The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-27
LEWIS CLARKE.

LEWIS AND CLARKE.
A g Clark s T Hauser.
J Sweeney w E Cullen
E w Bach WI Stultz
c. Comstock ] D Pelletier
Alex Burns J Sullivan
s + Ralston
The committee on permanent or
g~anization and order of business re
ported the temporary officers for per
manent officers, and on order of bust
ness:
First.-Report of committee on res
olutions.
Observation-Disclosures of Delegate
Third.-Selection of Territorial
Central Committee.
observation-disclosures business.
Report adopted.
DR.. Smallhausen declining, J. A.
Savage, Esq, of Gallatin, was elect
permanent chairman.
The committee on resolutions re.
ported as follows:
Resolved. That the Democracy of
Montana in convention assembled
hereby declare our firm adhesion and
devotion to the principles and doc
trines of the Democratic party as ex-
pressed in the platform adopted by
the National Democratic convention
held ut Chicago on the 8tn of July,
1884, and commend to the Democra-
cy OF the country the nominees OF
said convention, Grover Cleveland, of
New York for president, and Tnos.
A.. Hendricks, Of Indiana, for vice
president of the United States, as
worthy of the enthusiastic support of
all Democrats and all other citizens
who Lelieve in an honest and eco.
nomical ad administration of the affairs
of tho National government.
Resolved. That the Democrats of
Montana express their appreciation
of the faithful, jealous and useful SER
vices of Hon. Martin Maginnis, who
has for more than a decade ably rep
resented Montana in the congress of
the united States.
Res0lUed. That it is the sense of
this Territorial Democratic conyen-
ton that each delegate accredited to
this convention be allowed to vote
regardless of the SO called Unit
Rule"
Resolved, That the Democracy Of
Montana earnestly urge upon the
voters of the Territory, irrespective
of party, the necessity of the admis.
sion of Montana as a State of the
Union at the earliest possible date.
Resolved. That we earnestly urge
upon Congress the necessity Of such
legislation as will require the North-
ern Pacific Railroad company to
the claims of all actual set
tiers under any of the land laws Of
the United States made within the
limit Of the land grant prior to the
definite and final location Of
its road; I'd, requiring said company
to cell its lands to actual settlers at
prices in no case exceeding $3.50 per
acre; Sd, requiring it to make re-
turns of its landed and other proper
~ for fair and equitable taxation.
Resolved, That the action of the
Democratic Convention in
granting to delegates from the Terri
'ories all the privileges granted to
md exercised by the delegates from
States, is AUST recognition of the
ardinal lights of the people of the
long deferred; and the
that, III the selection of
Ulcers for the Territories appoint
aents shall be made from the bona
ide residents Of the Territories, is a
aost emphatic recognition of the
lights of the people of the Territories
D self government, and a popular
of the perniclous system r
f Colonial government 50 long +
'rced upon a free and suffering peo- :
lie.
Resolved, That we recognize labor
, the source of wealth and pros ,
Gritty and the wages of workingmen I
lould be properly protected by law. =,
w. J. MCCORMICK, Chairman. 1
J. r. WILSON, Secretary. /
After the reading of resolutions the !
port concerning the unit rule was 3
to, and section 4 Of the rese- l
|tions moved to be stricken out and j
ted upon separately. I
An amendment was offered that
solution No. 4 be accerted and voted
bon by roll call.
An amendment to the amendment
segregate No. 4 from report of COM L
lite and adopt separately was Of
red and adopted.
After the adoption of the resolu-
ms, Hon. J. K. Toole of Helena:
on. G.. ". Stapleton, of Butte, and
On. ". j. Mccormick of Missoula.
re put in nomination for Delegate
Congress. The voting Was by Re
legations where represented by a
airman and resulted as follows:
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ne chairman announced that the the
q. j.. X. Toole, having received a o.
|ority of all the votes cast he de- to
ed him the nominee of the con- ast
ton for delegate to Congress. The /
was received with the ren
lest enthusiasm accOmnan;od h., Mi