The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-08-30
Republican County Convention.


The diciples Of the &. o. p. of Brule
county gathered at Smiths Opera-house
a week ago to-day. The convention
was called to order by J. r. Lowe, chair
nan Of the county central committee.
G. M. Gregory was made temporary
chairman and I. A. Stevens, temporary
secretury. The organization was after
ward made permanent. Lucas. Dairey.
Thomas. TobeY and Moss were appointed
q committee on credentials. There were
two contcsting delegates from Tory Lake,
one led by ]. w. Cone and the other by
Tory Larson. The committee reported
in favor of allowing each delegate one
and one.half votes each. After q heated
discussion by Cone and Larson the re-
port Of the committee was adopted
The next business taken up was the
election of eight delegates to the Huron
state convention. j. NJ. Greene and f.
NJ. Goodykoontz were placed in nomina-
ton and upon ballot being taken Goody.
koontz received 80 votes aad Greene, 81.
f. A. Thomas. John Andrews and c. s..
Blodgett were then nominated and
elected by reclamation. This made two
from Kimball, n from Pukwana and
one from Chamberlain. Some Of the
farmers then got hot and claimed that
the towns were playing the hog. A 60
as-you-plcase ballot was then taken and
resulted as follows: b. N. Keith, 25}
J.. w. Cone. 14i; j. NJ. Greene, 2; ID. H.
Henry, 6: G. NJ. Gregory, 4 and s.. J.
Meyer, 1; necessary tn choice, 80. The
rules were suspended and Keith elected
by reclamation. The nsxt ballot for the
sixth delegate stood: ". g. Cook, 32a;
]. W. Cone. Of; G. NJ. Gregory. 8; s. ].
Meyer, 4 and A. s. Btuver, 3. For the
seventh delegate the ballot resulted: c,
NJ. Gregory, ell: ]. W. Cone, 1oa; N. N
Richards. Z aud g.. ]. MoYsr. 8. Gregory
was declared elected. The eighth and
final ballot resulted in the election OF
Capt. W. v. Lucas with SO votes-Rich'
ards receiving 10 votes and J. W. Cone
al. r. 8. Southgate then introduced tn.
following resolution which was unani
mously adopted amid great enthusiasm.
R~EsoLvED-That our delegates to Huron ar.
instructed to use all honorable means to insur
the nomination Of Al. Kellam for judge of tn
supreme court.
Amotion that the chair appoint eigh'
delegates to the judicial convention q
Mitchell was carried. The chair ap
pointed as delegates. ] W. Cone. l.. A
Foots, G. L. Mckay. 8. ]. Meyer, ]
NJ. Long, j. R. Lowe, John Andrewe an,
J.. N. Van Horn.
r. 8. southgate then arose and sub
mitted the following resolution. whiel
was adopted with much cheering.
Whereas. In the Hon. A J. Edgerton W. reooe
n;ze . man who is in full sympathy with tn
!, laboring and agricultural classes of our peopl,
one who: will act for the best interests of Ii
entire state of South Dakota; one who is preem
. nently fitted for the position Of United State
l senator, aud who, in that station, would rsRe,
great credit upon our state, thcrefore, be It
: REsoLvzp-That the Republican electors o
Rrule, County, Dakota, in convention assemble
hereby endorse him as our fret choice for tn,
, high Office.
The convention then proceeded to th
nomination Of one state senator and thrl
J. representatives. J. A. Stroube nomina
i ed j. N. Greene for senator. and upo
I the nomination being seconded r.
Southgate. in behalf Of the Kimball do
sgation. moved that he be nominated b
( acclamation, which was done unan
mouslY. The ballot FOR three reprssel
n tatiYes resulted as follows: G. j. Ma.
. nard. 49a; Avon Rsarlck. 3s}: Hen,
Hilton, 45i; J. R. Lowe, 80i; scattering
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The convention then proceeded to nor
mate q county Judge. The ballot stoo,
A. e. Roberts. 81; g, L. Mckay. 10 q
Dennis Ryan. 8. The convention the
adjourned.
,, After tina adjournment of the conve
= ton the delegates from the 9Th commi
sioner district nominated A. l.. Siddol
. for commissioner.
y As near as We can Judge from our 6
changes the crops In Bruls and Chs
Q Nix counties average better than In 81
two adjoiping counties IN the territor
1t takes considerable weather 10 kne'
out the crops in these counties. especi'
lily on corn.
= The Rapid City Journal hes como
the conclusion that the Sioux agresme
must 60 to congress tor ratiAcatio
70 This is q conclusion tn 1t most sverybot
else has come to, Notwithstanding Chal
. bsrlain and Pierre correspondents a
1t trying to make the public believe diff
eatlV