Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-09-11

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: of Hot. Springs, and John Eastman, o
: Sand Greek, were placed in nomination
for the Office of county auditor, th
first ballot resulting as follows: Clio,
z. Stanley 40 and Eastman Is. Mr
Stanley having received q majority o
the votes was declared the nominee o
the con. ention. On motion his nomi
nation was made uninamous and in re
sponse to repeated calls for a speecl
he came forward and said he was pro
foundly grateful for the honor Of th,
nomination for the Office of count,
auditor; that he would labol
faithfully and conscientiously for the
success of the whole republican ticket
and il he is so fortunate as to receive .
majority of the votes cast by the elect
ors Of the county in November
it would be his ambition tc
discharge the duties of the office as
satisfactorily and as we'll as has the
present capable incumbent.
Mr.. Eastman then appeared before
the convention and thanked the dele.
gates for their efforts in his behalf; he
congratulated the successful candi-
date on the excellent endorsement he
had received at the hands of the re-
publican county convention and stated
that he wonld do all in his power for
the success of the republican ticket at
the polls. MIR. Eastman's unselfish de-
votion to the cause of republicanism
and his frank and manlyssstand in the
face of an honorable defeat made him
many friends and created intense en-
thusiasm.
Walter Anderson was renominated
by acclamation for the office of states
attorney. He. responded to numerous
calls for speech with few appropri-
ate remarks and was loudly applauded.
e. r. Juckett was nominated by &C.
clamation for the Office of county
judge and made brief but eloquent
little speech in Acknowledgement of the
honor conferred.
II. Fl. Whaley, of Cascade, Jas. loops,
and HE. Bacon, of Smithwick, we're
nominated for the office of assessor.
MIR. Whaley withdrew his name but
some OF his friends insisted upon vot-
ing for him just the same. The vote
was as follows: Whaley II, loops "a
and Bacon 10. Mr.. loops having re-
ceived u majority of the votes was de-
clared the nominee of the convention.
Mrs. w. j. Thornby and Mrs. Oscar
Pringle, of Hot Springs, Mrs. Strouse,
of Oelrichs, and John Tucker, of Smith
wick, were nominated for the office of
county superintendent of schools. The
first ballot resulted in the election of
Mrs. Thornby by the following vote:
Mrs. Thornby A, Mrs. Pringle 8, Mrs.
Strouse and John Tucker 5.
Albert Utter, of Edgemont, was nomi-
mated by acclamation for the Office of
county surveyor.
DIR. N. G. Whitfield, of the soldiers
home, was nominated by acclamation
for the office of county coroner. The
genial doctor cordially thanked the
convention for this evidence of their
esteem and good will, and created much
merriment by remarking that one of
his first duties would be to sit on the
remains of the popocrats. He was ex-
perienced in the business, he said, hav.
ing held the Office at one time in Pen
nington county, and would be prepared
to transact all work in that line with
"neatness and dispatch"
George Dennis was nominated by
exclamation for commissioner of the
Third district.
| James Tucker, of Smithwick, P. j.
Franzen, of Edgemont, G. F. Long, of
Oelrichs, and M. L. Kanable, of Hot
Springs, were: nominated by accla-
nation for county justices of the peace.
M. A. Robbins, of Smithwick, A. P.
Strouse, of Oelrichs, Pat Boyles, of Hot
Springs, and H. Goddard, of Edgemont,
were unanimously nominated for coun.
ty constables.
On motion the convention proceeded
to the election of the county central
committee, each precinct presenting
names of committeeman as follows:
Hot Springs-First ward-John A.
Stanley.
| Second ward-Dr. A. s. Stewart,
i Third ward-L. s. Gull.
Fourth ward-A. B. Connor.
Jackson-J. B. Cleghorn.
Cascade-Wm. Allen.
Hat Creek-D. j. Walker.
Cheyenne-Joseph Marty.
Smithwick-W. M. loops.
Oelrichs-W. w. Forney.
Union-George Roach.
Edgemont-Firstw ward-W. v. Phil
breck.
i Second ward-D. K. Sniveley.
Third ward-J. A. Stewart.
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