Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-19
IT WAS A DOUBLE fEADER
The Republican County Convention Held
at the Court House saturday Not
Altogether Harmonious.


The republican county convention
called for the purpose of electing nine
delegates to the state convention to be
held at Aberdeen OH the Sth day OF
JULY next met ut the court house in
this city ON Saturday June 13 at Ii
O'Clock. Promptly ut the appointed
time G. NJ. Cleveland, as chairman of
the republican county central commit
> tee. called the convention to order and
after reading the call as published in
& the STAR spoke briefly upon the course
to be pursued by him, i'll his official
capaci. c;V chairman of the county
centralippmmittee i'll effecting the
temporary organization. He said, in
substance, that it was his desire to be
fair and just. unprejudiced and un-
biased. That he had no personal in
terest in the result only so far as it
effected the interests of the residents
of the county and the erepublican party
represented by the delegates i'll the
convention. He had been informed,
he said, that there were two or three
contesting delegations seeking seats in
the convention and, after carefully
considering the matter, he had con-
cluded to recognize and allow to vote
those whose credentials were signed by
the duly elected or appointed commit
teeman from the several precincts, eN-
cept in the case of Jackson precinct in
which there was contest, where, he
explained, one set of credentials were
signed by DIR. b. A. Wade, committee
nan pro TEN, duly appointed by the
Elairman aud secretary of the county
central committee upon being advised
that the regular committeeman and
his proxy we're absent from the pre-
cinct and would not return i'll time to
make the call, and the other signed by
the regular rcommitteeman,T I. B. Dings.
The vote Of this precinct, he said, ex-
sMeriaeg 1G:ny two delegates who were
Shosen by 10Th primaries, would not
bic called rr in selecting temporary
officers uness it was needed to make u
choice, in which case he would be
compelled to render decision in this
contest and call for vote of the other
delegates of the precincts. He de-
sired, he said, to shirk the response
bility of passing upon the case unless
it was absolutely necessary-he pre-
ferred to leave these matters to the
committee on credentials.
j. A. Stanley, as secretary of the
county central committee, was re-
quested to call the roll of the conven-
tion for a vote on temporary chairman.
w, F. Wyatt, of Cheyenne river pre-
cinct, nominated ID. X. Snively. of
Edgsmont, for temporary chairman
which nomination was seconded.
s. =. Wilson nominated DIR. w. E.
Adams, of the Second ward, for chair
Then commenced an animated dis
cussiyn over the manner in which the
should be taken. 1t was moved
npnded that a viva voce vote be
nd that the chairman of each
ION announce the vote of his
tiOn as the roll was called. w.
rowan moved as an amendment
notion that the delegates vote
b und the motion to amend
80 Seconded. S. E. Wilson moved as
q substitute for Mr.. Magowan's motion
that each precinct be called and that
the chairman of each delegation cast
the vote of his delegation. E. r. Juck-
cit moved as a substitute for Mr.. Will
sons substitute that the members of
I each delegation vote by ballot as each
precinct was called. Mr.. Wilson raised
the point of order that substitute for
substitute was inadmissable and the
point of order was sustained. The
{ question then was on Mr.. Wilson'S
substitute motion and the chair Or
dered that the roll of precincts be
\ called and that the chairman of each
y. precinct delegation announce the vote.
The contested precinct of jackson was
left until the last. The result of this
vote was awaited with great interest as
& IL was the first test of the relative
y strength of the Gardner and Wilson
factions the friends of Judge Gard
ner desiring to secure delegation fa-
vorable to him for member of congress
and s. e. Wilson and his friends con-
tending for delegation favorable to
Mr.. Wilson's candidacy for attorney
general.
The roll call proceeded smoothly
: until Smithwick was reached when
there was hitch. Two delegations
were present and both wanted to vote.
The chair held that the delegation
holding proxies signed by the precinct
committeeman would be allowed to
vote and the chairman of this delega-
tion announced three votes for Mr..
Wilannsa cnhntitrfa vnokion U,hon