Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-09-20
THE TICKET NOMINATED.
Custer County Republicans Meet in Con-
ventlon and put up Good Ticket.

ton for 1902 is over. Before the assem-
bling of the delegates the situation was
somewhat mixed, but now we know
where we are "at." The ticket nomin.
ated is made up of men whose qualifica.
tions for the Offices they expect to fill
cannot be questioned.
| The delegates began to arrive from all
parts of the county Friday evening, and
by Saturday noon all but two precincts
were represented. At two o'clock p. NJ
the convention was called to order by 1
NJ. Donaldson, chairman Of the county
central committee, who, after reading
the call, requested the election of tenn.
porary chairman and secretary. Mr.
Donaldson was nominated for temporary
chairman by acclamation, as was also Mr.
j. E. Pitcher for secretary.
1t was then moved that the chair ap-
point a committee of three on creden-
tials. Motion carried and the members
of the committee were appointed as fol-
lows: d. w. McFadden, Morse Grifis
and Joseph Brunschmidt.
Moved and seconded that the chair.
man appoint committee Of three on
rules and order of business. The chair
appointed Thos. Frawley, John Beatty
and George Kimble.
BY motion, committee of three was
appointed on resolutions, as follows: J.
F. Baker, Mark Thomas and John
Beatty.
The convention then took a recess for
fifteen minutes to permit the committee
on credentials to prepare its report.
When the committee announced its
readiness to report the convention was
again called to order. BY the report the
following named gentlemen were entitled
to seats in the convention.
Bakeryille precinct-Thomas Frawley.
Junction-James Brownlee.
Eldorado-P. F. Hendrickson, Morse
Griffis.
Buffalo Gap-Joseph ;Brunschmidt, J,
R Dalby.
Fairburn-Wm. NJ. Fay, Lon Ayers.
Beaver Valley-August Samson.
Pringle-Mark Thomas.
Custer precinct-W. F. Hanley, C. Ora
ham, George w. Kimble, J. E. Pitcher,
1. NJ. Donaldson. James Reynolds, ID. w.
McFadden, James Doran, Albert Clark
Israel Bower, w. S. Piper, w. E. Fletch-
er.
Hermosa-J. F. Baker, Frank Bender,
John Beatty.
Elk Mountain-D. V. Coe.
The delegates from Hermosa and Elk
Mountain failed to present their proper
credentials, but were admitted to seats
in the convention on the recommends
ton ofthe committee. The report ofthe
was adopted.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation and order of business made the
report:
We, your committee on permanent or
ganization and order of business, recon-
mend that the temporary organization
be made permanent. That nominations,
where more than one candidate is nom-
mated, be made by ballot, when but one
by acclamation. We also recommend
that the order of nominations be made
as published in the call, with the addi
ton Of one county commissioner for the
first, and one county commissioner from
the second commissioner districts.
THOMAS FpAwLEY,
JOHN BEATTY,
GEO. w. KIMBLE.
The committee on resolutions, through
ts chairman, presented the following
resolutions, which, after having been
read before the convention, were unani-
adopted.
We, the republicans of Custer county,
IN conyention assembled, do hereby re-
assert our confidence and faith in the
principles of the republican party.
The country is to be congratulated up
)n the great measure Of prosperity, con
entment and happiness, that has at
ended the administration of affairs by
he republican party.
We hereby express our approval Of
he courage and ability displayed by the
;hief executive of this nation, Theodore
in the disposition of the seri
'us questions presented to him for solu-
ion.
We heartily endorse the present state
administration, the course of our repre-
'entatives in congress, and pledge our
legislative delegation to the support Of
Hon. a. B. Kittredge for re election to
he United States senate.
j. F. BAKER,
JOHN BEATTY,
MARK THOMAS.
After the adoption of the resolutions,
t was moved that the convention pro-
,eed 10 the nomination Of Offices:
Mr.. Wallace A. Smith was placed in
for the Office of clerk of
courts, but declined. Israel Bower then
placed in nomination Mr.. A. T. Feay.
No other nomination being made he was
declared the nominee ofthe convention.
The contest over the office of sheriff
vas spirited there being five candidates
n the field, T.. E. Rogers, Charles Ennis,
Wesley Dalby, John Beatty and Isaac
Ainslie. Mr.. Beatty was nominated on
he sixth ballot by a vote of IA to Mr..
Ennis IL, ali the other candidates having
Two names were placed before the
for county treasurer, Capt.
Paul d. McClelland and Mr.. Ms. Street.
Or. On the first ballot the vote was a
lie. On the second ballot Mr.. McClel-
and received majority of all the votes
cast and was declared the nominee.