The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-04-10
C.A.J IS
CAUCUS NOMINEE
Mr.. JOHNSON is NAMED AT THE
CITIZENS CAUCUS HELD
FRIDAY NIGHT
OVER 600 VOTES CAST At THE CAUCUS
Ward Caucuses Are Held Thursday
Evening and Some Warm Scraps
Are Staged-The Results

The citizens caucus for the nomina-
tion Of mayor and other city officers
was held at the fire room Of the city
hall last Friday evening. The contest
for mayor was a warm n and the
biggest caucus vote in years was out.
The nomination for mayor wen to c.
275 for DR.. E. l.. Moore. The battle
waged f~iercely but good naturally all
day Friday up until the last vote was
cast, and there was probably more in
terest aroused than in any contest
since the days Of John E. Diamond
and Geo. Mathews.
The caucus was called promptly at
eight o'clock by R. F. Kerr, city chair
man, and the first business vas the
election of a permanent chairman,
this honor going to w. M. Cheever.
Geo. Cole and Geo. p. Sexauer were
named for secretaries, and the chair
man appointed T. l.. Chappell, John
Alton, liver Dybdahl and A. B. Allison
as tellers. E. l.. Moore and G. A.
Johnson were presented for the Office
of mayor; H. f. Haroldson and l.. A.
Bitterness for city treasurer; and C. O.
Trygstad for police justice and w. R.
Stowe for city justice. These two
latter nominations were made by &C
clamation. r. F. Kerr was named as
city chairman for two years, with G.
o. Trygstad as secretary. A motion
was made and carried unanimously to
keep the polls open until ten o'clock.
The treasurership fight was also a
warm one, although it was not as
close as expected. Mr.. Haroldson re-
ceived 361 votes to $50 for Mr.. Otter
ness.
When the caucus was called the fire
room, although large, was damned
with people and most of the vote IA
cast in the first thirty minutes. Both
sides worked hard during the two
hours and many stragglers were
brought in late, eight votes being cast
in the last five minutes.
The Ward Caucuses
The ward caucuses were held on
Thursday evening and there were con-
tests on in each ward except the First.
In the First Ward the caucus was
called together by Ward Chairman
Hoover, who presided. Prof. H. H.
Hoy, the present alderman, was the
Ouiy IL HOIlllldLcu lOl lhoI pOoillOh'
1t was expected that DR.. A. H. Stoll
would be a candidate, but in his be-
half VIM. Cutler announced that the
doctor had no intention of getting into
the scrap. A. Hoover was named as
chairman for the coming two years.
In the Second ward Paul butcher
presided, and the names of Alderman
F. E. Youngburg and John d. Wilson
were presented for alderman. A little
gayety was added to the scene when
w. M. Cheever made the nominating
speech for Mr.. %Youngburg and j.. p.
Cheever performed a like duty for Mr..
Wilson. A big vote was out in this
ward and the contest was a warm one.
Mr.. Youngburg winning out by a vote
of II to SIS. Ed. Harte was named as
ward chairman.
In the Third ward there was some
doubt as to whether a caucus would
be held, as it was claimed hat the call
for the caucus had not been issued by
John Messerschmidt, the ward chair
man, and many remained away from
the polls on that account. The caucus
was presided over by Hans Phillipson,
and the names OF Swan Hanson and
II. II. bdTIclL were pl SotuIcu lOT diuci-
man. The vote stood % to II in favor
of Mr.. Hanson. Hans Phillipson was
named as ward chairman. On account
of the light vote it was thought that
another caucus would be called for
Saturday night, but this failed to ma.
terialize. However, We understand
that this ward will have its usual in
dependent candidate and accompany
ing scrap.
The Fourth was the scene of an
other warm battle. The caucus was
called to order by G. F. Thayer, but as
that job did not promise enough e
element he turned 1t ove to Sheriff
Halvorson. The names Of F. L. Sim
mons, H. E. Riley and liver Dybdahl
were presented for alderman. Mr..
Dybdahl positively declined to be a
candidate, but a few of his friends
voted for him anyway. The main scrap
however, was between the two first
named and Mr.. Simmons won out by
a vote Of So to 38. liver Dybdahl was
named as ward chairman.
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