The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-16

- esDed The somewhat Deisy and tur'
d lsulent crowd bet,re him with com.
E. mendable foSbea1ance.
r Mr.. Battle moved that the roll b
called by counties. and - each county
" was called for the Chairman Of il
,. delegation to name It, candidate fol
= Delegate to CengTess.
. Mr.. Hedges moved TO amend % q
Z to provide for IN informal ballot Ant.
!. Mr.. tandem wanted neehing dose
= Informally. He wanted . vote for
+ keep&
Mr.. O'Bannon moved - q substi.
, tute for Ar. Besttie's motion til at ~
( Informal ballot be now taken. NJ.
Audrieax moved 70 amend BY pro-
viding that voting shall be dose viva
/ we. Amendment accepted by Mr..
/ O'Banson.
Mr.. Sander heped the motion Of
: NJ. OBann"n would not prevail.
He did not zee the use Of an Informal
} ballot. It took ton much time. He
; wanted no masquerade; wanted to
dr.w - elephant o. bis hands ~ an
Informal vote. II oos got IN 1t
would 10 hard to pail him out.
NJ. Morris moved that NJ. O'Ban-
mons substitute b laid upon the
table. Carried upon division.
MI. Warren called for the ayes and
nays.
NJ. Beattis rose to . peint Of order.
The vots having been announced BY
the chair be held M. Wasrens mo-
ton Was nut Of order.
The chair decided the point Of Or |
der we'll taken.
Mr.. Andrieux moved t. roceed n |
! . no'uinstiea for delegate. Carried |
By alisht majority. Roll called.
Beaverhsad re~p"ndsd BY nominat- |
ing Mr.. A. G. Botkia.
Choteau n'sminated NJ. A. G.. Bot
kin.
De Lodge, through Mr. O'Ban-
n''n. nominated NJ. J. H. Mills.
Gallaiin nominated Mr.. A. C. Bot
kin.
JeMerson nominsted Mr.. A. G..
B0akiu.
Lewis and Clarke, through Hon.
Cornelius Hedges, nominated A. Z.
Bshkin.
Mr.. Joseph Woolman presented
and had read telegram feom fifteen
Republicans Of Custer county, in
which they expressed decided pref
srence for Col. w. F. s;ander., and .
hoped he would he nominated. Loud
cheers.
kilograms bsiny In orler Mr..
Meyendorn presented and had read
. Telegram from NJ. T. T.. Power and
Paul Mccormick, saying the outlook
f'r Botkin was good.
Madison county, through Col. CAL
lowsy, placed In nomination r. Z. .
Power.
NJ. Nayendor6 stated th at Mr.. :
Power would not accept the nomlna. =
ton.
Col. Galloway insisted that Mr.. :
Power would accspt II nominated. !,
Meaghef, through Mr. r. s. Price,
Col. W. F. SanGlern.
Loud cheers. "
Missoula, through, Mr.. +. N. Pom /,
sroy, PLACED In nomination Col. W. :
F. sanders - the first choice Of that :,
s'unty. :
Silver Bow, throsgh Mr.. Wyman,
placed the Hon. Hiram Knowles In "
n0n,inati0n. >,
Mr.. Besttie moved that the vote be :
AIKEN viva voce upon call of codn-
les. -
Mr.. &. Warren moved tn take a :.
ece''s for twenty minutes. Declared
.st on division. :.
Mr. Beattie renewed his motion. :.
Nr. Warren moved to take . recess Il
or half an hour.
Srveral members contended the "
notion was out Of order. n
The Chair decided otherwise, and "a
'ut the motion Ayes and M .
rere called, resulting - follows N
Ayes II. nays Is. v
Mr.. JnO. Leggat moved to take .
recess for fifteen minutes. Ayes and
ays denls nded BY Mr.. Warren.
Ayes 70, nays %. 50 the Convention
Dok drink.
Convention called to order; roll
allied; quorum present.
Nr. Andrievx moved that the &c.
etary call the list Of candidates
laced In nomination and give them
u opportunity to withdraw, or to -.
nnounee their determination to -.
and. -"
Upon calling the name Of Mr.. A. "'
. UOtko0 u was stated he would a,
and. ~
Mr.. O'Bannon responded fer Mr.. :. IL
H. Mills. He did not know =
neither Mr.. Mills would accept or
Il, hut that the Deer Lalge tlelegs- =,
IN intended to vote for him an,. ~
~. '.''
Mr.. Sanders spoke for himself, and ~
brief speech declined to run. ~
Mr.. Knowles also In . lengthy .-o
eeel, declined the profIered honor. ,.,
The d~cltnation farce being over FRI,
2. Beattie moved that the call ii
unties he pr"ceetied with and that
e chairnsen Of their respective del. .
atiOns announce the vote Of such
l1nties for al&.ls1nte ~"