The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-05
DEMouRATIc COUNTY convEsTIoN
and Unity Along the whole
Democratic 1
A Full Convention Noinlnates an Excel.
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promptly at the hour of IL m. yesterday,
the democratic county convention of Silver
BOW county assembled at Loeber's hall.
chairman Ransom, of the central commit
tee, called the convention to order and an
nounced a temporary organization the first
business.
On motion, Hon. E. d. Aiken was unani-
mously chosen temporary chairman, and on
aklng the chair he briefly thanked the con-
vention for the honor conferred.
On motion, Thos. Argyle was unanimously
chosen temporary secretary.
On motion the chairman was authorized to
appoint committees on credentials, permanent
organization, and on order of business-each
committee to consist OF three delegates.
The chairman appointed the committees in
the following order:
On Credentials Lee w. Foster, George
Rea, Patrick Clark.
On Permanent Organizatlon-John Bran
nagan, James Shields, G. b. Houser.
On Order Of Business Ii. G. Walton,
FRED Scheuer, Peter McDeTmott.
On motion the convention took a recess un-
til 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Chairman Aiken called the convention to or
der at 2 O'Clock.
On motion, it was moved and carried that
the chairman appoint a committee of three
on platform and resolutions.
The chairman appointed az The committee
OH platform and resolutions, John Brannasan
James Shields and John =. Reins.
The committee on credentials, reported the
following delegates entitled to seats in the
conventions:
Butte Precinct-H. &. Walton, John IL.
Curtis, Robt. McNIinn, John &. Carroll, j. p.
Reins, Jos. Rosenthal, W. J. Mcnamara,
Godfrey Lavell, G.. b. Houser, John Branna-
gan, E. w. Sigsby, Lee w. Foster, Thos.
Argyle.
Walkerville-Ed Mahoney, Dennis O'Don
nell, Patrick Clark, Mac. McKevitt, Ed.
Rooney, James McQuillan.
Meaderv ille-P. McDermott, Thos. Buggy.
Blacktail-G. W. Rea.
Scheuer's-F. V. Scheuer.
French Gulch-Ed. Barker.
McCauley's-James Johnston.
Moose C~reek-John Trainor.
Silver Bow-Charles Carver.
Centennial Brewery-E. u. Aiken.
Divide-Daniel Parker.
The report OF the committee OH credent;al
was adopted and the committee was dis
charged.
The permanent organization of the conven-
ton was effected by choosing Hon. E. D.
Aiken as chairman. On taking the chair,
Mr.. Aiken THANKED the convention in a suit
able speech for the honor given him by his
fellow democrats.
John Curtis was chosen permanent secre-
tary and II. G. Walton assistant secretary,
TIL committee on order of business made
the following report:
determination of Sheriff.
2d-Ncmination of Clerk and Recorder.
3d-Nomination of Assessor.
4th-Nomination of Probate Judge.
5th-Nomination of Treasurer.
Differentiation of Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
differentiation of three County Commits
%sioners.
Sth-Nomination of County Surveyor.
Differentiation Of Coroner.
10th Selection of seven members of Coun-
ty Central Committee.
TIL report was adopted by the convention,
Uhay, tho chairman onnnrnpaI nominations
for sheriff in order.
A motion was made and adopted by the
convention that all candidates placed in NOM
~ination before the convention should pledge
themselves to support the nominees.
The nominations for sheriff were-Lou P.
Smith, j.. NJ. Nenable and Michael McNa-
NEE. Each candidate came forward and
pledged himself to support, heartily, the
ticket to be placed in nomination.
The first ballot resulted Smith, Is; Ven
able, 8; McNamee, S. No choice, as it took
16 to nominate.
Second Ballot-Smith, IL; Venable, 8; Nc
Nance, I. No choice. Another ballot Or
dered.
Third ~ballot-Smith, IL; Venable, s; Nc
Nance, 1; John Eddy, /.
Fourth b~allot-Smith, II; Venable, S; Nc
Nance, 1; Eddy, l.
The chair announced that Mr.. Smith, llav-
ing received a majority of all the votes cast,
was the nominee of the convention.
Mr.. Smiths nomination was greeted with a
demonstration of applause, and he thanked
the convention for its endorsement.
The nomination of candidates for clerk
and recorder was the next business in order.
W. W. Chapman, Silven Hughes, and John
Cameron were put in nomination. Messrs.