The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-07-19

The Convention met pursuant to ia. call,
at 10 O'Clock, q. M. on the 9th o. July ut
Radersburg. Z. n. Batcheldor was c..oscn
Chairman, pro tenn, and w. L. Hull, Secre>
tary. On motion Of J. A. Harding Com>
mittces were appointed as follows:
On Permanent Organization, 3. II. Ewin,
Kcatingvllc. John McCOrk, Springville,
and II. Decker, st. Louis.
On Credentials, J. A. Harding. Nadcrs'
burg, VIM. NJ. Elliott. st. Louis, Henry
Rayiaond Springville.
On Order of Business, W. L. Hull, Rad.
ersburg. George Behringer, Radcrsburg,
and 8. E. Bowman Kcatingviilc.
Convention adjourned till 3 O'Clock p. m.
Convention met pursuant To nd jourument.
The Committee on Organization reported
J. A. Harding for Chairman, and W. L.
Hull for Secretary. The Committee on
Credentials reported thirteen members
present entitled to seats with four proxies.
On motion it was declared that no proxies
should bc allowed. The report Of the
Committee was adopted with the foregoing
amendment. giving thirteen member: seats
in the Convention. The Committee on
Organization reported the following ~ the
Order of Business:
First, The nomination Of Sheriff.
Second, The nomination for Probate
Judge.
Third, The nomination of Treasurer.
Fourth, The nomination. of County Clerk
and Recorder.
Fifth, The nomination of County Com.
missiOners
Sixth, The nomination Of Join. Coun.
cilmcn.
Seventh, The nomination Of Delegates to
Judicial Con nvcntiOn.
Eighth, The nomination OF County Gem
tral Committee.
For Sheriff, Charles Dcarbornc, Of White
Tail was put In nomination, aud unani>
mously elected.
For Probate Judge. E. NJ. Batchcllor Of
Radcrsburg was put in nomination., and
unanimously declared the choice Of the
Convention.
For Treasurer, Abraham Lee Of Spring.
vile was put in nomination and unanimous~
ly elected.
David Bocrum of Keating. received the
full vote of the Convention for Clerk and
Recorder.
For the Office of Commissioner the fol-
lowing gentlemen were placed in n0mina>
ton: N. d. Cooper Boulder: Geo. Benjs.
min, Jefferson City; George Mckay, Rad
crsburg, and Charles Hadliff-the choice
Of the Convention were, George T. Mckay,
NJ. d. Cooper.
The following resolution was then read
and adopted:
Resoleed, That VIC the Republicans Of
Jefferson county In Convention assembled,
do repoliate the action of the Republicans
of Lewis and Clarke County, in which they
say by way of recommendation and dicta-
tion that the nomination of Mr.. +. Grim
mel 10 the position of Councilman wonld
H.
tuitous and wholly without precedent, and
the expression on their part of q desire to
interfere in our local politics, and to wrest
from us one of our own inherent rights:
Not. however, but that we - cordially en~
dorse Mr.. Grinncl - . Republican of good
standing and . gentleman cmincntly quail.
fled in oil particulars for the position na-
med, but We do moet cmphatically assert and
maintain, that the nomination of Rcpub>
lican Councilman from this county belongs
exclusively to the local Republican votes Of
this county.
Nominations were then made for Council
men, Robt. Fisher snd John IIiliebrand
being put In nomination. Upon balloting
Fisher received nine votes and Hildebrand
three.
The following gentlemen were then cho.
sen members of the County Central Com.
Mittec: Capt. Hiram Cook, Chairman. j.
A. Harding, w. II. Elliott, ]. 9. Sanders
and SOlon Pratt
On motion Committee Of two. consist.
ing of w. L. Hull and 8. H. Erwin ~aited
on Hon. Robert Fisher, and invited him to
address the Convention. Mr.. Fisher in
few brief remarks accepted the invitation
rendered him.
On motion the Convention directed tbxt
hereafter each precinct must bc represented
either by delegates or alternatcs, that M
proxies would be allowed.
On motion It was ordered that the pro.
ceedings be published in the Helena Herald
and the New NORTH. WEST.
Tie Convention adjourned.
J. A. HARDING, President.
w. L. HULL, Secretary.
RApEReBUs0, Jefferson Co., n r., July OlSs3