The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-11-21
PropoSalnen Elected.
Conventions Held for Choosing Dele.
gates TO State Convention.

gates to State Convention.
Last Tuesday was the day for
what was practically county conven-
ton under the Richards law. and
the propose linen Of the several
parties met for the purpose Of
eIecting three delegates to represent
the county at the state convention
to be held at Pierre.
The republicans held their meet
ing in the court house. the demo-
Gratis in the county commissio ners
room, and the nonpar tisans in the
| farmers room.
twithstanding the condition of
the roads which made it almost i'm.
possible to travel by auto there was
fine representative gathering of
republicans at this meeting, delega.
tions from nineteen Of the % pre-
cincts in the county being present.
| Shortly after eleven o'clock the
county chairman, w. S. Nixon. call
ed the convention to order. and on
motion Mr.. A. A. Blomquist was
elected temporary chairman and e
Gold temporary secretary.
On motion the chair appointed a
committee on credentials as follows:
l. D. Alcrich, Frank Fransen, c..
V. Erlandson. and the noon hour
having arrived an adjournment un-
til l:3O was taken to give the COM
m!ttee time TO report.
+! At the afternoon meeting the
credentials committee reported the
following as entitled to seats in the
conventions
Adams; Herman Schultz, Frank
McAlpin VIM c. Peterson.
Big Stone, lsr ward; Thos. Wand
erve!de, N. S. Nelson, H. C. Jur-
gems.
Big Stone. End ward; Fred Cross.
L. A. Gold, |. D. Aldrich.
Blooming Valley: Harvey Olson,
Magnus Berger. Herbert Dorset.
Farmington-Andrew Melander,
Frank Fransen, C. j. Stromme.
Georgia-Ed Lindquist. Louis
Johnson. Albert England.
Lura-A. Tain, Pay Mitchell.
F. 7. Eeathcote.
Mazeppa-T. w. Gotten, Geo.
Stoddard. A. H. Stoddard.
Milbank. lst Ward-J. C. Raw
son. VIM. Ross, Mrs. o. Robinson.
Milbank, 2nd Ward-A. A.
Blomquist, Jas. Cochrane, Mrs. w.
w. Downie.
Milbank, 3rd Ward-Juius Fen
ner, V. GRANDSON, Mrs. II. A.
Riley.
Osceola Davidson, John Mar
liner, J. R. Dobson.
Revillo--H. E. Jones. E. O.
Church. Jos. FIaa.
Stockholm &C. L. Johnson. Jos.
Backlund. Emil Johnson.
Troy. Q. Nelson, Aug. Ander-
son. j. w. Anderson.
Twin Brooks Twp.-Fred Ulrich,
r. A. Sharf. Walter Hawkinson.
Vernon-A. J. Scheie, 7. E.
Christinson, j. l.. Scheie.
The report being adopted on mo-
tion the chair appointed commit
tee Of five on permanent organiza-
tion. as follows:
George Stoddard, chairman.
Frank Heathcote, Mrs. w. w.
Downie, John O. Nelson and Fred
Ulrich. The committee after re-
firing for deliberation reported in
favor of making the temporary or
ganization permanent, and the re-
port was unanimously adopted.
On motion the chair appointed
a committee Of three on resolu-
tions. and committee of seven to
recommend three names for election
as proposalmen for the state con-
vention.
The committee on resolutions
consisted of Julius Fenner. H. E.
Jones and C. L. Johnson. and re-
ported the following
In these times Of excited public
feeling following the greatest war
known to history of the world and
amid the social connections by un-
precedented disturbance Of all our
commercial and financial relations.
the Republican party stands for
calm and careful consideration Of all
proposed civic and social panaceas
before embarking irrevocable upon
an uncharted sea.