Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-29
OF ONE MIND.
Such Was the Sentiment Of the Jud,c.
ial Convention Wednesday and
JUDGE GARDNER WAS NAMED
As the Unanimous Choice of His PARTY
for Re- Election.
No Contests, No Strife, No Mistakes.
JUDGE GARDNER WAS NAMED
No Contests. No strife, No Mistakes.

EO ANO shAuN wv Va VssbNGo
For want of sufficient suace the STAR
is compelled to give Il very brief synop-
sis of the proceedings OF the judicial
district convention, held at the court
house at III o'clock Wednesday. 1t
was al exceedingly harmonious affair.
devoid of strife or contest "f any char
acter. The republican party of the
circuit certainly starts in well. with
such a harmonious sentiment.
W. q, Porter, member of the judicial
central committee, called the conyen-
tion to order and read the call. Mr..
Porter was ele ted temporary chairman,
who in accepting the honor made a VERY
neat republican speech, tor which he
received loud applause.
j.. b. GOssagp was elected temporary
secretary.
Upon motion committees were APP
pointed upon credentials, organiz ,tion
and order of business, aud upon reso-
buttons. After IL recess of fifteen min
utes the committee reported us follows:
Committee OH credentials reported
the following delegates as entitled to
seats in the convention:
PENNINGTON county, Chas w. Brown.
Jos. Ii. Gossage. $. }. Parsons, JAS. U.
Gridley. JAS Boyd Cha> M%cEachron. II.
G. Smith, j. IL. Nailttte, ~. j. Simmons
l.. ID. Smith, Lafayette Collars, Ci'a>,
j, Buell., o. l.. Cooper. Jos. Nelson.
John Munger. l.. ID. Fall. Alfred u.
Wells, G. B. Mansfield and Cias. l. Seip.
Custer county, w. G. Porter. i. NJ.
Donaldson, A. NJ. willard. Geo. BoIand.
j, I'm Fuson, W. Z. Benedict, John G..
Wolf, Francis Ayers, w. G. Cubberly
and Ollie Martin.
Fail River county, Chambers K-llar.
q. s. Conger, w. F. Wyatt, Gen. Roach,
w. W. Stewart, A. X. Mills, ID. X.
Snively, j. A. Stanley. W. W. Roo. Jas.
Bradley, proxy to John Ricler0 NJ. \.
Parsons, and Frank Fawcette.
The report IA unanimously adopted.
The committee On org .nization rec
commended that the temporary organi-
cation be made permanent, which was
adopted.
Nominations being next in order, g.
]. Buell. in q few well. chosen, eloquent
and highly complimentary words to
Judge Gardner, both Ms Il jurist and a
man, placed that gentleman in nomina-
tion, and the nomination was ably sec.
onded by Attorney Kellar.
There being no other nominations. z.
w. Brown moved that tile nomination
of Judge Gardner be made unanimous,
which motion prevailed.
Chairman Porter here took occasion
to congratulate the convention upon its
wise selection, and prophesied that the
action of the convention would meet
with a handsome endorsement at the
polls.
The committee IN resolutions pre-
sented the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Be it RESOLVED by the republican,
of the SeYenth Judicial Circuit in con
vention assembled:
We commend and applaud the ad
ministration Of the Hon. VIM. Gard.
ner as Judge of the seventh judicial
circuit. Equipped with ra,e mcnta
attainments, scholarly and learned III
the law, always courteous, digniiet
and mindful of the peoples welfare
quick in the despatch of putlic bust
ness, he has proved himself to be al
ornament to the bench and has demon
strated in the highest degree his abill
ty and fitness for hat position. w,
point with pride and satisfaction te
his record as a judge, and confidently
affirm that by the fidelity with whicl
he has discharged the duties of h,
high Office, he has merited the conf
dence and esteem of all good citizens
regardless of party affiliations. BE j
further
RESOLVED, That we heartily en-
dorse the judges of our supreme court
who, by their able, wise and %eficien
administration have reflected credi
and honor upon the judiciary of til
state, and we hereby pledge cur loya
support in behalf of their reelection.
The following judicial central con
mittee was then ell osen: C. w. Brow.
chairman, j. d. Gossage. secretary,
~. Levitt. and l. ID. smith. of Pennin.
ton county; ". W. McFadden. W.
Benedict and l.. Ballou. of Custt
county; and G. KelIar, l.. S. Gull an
A. X. Mills, of Fall River.
After a very interesting address I
c. w. Brown relative to the choice
the convention and the duty of repul
licans and everybody who is inter.st
in having an able, competent and wei
qualified judiciary continued, the col
vention nd]onrmed.
The several addresses were eat
heartily %applauded. Although una,l
nous it was a very enthusiastic g.t
ering.