Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-08-31
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Resolution Passed That the Delegates
Vote as Unit In the judicial
Convention.

A Resolution Passed That the Delegates
Vote as Unit In the judicial
Convention.
The republican county convention to
elect eleyen delegates to the judicial
convention. which lis to nominate can.
didate for the Office of circuit Judge for
the Seventh Judicial circuit, was held in
this city last Saturday afternoon, August
oath. The convention was called to
order at o'clock by I. M. Donaldson
chairman of the County Central commit.
tee. After the reading of the call fol
said convention. Mr.. Donaldson was
elected temporary chairman and B. r.
Wood secretary.
On motion, committee Of three was
appointed by the chair on credentials
The committee so appointed consisted OF
the following named persons: w. E.
Benedict. Reisin Otis and s. c. Lummis
The committee then retired, and after.
ward returned into the convention and
through its chairman, w. E. Benedict,
submitted the following report:
We, your committee on credentials,
beg leave to submit the following report.
We find the following named persons
are entitled to seats in this convention.
Bakeryille-A. &. Roseberry, Thos.
Frawley. Altsfnates-W. F. Sayers,
Chas. Ennis.
Beaver Valley not reported.
Custer-I. NJ. Donaldson, E. L. Gran
than, w. E. Benedict, B. r. Wood, F. j.
V. Rutkowski, VIM. Courtney, Isaac
Ainslie. Resin Otis, Chris Wilkinson, J..
E. Pitcher. d. w. McFadden.
Alternates-R. w. Calkins, Israel
Bower, Frank Meeker, w. w. Olds,
Joseph Kubler, A. j. Jones, Steve
Ainslie, s. c. Lummis. w. F. Hanley,
w. A. Smith, Jas. Hare.
Eldorado-Wm. Nevin, VIM. Pope,
Fred Hendrickson.
Buffalo Gap-Joseph Brunschmidt, J.
S. Fuson. Joseph Dalby. All represent
ed by Brunschmidt.
Fairburn-J. G. Mears, E. A. Scott, J.
NJ. Daniel. Delegation represented by
Mears and Scott.
Hermosa not represented.
Pringle not represented.
Elk Mountain not represented.
Spring Creek lot represented.
Junction-James Brownlee.
Spokane not represented.
w. 4. BENEDICT,
RESIN OTIs,
s. G. LUMMIs,
Committee.
After the reading Of the report the r..
port was. on motion, adopted by the
The temporary organization was made
permanent, after which the Chairman
declared the nomination for delegates in
order, at which time it was moved and
carried that delegates be placed in nom
ination and voted on by voice of con-
vention.
The following named delegates were
placed in nomination and elected as
delegates to the judicial convention, to-
wit: Richard Avant, Resin Otis, Her.
mosa; j. G.. Mears, Fairburn; Joseph
Brunschmidt, Buffalo Gap; VIM. Nevin,
Eldorado; A. C. Roseberry, Bakerville /;
Isaac Ainslie. /. M. Donaldson; d. w.
McFadden, B. r. Wood, E. L. Grantham,
Custer.
Moved, seconded and carried that the
delegates present at the said judicial
convention cast the full vote of the
county. After which w. E. Benedict
presented to the convention the follow
ing resolution:
Be it resolved by the delegates here
assembled that at the Judicial conyen-
ton the unit rule prevail in all acts of
the Custer county delegation. This
resolution was discussed at length by
the delegates present, and after a
thorough discussion carried unanimo GUS.
ly without dissenting vote. Motion to
adjourn carried.