Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-19

derton, Vim. loops.
jackson: B.A. Wade, Steven Virtue,
d. I. jackson, Frank jackson.
Total number of participating dele
gates, 45.
1 hereby certify that the above is a
true list of those who did not bolt the
regular convention.
E. r. JucKETr, Sec.
The supporters of S. E. Wilson con
vened in the east side of the conven-
ton hall and proceeded to perfect an
organization.
On motion DIR. w. e. Adams was
elected temporary chairman and Hugh
Houghton, of Union precinct, tempo
rary secretary.
On motion a committee on creden-
tials was appointed, and n recess of
live minutes was taken pending the
report of the committee. After due
deliberation the committee reported
that all the regular delegates, where
there were no contests, were entitled
to seats in the convention, and that in
the contested precincts the following
should be admitted:
jackson precinct-J. B. Cleghorn. NJ.
N. Parsons,.,D. I. jackson and Frank
jackson.
Smithwick-Carmon Fisher, james
Tucker and U. w. Eckenrode.
1t Vas moved and carried that the
report of the committee be adopted.
On motion the temporary organic
alton was:made permanent.
1t was moved and carried that acorn
mittee of five to report the names of
nine delegates and nine alternates be
appointed by the chair and the follow
ing delegates..were named as such COM
mittee: II. G. Allen, Alex. Adams, G..
s. Isham. James Tucker and w. A.
Turner. The committee reported the
following as delegates and a~lternates
to the state conventions:
DELEGATES. ALTERNArEs.
S. r. Wilson, James Tucker,
j. w. Hancher, w. A. Turner,
w. V. Lucas, James NJ. kinter.
James Bradley, Z. S. Cox,
VIM. Allen, Thos. II. Wells.
G. w. Dennis, j. C. Mckee,
W. L. Judkins, j. b. Cleghcrn,
C.S lsham, NJ. n. Parsons,
DR.. w. u. Adams. j. T.. Moran.
On motion the report of the com
mittee was adopted.
Moved by T. w. Crane and carried
that q committee of five OH resolutions
be appointed. The chair appointed
the following as such committee: Il.
w. Crane, James NJ. Kintner, ELS. Cox
and Cannon Fisher. The committee
made the following report which was
unanimously adopted:
Recognizing the superior oualii-
cations. manly character, loyalty to the
republican party and eminent fitness
of our neighbor andfellow citizen. Hon.
S. E. Wilson, for any position in the
gift of the patriotic people of South
Dakota, we hereby guarantee to him
our hearty and unqualified endorse
ment for the office of attorney general
of the state of South Dakota and in
struct the delegates from Fall River
county to the state republican con
vention to be held at Aberdeen. S. d..
July s, 1896. to use all honorable means
to secure his nomination for that high
Office.
Done by the republicans of Fall River
county in delegate convention assem-
Died at Hot Springs, S. d., this 18th day
of June, 1896.
Mr.. Wilson then addressed the dele
gates briefly. He regretted, he said.
that the rupture in the convention had
occurred, but it was unavoidable in
view of the action of the chairman of
the county central committee who
assumedth authority of Il committee
on credentials and presumed to pass
upon the validity of the claims of con-
testing delegations; and by the arbi-
trary and unjust rulings of the tempo
rary chairman, ID. X. Snively, who re-
fused to recognize the delegates favor
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