Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1906-05-25
STRONG FOR MARTIN.

Fall River Republican Convention loyal
to the Able Congressman-Practi-
cally Unanimous.
The Republican County Convention
was called to order by S. G. Lummis,
chairman of the republican county
central committee at 9 p. m. May 22nd,
1906.
On motion G. L. Conger was elected
temporary chairman, and G. A. Grip
pen temporary secretary.
On motion the chairman appointed
q committee of five on credentials as
follows: G. L. Jensen, p. S. Weldon,
e. T. Arnold, w. w. Smithson and j.
III. Barber.
On motion the chairman appointed
a committee of five on permanent Or
ganization: Frank Reeder, HI. H.
Howard, G. b. West. Clark Isham and
Albert Weekstrom.
On motion recess was taken, and
upon reassem bling the report of COM
mittee on credentials was read and
mo tion made and seconded to accept
said said report and the delegates
named therein be entitled to seat in
the convention.
Motion was made and seconded that
the report of committee on credentials
be amended to read: The following
persons from the Second ward OF Hot
Springs are entitled to IA Sc vt in tia is
convention as delegates from the 2nd
ward OF Hot Springs: l.. M. Keryn,
j. w, DeVelbiss, John Gebhart, B. c.
Anderson, Jay Crane and A. S. Stewart.
The motion to amend was lost by q
vote of 36 to 6 and the motion to accept
report of Committee carried by the
same vote
DIR. A. S. Stewart gave notice of
appeal to state convention from the
decision of county convention in re.
gard the seating of the 2nd ward dele
gates from Hot Springs.
The committee on permanent orga.
niZation recommending that temporary
organization be made permanent.
carried. Moved and seconded that a
committee of seven be appointed to
report the names of l3 delegates to
attend the senatorial convention and
committee of seven be appointed to
report the names of Is delegates to
attend the state convention at Sioux
Falls June 5, 1906, carried.
Chairman appointed to select dele
gates to state convention: j. A.
Stewart, III. Houghton, A. G. Forney,
j. A. Stanley, L. D. Smith, II. Mailer,
and d. 4. Arnold. and committee on
senatorial delegates s. d Wilson, j.
F. Parks, e. S. Kelly, G. w. Belts, A.
s. Ferrell, Guy Bradley and r. d.
Jennings.
On motion a eommitte Of seven on
resolutions was appointed as follows:
70. Hargens, NJ Smith L. Il. iIighley,
w. p lfaines, A Hagen, Zoe Lessard
and A. Morrow.
The committee on resolution made
the following report:
Resolved: That the delegation
selected by the republicans of Fall
River county to attend the state con
tion at Sioux Falls june 9TH, 1906. be
instructed to use all honorable means to
secure the endorsement and nomina-
tion OF Hon. E. w. Martin for U. S.
senator, and that the delegates vote as
unit to that end
Motion made aud seconded that the
report OF the committee on resolution
be adopted
Motion made and seconded that the
report be ameuded to read: THAT the
delegation be instructed for Coe [.
Crawford for Governor.
Motion to amend was withdrawn.
Question was then called for on the
motion that the report be accepted as
read, and was carried and adopted by
vote of 81 to s.
Committee to report names of 13
delegates to state convention reported
the following:
Delegates. Alternates.
S. e. Wilson, a A. Wickstron.
w. w. Smithson, G. b. West,
J. Z. Parks, II. Mailer,
}. l.. Burke, Ed. Jones,
Hguh Houghton, l. r. i!ighley,
s. G. Lummis. A b. Connor,
G. y. Conger, w. p Haines,
E. 4. Juckett, y. S. Weldon,
J. A. Stewart, \. III. Uutter,
E. Hargens, b. g. Robbins,
l.. d. Smith, Mike Smith.
John Barber, f.. T. Arnold,
j. r. Johnston. Ed. White.
Moved and seconded that report be
adopted. e