Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-14

BLACK HILLS.
NAMED THE VICTORS.
The Republican County Convention
Names Strong Ticket-A Rep
resentative Body.
The republican county convention
held at the court house last Saturday
was attended by about sixty deleg ates
from every precinct in the county but
two-Indian Creek and Red Canyon
and more intelligent, represen ia tive
body of men never assem- bled in the
county. The convention was called to
order by j. L. Burke, chairman Of the
county central committee. DR.. A. s..
Stewart was elected tempory chairman
and j. A. Stewart temporary secretary.
Committees were appointed and the
convention adjourned until afternoon.
Upon reconvening the COMMITTEES re-
ported, the temporary organization was
made permanent, and they were soon
naming the winning ticket. w. r.
Morgan was nominated for county
treasurer, and w. H. Stanley for audi
tor, each by acclamation. Then the
sheriff was voted on informally, result
ing as follows: Grippen q, Jensen 90,
Strouse 25, Dornan 1. The second bal
lot gave Grippen 36, Jensen 16, Strouse
II, Dornan 2; thus nominating Mr..
Grippen.
For register of deeds there was lit
tie contest between w. w. Smithson
and Peter Franzen, the vote being
Smithson 50, Franzen 90 The follow
ing were then nominated by acclama.
tion: A. r. Anderson, states attorney;
e. r. Juckett, county Judge; Charles
Graves, assessor; ALBEIT Utter, survey
or; Mrs. B. Y. Thornby, superintend-
ent of schools; DIR. Young, Coroner.
For representative there were two
candidates before the convention, tho
vote resulting as follows: Ed Bond "A
w. H. Whaley, %.
The justices of the peace and consta-
bles, as appear in the ticket, were also
named by acclamation, this closing tho
nominations.
Delegates were then elected to the
senatorial convention.
1t was clean, fair convention, every
delegate doing what he considered best
for the county and the party, repre-
eenting the will of their various pre-
-ctnots. That they did their duty we'll
is generally conceded and their action
will be emphatically approved by the
voters on November 8.
The senatorial convention, consist
ing of delegates from Custer and Fall
River counties, met and nominated W.
e. Benedict for state senator by accla-
nation, he having been endorsed by
the republican county convention OF
Custer county, and the Office being
conceded to that county this year
They made a good nomination, and
many outside of the republican ranks
are congratulating the republican
party upon it's coed days work.
The STAR has not published the de.
tailed proceedings of the convention
for want of space. The following reso.
lutions were unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
First, resolued, That the republi
cans of Fall River county in conven.
tion assembled fully endorse the plat.
form of the republican party adopted
at Mitchell by the republican state con
vention August oath, 1898.
Second, resolved, That we feel Just
pride in the patriotism aud devotion of
our young volunteers who SO quickly
responded to the call of the president
to support the flag on foreign soil, and
lay down their lives, if needed, for their
country's honor.
Third, resolved, That we arc not sat
isfied with the representation in con-
gress in the persons of our present
members, and that they have shown by
being away from their place of duty al
time when the interests of our county
the Black Hills and the state, demand.
ed their presence and vigorous action
thereby showing willful neglect or in.
competency to fill the high Office that
arepublican dare not disgrace.
Fourth, resolved, That we pledge oul
hearty support to the ticket placed in
8 nomination by this convention, fully
: believing that the republicans of Fail
4 River county are entitled to tho conf.
dence and support of the people of this
county in the management of its pub
= A
- petency should be the required quail
iication Of every candidate now, as in
the past.
STATE SENATOR.
w. E. Benedict, nominee for state
senator of the 4lst district, was resi-
dent Of Hot Springs for several years
being editor of the STAR. He is nov
/. the leading attorney of Custer. He i,
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