The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-10
RcpublIcan County Convention.

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The Republicans held their county
convention in Chamberlain Saturday.
The convention was called torder by G.
II. Young. chairman iof lie county CEN
trail committee.
William Walker was made chairman
and Frank Smith secretary. The chair
made a brief speech.
After the appointment of the usual
committees, j. NJ. Greene announced tho
presence of Hen. j. NJ. Lawson, who was
asked TO address the convention. He did
SO at some length. presenting the usual
Republican arguments.
The committee on resolutions reported
among other things that the Republican
party had never made a serious mi take
and that they heartily endorsed the st.
Louis and Aberdeen platforms, including
the railroad plank and that the nominees
for the legislature must pledge them
selves in the convention to support the
railroad clause without being unjust to
the railroad companies.
When it came to the nomination of
candidates w. H. Cross opened the ball
by waltzing out with j. B. Long for state
senator. j. NJ. Greene promptly followed
with D. N. Kaufman. Eagle, Cleveland
and Union townships seconded tho nomi-
nation OF the Green man. Things got
hot about this time. I. A. Stevens
famed the convention with a motion to
take an informal ballot. Long got 45i5
and kaufman 43 votes. Then Stevens
moved to take a formal ballot, which
was seconded by Greene with an amend
ment that the chairman OF each delega-
ton to publicly announce the vote of
his delegation. This made j. j. Gregg
of Lyonville hot and an Interesting
little spat took place between him and
j. NJ. Greene. W.. II. Cross moved that
the informal ballot be made formal, in
the midst of which a half a dozen dele
gates were voinly trying to claim rccog-
milton by the. chair. In the course OF the
jangle Cross asked Stevens if he did not
come to him Gross while the informal
ballot was being taken and suggest that
the informal ballot be declared formal
after completion. Stevens admitted that
he did but had since changed his mind
about the matter. The chair ruled that
the Cross motion was out Of order.
Greene wanted an open ballot. Gregg
aid Stuver vigorously opposed it. Stew
ems modified his original motion and the
convention balloted, resulting in Long
receiving 10 Votes and Kaufman Al. E.:
P. Ochsner threw what oil was left on
the troubled waters by moving that the
nomination be made unanimous.
August Anderson and r. +. Jonas we're
nominated for representatives by accla-
nation.
For register Of deeds f. d. Ward re-
ceived 70 votes and NJ. Birchard Ia.
j. w. Smith was nominated for audi
tor, G. G. Lowe for clerk of courts, E. L.
Drury for county judge, j. B. Long for
district attorney, w. l.. Cook for treas
urer, Scott Hayes for surveyor, and DR..
Willy for coroner by reclamation.
For sheriff Frank Zemliska received
81 votes and O. A. Crown 81.
For superintendent of schools Geo, Fry
received As votes and +. j. Bates 80.
Vim. Mohr was nominated for assessor,
and Francis Picker, NJ. Birchard, II. P.
Jones and a Mr.. Wcsner for justices. The
constables named were D. A. Church
Thos. Thompson, G. D. Rose. and Nels
Larson.
j. w. Warnshuis, j. O. Conrick, E. Bur
rington and G. w. Coyerston were placed
in nomination for commission from the
First district. The vote gave it to Warn-
shuts.