Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-29
Democratic County Convention.

~ nCilpSfato vi NtSlCl GOuilty uItt
in delegate convention at the court
house in this city on Saturday the 22nd
inst. F. M. Stewart Of Buffalo Gap,
chairman OF the Custer county demo
cratic central committee called the con
vention to order and read the call.
l.. b. Reno, of Buffalo Gvp was elected
temporary chairman, who, after signify.
ing his thanks for the honor bestowed,
made a few remarks touching upon the
political issues of the day, and submit.
ting such recommendations as he deem
ed advisable for the guidance of the
convention in their important delibera'
tons. +. M. Stewart was elected
temporary secretary.
Committees on credentials, permanen,
organization and order Of business were
appointed, after which a half hours re.
cess was taken. After recess the con.
y~ention was called to order and the
committees submitted their reports.
The committee on credentials reported
certain precincts represented by proxies
only and recommended that such FRO.
xies be allowed, which report was
adopted.
The committee on permanent organi'
cation recommended G. w. Robbins foi
permanent chairman, and +. NJ. Stew
art OF Buffalo Gap for permanent secre'
tary, which report was adopted.
The committee on ordrr of bust,
ness recommended that nominations be
made in the following order County
sheriff, county treasurer, register OF
| deeds, county auditor, county Judge
! states attorney. clerk Of courts, county
assessor, county coroner, Supt. o.
schools, county surveyor, commissioner
district No. |. commissioner district No
3, representative, which report was
adopted.
Nominations being declared in orde,
by the chair, the following names were
presented for sheriff: Joseph Heum,
phries, Frank Walsh, j. S. Barnes, and
+. o. Burton. TNo ballots followed, re.
snlting in the nomination Of Heum.
phries by a majority Of three votes.
G.. W. Reed, of Beaver Valley. was
placed in nomination for county treas
urer, and there being no other nomina'
tons, the rules were suspended and he
was nominated by reclamation.
+. j. V. R~utkowski, Of Custer. was
placed in nomination for register oil
deeds, and there being no other name
presented, he was nominated by &C.
claination.
The Of c. b. Henderson, A. w,
Swinford and JAS Ulton were placed in
nomination for county auditor, and
four ballots taken resulting in the nomi
nation Of G. b. Henderson by a majority
Of seven votes.
There being no m presented fol
the Office If county judge, no nomina.
lion was made for said office.
The name Of T.. II. Wood, Of Custer
was presented for states attorney, and
there being no other nomination, he
was declared the nominee by acelana
ton.
No name being presented fer clerk o.
courts, no nomination was made fol
said Office.
Nominations were continued in theil
regular order resulting as follows:
For assessor, J. T.. Reddick, Hermosa
coroner, A. w. Stamford, Buffalo Gap
supt. Of schools, &. II. Mullen, Custer
surveyor, J.. w. McIntyre, Custer com
missioner district n. /. William Morris
French Creek commissioner distric
No. 3, L. ii. Richardson, Pleasant Val
icy representative c. w. Robbins.
The following delegates were chosen
to represent Custer county at the demo
cratic senatorial convention which con
venes in this city today: Ilenr,
Richardson, b. NJ. Tunlev, l.. B. Reno
NJ. j. Seaman, Il. S. Lewis, n. s. Tubbs
b. w. Soper, +. NJ. Stewart.