The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-23
Republican County Convention.

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Was called to order promptly at two
p. M, on Tuesday a temporary organ
ization effected by selecting Fred J.
Cross as chairman and Carl Forsha as
secretary. On motion the chair ap-
pointed committee OF five on creden-
tials, q committee OF three on resolu-
tions and a committee Of three on per-
menant organization and order OF busi-
ness The different committees retired
to their committee rooms and the con-
vention took Il recess Of fifteen minutes,
but was not called to order for over
hall an hour, owing to the slow progress
OF the committees.
On the re-assembing OF the convention
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent and
submitted the following order OF
| business:
Election OF nine delegates to the state
convention at Huron.
Election OF nine delegates to the judic-
ial district convention at Oelrichs.
Nomination OF county judge.
Nomination OF two members OF the
legislature.
Nomination OF one state senator.
Election OF county central committee.
The committee also recommended that
the county central committee be elected
for one year, which recommendation
and report was adopted.
The committee on credentials reported
Athe following precincts represented by
full delegations: Rapid City, Forbes,
Hill City, Cross Mine, Lookout, Rocker
vile, Sitting Bull, Lebanon, Box Elder,
Rapid Valley, Douglas, Harrison, Hay
Queen Bee, Spring Creek, HammerN lille
and Pactola.
There being a contest from Pactola
a motion was made to adopt the report
with the exception OF the portion that
) referred to that delegation. This mo.
ton precipitated the fight that was
pending and yielded some considerable
Interest,". The delegates chosen by the
| regular caucus were finally routed ant
? those selected by the boilers allowed
G seats.
{ The committee on resolutions ther
presented theirreport, in which President
Harrison's administration was endorsed
and Il memorial offered to him to pro-
| claim the reservation opens as soon as
/ possible, followed by an endorsing OF
Moody for the senate, Melette for gov
crnor and Corson for supreme Justice.
On motion the instructions were voted
down, bnt they were adopted later on
when the county delegates got so anx-
=. ions to adjourn that th1y could wait nc
longer.
Schrader moved. that Messrs. r. c
Lake, Coad, Wilsie, Simmons, Ammer
man, Hunt, Fowler, J. r. Brennan ant
}, John Miller be selected as delegates tc
II the Huron convention.
It On motion OF Lynch, amended by in
i stricting the chair to appoint Il commit
k tee OF five to select the nine delegates.
J. The committee was appointed and re
ported the names OF Coad, Whsle, Sim
J. mons, Brennan, Fortier, r. c. Lake, W
y +. Steele, Boland and fowlers, and re.
. commended that no proxies be allowed
y but that those who attended be allowed
y to cast the full vote OF the delegation.
The report was adopted.
On motion a committee OF five was
appointed to select nine delegates to the
Oelrichs convention. The committe'
Il reported the names OF Patrick, Holmes
Flower, Hazeltine, Conrad, Henry
/ Wilson, Douglas and Ed. Bailey. Re
X port adopted.
S. B. Conrad and j. B. Henry wer
u then nominated for members OF the low
II er house OF the state legislature. A
there was a despute as to the nomin
e alton OF both candidates at once. Mr.
u Henry withdrew, and l.. D. Smith OF Hill
W City was nominated in his stead.
I. p. f. O'Connor and O. L. Cooper wer
e placed before the convention for tn
county Judgship and Mr.. O'Conno
selec ted.
% The following committeeman wer
IN then chosen, they to serve for one yeal
~ Rapid City-A. J. Simmons. Oh
ye Stromness, j. B. Henry, William Steele
ce D. H. Clark.
he Sitting Bull-R D. Kennedy.
orl Rochford-A. S. Amerman.
er Lebanon-S. d. Reed.
no Sheridan-E. Barthold.
cd Hill City-C. Van Wohrmann, j.
se Palmer.
he TcnderfoOt-D. Garfield.
,el Hayward-Robert Ottershagen.
Or Pactola-G. Davidson.
no Cross Mine-F. j. Cross.
ID, Dougas-cr. 3. Douglass.
th Box Elder-E. LeGro.
es Hammerville-P Hammerquist.
de Rapid Valley-E. A. Williams.
nd Tigervilc-L. w. Kimball
ple Mountain City,. a. Miller.
lis Queen Bee-Joseph Sharp.
led Silver City-George Mcdonald.
of Lookout-AleX Chisholm.
ny Rockerville-Fred E. Christentenso
The Spring Creel-Charles Griger.
od Lower Rapid Valley-U. S. Allison.
Law Harrison-W. H. Fouse.
in Forbes-W. w. Pinkerton.
ons Convention adjourned.
,an Several members OF the commit
ust met at the Harney in the evening a
,an selected A. j. Simmons as chairman
# a the county committee.
NIB
e OF Farmer Crowder had finished plant
J OF his corn, but his heart was heavy.
ave knew the crows were whetting their b
nse- to pull up the corn as soon as it appe