The Dillon tribune., 1884-10-04
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT.

FlNSI FONMAL BAtl.Or.
Knowles, II; Burleigh, II, Botkin, s;
Sanders, 10; Anderson, s.
SECOND BALLOT.
Knowles, a9; Burleigh, 9; Botkin, 10;
Sanders, 7; Alderson,1 l. Total, s6.
Knowles nominated. Upon motion of
Sanders, the nomination was made unani.
nous.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at s
o'clock in the evening, and Judge Henry
N. Blake, OF Madison County, was nomi.
mated after warm race with Geo. Hal.
dron, for District Attorney for the First
Judicial District.
Report Of committee on platform and
resolutions was received and adopted, as
| follows:
The Republicans Of Montana, through
their delegates in convention assembled,
congratulate the citizens of the Territory
upon the recurrence Of an opportunity af.
forded by their biennial election, which en-.
ables them to express their opinions upon
public affairs and to direct and control the
system of government under which they
are permitted to live. They believe in thr
wisdom Of political parties, when those
parties are actuated by high principles of
public action and seek only the promotion
OF the general good. Satisfied with the
integrity oftheir past purposes, and con.
scious only Of an unselfish desire to pro.
mote the welfare Of the Territory Of Mon.
tana, they challenge their competitors ,oa
comparison Of records in the past and of
purposes for the future.
Resolved, That we cordially indorsc the
platform OF principles adopted by the Re.
publican National Convention, held at
Chicago, and believe that the election Of
James 6. Blaine and John A. Logan, the
nominees of that convention, will rebound
to the material prosperity and the moral
and political welfare of the country at large.
So nobIy have these candidate borne them
selves, and SO firm do they stand in the af:
fections Of their countrymen, that the myrid
tongues Of slander have but drawn them
nearer to the citizens of the entire coun.
try.
Rcsoived, That we find cause for graft
tude to the Republican National Conven.
tion for its assertion Of the American doc
trine of sslf sovernment, ir that 1t affirmed
that the officers ot the ferlitn. IL. sl.n-.L,
IN order that this practice may confer upon
the Territories the good Of which IS Gu
nab,e. the President Of the United States
should select from among the people OF the
.rerr;tor;es. for their offices, such citizens
os +he people Of the Territories may rec
ommend. and should not be guided thereir
hv the .xtraneous influences OF individual
: not interested in or identified with the pco
), ME Of the Territory sought to be controlled
= Resolred, That the policy Of free tra<''
which is an ingrained doctrine Of the Dem
ocratic party, would inevitably tend to tn
It destruction of our lead and copper min'n
industry, and of sheep husbardry, BY bring
p ing the products thereof into compet't'o
II with all the markets of the world, and tn
'f the inevitable result Of such policy wou
N he to reduce the wages Of the laborcr AT
er deny to him and his family the pr'vl'cg
&c and comforts which they arc now perm
b. ted to enjoy, and we condemn as a CO
s,;racy against the public welfare any
IL tenn, of the Democratic party to get oa
into mower until it shall have formal
mt finally and fully abandoned that poll
which would put American citizens npo
M mar with the pauper laborers OF other Ct
W." tincnts.
Rcsol,M, That the crime against
suffrage perpctratcd by the Democr'
marty. in its name and for its benefit, in
apt. Territory Of Montana in 1884, w'er'
the verdict of the bowa .fdc electors OF
Territory expressed at the polls was
ing. versed, for its shamelessness was uni
in a,,eled since the days Of ballot box stun
w. in the Territory Of Kansas and as
and crime drove from power the political p'
that refused to condemn it, so this 'n'a
3uld should inexorably excommunicate the p
him, ical party which has co'doned' II no'
nroved It, from political power. Ihas
bal protection Of the ballot is the sec"r''
democratic government, and we oema
:, OF registration law which shall ascertain
protect every citizens right to cast MS
vote lot once at an election and to have
same counted in determining the resu'
that p.sJ,.d That equality Of taxation
o"n' cording to its value, Of all property "
ng IS our limits, is an elem cntary princ'r
!. Republican government: that the cx