Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-31
N =. RR TRUSTEE.
Report Of the Meeting Held at
Central Park.

, Pursuant to adjournment from Boze
man, tn nominating convention convefe
at Central Park, at noon on the % h inst
John Porter was chosen chairman, an
H. II. Daniels and L. r. Stuart score
liaries.
On motion Of A. Meyers, COMMITTEE
on Procedure was appointed, consisting .
Messrs. Meyers, Thomas, Chamber
Davidson and P. well
The committee reported that nomi q
ton were only in order.
| Voting to be by ballot
4 On motion If P. p. WoIsham tn
following letter was read by the Sc
rotary:
BOHEMIAN, MARCH %, 1876.
70 THE CONVENTION:
! GENTLEMAN:-AS announced on Thurs
day last, ! feel Obliged to retire from The
nomination for Trus,+eship.
am called upon to give my reasons fol
this step:
As agre d, submitted the question Of
my eligibility, but they disagree. One
regards me as eligible; the other doubts
lit. | decide ID retire, as have 20 right
70 force any even possibl'. RI upon the
County. | do not feel satisfied in nv own
mind that am fully eligible. but Ishail
not cause the risk BY running,
X
l beg to urge upon the Convention the
following:
FIRsT Nominate no man who viii
no, pledge him elf as fully favorable 70
N. P z. r. bill
SECOND Nominate no man who will
10. pledge himself 10 use every effort IS
Trustee to obtain safe contract with thai
road.
THIRD. Nominate no man who vii!
not pledge himself TO hold the Trustee
ship for the full period required under the
bill and contract
\ x X + 4
| warn the Convention that the enc
mics OF the road arc on the alert, strong
and monieh. They will attempt to elect
IS Trustees in the s,veIal counties men
who will do all they can to kill the con-
ract.
We should elect an able, honest man !,
)ne who will not resign, and who will
prove capable Of defending the interests
If Eastern Montana against the efforts
IF the enemies of ;he road
*I
Thanking the people for the fiattering
rendered me, which my duty,
)ut not my d sire, forces me to decline.
am, Very II sp-cttully,
". BOGERT.
On motion Of r P. Viyion the follow
ng letter was read:
BOHEMIAN, MARCH %, 1876.
As there is some issltisfaction 10 the
ominatlon n ade for Territorial Trust, 4
! railroad bonds, by the mass meeting
eld 10 Bozc,nln, on The 18th lnsI. andj
['siring perfect harmony il the matter.
respectfully resign, hoping that you
naj unanimously select REPRESENTATIVE
lan for The position.
am, Very Respectfully,
JNO S. MENDENHALL.
Z. -. Thomas, u, Il. Campbell. An
re. Cowan 4 d A. Meyers being nomin-
ted declined.
N ssrs. " a. Cockrll. p Thorp, L.
Howell and 5. II. Osborn wer.- placed
, nomination. Messrs. Cockrill aud
'horp being called upon expressed their
Jews upon the railroad subject. 8
The meeting then proceeded to vote for
rustee.
FIRST BALLOT. Ii
Thorp, 80; Cockrilj, 80; Osborn, Z; Il
lowell. |; Cowan, l; ~ Tot,l. sc, ID
Messrs. Howell, Osborn and Cowan Is
i'hdrew. &
SECOND BALLOT. II
Cockrill. 81; Thorp, 81; - Total So.
Cockrill was then nominated unani- =
ously. 2
r. p Vivion then moved that the nom =
er and the n P. r. r. bill b. declared y
e choice of tins county. Which was '
,rred. I
Mr. Potter offered the following rcso =
ltinnS which were lost:
"WHEREAs:-1f is u what provided is q
lown as The N. p. r. X hill. that the y
Z n nf h0 hal
errl y of Montana may have lien on =
e road bel Of the said n. P X. r. IS I
curity for the pigment Of tn. interest
I'd bonds a, the same shall become me y
u payable. In the event the earnings +
said road into AID out Of Montana Ter r
-ory shall be insufficient for the pay men Z
the aforesaid interest an bonds. AID y
" HEREAs:-It is further provided that |"
G nd trustees on The part Of the pop Z =
Montana Territory may IKE other s. :
rity in lieu Of the aforesaid lien; noe y
erefOre. be it y
RESOLVED That the trustee Of Gala :
county be, and the same IS hereby in :
'ucled or requested not to accept 9TH, :
curity in lieu Of the foresaid lea upon =
G road bed, without first submitting the !"
me 70 the people Of Gallatin county. for "
cir approval or Ills pproval. - =,
On motion he convection adjourned. :.
JNO. POTTER, Chm. :,
I; s. ?. p srKhnr Secretaries ;,
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