The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
GOODYKOONTZ WAS ENDORSED.
#. NJ. Goodykoontz Defeated HI. j. Mohr
for Dawson County's Endorsement.

It. NJ. Goodykooutz Defeated H. j. Mohr
for Dawson County's Endorsement.
1t took the populists some little time
to get together Saturday. and al
though the county convention was
called for o'clock it was atter2 o'clock
before Chairman Warne got the dele
gates upstairs in the court room. In
the hallway about every member OF the
convention was busily engaged in dis
cussing the approaching convention.
Deputy Sheriff Tobln mounted the
stairway and announced that the chair
man was awaiting the arrival of the
delegates in the court room.
Chairman r. g. Warne called the
convention to order and read the call.
L. E. Stair and j. K. johnson were
named for temporary chairman, the
former withdrew, however, and Mr.,
johnson was named by the convention.
W. b. Broadbent was made temporary
secretary. S. F. Goodykoontz moved
that credentials committee of seven
be appointed. The chair named the
following: F. W. Bailey, Claus Grimm,
Chas. Lawrence, Alf. Carlson, L. E.
Stair, o. b. Perry, and VIM. Craig.
While this committee was out the con-
| vention took recess.
The credentials committee made its
report after being out close to an hour,
and all the townships in the county
| were represented in the convention
with the exception of Blendon and
Badger townships.
The temporary organization was
made permanent.
| Sam'l Daniels of Tobin was anxious
| to discover the relative strength of
| Messrs. Goodykoontz and Mohr and
moved that an informal ballot be taken
on that. Before the motion was Sec
onded S. f. Goodykoontz made pro-
position that the Is delegates to the
judicial convention be selected by Civ
ing one delegate to each township and
four to Mitchell and the two townships
adjoining. This was converted into
a motion but was defeated Mr.
Daniels renewed his motion for an in
formal ballot and it was carried. Each
precinct chairman was instructed to
cast the full vote of the delegation
The informal ballot was q close one and
resulted as follows: Mohr 33 Goody-
koontz 81. Mr.. Daniels then moved
that the successful candidate be allowed
to name his own delegates and the
motion pre- erailed, although there was
some opposition to it. The first formal
ballot, however. made change in the
situation and resulted: Goodykoontz
36, Mohr 20. BY referring to the
credential report the convention was
entitled to but 81 votes and the evidence
of irregular voting caused the chair TO
rule that another ballot be taken. A
motion, however, by Frank Bailey.
was to the effect that the vote should
stand and it carried and the endorse
ment was made unanimous. Mr..
Goodykoontz was called for but he
declined to speak.
Mr.. Goodykoontz left the matter in
the hands of the townships to select
the 10 delegates, each township getting
one.
The resolution or motion adopted at
the populist convention giving MIR.
Goodykoontz the privilege of naming
the delegates to the judicial convention
which meets here Sept. Is, was not
taken advantage of by him. Mr..
Goodykoontz stated by proxy that he
would leave the matter solely in the
hands of the convention. The dele.
gates appointed by the convention are
as as follows, Mitchell getting four:
Q. H. Perry, Samuel Whyte, John
Tannehill, S. F. Goodykoontz, John
K. Johnston, S. M. Daniels, Ed. Refer,
Geo. jerks, G. II. Grimm, VIM. Clark,
L. Carlson, D. Levinger, S. H. Stahl and
Harry Perkins, John Watkins. The
delegates were instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the nomin-
alton OF Mr.. Goodykoontz at the Judi
cial convention.
Before the convention adjourned r.
G. Warne, who has guided the destiny
OF the populist party as chairman of the
county central committee, handed In
his resignation giving as reason that
he did not have the time to spare in
managing the campaign this fall. This
may not be taken as evidence that the
former chairman has lost hope of
electing populist judge. S. F. Goody-
koontz, county treasurer, was selected
as the successor of Mr.. Warne as chair
man OF the committee, it being the
supposition that he had more time to
devote to the campaign.