The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-24
rhe County Convention is
snlit in Twain and Two
Tickets Put in the Field.
Various and Intellectual Attempts to
Harmonic the Discordant
Factions.
mhe Result of Yesterdays Work Fully and
Entirely Satisfactory to the
Republicans.

ros1lted in a ''bust up" or split, and two
Conventions were duly organized to pro-
oepd with the business of the day. The
Convention assembled at the court house
come minutes before the appointed time,
nparIv all the precincts being represent
81 Inv full delegations. AT II O'clock.
noon. or five minutes before by most of
the watches, Gus Senieur valued up to
thp desk and called the
AssEMBLAGE TO ORDER,
when Il. E. Collins suggested. that
if was the province of the chairman
If the central committee to open the
convention, and that that gentle
man &c. +. Conrad) was within hail
ing distance and would be on hand in
q few minutes. He suggested that if
some other party had possession OF the
hall the democratic convention could
nrobablv be held elsewhere. Col. Dom
nelly
UPHELD SENIEUR
and suggested that the convention pro-
coed with the business before it. Dur
ing this time Mr.. Conrad entered the
hail. Senieur stuck to his seat and Don
nelly insisted that the business should
90 on. The chairman of the central
committee was utterly ignored, and that
gentleman quietly submitted to the in
suit. Senieur raped again for order
and was about to call for 1.-The first thing
on the programme" when Mr.. Collins
ADDRESSED THE DELEGATES,
stating that the proceedings were pre-
mature and u~nWarranted; that the
chairman of the central committee, who
was present, was alone authorized to
initiate the proceedings of the conven-
ton, and as there seemed to be another
meeting going on in the room he invit-
ed the delegates to the democratic con-
vention to 60 to the probate judges
room, down stairs, where the cOnven-
ton could be held. About
ONE HALF OF THE DELEGATES
followed and two conventions then Or
ganized and proceeded to business. The
Donnelly-Senieur faction remained in
the court room and the others took pos
floor, being afterwards styled, by way
distinction, the Clover house," and the
other the upper house."
THE LOWER HOUSE
organized by the election of Paris Glib
son, temporary chairman, and r.. A.
Luke, secretary. On motion the follow
ing committees were appointed:
On order of business-T. e. Collins,
H. R. Buck, w. f. Rector. Robert
Blankenbaker, and J. G. Adams.
On credentials-C. e. Conrad, r. A.
Luke, Jos. Sullivan, Howell Harris and
I. E. Collins.
On resolutions-H. r. Buck, Jos. a.
Baker, A. j. Samuel, Jos. Allin and A.
Z. Rogers.
On motion the convention adjourned
to meet at four o'clock.
UPPER HOUSE.
j. Donnelly was elected temporary
chairman and Perry Aspiring, secretary.
Committees were appointed as follows:
Credentials-Henry Kennerly, Jas.
Gillett, JOS. Hirshberg, DR.. Smith and
Howell Harris.
Permanent organization-J. F. Muir
ply, w. r. Ralston and William Young.
REMARKS BY COL. DONNELLY.
The chair then addressed the conven-
Vention briefly. He claimed that the
proceedings of the body were regular
and that the seeding faction was respon-
Sible for all the evil that might result.
lie defended the action of Senieur in
calling the convention to order on the
ground that the time fixed for the meet
Ing of the body had arrived, and it was
The privilege OF any person on the floor
10 do so under the circumstances. AS
10 the chairman OF the central commit
Tee e. +. Conrad) he was simply wait
ing until his employees and those he could
influence should arrive before he would
oe ready to begin. AS chairman OF the
committee he has never performed the
functions of the position, and his ab-
sSence on this important occasion was TO
nave been expected.
On motion the upper house adjourned
TO meet at seven o'clock, the chair call
ing a caucus Immediately after adjourn
ment.
FAILURE TO HARMONIZE.
During the afternoon an effort was
made to bring about harmonious action,
and to that end a conference committee
from each convention was appointed.
The committees agreed upon the follow
Ing proposition, subject to the approval
Of each body: That the convention
lake a new start, the delegates to be
called to order by the chairman of the
central committee, each delegate Tor in
MS absence, the alternately to have q
vote in the formation Of the temporary
organization. This arrangement was
agreed to by the Clover house." but the
upper "stood pat" and showed no dis
position to make concessions.
IN SESSION AGAIN.
The convention headed by Conrad,
Buck, Gibson, Collins, Baker and 9TH
ers then proceeded with the regular or
uer. The committee on organization
reported the order of business and that
she temporary organization be made
permanent. Approved. The report OF
sne committee on credentials was read
ana accepted.