The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-06-10
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Republicans Meet and Eject
Delegates 10 state
Convention.
Freezing SOint--But .li is
WCLi that Ends VOL.

ton. Mr.. j. L. Lockhart nom.
mated @. ". Prevey for chair
man, and Mr. Smull nominated
Lewis NJ Larson A motion
was made to vote by ballot, and
amended to vote by roll, call the
amendment prevailing by Il
rising vote Of 81 to p,
Upon a roll call Of the town
ships the chairman declared
Mr.. PreVey elected by a vote OF
- to IL.
After a short speech by chair
man, the names Of John Sterud
and \. J. Blcser We're presented
as candidates for secretary; be
fore the vote was taken MIR.
! Sterud'S name was Withdrawn
and Mr.. Bleser elected by ac-
clamation.
It was moved and carried that
a committee of three be appoint
ed on credentials, and the chair
named f. HoXey. Geo. G. Nixon
and J. A. Williams. The latter
withdrew from the committee,
and G.. A Lawrence was appoint
| ed.
Moved by Mr. Smuli that a
committee of five on resolutions
be elected. Amendment was
made that the chair appoint.
1t was at this point that the ora
tory commenced to flow, Messrs.
Bentley, Lockhart, Smull and
Lowthian all taking part in the
entertainments a good deal Of the
personal entering into the argu.
mcnts, mixed up with the
question as to the proper mode
Of recognizing the candidacy OF
both Mr. Aldrich as the home
candidate for the nomination o1
state superintendent OF public
instruction and the candidacy Oi
David Eastman Of our neignbor
| inc county Of Roberts for the
nomination Of com L Of school ano
public lands. After consider
able parliamentary Wrangling the
convention decided 10 elect oy {
vote of fl toto }-.
Mr. A. j. Bleser and Mr.. JOIN
| D, Smull were placed in nomina
ton, the vote standing 4s fol
Bleser and 81 for omull.
M. j. koelle and L. II. Bentley
were placed in nomination, th'
vote standing 80 for koelle anc
81 for Bentley.
Upon a motion to which there
was no objection the chair wa:
authorized to oappoint the balance
Of the committee, which wa,
made as follows: A. J. Bleser
NJ. J. koelle, +. f Moore, j. l.
Lockhart, G.. K. Earl.
J. d. Smull presented a resolu
ton endorsing the candidacy O
Mr.. Irwin d. Aldrich for super
intendent of public instruction
and asked that it be incorporates
in resolutions, which was done.
. Upon a motion chair appointe'
f. Roberts, Chas. Bullard ant
w. G.. Mcpherson as committe
on permanent organization, am
a recess was taken for commit
tees to prepare reports.
When the convention wa
again raped to order commit
tees reported as follows:
The credentials committee re
| ported the following as entltle
to seats in the convention, onl
l the names of the contested dele
: gates being read:
: Alban-Wm. schaffer, T. A. Micklan, Wn
7 Hicks, John Roth Emmet McCollum.
Adams Freeman Hoxie, Max hoelle, Adolf
Weide, George Friday, Nels Dahle, Gunder Pau
Z son, George Mcintyre, Herman Bork
J. Big Stone Township Chas. Billiard, OF
: Keuderng John Korte, Jacob Steiner.
, Biz stone City, lat Ward i. J Paddock, Jof
McKsson H. Santelman, Thos. Nanderveld
End Ward-F f. Moore, A. H. Tasker, Il.
, Breckenridge.
Blooming Valley-John Fritz Ole Bronson,
I O. Berg, Theo. Nelson, John ID Smnll
Farmington-John NJ sterud, Lewis NJ. La
! son, G. Sterud.
Q Georgia Peter Englnnd, Andrew Hauklun
Joseph Conley
Grant Center - II Neuenberg, 9. 7. Oehle
A. r. Tassler.
Kilborn-M Cross, Peter Ginther, Cyrus Sal
pie
Z Lura-Daniel Macklin, Magnus Berglin, .
G Lund, James Erickson.
Melrose- IN. l. Lowthian. Ray Cunningha
Edgar Kelly, r. Earl
Madison John swanson, August Evarse
Gust Nelson.
Milbank 1st Ward L. II. Bentley, w
Z, Crowl, Fred Fitch End Ward-John /. Lo
G hart II j. Benedict q w Prevey, A. j Bles
# Gus Mittelstaedt 3rd Ward-J A Williams,
vi q Mcpherson, Chas. Rylander, Ed. Emanl
Geo. Merritt
Mazeppa b Z Kinney, y " Emery.