Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
REPUBLICAN 90. CONVENTION

Places in Nomination q County TIcke'
And Elects Delegates to the
State and Senatorial
Conventions.
The Republican county convention
met in the court house in Custer City
s. D., on Saturday, August 18th, 1898, q
10 o'clock a. M, pursuant to publishe,
call. In the absence of the chairman o
the county central committee, William
Nevin, secretary, called the meeting t
order and read the call, w%hereupon W
F. Hanley was elected temporary chair
man, and T. w. Delicate ternporar,
secretary.
Upon motion, the chair appointed tn,
following committee on credentials ant
rules and order Of business: I. NJ
ID Donaldson, r. Avant, p. f. Hendrick
son, J.. r. Dalbey, and A. G. Roseberry
On motion, the convention took
recess until the committee on creden
tials were ready to report. At IL o'clocl
the convention re-assembled, when thu
committee on credentials and rules enc
order of business made the following
report, which was adopted.
Your committee appointed on ere
dentials and order of business, repor
the following delegates entitled to seats
in this convention.
Hermosa-A. w. Carey, John Beach
Geo. Mutzic, Geo. Garfield, r. Avant.
Fairburn-F. M. Ayers, j. NJ. Daniels
VIM Fay.
Buffalo Gap-M. Alexander, o. F
Carpenter, L. Ballou, Jos. Dalby.
Beaver Valley-John Stabler, VIM
O'Banion, n. b. Streeter.
Custer-W. F. Hanley, 1. NJ. Donald
SOP, c. c. Crary, A. NJ. Willard, L f
Rogers, T. w. Delicate, Jas. Hare. w
+. Moore, VIM. Courtney, A. T. Feay
M. J. Bailey.
Eldorado-Wm. Nevin, P. F. Hen
erickson, Frank Kirk.
Junction-James Brownlee, B. o
Ilsiey.
Bakerville-A. G. Baker, A. c. Rose
berry.
1t is recommended that all precincts
be allowed the full vote Of the precinc
to be cast by the delegates present.
Order of Business.
lst, permanent organization,
2nd, selection of delegates to stat,
convention.
3rd, selection of delegates to senatorial
convention.
4th, nomination of county ticket il
order of publication in cell.
On motion, the temporary organisa
ton was made the permanent organiza
ton of the convention.
> On motion, a committee consisting o
the following named persons was ap
pointed by the chair to present to tht
convention q list of delegates anC
alternates to the state convention, viz
c. G. Crary, A. T. Feay, A. G.. Baker.
On motion, a committee consisting o
NJ. j. Bailey, l. NJ. Donaldson and Jane
Daniels was appointed by the chair t.
present the names Of delegates to tn
senatorial convention.
On motion. convention took a recess
until l o'clock p. IN.
AT ! o'clock p. m. the convention re
assembled, when the committee ap
pointed to select delegates to the state
convention made the following report
which was adopted:
Your committee appointed to selec
delegates to attend the Republican stat,
convention, to be held at Mitchell, S
D., would respectfully recommend tn
following named persons be elected a.
such delegates, to-wit:
Delegates-I. M. Donaldson, M. A
Willis, C G. Crary, S. q. Lummis, A. i
Feay, G. E. Garfield, I. w. Delicate, A
c. Walker.
Alternates-S. N. Fitch, j. Beach, ]
Hair, NJ. E. Alexander, j. Stabler, r. A
Avant, Doctor Calkins, w. E. Benedic'
The committee appointed to selec
delegates to the senatorial convention
reported, recommending the election o
f. NJ Ayers, q. A. Bartholomew, VIM
O'Banion, w. F. Hanley, r. w. Calkinf
A. G. Baker, Joseph Daily, Harr.
Bayne, which report was adopted.
The convention then proceeded t
nominate county officers. VIM. Fa,
and Richard Avant were appointe,
~tellers by the chair.
The first ballot for representative wa
made informal and resulted as follows
N. S. Tubbs II, A. c. Walker 20S. TIL,
formal ballot being taken resulted a
follows: A. c. Walker 223, N. s. Tubb
8. A. c. Walker was declared nomin
ated.
S. G.. Lummis and Joseph Kuble
were nominated for county treasurer
Vote being taken resulted as follows
S. c. Lummis II, Joseph Kubler l6. Mr.
Lummis was declared the nominee.
G. w. Pitcher and L. A. Scott wer,
placed in nomination for register o
deeds. Ballot being taken resulted a
follows: T.. A. Scott 10, G.. w. Pilche,