The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-08
LAST PRIMARY
MEETINGS HELD
MAJORITY AND MINORITY PRO-
PosAL COMMITTEES MET
YESTERDAY
MAJORITY NOMINATE A FULL TICKET
While Minority Faction is Satisfied to
Endorse Several Independent Can
~didates-The Proceedings

ObOdICS-IU rToCCCoIEl9o
Yesterday afternoon at the court
house the final meetings under the
instrument known as the Richards
primary law were held. These meet
ings were for the purpose of nominal
ing county tickets, and further divid-
ing the republican party, and both
ends seem to have been accomplished.
The majority meeting was called to
order about ~one-thirty by W. A. Bur-
CESS and this time it vas M. G. Car
isles turn to act as chairman, and he
was so elected. James Wright of
Volga, was selected secretary, as Wal
lace Purdy, whose regular turn it was,
was a candidate for Office.
The roll call showed that all but n
or two delegates were present, and
that the total vote represented was
2,14O, making LOAF necessary for nomi-
nation.
On motion of some one the state ma
jority platform adopted at Pierre Mon
day was adopted as the platform for
the county ticket, although there was
no one present who would admit that
he knew anything about it. The meet
ing also swiped the state motto, which
reads something like this: For Pro-
gressive Policies, Presidential Pri-
maries and Tax Revision" We pre-
wish for the abolition of the state tax
commission.
Geo. Hoch of Elkton, moved that the
balloting be open and above board,
each committeeman stating his vote
when his name was called. Burgess
moved as an amendment to this that
the delegates vote secretly, and this
was seconded at some length by Dali
thorp of Volga, who said that he did
not want to make anyone sore by let
ting them know how he voted. Hoch
finally withdrew his motion for an
open ballot, but he is probably sorry
now that he did, as his candidate SEEM
ed to suffer some by old convention
methods.
The chair appointed Thompson of
Sterling, and Hoy of Brookings, as
tellers, and the suggestion of Editor
Horton as to the proper way of mark
ing the ballot was adopted.
The nomination of legislative and
county officers was the next business,
and the following were selected with
u opposition: State senator, E.. c.
Miller of Bookings; treasurer, G. A.
Gullick, of Bookings; auditor, F. H.
Ripley Of Aurora; clerk of courts,
John A. Lunden of Medary; states at
torney, w. E.. Purdy of Brookings;
county judge, Geo. P. Hall Of Brook
ings; surveyor, John A. Hegeman Of
Brookings; coroner, DR.. E.. E. Torwick
of Volga; state committeeman, M. G..
Carlisle of Bookings; proposal COM
mitteeman, F. F. Ribstein of Bruce;
county commissioners, Edward Heffer-
nan, first district; R. o. Tollefson,
third district; justice of the peace, E.
A. Clark of Brookings.
Four candidates were placed in NOM
nation for representative, as follows:
C. F. Schulz, Alton; G. N. Kennard,
Brookings; Lewis Olson, Bangor; T. c.
Akin, Brookings. The first three were
elected easily, the vote being as fol-
lows: Kennard, 1,945; Schulz, 1907;
Olson, 1875; Akin, 933. 1t is evident
that Teddy got the axe from the slate
makers.
The fight for sheriff was an interest
ing and one and brought out four can-
didates, the following being placed in
nomination: Ole Aslakson, v. L. Nc
Coy, w. H. Bonhoff and liver Dybdahl,
There was no nomination on the first
ballot, but Mr.. Dybdahl showed re-
markable strength, the vote standing
as follows: Dybdahl, 500; Mccoy,
47O; Aslackson 1856; Bohnhoff, 375.
Mr.. Dybdahl won out on the next bal
lot, the vote standing: Dybdahl, LOO;
Aslackson, 4S8; Mccoy. 319; Bohn-
hoff, 233. 1t was evident from this
nomination that the SLATE" cracked a
little, as Mr.. Dybdahl was not the man
picked by the two or three self-styled
leaders, but he was 70 strong they
could not beat him.
For register of deeds. c. Q. Lee of
volga, John Gruseth of Volga town
ship, and w. H. Murphy of Brookings.
were placed in nomination. On the
first ballot Lee lacked but inc vote.