The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-30
ReDub1iGS Put
Up the Winners
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

Such is the personnel of the ticket
put in the field by the republicans
Of Pennington county at their con
vention in this city Monday OF this
week, and it may truly be said that
it is representative and an excellent
portrayal of popular sentiment
Political conventions, as the sea-
sons, come and 90, and each has its
own story to tell. Some are stormy
and some are absolutely peaceful,
but there are mighty few of the lat
Ter brand OF course there Was a
passage or two at oratorical arms
between interested candidates, but
the general satisfaction expressed as
the final outcome is Indicative that
the republicans of this county have
an unusually strong ticket with
which to go into the campaign and
on which expressed lines the party
will work harmoniously toward the
common end-victory.
There were a few disappointed
candidates, as there always are, yet
it may be said that those who failed
of nomination, have for the most
part emerged from The heat of bat
tie for the attainment of just polit,
cal ambition with their loyalty I'M
tainted and with the badge Of true
blue republicanism mere firmly
pinned in place than ever before.
When individuals in open conv IN
tion freely express theis opinion,
surely no claims can be made that
any prearrapged condition OF affairs
existed, and when reason asserts.
and good judgment prevails, as was
the case; it helps along the good
cause to an appreciable extent.
The nominations for treasurer,
sheriff, states attorney, assessor,
surveyor, coroner, commissioner Of
the second district, justices and
constables we're made by acclama-
tion and NO nomination made for
clerk Of court, it being presumed
the county central committee will
exercise its preogative in the mat
ter.
The usual method of procedure
was indulged in and.Chairman A. K.
Gardner, of the central committee,
opend the convention, Charles NJ
Cation was elected temporary chair
man and d. L. Herman, secretary.
The following committees were
appointed:
Credeuti tials-D. B. Murry, A.
Kiraham, Geo. B. Mansfield
Permanent Organ.zation-E. Sch
leuning, Guy Marshall, Peter Ham
merquest.
Order Of Business Geo. B. Ben
nett, James J, Hopkins, Milton
Frease.
Resolutions-Dr. F. N, Emrick,
D. A. Ford, James A. Barber.
The following resoluti was re
ported and unanimously acc epted:
That we the duly authorized rep.
resen tatives Of the republican party
of Pennington county in convention
assembled. do hereby proclaim and
reafirm our allegiance to the princi
pies which, represented and applied
by the republican party TO our socia
and economic life, have made this
our beloved country, the most happy
and prosperous nation in the worlc
today. With our glorious president
Theodore Roosevelt, at our head. VIZ
can safely congratulate the people
that the laws shall and will be ad
ministered without fear or diserim
ination. That the great projects
now under way, the building of the
great Panama canal, the education
and preparing for self government
Of the Filipinos, the control or de
struction Of the trusts as the merits
Of each shall demand, as well as al
other great questions which affec
our national welfare, shall be intel
ligently met and patriotically solved
We commend our state administra-
tion for its economical and bnsines
character That we hereby pledge +
the people of Pennington count.
that the ticket nominated by thi
convention stands for a faithful, saf
and Jealous discharge of the dutie
of the various officers. That in lin,
and in common with the progres
and5prosperity which have alway
characterized the republican party
We hereby pledge ourselves to tn
work of making internal improve
ments with the county, the buildinj
Of good roads and keeping alive y
all Of the questions relating to tn
material aad economic welfare OF ou
people.