Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1898-08-26
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The Republican County Convention
Was Held Saturday and a
Ticket Named.

The Republican county convention to
elect delegates to the state convention
and nominate county ticket, metin
Bedford hall last Saturday. The con-
vention was called to order by Chair
man Lewis of the central committee.
The call was read, after which Mr..
Lewis thanked the Lincoln county Re-
publicans for the confidence bestowed
upon him for the past six years, and
rendered his resignation az their chair
man. During his remarks Mr.. Lewis
took occasion to congratulate the farm
ers on advanced prices (wheat was 45
cents that day, having dropped 16 cents
in one week). As the Canton delegation
had desired unanimously to support
Minot if necessary as against FELTON,, G.
E. Judd arose and nominated G. H. Cas-
sill of Hudson as temporary chairman
in hopes that such an honor would paci-
fy the FELTON, delegates. Mr., Cassill
was chosen and F. H. Huetson was elect
ed temporary secretary. A committee
on credentials, composed of w. B. Wait
J. A. Pierce, ]. A. Redfield. H. N.
Cooper and L. H. Sogn found all pre-
cincts represented except Grant, Perry
and Delapre. Herman Koch being
present from tho last named, was ad-
mitted to a seat in the convention and
allowed to cast the full vote. A. L.
Kuhns. Jake Voegli, Leonard Peterson.
V. P. Lowell and Gilbert johnson were
appointed q committee on permanent
organization, who recommended that
the temporary organization be made per
manent, which report was adopted. G.
M. Seely, N. G. Nash, H. B. Hermand
son, A. E. Loomis and N. G. Shore were
appointed a committee on resolutions tt
inspect the resolutions formulated in thu
Sioux Valley News Office the day before
w. H. Shindlar, W. X. Slade, Fred Ger
Der, G. E. Judd and Thos. Wright were
selected as committee to wait upor
Judge Clifford and ascertain his choice
for delegates, which resulted in the Sc
lection Of the following: G. H. Cassill,
P. A. Overseth, Hudson; w. X. Slade,
Eden; Samson Hanson, Norway; B.
Smith, Pleasant; A. Olson, Brooklyn;
Thos. Wright. Delaware; E. P. Eneboe
Highland; G.. Johnson, Fairview; T. P.
Thompson, Canton twp; A. L. Kuhns,
Lynn; B. G. Jacobs, Lennox; V. P. Low
ell, Dayton; Fred Gerber, Worthing; L..
L. Redfeld, Lincoln; N. G. Nash, James
Lewis. Thos. Thorson, G. E. Judd, G..
Nj. seely, F. H. Huetson, Canton City.
P. A. Overseth of Hudson, was nom
mated for state senator by acclamation.
Chairman Lewis of Canton, arose and in
seconding Mr.. Overseth's nomination
said: Canton city joins hands with
her sister city on the south and
seconds Mr.. Overseth's nomination. -
Those were pretty words, but Fred
Hartzell, a delegate from Eden, when
attempting to place the name of N. J.
Chamberlain before the convention for
superintendent of schools, expressed the
sentiment of the southeast corner very
clearly when he said that the southeast
corner had been most gloriously sat
down upon" It is true that Mr.. FELTON,
received four votes in Canton, but had
a close fight ensued Mr.. Minot would
have received the entire delegation.
That sisterly joining of hands as Mr..
Lewis said was sort of temporary af.
fair. When nominees for representa-
tives were called for the names of o. V.
Knowles, Frank Dortland, Wilbur
Kinsley and Herman Koch were men
toned. Mr.. Koch was the first nomin'
ated, Mr.. Kinsley second and Mr.. bort