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of Rapid City, were nominated for the
council by reclamation.

OF hapld lily, were nominated Tor the
council by reclamation.
Nominations for the lower house being
next in order, the following names were
presented: By Jones, of Fall River, A
S Stewart; Ell @ Anderson, Of Lawrence,
J d Patton; J G Bower, of Custer, w c
Bower; II G Wilson, of Butte, G ]
Trude; w HI Parker, of Lawrence, James
Carney; Major .Snider, of Lawrence,
John Wolzmuth. r e Grimshaw and J
r Brennan were appointed tellers.
/ First ballot-Patton, 35; Trude, 80;
Bower, 81; Stewart, Is; Carney, 10;
Wolzmuth, 9; Total, 43. J D Patton
and g J Trude were declared nominated,
and second ballot was called to NOM
inate the third candidate.
Colonel Parker withdrew the name of
James Carney.
Second ballot Stewart, IA; Bower,
26; Wolzmuth, 3. Total 43. W G
Bower was declared duly nominated.
At this point H E Bailey arose and
read telegram from j. III. King, in
effect that the conference at Lower Brule
had resulted in an agreement by the In
dams to sign the treaty with certain as
surances from the government as to the
payment Of money. The telegram is
given on another page.
Committee on resolutions presented
the following report, which was adopted
We, the republicans of the Fourteenth
Legislative district in convention as
sembled, resolve:
First-We affirm our allegiance to the
Republican party and to the candidacy
Of Harrison and Morton, believing they
are entitled to the support of all true
Americans.
We endorse the national platform as
embodying all true principles of the ma
ton.
We endorse the territorial delegate,
Hon. George A. Matthews, and pledge
him hearty and unanimous support.
We endorse the division of the terri
tory of Dakota as proposed at the terri
torial convention at Watertown, and de-
mand the immediate admission of both
North and South Dakota.
We hail with delight the prospect for
the immediate opening of the Sioux res
ervation, and would endorse any meas
ure, however extreme, on the part of any
administration for the same.
We favor ample appropriations for the
support and maintenance of the Spear
fish Normal school and Dakota School
of mines, believing them to be worthy Of
such.
We favor and endorse an appropria-
ton for a soldiers home and for an
asylum for the insane, both to be located
in the Black Hills.
On motion of j. w. Fowler commit
tee of five we're appointed to name the
district central committee for the ensl-
ing two years. Committee to select
names: ] w Fowler, r e Grimshaw,
J G Bower, w P Phillips, H G Wilson
A recess of five minutes was taken to
allow committee tins to report. On
convention being called to order, the
committee presented a report as follows:
District central committee Lawrence
county, r e Grimshaw, James Carney,
Charles Landguth; Pennington county,
J R Brennan, j q Gridley; Custer. ] G
Bower; Fall River, AS Stewart; Butte,
II C Wilson.
No other business coming before it,
the convention adjourned.
The democrats of Pennington county
have placed ticket in nomination as
follows. Treasurer, John Keliher; reg
lister of deeds, J. S. CAN'T; probate
judge, Levi Mcgee; county attorney, F.
81. Clarke; assessor, P. @. Davis; survey
or, Oscar Kicker; auditor. David N.
Swanzey; county superintendent, Mrs.
William Falconer; justice of the peace,
Rapid City precinct, Thomas Kittrell;
constable, Rapid City precinct, Willis
Wells.
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