Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-08-15
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
At the head of this column will be
seen the call for the republican county
convention to be held at Spearfsh, Sep
TENDER %, to nominate the county ticket.
The primaries will meet week earlier
18th prox.
This call was issued by the regular re-
publican county central committee, which
met at Central on Saturday afternoon
last pursuant to notice properly given
by the chairman. At this meeting there
were present four members in person
and five by proxy, namely: J. W. Free
man, John Wolzmuth, A. j. White, j. L.
Denman; G.. E. Wheedon by proxy for
Brad Woods, Q. W. Jewett by proxy for
W.. H. Cable, Geo. Wadge for w. NJ.
Blake, J. G. Mcmillan for W. McCoid,
c. Languith for w. w. Smithson. FL.
A. Carpenter was appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the absence of Geo.
Cole from the territory, J. A. Harding
and K. G. Phillips were chosen to rep
resent Hastie and Belding,. the boilers,
The committee was empowered to fill va
oancies as resolution was adopted at the
time this committee was: appointed two
years ago in substance that should va
cancy occur it could be filled at any
meeting of the committee when a quo
rum was present. Another resolution
was passed by the same convention max
ing it the duty of this committee to have
absolute charge and control OF all bust
ness that is usually delegated to such
bodies, and that it remain in power I'M
It'll the next regular convention to nomi-
nate county officers.
The republicans of Lawrence county
will therefore recognize no other call
than the above, as it was regularly made
by the only body having authority to
issue it. Straight republicans will ac-
quaint themselves with these facts and
govern themselves accordingly.
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The mugwump boilers committee
composed Of employees, relatives, demo-
Gratis, etc.-have issued call, and the
Times does vast amount of downright
lying to get recognition for this bogus
layout. First, the Times of Sunday re-
ported that this allegA committee had
held meeting: Saturday afternoon. In
this statement the Times knew there was
no truth whatever, as there was not a
quorum of members of that illegitimate
aggregation in Deadwood that afternoon.
Further, as late as 11:30 o'clock Satur-
day night James Conzette told Capt. G.
W., Gardner that his committee had not
held meeting that day, although it
was called.to meet at 2 p. M. It has not
held meeting. at oil, hence its call is as
illegal as the committee that attempted
make it. This call is pushed to the
front in the same bold, audacious man
ner characteristic of the gang that faith
ers it.
Second, the Times, in referring to the
proceedings of the regular committee,
says the meeting held at Central by the
county central committee conducted its
business with closed doors. In this as
sertion the Times knowingly falsifes.
W. w. Gidings and others were in the
ball, besides the committee, and A. W..
Hastie, the pink-whiskered pettifogger,
was in Central at the time the meeting
was called to. order, and was invited to
go in the hall. If lying will accomplish
anything for the boilers, they have, In
The Times, the chief among ten thou
sand
~
It becomes more apparent from day to
Jay that the true inwardness of the bolt
made by the Bullock, gang. was part OF
Ihe programme arranged some weeks be-
lore the convention, preparatory to. cap-s
Hlring the Legislative and county tickets
BY making concessions with the Dead
wood democratic political bosses. The
whole scheme was concocted by the.
Daadweod. corruption ring, With. Bullock