Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1890-10-16
PURE DEMOCRACY!
The County Democrals - ~ Con
vsntIon and Ns1t136xfull
TkHel
Making the Third set Of Candidates
Nominated for County
Onlces.
The Independents VIII have to Stand on
Their own Bottom without
Democratic aid.
DEMocRArIo CONVENTION
A Full Ticket Nominated by the I'm
terrified.

DEMocRATIo CONVENTION.
Full Ticket Nominated by the Tn
terrified.
As predicted by the PRESS Immediately
after the independent convention. the
democrats tnally got together" and con-
cludsd they need q county ticket to pro
tect their organization" Pursuant to such
unanimously demand abont 25 delegates,
representing Is out of Hand county's 40
townships, met at the court house Satur-
day, to play politics.
We hope the democratic boys all well
known, and mighty good fellows. will
enjoy the impression Of reporter US OBJ
tanned at this sun n-dance, whore each
We'd with the others in his ludicrous ei-
forts to endure the branding iron which
distinguished them as Bellamy students
in the political school OF Hand county.
Howe, or We can assure them that this 10
not partisan report-rather an attempt to
satisfy demand which repotorial in.
stinct has suggested exists in the minds Of
Hand county readers.
The party Of simplicity and original
packages. like man returns to dust as In
the beginning, is rapidly approaching its
former condition in Hand county. That
condition is best described by Mr.. Pussy
when he nominated A. d. Hill last year
for treasurer in the democratic state con.
vsntion: when Mr.. Hill located in
Hand county in 1882 he was the only
democrat there. but by his energy and
magnetism, Hand county to-day contains
800 stauuch and true democrats" So
rapidly has disintegration set in, that on
last Saturday the party Of mo quorum"
st. Lawrence. Hill, Bovine. Rorick. J.J
Smith and Pusey--the latter, however,
only IN the flesh, as his spirit had long
since been lost in the independent"
maelstrom, and is now vending its migrs-
tory fight towards that political heaven
where man Gao get something for moth
ing where English horse" hair and
Mirlno wool" won't mix in one homo
SchNOus iSSbp
sk ins the deck only when IL comes his
turn where you can keep your eye" on
this barren waste" II you want to, or fol-
low the Old trail in its airline course
across gurglins brooks to my wIfe's
folks IN Iowa"
But failing to notice The spirits alb
sence. or thinking the highly educated"
rank and file Of the party couldn't see
throuvh a knot hole, the flesh of Mr..
Pusey was called to its accustomed place
in the chair. with Specs Baldwin as Sec
retary. Some ''hide-bound" repI blican
wished Mr.. Puseys flesh would phono-
graphically roll out the sequel to q speech
he had made in that same room before an
independent convention in the summer.
But the innaminate casket OF one-time
warm hearted and eloquent democrat re-
peatsd its part with little prompting. sp-
pointing Mr.. Hill as chairman Of creden-
tails. and J.J. Smith on resolutions. 1t was
noticed that Mr.. Hill had some trouble in
reading his report after it became cold.
but few were aware of the fact that instead
Of Lis report he had pulled out of his
pocket the paper containing names Of
candidates to be nominated, commonly
called SLATE"
Mr.. Smith resolved against the tariff,
favored service pensions, free coinage Of
silver, Australian ballots. U. S. senators
elected by the people, reduce state legis-
iature, against passes for Legislators.
against giving all people chance TO read
county commissioners proceedings in
papers as now. and to be printed only in
one paper.
Then the track was cleared, and
Mr.. Pusey said 'go" The Hon. ID.
ID. Ronck, with kind Of "do unto others
as you would be done by" look, arose to
the privilege of selecting Q senator in the
person of p. 7. Derainger, in q fight of
oratory which would like to resound IN
that court room In an oficial capacity.
Mr.. Weaver, Of 1ll-66 out winded Mr..
Bowman of ll1-67 sior the Legislature.
then E. T. Bates 1867, and Jas. Jackson
Rec Heights were chosen Representatives
| by reclamation.
For county treasurer A. J. Wharton
1870 had walk. away.
Register of deeds was Specs Baldwin's
meat, and his silvery tongue suffused with
bushes the face Of Thos. Gray 1857.
Mr.. Pusey here paid compliment to Mr..
Ruston, the republican nominee, by say
ing Mr.. Gray had two arms with which to
fight this worlds battles. Mr.. Ruston 10
sure of election. but IL the democrats
feel as there expressed by the chairman.
tho one-arm candidate will have big
majority.
Clerk of courts was not again q tsmpta-
ton to so good politician as Mr.. Bovine,
and Fraucis Roth 1867 was chosen.
John MoGowau. one Of the best fellows
IN Hand county was chosea for auditor.
When the call was made for Superin-
tendent the atmosphere began to clear a
little and the drift Of things political
could be traced one link further. Mr..
Rorick again stilled the audience by his
eloquence in presenting the name OF Mrs.
A. J. Baldwin for Supt. Of schools, claim
,ng to have performed the same service
for lady in Dewitt county Iowa,
where she was elected to this same offce
some years ago.
Chairman Pusey warmed into great sl-
oauencs for our mothers and sisters" ss
he seconded the nomination Of Mrs.
Baldwin. As there was no other candi-
date, an unappre,iative spectator re-
marked there was a great deal OF eio-
) auence wasted on the desert air.