Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-15
COUNTY CONVENTION
The Republicans Elect
to State
Convention at
Sioux Falls.
ARGEATTENDANCE
Peace and Harmony Prevails
One of the most Harmonious
Conventions in History
of Republican Party
of Day County.
DELEGATION INSTRUCTED.
Rousing Resolutions Adopted
DELEGATION INSTRUCTED,
Rousing Resolutions Adopted
Kittredge, Herreid, Burke
and Martin Endorsed.
David Williams Chosen Chair.
man of the Delegation by
a Unanimous Vote.~

ohaIhhiOhS FOtCs
Webster, S. D., May 10, 1902.
The republican county convention
was called to order at 2 o'clock in the
opera house by @. w. Siglinger, chair
man Of the republican county central
committee, who read the formal call.
AT the close of the reading of the call
M. Rexford was on motion elected tenn.
porary chairman and III. A. Whiting,
temporary secretary.
Moved and carried that the chair
appoint a committee of three on Gre
dentials. The chair appointed as such
committee, G. w. Siglinger, Frank
Gruby and Chris Grue.
Moved and carried that the chair
appoint q committee of five on perma.
nent organization. The chair appointed
Paul Taft, John Ewald, o. L. Williams,
Pete Alsager and E. Nelson.
Moved and carried that the chair
appoint a committee Of seven on resolu.
tons. The chair appointed e. w. Tay.
Tor, +. B. Udell, d. w. Hnssong, w. s.
ID. Adams, Jos. Helvig, e. X. Bjerke
and J. @. Nichols.
Moved and carried that the chair
appoint a committee of five to present q
list of names for nomination as dele
gates to the state convention, said dele
gates to. be chosen by ballot by the con-
v%ention. The chair appointed David
Williams, ID. McFarlane, Barney Elias,
j.. S. Hardness and John L. Vehe.
On motion the convention took a
recess FOR fifteen minutes to allow the
various committees to prepare their
reports.
Convention reconvened as per adjourn
ment.
The committee on credentials made
their report which was on motion
accepted and adopted. The following
delegates were reported as entitled to
seats in the convention:
Central Point, r. @. Holloway.
Racine, Geo. Burns, WIN. Howe.
Valley, Jos. Shrankel.
Andoyer Village, A. e. Raynes, T. J.
Jones.
Morton, 0. L. Williams.
Butler, J. G. Nichols, j. l.. Vehe.
Webster township, @. E. Wheeler,
Thos. McKennett.
York, Frank johnson, r.. e. Parks.
Raritan, J.. @. Moore, +. G. Moore.
Union, Duncan McFarlane.
Rusk, ID. /. Williams.
Homer, d. A. Knight, VIM. Wood
ward.
Waubay township, VIM. Zubke, Fred
Raminn.
Grenville, JOS. Helwig, J. P. Rel
lander, Thos. Helwig.
Bristol, Barney Elias, FL. A. Whiting.
Waubay, M. Rexford, p. J. Zafft, d.
w. Hussong.
Pennington, John Ewald.
Lynn Lake, Peter Alsager, Peter
Davidson.
Pierpont, f. B. Udell.
Bristol township, Chris Grue.
Scotland. L. X. Bjerke.
Webster, First Ward, ID. Williams,
L. G. Ochsenreiter.
Webster, Second ward, j. S. Hank
ness, Carl Malmberg, w. S. ID. Adams.
Webster, Third ward, Frank Gruby,
e. A. Wearne, Z. w. Taylor, q. w.
Siglinger, K. w. Small.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation submitted the following report:
I'VE, the committee Gil permanent
organization, suggest hat the temper
airy organization be made permanent"
On motion the report was accepted
and adopted.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted:
"Be it resolved, that we, the republi-
cans of Day county, South Dakota, in
convention assembled, do hereby renew
our allegiance to the principles OF the
republican party.
I'VE point with pride to the fact that
the United States has emerged from the
dark days of financial depression into
which IL was plunged by the unwisdom
and Encouragement of the democratic
party into a condition Of unparalleled
prosperity; a condition which makes it
possible for the laborer to obtain steady
employment at good wages; a condition
wherein the products Of the farm COM
mand a ready sale at good prices; a