The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-09-20
Republican Convention.

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The republican county convens
tion was held in Tyndall Tnesdan.s =
In the Absence Of the chairman 81
the central committee the conven-
ton was called to order by MI. e.
M. Stilwill, and J. w. Turner elect
ed chairman and P. A. Bliss secre-
tary. The committee on credent-
ials-Dr. Greenfield, w. D. Griffiths
and Chas. Vesper reported all pre-
cincts represented andl l48 delegates
entitled to seats, recommended
that the delegates present be autho-
rized to cast the full vote of their
precinct which report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions,
Robert Dollard, H. H. Wagner and
W. j. Robinson, submitted The
following resolutions which were a.
dopted That this convention heart
lily approves the national admin
istration, the platform of the repub-
lican party of this state and the
action of the republican state con
vention in endorsing Hon Robert j.
Gamble as his own successor in the
United States senate, and we here
by instruct tile legislative candidates
this day nominated, to vote tor him
and use all honorable means to Sc!
cure his reelection by the next
Legislature. On motion the tempo-
rary organization was then made
permanent. The convention then
proceeded to nominate candidates
for legislative and county tickets.
J. II. Stephens was renominated
for state senator by acclamation,
For representatives three names
were presented, Frank Trumbo,
Herman Voigt and Dr.. P O. Stone
braker. On the first ballot Mr..
Trumbo received 81 votes aud was
declared one of the nominees. Or
the second ballot Mr.. Voight re-
ceived 1875 and was declared The
second nominee. For county Judge
the names of f. D. Wicks aud FL
A. Wilcox were presented, Wicks
receiving rs votes and Wilcox II,
and Mr. Wicks was declared the
nominee. For County auditor, R.
M. Cotton and W. J. Johnston
were nominated, the ballot result
ing Cotton 1O6, Johnston IS and
Cotton was decl Jared the nominee
of the convention. For Register OF
deeds, Chas. Bixby and Chas. B
Geek We're the contestants, Bixby
receiving 80 and Zeek 67 and Bixhy
was declared the nominee. Johr
Kiehlbauch for county treasurer
W. A. Cobb for sheriff; /; A. L. Fish
for clerk of courts G. NJ. Stilwil
for states attorney VIM. Robinson
| for superin ten dent of schools J G
Young for surveyor; DR.. P. Stone
braker for assessor, were all nom
mated by acclamation. Justices
of the peace nominated were David
Hubregste, J. b. Luke, Fred Wells
and Arthur Marks. Consta bles
Ed. Holman, Simeon Luke. Ansor
Young, and W. G. Haynes.
After the convention the delegates
elected from the First, Second ant
Fifth commissioner districts me-
in separate conventions to nomin.
ate candidates for county commits
sioners from their respective dist
f1cts and the following nomination.
were made list Dist, Andrey
Noble; End Dist, Thos. Jones; 5tl
Dist. J. M. Dunmire. While there
are local disappointments result
ing from the failure Of some candi
dates to secure the coveted nomin
ations, result always inevitabl
and which can not be avoided II
matter how worthy the defeated
candidates may be, we believe tn
work of the convention was gener
ally satisfactory, and that the tick
ct will be considered a strong on
| from top to bottom.