Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
G0ODNER NAMED.
He Was Nominated for State
Senator at Highmore
Tuesday.
lnsurgent Schemes Knocked in
the Head and Harmony
Prevails.

The legislative convention at High
more tuesday, possessed some points of
interest not usual to political affairs Of
that kind.
Each one of the three counties,
Hughes, Hyde and Sully, had elec,ed u
regular set Of delegates III due form UNI
der the caucus law. When Col. Good
ner and Hughes nineteen delegates ar
rived al Highmore they were confronted
with bogus contest sprung by ''ilonest
John," and his henchmen, who had the
delegates on his list Oh hand, their fares
having basA provided for, and ready
to take their seats This was the limit
of dirty politicsA
However, the nineteen Hughes coun
ty boys who had been chosen in the
regular way, without opposition at the
canrusts, were determined lot They
We're there to stand for no horse play
upon the part OF John Sutherland, H. G.
Shu,er and so-called reformers of their
callbre
} l.. Lockhart, chairman of the legis
lative committee, called the convention
to order, and in we'll chosen words said
this was to be a square deal, and it was
L. b. Albright was chosen chairman of
the convention, with A. b. Lilly, of
Onida, secretary. Then the Shober
crowd, with the help of the Hughes
county renegades, commenced species
of dishonest tactics to either deny the
regular delegation from this county
representation, or cut it down from
nineteen to thirteen.
But as before stated, the nineteen del
egates from this county We're a deter
mined lot, and written on their faces
was the intention to face every sneak
ing, undetermined move to be sprung,
and knock it ut,-hy force if neces-
sary. Reading this disposition correct
ly the outfit quit, and the work of the
convention proceeded.
B. G. Thayer nominated COL | W..
Goodner for state senator, and A. N.
L
roll call gave Goodner the nineteen
Hughes county votes and three from
Sully, making twenty-five, while Shob
er got his eight Hyde county votes and
four from Sully, giving him twelve.
Col Goodner was declared the nominee,
and in neat speech stated his views
on public matters, in no uncertain
terms.
Hyde county then presented the
name of John III. Wooley for represen
tative, who was accorded the unani-
nous vote of the convention, as we'll
as John II. Gropengeiser, the Sully
county man nominated by his delega-
tion for the other lower house member.
Everybody knows our townsman, Col.
Goodner, and it needs no eulogy on our
part to place him before the people.
The Free Press can conceive of no man
whom it would rather see represent our
interests in the senate than Col. Good
ner.
Mr.. Wooley is a gentlemen who is
one of Hyde county's best citizens, and
the Free Press ventures to predict that
he will make valuable member of the
house next winter, and one that can be
relied on for good aud effective work.
Mr.. Gropengeiser, represented the dis
trict in the house at the last session and
his record will speak for itself.
Through the good backbone of the
Hughes county delegation the conven-
ton finally wound up in a harmonious
condition, nominated strong ticket,
and everybody went home satisfied to
take off his coat and work for its sue.
cess, excep: possibly a few pin headed
politicians in Pierre and-Mr, SbOber.