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Dosskey made a motion to take a
recess of 30 minutes. Opposed by
Simpson, johnson, King, and lost.
Simpson made a motion that the
state delegates should use all honor.
able means in securing the re.nomi.
nation of John w. Currie for rail-
road commissioner and also the re.
nomination of Gov. Roger Allin.
Carried unanimously.
A motion prevailed that only
members of the state delegation
should hold proxies.
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.
Treasurer-John Riessbeck was
placed in nomination and elected by
acclamation.
Sheriff-Charles Kono and j. F.
Kricek were nominated. The vote
stood Kono %, Kricek Q, and Kono
was declared elected.
Auditor-John Leask and Guy j..
DeFrance were nominated. The
first ballot resulted in 10 votes tor
Leask, 20 for DeFrance, but mas.
much as the 2 half votes of the con.
vention had evidently been counted
as whole votes, a new ballot was or.
dered, resulting in tie vote-1o to
10. The third ballot gave Leask l8
votes and DeFrance 20, and the lat.
ter was declared elected.
Register of deeds-H. F. Hatch,
Geo. Aud and G. S. Langdon were
placed in nomination. The first bal.
OF gave Hatch TX votes. Auld 1871,
Lanrdon 2; second ballot-Hatch
lax, Aud 231k, and Auld was de-
clared elected.
Clerk of Court. P. Tingle, J. G.
Saunders, C. :. Langdon, A. B. Rob
ins0n and A. p. Folsom were placed
in nomination. First ballot-Tingle
0H votes, Robinson l5k, Saunders .
Folsom 3, and for A. B. r; End bal.
lot-Robinson l6. Tingle l11s, Saun
ders 10; 3rd ballot-Saunders IL
Robinson Tx. Tingle 811;; 4th ballot
Saunders 101<, Robinson l411, Tin
gle 3. Saunders declared elected.
States attorney.-L. A. Simpson, ]
G. Campbell and A. j. Burnett wer'
placed in nomination. First ballot
Simpson 16K, Campbell II, Burnett
S; End ballot-Simpson 18, Campbell
20H, Burnett !. (too many votes
cast); 3rd ballot-Simpson 2OA
Campbell Tx, and Simpson was de
clared elected. Campbell stated t.
the convention before balloting that
he had told Messrs. Simpson and Bur
nett that he would not oppose then
for the Office and he preferred tina
his name be not used.
Coroner-F. F. Zellers and Antont
Smidtbauer were placed in nomina
tion. First ballot-Zellers 18, Smidt
bauer 18; End ballot-Zellers IL
Smidtbauer Is, and the latter wa
declared elected.
| Probate judge-James &. Camp
bell was nominated and was electe'
by acclamation.
Surveyor-R. S. Brookings wa
nominated and elected by acclama
tion.
Superintendent of schools-Gus
Finger, G. F. Clark and Thos. Evan:
were placed in nomination. Firs
ballot Finger 25. Clark Q, Evans a
Finger was declared elected.
Justices-A. P. Folsom and VIM
II. Klinefelter were nominated ant
elected for lst district; End district
e. W. Kittell; 3rd district, Carl Stieg
Copstables-J II. Colgrove wa
named for the LIST district; o. E. Vim
nidge for the End; r. Rixen for tn
3rd.
Commissioner-E. l.. Scofield wa
the unanimous choice of the 1st dis
trict.
Dosskey moved to appoint new
central committee. The following
were reported to the convention and
accepted:
COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Farmers Valley-August Reetz.
Springvale--Isaac Henderson.
Antelope-Fred Koesel.
Plum Creek-T. S. Way.
Richardton-W. A. Mcclure.
Taylor-H. II. Henderson.
Gladstone-E. T. Standif1rd.
Lehigh-J. 81. Colgrove.
Bel6eld-W. e. King.
South Heart--M. Sutherland.
Dickinson No. I'm. L. Aver
and r. 81. johnson.
Dickinson No. III. L. Dickinson
John F. Davis and Geo. Senour.
A vote of thanks was extended t,
the chair and the convention ad
journed at $50 p. m.