Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
HARMONY ABOUNDs.
The Republican County Convention is
Unanimous for Hon. S. +. Will

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son for Judge.
Tho republican county convention
to select delegates to attend the dis
trict judicial convention was called t,
order at one o'clock p. m. Saturday
August 81, by j. L. Burke, chairman o
the republican county central commit
tee. MIR. Burke read the call for tn,
convention, and stated that the centra
committee had recommended G. L
Conger for temporary chairman and j
A. Stanley for temporary secretary
Mr.. Conger asked to be excused from
serving as chairman, and w. Nj. loops
was, on motion, elected temporary
chairman.
Upon motion the chair appointed q
committee of five on credentials, con.
sisting of Geo. w. Dennis, N. H. Dry.
den, Geo Schreckendgust, A. b. Con.
nor and w. w. Forney.
MIR. McClung had communication
read concerning the contest from Dud.
ley precinct, which was, on motion
referred to the committee ON creden.
tials.
The committee on credentials made
the following report:
We, your committee on credentials.
report the following persons entitled
to vote i'll this convention from the
following precincts, to- wit:
Il INipSt Wurl Hot HRy:1
son and j. A. Stanley.
Second Ward Hot Springs-A. s.
Stewart. A. r.. Anderson, Jas. Bradley,
Jno. Tennis and Clark Rorapaugh
Third Ward Hot Springs-A. d.
Wood, T.. c. Silkenson. ". d. Zollineer.
Il. Il. Evans and j. j. McCurdy.
Fourth Ward Hot Springs-A. b.
Connor and +. ID. Hummel.
Jackson-J. B. Cleghorn and r. b.
Dings.
Oelrichs-W. w. Forney and A. P.
Lowrey.
Cascade-C. Z. Roe.
First Ward Edgemont-W. V. Phil
brick and j. E. Kriddlebaugh.
Second Ward Edgemont-D. X.
Snively and j. d. Hutchinson.
Third Ward Edgemont- -Thos. Adams
Dudley-D. L. Darr, G. ID. Crofford
and P. j. Franzen, IL votes; j. F.. Nc.
Chung, a. Carpenter and G. II. David
son, IL votes
Odell-Thos. Frawley and NJ. l..
Kanable.
Smithwick NJ. loops and James
loops.
Union-Geo. Dennis.
Cheyenne River-N. HI. Dryden and
Jos. Marty.
Sand Creek-E. s. Weldon.
Hat Creek-Geo. Schreckendgust.
Beaver-Chas l.. Conger and E. ID.
Bond.
Red Canvon-M. G. Orr.
Indian Creek James Wallace.
Duck Creek-W. HI. Anderson and
Frank Blessing.
There was only one contest, that
from Dudley precinct, and we recon
mend that the vote of that precinct be
divided between he contesting dele
cations, giving each seats in the con-
vention, with l 4 vote each.
Respectfully Submitted,
g. w. DENNIS, Chairman.
GEO. ScHREcKENDGUsT, Secretary.
Upon nation the report of the Gre
dentials committee was adopted.
Upon motion Jas. Bradley was elect
ed permanent chairman and j. A. Stan
ley permanent secretary.
A. r. Anderson addressed the con-
yention at some length. at the conclu-
sion of which he presented the follow
ing resolutions and moved their adop.
ton:
Whereas, The republicans of the
Seventh judicial circuit of South Da-
kota are called upon to nominate a
candidate for Judge of said circuit at
Custer on the 2Sth inst; and
Whereas, The republicans of Fall
River county, in delegate convention
assembled for the purpose of selecting
to said circuit convention fifteen dele
gates to represent the interests of said
party; and
Whereas, We find in the person of
Hon. S E. Wilson man in every sense
exceptionally we'll equipped for the
able, honorable, faithful and i'm
partial discharge of the important
duties of the Office of circuit Judge:
and
Whereas, MIR. Wilson has expressed
his willingness to serve the people of
the circuit in the capacity of judge;
therefore, be it
Resolved, By the republicans of
Fall River county in delegate conven.
tion assembled that it is the ascertain
ed sense of the republican party of
this county that the party favors, with
exceptional and unusual unanimity,
the candidacy of Mr.. Wilson for the
nomination of circuit judge, and we,
the representatives of the party, acting
in our representative capacity, for q
mutual and earnest party, instruct the
delegates we are about to elect to said
circuit convention to be held at Custer
| August %, 1897, to vote as unit for
the Hon. s. E. Wilson, and to use all
honorable means to procure said con-
vention to nominate him as the candi-
date of the republican party for circuit
judge of the Seventh judicial circuit,
and to continue such voting and the
use OF such means until such nomina.
tion shall have been made.
The motion to adopt the above reso.
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