Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-09-01

in nomination for member of house o.
representatives. There being no other
nomination. on vote he was declared
the nominee Of the convention
+. J. ". Rutkowski Of Custer, wal
4 placed in nomination for clerk OF courts
by I. NJ. Donaldson. No other nomina
tions being made on vote be was de-
clared the NOMINEES ofthe convention.
| For sheriff, r. E. Ainslie, of Custer
was placed In nomination by w. w
Olds, and no other nominations being
made he was declared the nominee ol
the convention.
G. Z. Smith, Of Custer. was placed IN
nomination for ssates attorney by e. L.
Grantham. No ether nominations be.
ing made he Was declared the nominee
Of the convention.
For the ofiice OF county judge. A. T,
Fesy. Of Custer, was placed in nomina-
tion by L. Ballou. As no others were
nominated, on motion. he was declared
the choice Of the convention for county
Judge.
w. A. Smith, Of Custer, was nominal
ed for county auditor by W. F. Hanley
and a no other nominations were made
he was declared the nominee ofths con
vention.
8. q. Lummis. OF Custer. was placed ID
nomination for county treasurer by E
L. Grantham. No other nomination.
being made, on vote he was made th,
nominee for treasurer by the conven
tion.
w. X. Woods, who was nominated fol
county superintendent of schools by G
A. Bartholomew, having no oppositions
he was on vote declared the nominee o
the convention.
The following were placed in nomina
tion for the Office Of register of deeds
J. 8. Fuson of Buffalo Gap. VIM. A
Nevins, Jr. Of Eldorado, James c. Near
Of Fairburn. James Hare Of squav
Creek.
w. w. Olds and G. A. Bartholomew
were appointed tellers and vote order
ed by ballot. And in all cases the frs
ballot to be informal.
On motion it was voted that the can
didatss nominated be elected by ballo
and that the candidate receiving a ma
iority of all the votes cast be declared
the nominee Of the convention.
The first formal ballot resulted az fol
lows:
| tuson......
Nevin n....."."."-."".."-
Mears ................""...... .......-.........
Mr.. Hare Was nominated on tn,
seventh ballot. The vote was as fol
lows:
Fuson"......,t.,. .."""""."..."..."......-.
| Nevin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....".".....-l4, 4,
| Hare."... j,
As James Hare had received a major
ity OF votes cast, he was declared the
nominee Of the convention.
By separate nomination Chas. Stabler
of Pringle. was nominated for assssso
and DR.. Calkins for coroner, and ther,
being no other nominations by q sepsr
ate vote they were declared the nomi
nees Of the convention for the respect
i've Offices.
There being no nominees for surveyor
justices of the peace or constables,
Was moved that the chairman and secre
tary of the convention be empowered
to fill all vacancies. which was carried.
On vote of the delegates from TIT
srd commissioner district. d. v. CO..
was chosen for commissioner from tha
district.
On motion, 1t was voted that the dele
gates to the senatorial convention b,
nominated from the body of the con
vention, which was done with the fol
lowing result:
VIM. H. Palmer of Buffalo Gap, B. r
Wood Of Custer, August Sanson o
Beaver, Thos. Frawley Of Bakerville, l
M. Donaldson of Custer, w. F. Hanls.
of Custer, Ed. L. Grantham of Custer, g
A. Bartholomew Of Hermosa, r. nj
Ayers of Junction, Jos. E. Pitcher o
Custer, Chas. Freeland Of Eldorado.
Delegates present to senatorial con
vention were instructed to cast the full
vote of Custer county.
The following resolution was intro
duced and read, which was adopted b,
unanirnohs vote:
Resolved, that among the candidates
| for the state senate, the choice Of th,
Republicans Of Custer county is Hon
John L. Burke Of Hot Springs.
The following county central commit
tee was then selected:
Beaver valley-B. II. Martin.
Fairburn--J. NJ. Daniels.
Pringle-w. III. Bsyne.
Buffalo Gap-Jos. Dalby.
Bakerville-A.G. Baker.
Junction.. M. Brownles.
Eldorado-F. P. Hendricksen.
Elk Mountain-D. V. Coo.
Spokane-J. o. Tyler.
Custer--I. M. Donaldson.
Hermosa-G. A. Bartholomew.
No other business appearing before the
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