Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-09-03


m. convention was called to order, tn
reports Of the above named committee
we're filed With the secretary. read il
open session and on motion accepted
and approved. The temporary organic
alton having been made permanent, th,
committee on credentials reported thu
following delegates entitled to seats il
the convention:
Elk Mountain precinct-Sam " Coe
Geo Babcock.
Buffalo Gap precinct-J. L. Maxson
Joe Brundschmidt, G. E. Wilter.
Junction precinct-James Brownlee
Thos. Carol.
Pringle prerinct-Geo. Boland, Johr
Wolfe, p. NJ. Conlon.
Bakerville precinct-A. 81. Herbert
A. c. Roseberry.
Beaver Valley-G S. Parker.
Hermosa precinct-John Beatty, P,
d. McClelland, Geo. Avant, John Nc.
Carthy.
Fairburn precinct-E. A. Scott, Lon
Ayres, John Eastman.
Four Mile-P. f. Hendrickson, W. X.
Woods, VIM. Pope.
Custer precinct J. +. Pitcher, l. NJ.
Donaldson, j f. Smith, n. S. Tubbs, w.
f. Benedict, Geo Phillips, W. w. Olds,
Joseph Kubler, W. S. Piper, Ed Rogers,
James Kinsey Caltcrnate w. r. Mill
ham, Geo Gaylord, f. C. MacDuffee.
Committee-W. w. 0Ids,
G. C. Boland,
f. A. Scott, clerk.
The following resolution was then
offered and on motion approved;
Resolved, that we announce our per-
feet confidence in the principles of the
Republican party, and in it's standard
bearer, Theodore Roosevelt;
That we endorse the platform promul-
gated by the national and our own state
republican conventions, and pledge our
support to the nominees thereof
We endorse most heartily the candi-
dacy of Mr.. w. +. Hanley for State Sena-
tor. We recognize in him a man honest
and capable, and in touch with the
county and state affairs--in fact, man
eminently fitted to creditaoly and effic.
emily represent this senatorial district
in the State Legislature. Therefore be
it
Resolved, that we most earnestly urge
favorable consideration of the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Hanley by the delegates
elected to represent this county in the
Senatorial Convention.
Mr.. Hanley was called upon by the
convention to respond to above resou-
tions, which was done in very able and
appropriate speech.
The following named persons were
then dnly and regularly nominated and
elected as candidates for the several
officers of the county to be voted for at
the general election to be held in Custer
County, S. D., on the Sth day of NoYem-
Der, 1904, which are as follows:
For Clerk of Courts-Wallace A. Smith.
For County Judge-Alfred T. Feay.
For County Sheriff-Charles Ennis.
For County Treasurer-Ed. N. Davis.
For Register of fDeeds-Harry Way.
For County Auditor-Wm. A. Nevin.
For States Attorney-Chas. +. Smith.
For County Assessor, A. Scott.
For County Surveyor-No nomination
made.
For Superintendent of Sohools-Miss
Amy Gurney.
For County Coroner-Dr, r. w. Calk-
ins.
For County Commissioner 3rd Dist
Frank l.. Kirk.
For Justices Of the Peace.-P. NJ. Con-
lon, Pringle, S. d., o. d. Nutten, Her
mosa, S. d.. J. w. Fuson, Buffalo Gap
S. d., Geo. w. Gaylord, Custer, S. d.
For Constables-No nomination made
For Representative 43rd Dist.-N. s.
Tubbs.
On motion the following committee
was ialy appointed to select nine dele
| gates 10 represent Custer County, in Q
Joint convention with Fall Riyer County
to be held at Hot Springs, s. ID, on Sept
5th, 1904, for the purpose of nominating
one candidate for the State Senate from
the 4lst Senatorial District. Alonzc
Ayers, Ed. Scott. P, NJ. Conlon. W. W
Olds and |. NJ. Donaldson. On motion
the following resolution was adopted
towit:
Resolved, that the Republican
County Central Committee Of Custe
County, S. d., be and it is hereby author
lied and empowered to fill any yacan
CD that exists or may occur in any nom
ination for county Office for this county