Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-10
Constitutional Convention.

Jeranld county convention for Sc
!ectlng delegates to attend the district
convention at StLawrence OF. Tuesday
May, 18th. to place in nomination two
delegates to the Sioux Falls conven-
tion which meets July 4th, convened
at Washington Springs last Saturday
at O'Clock p. III.
1t was q very quiet and harmonious
convention. The convention was
called to order by Robert Vessey sec
retary Of the county central committee
and organized by the election of Frank
Phillips Of Alpena for temporary chair
mar and 0. p. lIull of W aterbuyy
temporary secretary.
On motion of Judge O. G. Woodruff
a committee Of five was appointed on
credentials consisting of NIessrs
Wesley Brownell, VIM. Hawthorne,
t. Linus Blank, 1. S. Binford and j. L.
Wicks.
The committee reported. through
their chairman, l. S. Binford, the fol-
lowing delegates entitled to seats in
the convention. From Alpena town
ship, Messrs Chas. Davis. Chas Man
waring, Frank Phillips and Worrall;
Dale. Messrs o. G. Woodruff and Ed.
Harmston; Cherry, AIessrs II. 4. Miller
ana M. E. Small: Harmony, Messrs
O. O. England and 0. j. Marshall
Maglar not represented; Grow, Messrs
o. p. Hull ard 4. n. HILL: Pleasant,
Messrs T.. 8. Binford, George knieriem
and Il. G. l'rollope: Media, Messrs L.
Linus Blank and Chas Beach with
R.,G.ICummings alternate; Washington
Springs, Messrs VIM. Hawthorne,
J. W. Thomas and Geo. 7. Chapman;
Franklin, Massrs Wesley Brownell, w S
Boyd and Grissinger; Blaine not repre-
sente6, Viola, Messrs l.. G. Wilson and
B i Cough; ANNA, Messrs Asa Hoison
and o. L. Kellogg; Crow Lake, Messrs
Samuel Hible and VIM. Hughes, Jr
and from Logan township, Messrs j.
\. Reigle and j. T. Wicks. On mo-
tion the report was adopted and the
committee discharged, On motion of
Y. Linus Blank the temporary organ
iZation was made permanent.
On motion Of O. j. Marshall each
township voted by ballot for choice Of
delegate to oSioux Falls, who was
authorized to name six delegates to
attend the district convention at St.
Lawrence. On motion OF ED Harm
ston Il. Linus Blank was author
lied to cast the full vote OF Media
township Messrs Beach and Cummings
both being absent.
On molten Of L. Linus Blank the
chairman appointed Ed Harmston and
0. 0. England tellers.
While the informal vote was being
canvassed Blaine delegation arrived,
consisting Of Messrs q. I. Churchill,
Richard Price and -------- who were
admitted to the convention with
full vote. The result Of the informa!
ballot read as follows; S. L. Iuntley
%, Judge y. Converse s, DR.. s. II.
Melcher 2, Don c. Needham 1. Mr.
Huntley having a majority of all the
votes cast, on motion O. G. Woodruff
the informal ballot was made formal.
The convention took recess OF
fifteen minutes to give Mr.. Huntley
an opportunity to select his delegates
Upon the reconyening of the conyen-
cion the following persons were named
as the delegates to st. Lawrence,
Messrs r. Linus Blank, e. v Miles,
j. F. Wicks, Il. S. Waterbury, o. G.
Woodruff and a. |. Churchill, and
upon motion were endorsed as the
choice Of the convention, and instruc-
ted to stand first, last, and all the time
for S. L. Huntley,
After q short speech by Prof. Hun
tley in which ne defined his position
anu outlined briefly the work Of the
July Convention in case OF the adop-
tion Of the constitution next week, the
convention adjourned sine die.
O. p. HULL, FRANK PPILLIPs,
Secretary chairman.
A NONPAI2aTISA INVENTION,
Il non partisan mass convention