Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-10-03

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Ed. Moscript, ofLaValley, r. o. Dona-
hue, of Lynn and A. Sherman, Of Nor
way, were the only candidates mentioned
for the three seats in the house of re-
presentatiyes, and on the first formal
ballot the vote stood as follows:
Moscript %
Sherman .........
The second ballot nominated Sherman,
with As votes against 10 for Moscript and
Is for Donohue. The latter two gentle
men were then nominated, under a sus-
pension Of the rules, for second and third
candidates. for the house.
THE COUNTYTICKET.
g Work was Immediately commenced on
the county ticket amid considerable con-
fusion and uneasiness among the visitors
and on the floor of the convention. Bal
lots were taken for candidates for each of
the offices Of the county ticket with the
result indicated at the head Of this article.
"A SLAP AT THE NORwEGIANs.
Whengthe Office OF f-sherriff. was reached
E. s. Beck nominated Ole Hokenstod and
big Austen Olson seconded the nomina-
ton on behalf Of the Norwegians. but he
was promptly informed by the Chairman
that there was no such thing Us Norwe-
gians in this convention; they were al!
Americans here, WEIGH probably accounts
for the fact that the chair failed to recog-
nize Norwegisns in making up the var
ious committees and selected Americans
for evry one Of them.
THE BEAR DANCE.
After the nominations had ali been
made, c., B. Kennedy arosefrom his seat
and surprised the convention by the state
ment that he had had an understand
ing with Mr.. Brown, the nominee for
county attorney, by which the latter gen.
tleman was not to come up as q candidate
for the Office and it was under this ar
|rangement that Mr.. Rudolph and himself
had EN- ered the contest for -the nomias-
ton and it was in justice to Mr.. Rudolph
and incidentally to himself, that he should
explain the situation. He wanted Mr..
Brown to come before this convention and
either accept or decline the nomination for
states attorney, and if accepted after the
understanding existing between them. he
(Kennedy) wanted to haveit understood
that he would not be bound by the nomi-
nation.
Mr.. Brown was called in after Mr.. Ken
nedy had finished his explanation, and
after hearing what Mr., Kennedy had said,
stated that the latter had told the truth,
that Kennedy came to him early in the
spring and asked if he would be a candi-
date for county attorney and he answered
"Nc." Mr.. Kennedy had several times
during the summer asked him the same
questions, and always with the same re-
sponse. He had acted in good faith and
maintained his position before this con-
vention, for if he was rightly informed,
member Of the Canton delegation had
stated to the convention, that he
(Brown) was not candidate and it was at
his request that the statement was made.
He had also told Mr.. Durham and others
the morning before the convention, that he
was not candidate and he was
not candidate now Mr.. Kennedy
had desired him to make his position
known through the press but he had re-
fused to do so for only one reason and he
wanted to tell what that was. Whenever
man makes an announcement declining
q nomination that has not been offered,
it always implies that he immagines tha,
people art awful anxious to nominate him
and he did not want to appear in tina,
light before the people of this county.
Great laughter
But notwithstanding his protestation, he
learned that he had received the nomina.
ton today, and that being true, he would
consider 1t most ungreatful if he should
refuse it. Yet, If the convention deemed
it expedient to nominate Mr.. Kennedy OF
Mr.. Rudolph or any one else, he was per
fectly satisfied and he would do anything
to help elect anyone nominated. Mr..
Brown retired amid great applause.
A county central committee was then
appointed and the convention adjourned
sine die.
The resolutions will be published in full
next week.
Chamberlain Register: There is NO
doubt but what Pierre has the best of it
in every county east of the Missouri river,
save in Beadle county, and she will come
out winner by at least $4,000 majority.
| Wolsey will cut no figure in the contest,
as everybody knows it has no chance Of
winning, and votes would be thrown away
by favoring her.