Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-09-13

icy winch are best auaDue TO Drlng
about a return of that era OF prosperity
OF which the American people have been
robbed by the present democratic mis-
rule.
We hereby indorse each and every Off
cial act OF our present Governor, the
Hon. Chas. H. Sheldon, and the state
administration i'm general, and hereby
pledge ourselves to aid and support the
state ticket and the county ticket nomi-
mated at this convention.
The committee on order OF business,
Knott, Mccoy and Stafford, made "A re-
port which failed to meet the wishes of
the convention and which was rejected
and a new committee appointed consist
ing of Bathen, Carpenter and Crawford,
whose report, a few minutes later, was
adopted. No material change from the
order OF business as set forth in the call
was made and the report vas in the in
terest OF no particular candidate or can
didates,
On permanent organization the COM
mittee, Granger, Wickre and Patterson,
next reported, recommending that the
temporary organization be made perma-
nent, which report being adopted thecon-
vention settled down to business and q
hum of expectation pervaded the room.
The first business to attract attention
was a communication purporting to be
from the w. c. 7. U.,praying the CONVEX
ton to nominate men of temperance
principles and pledging their support in
such case, but as it was unsigned it was
consigned to that oblivion known as
''laid on the table"
This ended all preliminaries and nomi-
nations being called for, Hazelden, of
Nutley, presented the name of L. j.
Langland, of Highland, for State Sena-
tor which was seconded by Fosse, of
Wheatland. The name OF DR.. j. l.. Har-
ris was presented by Abbott, OF Webster,
in a few appropriate remarks, and
was seconded by Bathen, OF Union, and
Granger, of Rusk. Without any decision
as to whether the ballot would be infor-
NAL or formal a vote was taken resulting
Harris 80; Langland 26; Toy 1; Blank L.
Then rose the first and only dispute in
the days work, some claiming the ballot
to be formal, Others %contending other
wise. The Chairman finally decided the
ballot informal and ordered another bal
lot to be taken which resulted in a tie,
Harris 30; Langland 80. A final vote
stood Harris 30; Langland 35 and L. j.
Langiand was declared the nominee OF
the party for State Senator.
For Representatives,, Hon. +. S. Pat
terson was nominated by reclamation
amid enthuiasm. J.C.Moore, OF Raritan.
was placed in nomination by Crawford,
of KIdder and seconded by Fosse, OF
Wheatland, and a like service for j. f.
Ray, OF Liberty, was performed by Tay-
lor and Peterson, OF Webster. A motion
was made and carried, about this time,
that all ballots be formal unless other
wise announced" This ballot resulted,
Moore 40; Ray Is and Patterson and
Moore We're the Legislative nominees.
Register Of Deeds was the next office
on the order of business and 4. L.
Thompson was nominated by acclama-
ton.
For Sheriff, Carpenter, OF Andover, pre-
scented the name and claims of j. q.
Rathbun, of Andover, and Cloyd, OF
Webster, did the same for C.. S. DULL, OF
| Bristol. This was also a one-sided bal
lot, the vote being Rathbone As; DULL
16 and j. G. Rathbone held the coveted
prize.
Next came the hottest contest OF all
being that over Treasurer. For this of.
flee there was three candidates: L. w,
Small, OF Webster; ID. c. kidder, of Kid,
der; and o. J. Sletten, OF Union. Small,
who had made a long and arduous can.
vas felt he was a winner but Kidder de
veloped surprising strength among tho
country delegates and carried off tn,
nomination, the vote being: kidder 30
Small %; Sletten g..
For Auditor, Ebert, of Morton, pre-.
sented and Moore, OF Raritan, seconded
the name of John. ". Arthur and Fosse
OF Wheatland, in the neatest speech Of
the day, named JOS. Paul, but it was Of
no avail as Arthur won by the decisiv,
vote OF 80 to II.
The contest for States Attorney was
between j. III. Lund, OF Webster, and L
III. Woodwork, OF Bristol and resulted
in the selection OF Lund, the vote stand.
ing Lund II Woodwork IS.
1t q moved and carried that the first
ballot for County Judge be informal
This decided, the struggle for the nomi.
nation commenced between j. +. Blake,
JOS, Alley and w. G. Turner, all Of Web,
ster. This was also a hot fight and the
informal ballot stood Alley 32; Blake 10;
Turner ID. This was considered as de-
cisive and the next ballot a mere matter
OF form and showed Alley to be hechoict
OF the convention for County Judge
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