Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-20
REPUBLICAN 90. CONVENTION
Places in Nomination q County Ticket
And Elects Delegates to the
State and Senatorial


Places in Nomination q County Ticket
And Elects Delegates to the
State and Senatorial
Conventions.
, The Republican county convention
met in the court house in Custer City
8. D., on Saturday, August 18th, 1898, a
10 o'clock a. M, pursuant to published
call. In the absence of the chairman o
the county central committee, William
Nevin. secretary, called the meeting tc
order and read the call, whereupon w
F. Hanley was elected temporary chair
man, and T. w. Delicate temporary
secretary
Upon motion, the chair appointed the
following committee on credentials and
-ules and order OF business. I. M
Do MADISON, r. Avant, p F. Hendrick.
son, ]. r. Dalbey, and A. c. Roseberry
On motion, the convention took q
recess until the committee on creden.
tials were ready to report. At ii o'clock
the convention re-assembled, when the
committee on credentials and rules and
order of business made the following
report, which was adopted.
Your committee appointed on ere.
dentials and order of business, report
the following delegates entitled to seats
in this convention.
Hermosa-A. w. Carey, John Beach
Geo. Mutzic, Geo. Garfield, r. Avant. Z
Fairburn-F. M. Ayers, j. M. Daniels
VIM. Fay.
Buffalo Gap-M. Alexander, o. f,
Carpenter, L. Ballou, JOS. Dalby.
Beaver Valley-John Stabler, Wm
O'Banion, N. B. Streeter.
Custer-W. f. Hanley, 1. NJ. Donald
sop, c. G. Crary, A. NJ. Willard, L f
Rogers, T. w. Delicate, Jas. Hare. w
4. Moore, VIM. Courtney, A. T. Feay
M. J. Bailey.
Eldorado-Wm. Nevin, P. F. Hen.
erickson, Frank Kirk.
Junction-James Brownlee, B. O.
Ilsley,
Bakerville-A. G. Baker, A. C. Rose.
berry.
1t is recommended that all precincts
be allowed the full vote of the precinct
to be cast by the delegates present.
Order of Business.
lst, permanent organization.
2nd, selection of delegates to state
convention,
3rd, selection of delegates to senatorial
convention.
4th, nomination of county ticket in
order of publication in cell
On motion, the temporary organiza
ton was made the permanent organiza.
ton of the convention.
On motion, a committee consisting OF
the following named persons was ap.
pointed by the chair to present TO the
convention a list Of delegates and
alternates to the state convention, viz
G. G. Cfary, A. T. Feay, A. G. Baker.
On motion, committee consisting Of
M. j. Bailey, l. NJ. Donaldson and james
Daniels was appointed by the chair tc
present the names Of delegates to the
senatorial convention.
On motion, convention took recess
until o'clock p. m.
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 as
such delegates, to-wit:
Delegates NJ. Donaldson, M. A
Willis, G G. Crary,S. q. Lummis, A. 1
Feay, G. E. Garfield, I. w. Delicate, A
c. Walker.
Alternates-S. N. Fitch, j. Beach,
Hair, Nj. f. Alexander, J. Stabler, r.. A
Avant, Doctor Calkins, w. L. 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. Calkins
A. G. Baker, Joseph Dalby, Harr.
Bayne. which report was adopted.
The convention then proceeded t.
nominate county officers. VIM. Fa,
and Richard Avant were appointed
tellers by the chair.
The first ballot for representative wa
made informal and resulted as follows
N. S. Tubbs II, A. C. Walker 20S. Th,
formal ballot being taken resulted a
follows: A. c. Walker 22S, 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 16. Mr.
Lummis was declared the nominee.
G. w. Pitcher and e. A. Scott wer,
placed in nomination for register o
deeds. Ballot being taken resulted al
follows: Z. A. Scott 10, c. w. Pilche
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