The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-02

FOR PRIMARY ELECTION
The Republican County Central
Committee Unanimously De-
clare for Primary Nom
A meeting of the republican
county central committee was
held at the court house on Satur.
day afternoon, August q, every
precinct being represented by
the committeeman or proxy. On
a roll call the following consti-
tuted the committee present:
Adams-Charles Wallace
Alban-John Roth
Big Stone City 1st We. E.
Smith. Proxy-W. w. Downie
Big Stone City I'd VI. D.
Aldrich. Proxy-Ed. Norton.
Big Stone Twp.-John Korte
Blooming Valley-Ed Larson
Farmington-Andrew Mad
son. Proxy-C. Hulsman
Georgia-John N. Englund
Grant Center-F. A. Koepke
Proxy-C. S. Amsden
Kilborn-Fred Cross
Lura-Dan Macklin. Proxy
Sherman Nixon
Madison-C. S. Amsden
Melrose-W. l. Lowthian.
Proxy-R. Berkner
Milbank 1st ward. H. Bran
non. Second ward-F. w. Nee
han. Third ward-J. G. Elliot
Mazeppa-B. P. Archer
Osceola-I. HI. Sannes
Stockholm-Nel Bergren.
Proxy. N. Englund
Troy-John O. Nelson
Twin B~rooks-Barney Lam
brechts. Proxy-L. H. Bentley
Twin Brooks township-W. E.
Raymond. Proxy-Geo. S. Xix.
Vernon. L. Scheie
Revillo-Bert Jones.
A discussion was INDUCED in
as to the Revillo committeeman,
Mr.. A. Weide claiming the posi-
ton against Mr.. Jones, and it
was eventually agreed to permit
both of them to sit and vote in
the committee, thus making the
committee number %.
After the organization of the
committee as given above, Mr.
Bentley secured the floor and in
a lengthy speech offered a writ
ten resolution of several pages
embodying a call for a county
convention to nominate county
officers for the election in No
vember, and naminga committee
to formulate a set of rules for a
primary system for nomination
and submit for adoption at the
next convention. Messrs. j. H.
Brannon, J. G. Elliot, Fred Cross,
G. S. Amsden and John 0. Nelson
were named as such committee
in the resolution.
Mr.. Bentley made a strong
talk in favor of his resolution,
stating that he was in favor of
the primary system, but did not
believe that it should be adopted
at the present time, but that
longer consideration should be
given to the arranging of a sys-
tenn and rules for working the
same. Mr.. Hulsman seconded
Mr.. Bentley's resolution.
Mr.. G. S. Amsden secured the
floor and stated that he had for
years favored a primary sys-
tenn, that he had been advocat
ing it for several months through
the newspaper and otherwise,
that he believed ninetenths of
the republicans of the county
we're in favor of it, that he was
heartily disguised with the pro-
ceedings of the last convention,
and that he was in favor of the
adoption of a primary system,
not two years hence-but now,
and that he believed the present
time was the opportunity for
inaugurating the system.
Mr. Smull offered as a sub
stitute for Mr.. Bentley's reso.
luton, one that we adopt the pri.
mary system for nomination of
county officers this fall, and that
the gentlemen named in the
Bentley resolution be a sub.
committee to present a set of
rules for adoption at an evening
session of the committee. With
the understanding that those
who were IN favor of adopting .
primary election this fall should
vote Eyes, and those who were
opposed to it should vote no."