The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-15
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Proceedings OF the Peoples Party
Convention.

, Proceedings OF the Peoples Fart,
q Convention.
, A Full County and Township
e Ticket Nominated.
f One Democrat and Several Re
publicans Endorsed.
Pursuant to call t. e delegates of tn
Peoples party met at Caplice Hal
in convention yesterday at IL m.
Mr.. John Eddy, chairman of tn
Peoples Party committee, called tn
convention to order.
On motion DR.. sarchet was electe,
temporary chairman; John B. Cam
eron, temporary secretary, and N. c
Anderson temporary assistant secre
tary.
Mr.. Sample H. Orr moved that tn,
chair appoint a committee consist
ing of seven members on perma
nent organization and order OF busi
ness. Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. J. M
Fish, John F. Cowan, Archie Nc
Intyre, James Penrose and Thomas
Doyle.
| McCrlmmon moved that commit
tee of seven be appointed on creden-
tials. Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. James
Lavenberg, John McCrimmon, Chris.
Hart James A. Murray, Pat Toole-
John Davis and J. B. Cameron.
Adams moved that the convention
take recess till 2 o'clock p. m. Car
ried.
A delegate suggested that a COM
mittee on platform and resolutions be
appointed.
The chair called the convention to
order and Mr.. George Pascoe moved
that the chair appoint a committee of
three on platform and resolutions.
Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Sample
Orr. J. Annear and L. Leinneman.
The convention then took recess
till the hour above named.
RECESS
The convention reassembled at 2
O'Clock p. NJ, DR.. Sarchet in the
chair.
A motion was made and carried
that a sergeant-at-arms be appointed
by the chair and that he be instruct
ed to keep the crowd back from the
delegates for distance of ten feet.
The crowd backed up few feet in
obedience to orders.
A delegate moved that the repre-
sentatives of the press be invited to
take seats upon the platform. Car
ried.
Minutes of noon session read and
approved.
The chair announced that the first
order of business was the reading of
the report of the committee on per-
manent organization and order of
business.
The committee reported recon-
mending the temporary off GERS OF
the convention as permanent officers,
and an order of business which ap-
pears in this report of the proceed
ings.
Mr.. James A. Murray, chairman of
the committee on credentials, re-
ported the names of the following as
entitled to seats in the conventions:
Butte-James A Talbrt, Sample H
Orr, William Farlin, John F FCowan,
DIR G B Sarchet, Silas King, Louis |
Leineman, II Thomas, James Muir
ray, John Ducie, George Pascoe,
David Mcdonald, James NJ Fish, Ed |
Ma!oney, Dan Martin.
Centerville-Patrick Mullin, John
Lloyd, John Odgers, John McCrim-
mon, Nicholas Smitheram, John
Shea, James Penrose.
Walkerville John B Cameron,
Owen McNulty, J F French, Patrick
O'Donnell, Joseph Annear, Joseph
Hodge, N c Anderson, Joseph Ivey,
Archie Mcintyre.
Butchertown-Nichael McKevitt.
Meaderville-W w Adams, Pat
rick Butler, Patrick Downey. Thom-
as Doyle, Robert Evans.
Depot-Bart Healey and Patrick
Toole.
Silver Bow Junction-Joseph Nc
Gugan.
Scheuer's-John McGugan, James
irwin, VIM Harris, Jr, John Davis.
Browns Gulch-F G Foreman, Pat
Boland.
Divide-Thomas Burden,
Centennial Brewery-Joseph Lin
lenburg.
Hail Columbia-Neil Lawsen.
Yankee DOodle-James LauO.
On motion the report was adopted
md committee discharged. Three
n four delegates not answering to
heir names-among which were H.
Thomas, F. O'Neill and w. J.
Thompson, the committee on creden-
ials appointed Pat. Boland, Ed Ma
oney and Joseph McGugan in their
places.
Adams moved that the report be
.dopted and committee discharged.
carried.
Orr, chairman of the committee on
,latform and resolutions, reported
he following.
Resolved, 1, That q public office is
public trust, and can with safety
,e conhded only to the candidate
vho comes recommended by moral
worth, honesty and integrity OF