The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-09-30
Number 80.
The Martyrs are Named.

county met IN convention at the
court house in this city last Satur.
day and nominated ticket which,
with possibly one or two exceptions,
is one of the weakest list of nomi-
nees ever placed in the field.by that
party in this county. It will fall
easy prey to the silver forces
as represented by the fusion ticket
completed by the populists yester-
day. After the usual convention
red tape DR.. A. S. Amerman OF
Rockford, was made perment chair
chairman, with Chas. Paxson sec.
retary.
The committee on credentials re-
ported eight precincts without rep
resentation.
The committee on resol utions re-
ported, offering the usual set of re-
solutions endorsing the national
! platform of 1896, the Mckinley ad-
minstration and its conduct of the
! war, the state republican platform
and its list OF nominees as named by
Kittredge, the corporation capper,
! and the railroads of the state.
Then came one denouncing Gov.
Lee, giving as reason the OLD
worn out and groundless chestnut
about the governor stating that
"Grigsby's cowboy regiment was
disgrace to the state. This was
ong ago exploded, but being shorten
material the resolutions committee
worked it in.
Then the nominations were taken
up and the two actions-Gardner
and the antis-manifested them
selves. However, sort of a.proticol
was agreed to and it was under
stood that if William Gardner was
nominated for the state senate the
factional hatchet would be buried.
Gardner was accordingly nominated
over Fred Holcomb, the vote stand
ing 36 to l3.
For representatives Chas. Hamm
and John H. Fall were made the
unanimous choice of the conven-
tion.
For Sheriff Cassus NJ. Lecdy was
named as the unanimous choice OF
the body.
For States attorney the names OF
Fred H. Whitfield and James Boyd
were balloted on, the vote resulting
in favor of Whitefild at 80 to %.
For register of deeds Jas. M.
Baldwin was nominated by accla.
nation.
For county auditor Horace Crock
EFT was the unanimous choice, as was
also Judge NJ. c. Peck of Pactola
for clerk Of courts
Then came county treasurer. A
painful silence came over the con.
vention and for several minutes no
name was offered. No one seemed
willing to name the man to
be offered is a sacrifice against
w. H. LaBee, the present treasurer.
Finally delegate from the dark
recesses of the pine clad hills up in
the west end of the county took in
the situation and nominated G..
Schansse Jr., gold democrat, for
treasurer. A general laugh was the
result and the nomination went
through with a whoop.
A. E. Wallace was the conven-
tion's choice for county Judge, and
w. A. Brennan for assessor.
The democratics nomination of
Miss. CHINA Trisler as superintendent
OF schools was endorsed.
Myron Wilsie was named for sur
veryor and M. D. Paxson for cor
oner. The latter named gentleman
will "sit on on Hannacratic corpse
the next day after election.
10 complete the ticket Jacob Lam
pert of Hill City was nominated as
commissioner from the third dis
trict.
The UNION will treat Of the per
sonnel of the ticket in the future is
sues.
Headncsie stopped in 20 minutes by d.