Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-22
Republican County Convention.


Pursuant to call the Custer county
republican convention convened at the
court house in this city on Saturday, the
18th inst. At l:30 o'clock p. m. the con-
vention was called TO order by the
chairman of the county central commit
tee, j. Z. Pitcher. who read the call.
w. F. Hanley, Of Custer City, was elect
ed temporary chairman, and p. F. Nc
Mahon, Of Hermosa, secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed
committee offive on credentials, the fol-
lowing delegates being named for that
service: w. G. Cubberly, John Endi-
colt, Samuel Moore, John Besttie and
Geo. Brown.
On motion the chair appointed com
mittee Of five on permanent organiza-
ton and order of business. The follow
ing delegates were chosen to serve on
such committee: NJ. J. Bailey, II. X.
Griffis, J. II. Gordon and VIM. Nevin.
A recess was taken until O'Clock,
wncn the convention was called TO order
and the reports of committees were
submitted, as follows:
The committee on credentials report
ed all delegates (53) entitled to seats in
the convention, and recommended that
the delegates present from each precinct
cast the entire vote of the precinct,
which report, on motion was adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation and order of business, reported
recommending that the temporary or
ganization be made permanent,a and that
nominations be made in the following
order: Representative, clerk Of courts,
county judge, states's attorney, county
treasurer, register of deeds, county an
| ditor, county assessor, Supt. of public
instruction, county surveyor, county
commissioner for 3rd district, justice of
the peace for each precinct, election of
| ten delegates TO the 4lst senatorial dis
trict convention, which report was
adopted after being amended by placing
the representative last upon the list Of
nominations in the order of business.
On motion, it was decided that the
| first ballot cast for all candidates should
be informal On motion, it was agreed
that all voting be done by ballot. The
chair appointed X. w. Windsor and e.
j. Patton as tellers.
The chair declared nominations for
county sheriff in order. The name of
G. e. Boland of Buffalo Gap was placed
in nomination by c. j. Patton, and the
name of A. VI. Willard of Custer was
presented by d. w. Webster. There
being no other names presented, Domi-
nations were closed, when an informal
ballot was taken resulting as follows:
Willard 80, Boland 20, scattering 2. A
formal ballot followed resulting as fol-
lows: Willard 50, Boland Is. scattering
8. A. NJ. Willard having received
majority Of all the votes cast was de-
clared the nominee for sheriff On mo-
ton. the nomination of A. NJ. Willard
was made unanimous.
Nominations for clerk Of courts being
in order, the following names were
placed in nomination: A. I. Feay of
Custer, J. F. Smith Of Custer, and P. F.
Mcmahon Of Hermosa. An informal
Feay 81, Mcmahon %, Smith 4. A for
NAL ballot was taken resulting as follows,
J. +. Smith having withdrawn his name
in favor of Feay: Feay %, Mcmahon
"a A. T. Feay was declared the nomi-
] nee of the convention for clerk of the
courts
Nominations being in order for coun
ty Judge, W. J. Thornby presented the
name of Charles E. Smith of Custer, and
there beiGg no other candidate, mo-
ton to suspend the rules and declare &.
, F.. Smith the nominee for said office by
acclamation prevailed.
For states attorney, the names of w.
E. Benedict, of Hermosa, and II. d.
: Reynolds Of Custer were presented, and
an informal ballot taken resulting as
, follows: Benedict SO, Reynolds l6 A
: formal ballot followed resulting in the
: nomination of W. f. Benedict by vote
of 3s to Is, who was declared the
nominee for states attorney.
3 Nominations for county treasurer
!. being declared i'm order, the names of l
, NJ. Donaldson Of Custer. and William
: Nevin of Eldorado were presented, ant
an informal vote taken in which Don
aldson received 80 and Nevin 2l votes
, The formal ballot resulted as follows
Donaldson SO, Nevin 20. Donaldson
!. was declared the nominee of the con
!. vention for county treasurer.
Nominations being in order for reg
!, lister of deeds, the names of P. D. Darb
! of Fairburn, J. E. Pitcher and Edwar,
!, Rogers of Custer were placed in nomins
. ton, and an informal vote taken result
!. ing as follows: Pitcher %, Darby q
a Rogers 8, scattering l. A formal ballo
/. taken resulted as follows: Darby 2.
Pitcher 20. Rogers 10. Neither of tn
n candidates having received majorit
!. of all the votes cast, the second forms
/, ballot was taken resulting as follows
q Darby 26, Pitcher IL, Rogers Q. Ther
n still being no election, third forms
q ballot was taken, resulting in the ele,
n ton of Darby by the following vote
. barby 80, Pitcher 20. Rogers 1. P.
"a Darby wan then declared the nomine
q Of the convention for register of deed
/ The following names were then place
= in nomination for county auditor. E.
n Scott Of Fairburn. Frank Towner, w.
n Smith and I. l. Wheeler Of Custer. A
/, informal vote resulted as follows: Sco
"a, Towner l3, Smith 10. Wheeler 6.
formal ballot was then taken resultin
in the election Of Scott by the followin
v vote: Scott %. Towner Is, Smith
" Wheeler 2. f. A. Scott was declare
n the nominee for county auditor.
d For county Assessor the followin
% names were presented: James Hare {