Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-07

Piesenteu, the proceedings were OF u
most perfunetory character. Bullard
placed the name Of G. l.. Merrill be-
fore the convention, and Wilson. Of
Sadie, did likewise for the present
incumbent, Till Baudenburg. Whit
beck who had n craving for informal
ballots moved for one in this case and
the question was put without yea or
nay being heard. The chair not Iel-
ishing this indifference sharply raped
the convention 10 order and again put
the motion as TO whether there should
or should not be sn Informal ballot
and the vote WAS in favor Of the latter.
An informal ballot Was thereupon
taken, the result being Merrill 80,
Brsndenburg IL. Basinski then
moved TO make Merrill's nomination
unanimous but was choked off by an
outcry Of disapprobation and a formal
ballot was taken with precisely the
same result, viz: Merrill 30, Brsnden-
burg IL, and the cnsir announced Mr..
Merrill the choice Of the convention
as treasurer. Notwithstanding that
this was given out To be the battle
royal OF the convention and for blood.
no echo of applause disturbed the air
when rhe result was announced.
The next in order was probate Judge.
w. X. Smith nom I'd ated +. M.
schwartz and there beng no opposi-
tiOn, on motion Of Cotter the same
was made unanimous. No applause
Assessor came next and Tompkins
and Whitbeck were on their feet
simultaneously to nominate t. j.
Thompson. Through the combined
efforts OF these two wortbies, Mr..
Thompson was again launched on the
troublous sea Of politics, and no one
desiring to contest the nomination
with him, Cotter made The usual
motion and the nomination was de-
clared unanimous. NO applause.)
County clerk came next, and again
Whitbeck shared the honor Of pre-
sentiDg the nominee, this time with
Cotter, both presenting the name OF
l.. c. Dear. No opposition. Motion
to make it unanimous; so ordered;
mo applause). For county attorney,
Schwartz presented the name of G. r.
MilburD; no opposition; motion to
make IL unanimous; so ordered; mo
applause.
The next on the list was county
commissioner. This announcement
awakened some little interest as the
county delegates had candidate and
wanted him nominated. Nomina-
tions being in order. Hay presented
the name OF T. ]. Graham, Of Rosebud;
Ben Holt, Geo. Liscomb, Z. L. Mckay
and Geo. Scheetz were also presented.
Whitbeck crvved an informal ballot
which Hay thought was unnecessary
but was ruled out Of order. The motion
for an informal ballot wac put and
carried and the ballot ordered result
ing as follows: GTauam -, Scheetz 10,
Liscomb 4, Mckay 8, Holt having
witherawn. A formal ballot was then
ordered resulting rs follows: Graham
a, Scheetz "A. As soon as this result
was announced COtter moved recess
of fifteen minutes which was contest
ed by Hay and other country dele
gates but Intellectually aud the recess
was taken. On reassembling the
second formal ballot was taken result
ing rs follows: Scheetz 80, Graham
IA. Applause. The recess did the
business and the country delegates
saw then II not before that they need
expect nothing at the hands of the
Custer county democracy.
Surveyor was next on the list. Louis
King nominated L. p. II. Harrison, of
Virginia, and Notwithstanding that
he is ineligible, his nomination was In
the usual course made unanimous.
For superintendent of public lnstruc-
ton Mrs. Emily c. Carpenter, OF
Rosebud, and J. II. Ware, OF Forsyth,
were named. A bollot being taken
Mrs. Carpenter WAS complimented
with % votes while her opponent re-
ceived but 10. For coroner DIR. Il. q.
Redd and Louis Payette we're nomi-
mated. DIR. Redd withdrew and the
field being clear for Payette he went
over the course In canter aud was
declared 10 be the nominee by unani-
nous consent. An effort was made
by Cotter to present the name OF DIR.
Fish on the withdrawal OF Redd, but.
that gentleman stated that he had
withdrawn in favor OF Mr.. Payette, so
Fish was ruled out.
A lively time ensued when the
Office of public administrator came TO
be filled. Tompking nominated w.
Birkle, who at once declined on the
ground Of not desiring 10 be con-
sidered chronic Office seeker. Holt
nominated Il. B. Weirick who was
not present and could not decline.
Bullsrd nominated III. w, McIntyre.