The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-06

vooetoo take . SooooD ~ twenty min.
49, and that theshair appoint . COM
nittse Of I've 10 wait upoo and no
tily Cd. Wooliolk q hi0 nomination.
CaSsied.
h chair aPPointed - such COM
njttse d.. Mitchell, g. T. Hasser,
4. Z. Aayhew, E. b. Waterbury and
A. b. Hamilton.
Upoa Tsassembling. Dr.. Mitchell,
chairman q the committee to wait
upoa Col. Voolfolk, reported that
that geatlsalan would respond at 8
e'cleek ?. -.
Upoo metioa Of d.. Mitchell the
eeavsntiea adjouIned until 0p. NJ.
IvEMINo 0eDslON.
At O'Clock, p. m, TIE Conventioa
was called 70 order BY President Nc.
Coenick.
The committee appointed to wait
upsa aud notify Col. Voolfolk Of his
nemiaation BY The Coavsation ap-
psarsd With that gentleman. In an
eloQusnt, fsecible speech. Of nearly
~ hours duration, Col. Voolfolk
sxplained the political situation
which led t. biz nomination and
while b admitted The honor Was b.
yoad his mast sanguine expectations,
and that b. would, under o:her cir
eumseaness, epeoud to b the stand
ard bearer Of the Demoeracy ct the
Territory, 10 felt satisded the people
desirod another man, and that that
nan W. the Hon. Martin NaginniA
Feeling assured Of this, the speaker
aid be eossidersd It . duty he owed
70 hinself and to the people q the
Territory to decline the honor % m
exPsetedly rendered to him. Col.
Voolfolk W. rspsatsdly ehsered dur
Ing the delivery a hls sloqueu2
speech, and at ito close was greeted
with . storm Of applause.
NJ. E. b. Watsrbury moved that
Hon. Martin Naginnis DO declared
The nominee Of the Convention BY
aeclamatiou.
Dr.. Mitchell nominated the Hon.
A. f. Naynew. Mr.. Mayhem In .
telling speech declined the nominar
ton. He said be had been honoEnr
bly, defeated, would abide BY the de-
cision Of the Convsntion and would
support any gsntleman whom the
Conventiou saw 1T to nominate.
NJ. Nc0overn moved that the
Convention adjourn to . o'clock q.
M, tomorrow. Lost. Noss, l07;
ayes, a
d.. Mitchell nominated the Hon.
@. w. 6tapleton. NJ. 6taplston also
declined the nomination bat signilied
hb determination to support any
candidate the convention may name.
Nj. NcGevern moved to adjourn
to meet again at 10 o'clock q. M, to-
morrow. Last. Nays 157; ayes q.
M. NcTagus nominated J. K.
To,ls for Delegate.
NJ. aobinsoa moved to adjourn 70
10 o'clock .. m. tomorrow. Lost.
Ayes, g; nays ~.
DR.. Mitchell moved that the Com
mittee on Resolutions be called upon
to make their report. The President
ruled the motion cut Of order ~ the
convention was working under the
seek nd order of business.
DR.. Mitchell APPEALED from the rul.
ing Of the President.
M. NcGovern moved to adjourn
to 10 O'Clock .. M, tomorrow. Lost.
Ayes, e; noes, o..
Mr.. Waterbury moved to suspend
the rules and declare Martin MsGin-
nis the nominee Of the convention by
aeclamation.
Dr.. Mitchell nominated W. A.
Clark Delegate to Congress.
The President ruled the pomina-
tion out Of order ~ . motion to sus-
PEND the rules Vas before the Con.
vention.
Mr.. Mayhem raisc.l the point Of
order that Mr.. Waterbury, motion
should he divided.
The President overruled the point
Of order and Mr.. Mayhem appealed
from the ruling Of the President.
Mr.. Mayhem moved to lay the mo
; ton to suspend the rules, upon the
table. Lost, ayes 10, hayes 100.
Dr.. Mitchell moved that Mr.. w.
A. Clark be declared the nominee Of
the Convention by exclamation. The
President ruled the motion out Of
order, ~ . motion to suspend the
,, rules and declare Hon. Martin Ma
ginuis the nominee Of the Conven-
ton BY reclamation, was before the
Convention.
Mr.. Robinson moved that the Con-
vention adjourn to 10 O'Clock .. IN.
Tomorrow. Lost, ayes IS, hayes 81.
DR.. Mitchell moved to postpone
indefinitely the motion to suspend
the rules and declare Hon. Martin
Naginnis the nominee Of the Con-
/ ventiOn.
Mr.. Mayhem moved for division
of the question.
The President ruled the motion out
Of order. Mr.. Mayhem appealed
from the decision Of the President.
The question was taken Shall the
ruling Of the Chair be sustained: and
It was sustained. Ayes 10, hayes 81.
A member moved to adjourn to 0
! O'Clock, .. M, tomorrow. Lost; ayes
e.; psyes y,
Col. Voolfolk moved to adjourn to
! 10 o'clock .. M, tomorrow. Car.
ried. So the Convention stands adj
journed to meet to-day at 10 o'clock,
.. m.
SECOND DAY.
Pursuant to adjournment the Con-
vention met at 10 o'clock .. NJ, Sept.