Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-27
CONVENTION AND JUDGESHIP.

'i!.r republican county convention
hlA last Saturday was Il decidedly
mild affair. 1t was unanimously har-
monious. and such Il state of affairs be-
inn. ra.her unusual of late years in
Fall River county made it seem rather
tame aud unintcresting to those who
have been iii the midst of previous
scraps. But every republican is glad
that harmony and unity of purpose
was uppermost in that convention.
When it became evident Major Ander-
son had lost the county. he very gra-
ciously proposed to Mr.. Wilson that he
did not expect anything from the COL
%vention he had lost, that he had lost
the contest. and therefore was willing
and would gladly unite his forces for
the selection of Wilson delegates to
the district convention. The PROPOSE
ton was in the interest of party sue
cess and to secure. if possible, the
nomination of a Fall River county
man for circuit judge. The Major fav-
oled the strongest kind of instruc-
tions and while the opposition to him
had opposed instructions they believed
that no harmonious and we'll under
stood compromise could be effected
and a recognition of all elements made
without submitting to instructions.
This was done and thereby the conven-
ton made unanimous, the previous OPP
completed so that there vas no misun-
derstanding as to where the conven-
ton stood.
The STAR has honestly opposed in
structions, and just as honestly had
its choice in the contest, but realizes
that it might not have been good poll
tics for previous opposing parties to
unite in selecting a mixed delegation
particularly those who had been fore
most in the contest-without some
sort of obligation that would beyond
any question give the public to under
stand that the previous c%ontending
parties were now DESTROYS of forming a
harmonious whole. This possibly
might have been done without instruc-
tions. We incline to that opinion.
But a majority thought differently and
the convention instructed. We abide
by that decision aud are much pleased
to know that the republican party of
Fall River county is harmonious and
will be prepared to battle valiantly for
the nominee of the Custer convention.
Fall River county will therefore pre-.
sent the name of Hon. S. E. Wilson
to the Custer judicial district con-
vention for the nomination of circuit
judge. and it will persist in an effort to
obtain such nomination. The people
of the district, outside of Pennington
county. have got into a very strong no.
ton that it is time a judge is chosen in
the southern portion of the circuit.
Hot Springs is the most accessible
point in the circuit for the Judge to re-
side. Being located on both railroads
it can be easily reached from all parts
of the circuit without much-.delay or
expense-and the litigants always have
to pay the expense incurred by the at
torneys in going to the judge. 1t is
certainly time the Custer and Fall
River resid snts had an inning on the
judgeship and we believe that if they
are given the nominee he will be
elected by u very large majority.
Let the delegates to Custer from the
various counties in the district lay all
prejudice and personal preference
aside and consider that which shall be
best for a majority of those who are so
unfortunate as to have to occasionally
seek tie services ofthe judge. for onth:s