Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-09-04
To the Republicans Of the Seventh Ju'
dicial Circuit t,f South Dakota:

| dicial Circuit of South Dakota:
GENTLEMEN 1T has just come to my
knowledge that am likely to receive
a denomination at your hands. There
have arisen urgent business considera-
tions which render it impossible for me
to perform the duties of Circuit Judge
without personal sacrifice which think
| / ought not to be called upon 10 make
/ regret the necessity Of thus declining
an honor which has not been rendered
me, but which / certainly have not
sought. l return my warm thanks to
ths people of the circuit for their steady
friendship during the years Of my public
service. Trusting that you may choose
good lawyer and an honorable gentle
man as my successor. and triumphantly
elect him, have the honor to be
Very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM GARDSER.
The nomination Of the Hon. s. T..
Wilson was then seconded by ". j.
Bailey Of Custer county. M
II was then moved by Hon. John r.
Brennan of Pennington county, that the
nomination Of s. Il. Wilson be msdv
unanimous, which motion was seconded
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It was then moved and seconded that
committee Of three be appointed by
the chair to notify Hon. S. T. Wilson Of
his nomination. Motion carried. The
chair appointed on the committee on
notification Albert K. Anderson Of Fall
River county, j. +. Pitcher of Custer
county, and Cherries J. Buell. of PEN
nington county. The committee per-
formed its office and escorted Hon. S. Z.
Wilson before the convention, who
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred upon him.
The committee on resolutions then by
its chairman, w. L. Adams, reported to
the convention the following resolutions,
to-wit:
We the republicans of the Seventh
Judicial Circuit Of the State of South
Dakota in delegate convention assembled
at Custer City in the county of Custer
and State of South Dakota Tor the pur-
pose of placing in nomination a candi-
date for judge of said circuit, believing
that justness should characterize the ad.
ministration Of justice, that courts Of
law should be equally open and accessi-
BILE to the poor as the rich and that
their procedure should be attended
with as little expense as practicable
and reasonably possible, and that TO
these ends, the courts should be easy
of access, not only to those attorneys
and litigants residing in the same
county as that in which the Judge re-
sides, but also to those residing in other
counties, that the courts should be- so
held that public and private business
will be facilitated and litigants be able
to get speedy trials of their actions and
the public be saved the expense Of
keeping for long periods of time
persons held to answer upon accusation
Of crime and that 1t should ever be the
object of the court to ayoid both public
and private expense TO the public ref.
cree fees and to the litigant Of railroad
fire and similar items, therefore We do
hereby declare that We deem il essen.
tial to the public welfare that the Judge
a so~'sas .usxss zee. 90. <ss.S.Sssss~.- @s -
/. That. except at such times as he
shall be engaged In holding n term oi
court, he shall, on at least one day in
each calender month, to be known az
motion day, sit in chambers in the
county seat in the circuit to hear such
motions and other matters as shall
then be brought on to be heard. and he
shall continue to sit In chambers al
such place from day TO day until all
matters brought on for hearing on mo.
ton day shall have been heard or other
wise disposed of; and on or before the
18th dsy of each month, he shall notify
tho clerk os couT:s IL each county Q.
the time and place Of the motion day
for said county for the next ensuing
month.
2. He shall in each county in the
circuit hold terms Of court at times fixed
therefor by statute, except he be pre-
vented therefrom by sickness or other
unavoidable casualty or except an ad.
journment be requested in writing by
attorneys representing all litigants hav.
ing actions to be brought on for hearing
at such term Of court.
8. He shall not appoint referee Ia
hear or try an action which he himself
can sit and hear and try, except where
such appointment is necessary and un.
avoidable.
4. He shall not hear any motion
order to show cause or other matter in
any action at any place without the
county wherein the action is to be tried
except, upon stipulation of the parties
to the action, but shall continue any
and all such matters to be heard at the
next motion day and in the county
wherein the action is to be tried and
cause notice of such continuance to be
givento the opposing party provided
however that the party bringing on such
matter for hearing without the county
of the place Of trial may show to the
court or judge by affidavit, to be served
upon the opposing party with the mo-
tion, order or other papers, that PERU
dice would resrlt 20 him BY reason sf a
delay to the next motion day for such
county. which showing may be contro.
verted by the opposing party and ifthe
judge or court find that such prejudice
would result, the matter may then
be heard and notice given az aiore.
said.
5. That he shall as soon a. possible
odd to the rules Of the circuit. court al
this circuit such rules as will put in
force in said circuit the substance Of
the four preceding sections.
It was then moved and seconded that
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions be approved and adopted. Motion
carried.
1t was then moved and seconded that
judicial committee Of ten be appoint-
ed, consisting OF one from Ziebach coun-
ty and three from each Of the other
counties In the circuit. Motion carried.
The following named persons were.
on motion, appointed for the following
named counties. to-wit:
Pennington County--C. J. Buell.. A.
X. Gardner and r. A. Hamilton.
| Custer County-James Daniels. ]. e.
Pitcher and Fred Hendrickson.
Fall River County-E. r. Juckett, w.
E. Adams and James A. Stewart.
| Ziebach County-Charles Haxby.
| J. B. Gossags then moved the adop-
ton Of the following resolution, to-wit:
| We heartily indorse the administer.
ton Of President Mckinley. and the
ful6llmont of the promieaa AZ tha "a enuh.