The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-10-05
Republican Convention.
Condensed Report of its
Proceedings

OF the proceedings of the Republica,
county convention which was held il
Miles City on September q:
The meeting was called to order b,
Judge Strevell. After the secretary O
the committed had read the call MI. .Chas
II. Gould, of Miles City, was selected a.
temporary chairman, and Mr.. Il. N. Har
wood, of Billings, as temporary secre-
tary.
On Motion Messrs. w. A. Burleigh
Z. A. Winchester and Sidney Erwin
were appointed committee on creden.
tials.
a recess OF an hour was then taken.
Ihe convention was again called to
order at 4:l5, wher D. Burleigh present.
ed the report on credentials, which was
read by the secretary, the delegates or
their proxies responding as their names
were called,
MIR. Nealis proposed that the ques-
ton OF proxies should be considered,
and was ruled out of order.
The report Of the committee was
adopted.
DIR. Burleigh moved that the tempor-
ary officers Of the convention be made
the permanent officers. Carried by ac-
clamation.
The chair announced that the total
regular delegation including proxies
amounted to So.
DIR. Burleigh presented resolution
that the names of candidates should be
announced viva voce, that they should
be voted for by ballot, and that ma
jority of the votes cast should carry the
nomination.
MIR. Erwin introduced resolution to
the effect that the convention had con-
vened for the purpose of putting Re-
publicans in nomination for office.
Messrs. Wilde, Burleigh and Nebel
we've appointed committee on the or
der OF business. and after deliberatinp
Mr.. Wilde submitted the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the nomination of
councilmen and representatives be post
poned until after the Territorial ap-
pointment takes place, and that one
delegate from each precinct named in
the present call be authorized to repre-
sent the delegation elected to this con-
vention upon its present basis of repre-
sentation in this convention, to meet at
the call of the chairman of the county
executive committee at Miles CITY.
The following to be the order in
which the nominations should be made:
Sheriff, treasurer, clerk and recorder,
probate judge, coroner, assessor, sur
veyor, superintendent of public in
struction, county commissioners, ius-
tices of the peace and constable.
Messrs. Erwin and Gordon were ap-
pointed tellers.
FOR SHERIFF.
Messrs: Philip Brady, J. w. johnson
and D. F. Mcmillan were placed in
the result of the ballot be-
ng Mcmillan, 4; Johnson, 20; Brady,
g. Mr.. Brady was declared the candi-
made unanimous.
TREASURER
vas the next office placed in nomina-
ion, the candidates being A. B. Curry |
md w. w. Garland. The result was as
ollows: Garland, 16; Curry 81. Mr..
Jury receiving a majority of votes his
nomination was declared unanimous.
CLERK.
we're next balloted for resulting: TAYLOR,
\; IEtell, 10.
PROBATE JUDGE.
W c. Staehle, 29; O'Connor, 90; Le-
oy, /,
CORONER.
Linn, IS; Redd, 81.
ASSESSOR.
Atcheson, 20; Wood, "a; Turner, 9;
Iubbell, 1.
At this juncture DR.. Burleigh moved
0 have the rules with regard to the
aiming and balloting for candidates sus-
ended. The motion was adopted, and
rom that point the nominations were
arried by acclamation as follows:
County surveyor, w. B. Cav.
Superintendent of instruction, A. C.
.ogan.
County commissioners, c. W. Horr,
os. Leighton and Alonzo Mcneil. The
lst two candidates were ballotted for
resolution having been adopted to
i've nomination to the two gentlemen
eceiving the highest votes. The whole ]
ote was Leighton, S6; Mcneil, "a; A.
:. Wilson, IL; L. J. Whitney, 8; Russell ,
riggs, I.
A resolution was passed postponing
le nomination of justices and consta- {
les until the adjourned meeting of the /
invention. 9
A series of resolutions embracing the ,,
latform of the Custer county Republi-
IN party were then read and adopted.
The following gentlemen were ap- I
ointed members of the county COM =,
littee for the ensuing two years: J. Q
7. Strevel, chairman; Sam Gordon, !,
,cretary; and Messrs. James Simpson,
Rosebud; c. II. Gould and W. A. |
urleigh, of Miles City; L. Whitney t
I'd j. y. Matherson, Billings; S. H. a
irwin, Canyon Greek; J. B. Braden, +
lnction City: c. c. Howes, Tongue
iver; A. c. Winchester, Forsythe; Jas.
andre, lilly, ann L. Penney, Park 4
ty.
After passing the usual vote of thanks
a coDvantion adjourned snh;act To tho