The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13
CouNTYcoMMIT1EE Meeting
Republican County Central Committee
Held Meeting to Arrange
for Primary

neld at the court house Saturday
afternoon, pursuant to a call issued
by II. G. Burns, chairman and H..
l.. Bras, secretary. for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions Of the
new primary law.
Every precinct in the county was
represented by the following commit
teemen:
Perry. a. l.. q. Hillman: Badger,
a. ID. Watkins; Blendon, ID. M.
Powell; Mt. Vernon. Guy Smith;
Union, w III. Kennedy; Baker, c..
Ii. Parrott; Rome, w. b. Tobey;
Lisbon, j. V. White; Beulah, w. v.
Miner; Prosper, j. M. Nrion; Tobin,
Crank Sand: Mitchell Twp, John
Smith; First Ward. III. Swindler;
Second Ward. A. j. Parshall: Third
Ward. III. L.. Bras: Fourth Ward. j.
l.. lIannett.
After considerable discussion it
was decided to have the primaries
held at the usual voting place in each
precinct unless otherwise especially
requested by the committeeman. The
following pld es we're selected:
Perry, HuLtard school house No..
,; Badger, Peck school house; Blen-
don, Avery school house No. 3: Mt.
Vernon. Town hall: Union, WEIGH
school house; Baker. Central school
house: Rome, Ethan school house:
Lisbon. Thomas school house: Beu-
lab. Mason school house; Prosper,
Tyler school house No. \; Tobin,
Lidell school house No. l6; Mitchell
township, Shertf's office, court
house; First Ward, Stairs store;
Second Ward. Davis & Daniels lum-
Der office; Third Ward, court room,
court house: Fourth Ward, council
room, city hall.
There is a provision in the law
which requires two %challengers to be
selected i'm each voting precinct by
each party. The following were Sc
lected for the various precincts:
Perry, Will Gillian, Fred Thomas:
Badger, j. L. Watkins, Hal Taylor;
Blendon, b. c. Mcleod, Hans Heige-
son; Mt. Vernon, Will Browmel. E.
o. McEwen; Union, Ed Lee. VIM.
Smell; Baker, Fred BieIfeldt. jr.,
Chas. Smell Rome, 9. f. Drake. j.
w. Ottman: Lisbon, Nose Farrow.
A. %. Thorpe; Beulah, {. e. Brady,
j. Q. lehman; Prosper, w. A. OAR
ling. Frank McFarland; Tobin, Ed
Carpenter. q. Boreson: Mitchell
township. Nels Jensen, Perry Davis:
Second Wand. Ambrose Curtis, o. T..
Litthtield.
After considerable discussion rela-
tive to the method of conducting the
primaries under the law. it was de-
cided TO select the following republl-
cans in each precinct to take charge
Of the caucus:
Perry. John Gilfllan, chairman. s..
w. Rowley, clerk: Badger, Eben
Watkins. chairman, f. j. Smith.
clerk: Blendon, ID. Nj. Powell, chair
man, Grant Trotter, clerk Mt. Yer
non, Guy Smith, chairman, Gus Hell
geson, clerk: Union, S. j. Shane.
chairman. O. Nj. Bpttertield, clerk /;
Baker, &. III. Parrott, chairman,
Robt. Zangle. clerk; Rome, w. b.
LOBBY, chairman. w. S. Snyder, clerk;
Lisbon, Frank Green. chairman,
Charlie Wright, clerk; Beulah. w. V.
Miner. chairman, ID. III. Strothers.
clerk: Prosper. j. p. Carlson. chair
man. Clarence Warlield, clerk: Tobin,
Frank Sand, chairman. John v.
Carlson, clerk: Mitchell township,
Z. %. Jones, chairman. G.. +. Ray
mond, clerk: First Ward, ii. Swind-
Ter. chairman, I. u. Graham. clerk;
Second Ward, G. w. Adams, chair
man, w. j. trad, clerk; Third Ward,
FL. L. Bras, chairman, Raymond
Thompson. clerk; Fourth Ward, j..
L. Hannett, chairman, Carl Ralston,
clerk.
One of the most important duties
which the new law requires of the
county central committee is fixing
the basis of representation from each
precinct to the county convention.
In presenting this matter to the
committeeman, MIR. Burns explained
that it was the n desire of the
committeeman from Mitchell to leave
the present basis Of representation
as it has existed for many years, be-
lieving that it was in the interest of
harmony and the good of the party.
A careful reading OF the law, which
was presented by Mr.. llannett, dis
closed the fact that a new appoltion-
ment must be made which shall be
uniform throughout the country,
based on the last republican vote for
governor. With but one or two eX-
c%eptions this vas agreed to be the
only method that ought to be pur-