The Montana post., 1868-02-29
THE ADJOURNED INDIGNATION
. j. --r... MEETING. tI r.

1ne aolouIneu meeting OF the clClzens o.
Helena which was held on the 10th inst, re
assembled at the Court Room on last Friday
evening. Mr.. Chadwick, as Chairman of the
former meeting, resumed the chair and called
the meeting to iorder. Tho same Secretary
also served.
COMMITTEES who were appointed to wait npor
the applicants for the mill site patents and
solicit q withdrawal of their names from such
applications. The report was read, as follows
| seq. E Z, HELENA, NJ. T., Feb. 81, 1868.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: Your Committee appointed
| to wait upon and request Chas. w. Sears, W.
M. Foster, Geo. B. Foote, e. w. Hoyt, N.
Carroll, I. j. and Morrow Lowry, Henry Wood
ward and Fred Palmer, to withdraw certain
applications, filed in the United States Land
Office in this place, for patent To the ground
claimed as mill sites, beg leave to make the
following report:
Inasmuch as Mr.. Hoyt had signifed (by n
letter read at your first meeting his willing
ness to withdraw from the applications above
referred to, your committee took occasion to
honor him with the first call, and it is due to
Mr.. Hoyt to state that he very promptly
signed the requisite paper in the premises
Further, in regard to his connection with the
project so vital to your interest, we deem il
proper to say, that from all the information
we have been able to procure, it is our opin-
ion that Mr. Hoyt Possesses too much intelli-
gence TO be so easily cajoled by Mr.. Sears or
any other person, as his letter heretofore read
to you would seem to indicate, and we feel
warranted in stating that the principal cash
capital of the concern was to be furnished by.
Mr.. Hoyt. l-.-...t -..-s-. .r-''
Our interview with Mr.. Foster was without
any practical result, until several days after
he had been called upon. Although Mr.. Fos-
ter manifested considerable tenacity at the
time he was visited, aud seemed desirous of
showing the committee that he was laboring
for the interests of the people, without any
desire of enriching himself, yet, however sim
cere he may have been in his statements we
are glad to be able to inform you that-he final
ly followed the example of Mr.. Hoyt, thereby
relinquishing the DUTY of serving the people,
at least, until they called upon him.
Mr.. Carroll was also visited by us, and we
found him eager to sever his connection with
his co-partners. From his frank statements,
and promptly giving his signature to the with
drawal, and his liability to be oyeneached by
designing men, we are of the opinion that he
was In no wise the protector of the scheme;
nor do we think him as liable to censure as
Others connected with him.
After our interview with Mr.. Carroll, we
called upon 7. j. Lowry, Esq, who ut that
time said he would answer for his brother, Mr..
woodward and himself, and declined with
drawing from the application for himself and
them. The reasons for his own refusal are
given at considerable length in the following
comm iunication, which the committee have
ordered read in this connection:
The communication of Mr.. i. having
been dissected by the committee, its general
tenor viii be sufficiently understood from
their comments, without publishing it in full.
-Rep.l SO,
Mr.. Lowry claims that he has given bond
to Mr.. Sears, of such a nature that he cannot
sign a withdrawal until he has first seen Sears |
and obtained his consent. He further states |
that If he should see at any time that the |
withdrawal of his name will accomplish the |
sc Na~z .se L..
This would seem to indicate |
that he believes his own opinions little bet |
ter than the opinions of his fellow citizens who
delegated us to solicit him to withdraw from |
4 scheme affecting so injuriously their inter
ests. Mr.. Lowry has not told us when. he |
will be likely to withdraw, and, in fact, the |
tone of his communication evinces no great |
desire to hasten or hurry himself. He, how
Sver, volunteers a legal opinion. that mas
much as certain parties have withdrawn, there |
fore the mill site company is exploded. IF /
,uch is the case, in o legal sense, then your |
;pmmittee are quite at a loss to know why
Mr.. Lowry desires still to continue his con-
1ection with n company that Is dissolved, and
which he thinks virtually myth. Mr.. Low
y complains that his enemies have circulated
he statement that he was the attorney TO as
ist the company to procure title, etc. IF this
,e true, we hold that his prompt withdrawal
rom the comuany to which he belongs might
possibly confousd even his enemies, especial
y in the light of his statement made to us,
hat he never considered his interest in the
company worth fse dollas." -.ft -lr1I
Henry Woodward, in whose behalf Mr.
lowry did claim to speak, has, since our in
erview with Mr.. Lowry, of his own free viii,
ought an interview with one of the members
" this committe and signed the withdrawal.
Frederick Palmer has not been met, nor
ave we been able to learn his precise loca-
ion. rr
lSince this report was written, Mr.. Palmer
las been consulted and declines to withdraw
rom the application.1 ~. ..,fs.,..--r.f i
Chas. Sears and Geo. b. Foot, the former OF
Thom should he regarded rs the real author or
of the scheme which you have 30 +
Justly and generally condemned, are both be-
leyed TO be In the vicinity of Flint Greek
With them We have had no communication.
All of which is very respectfully submitted, 4
nth our regret that we have been unable TO
leet all the parties IN the premises.
- GEo- "a. penney. 4,
DAVID HAGADoRN.
s. M. HAIL. i
-art. Hg.HU HENRY THOMPSON. i
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