Hickey, q prominent young Walshtown
farmer, were both candidates, and the
chances were about evenly divided. They
are both OF HibeEnisn descent and both
good men and the contest was simply q
matter of choice. One delegate express
ed himself as being q republican Pat
Brennan dimicrat, " while another was
"fur Bill Hickey til the last"
These were preliminsries to the great
show wkich opened at Q p. m. in the
court house.
THE CONVENTION.
At Q few moments before 2 O'Clock The
delegates to the convention began stray.
ing IN to the convention hall, which was
the Yankton county court room. Each
fece wore a knowing expression and
each delegate seemed to fully appreciate
the responsibility which devolyed upon
him. The convention was called 10
order by S. W. Swift chairman OF the
county democratic central committee
who stated the object of the convention
to be the nomination OF candidates fol
the various county offices. He read the
call for convention, and congratulated
the convention upon Its W prodlgious
ness. He stated the. mode OF procedure,
which was in brief, that only delega'
tions which were not contested would be
sl.owed TO vote on the temporary orgsni'
zaiicn.
Upon q motion A. NJ. English va.
elected to assist the chairman n looking
over the credentials. The roll was then
called and the credentials handed in,
Contests were reported from Walshtown
6 district, Mayfield Z district, Lestervill.
9 district.
Moved tina: f. M. Ziebsch be elected
permanent chairman. Dat Of order.
Moved that zlebach be elected tempo
rary chairman. j. B. VanVelsor was elst
nominated, but he wRs in the convenatol
under proxy, and some one objected Il
hi nomination.
Question required on the motion {,
elect Z:ebach. The contest between
Brennan and anti-Brennan forces. J
NJ. Fogerty here censured Chairma,
81 lift for assuming the responsibilities o
examining the credentials, before tn
committee ca credentials had passed up
on them.
The vote upon the motion to cleo
Ziebach was so nearly g tie that the chair
man could not decide, and q call OF pre-
cincts resulted, in which proxies wef
not allowed to vote.
The call resulted in the election @
Ziebach. The result WIS announce
amidst applause loud and long.
Il Mr.. Ziebach thanked the conventio
sor the honor, and said that he would 9
conduct the deliberations Of the bod