The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-07-19
A WORD r O WORE.
The Gentleman Makes a Salts
factory Explanation.
or Certain Matte rs Which Re.
quired 1t.

Hon. Samuel Word returned home to Butte
Yesterday morning. In an fntervieW with the
gentleman, q MINER reporter Learned the fol-
lowing facts in regard to the proceedings in the
Chicago convention which may prove of interest
tothe reader. sour Deer Lodge correspondent,
Joe Bush" had referred to the fact that the
Hon. w. J. Mccormick had been appointed q
member Of the National Democratic Committee
when 1t was well known that the Hon. A. H.
Mitchell had been recommended for the place
by the Territorial central committee, the first
question that naturally suggested itself to the
MINER reporter was: Why was the change
made, and why was Doctor Mitchell ignored ?
In answer to the question, Mr.. Word said !:
w had a hercu ean task upon our hands.
When we went to Chicago, we found that MI.
Barnum and several members of the National
committee were violently opposed to Terrific
RES having a voice in the convention; in fact,
they even opposed awarding 10 the delegates
thereof heir quota of tickets of admission to the
convention. After looking over the situation, l
determined to make q fight; first for the tickets
due the Territories; second, for q representation
upon the National committee, and third, for a
plank in the platform fayoring the appointment
va AS~~A~A OUNA0A0 w. VIC xcfTlLOllSS HOm
among residents the e0f.""
"lhe prospect at first" said Mr., VOID,
twas not inviting. Barnum was opposed to Ter
ritorial representation, but by din of hard work
with the committee we succeeded IN being rec
ognized as delegates, and by hard work and the
help Of the secretary of the committee we
gained our quota of tickets of admission-alto-
gether ninety for the Territories. We gained
two points here. We asserted and compelled
the recognition Of Territorial sovereignty, 80 to
speak, aud demanded and received the priva-
leges such recognition conferred upon them. In
this work Mccormick materially aided US. He
was acquainted with Mr.. Voorhees;,of Indiana,
and through him the resolution was introduced
and carried, giving the Territories q voice in
the convent on. The Territories owe much to
Mr.. Voorhees,.
These points being gaine1 the next move was
to get q Montana man upon the National Gen.
trail Committee. Dr.. Mitchell had been recon-
mended and we were somewhat embarrassed as
to how to act. Barnpm wanted to be reelected
chairman of the National Committee. The
Territories didn't want him and wanted every
vote they could get in the committee to defeat
him. ! te~legraphsd the situation to d.. Nit
rhell bu' received no answer until the next
day. In the meantime the committee met end
as it was considered absolutely necessary to
have a representative in it I suggested the name
If the Hon. w. J. Mccormick as the member
from Montana"
"Mr. McC rnick was on the gr,u I'd, but he
felt a great deal OF delicacy in accepting the posi-
ton. and it was not until after much persuasion
he consented to accept it. Had Doctor Mitchell
been there he would have received the hearty
endorsement of all of us for the place and would
have been appointed to it But when 1t is re.
membered that the vote of Montana in the con
was just as important and counted Tor
just as much as the vote of New York, it will
readily be seen we were compelled to take a |
man who was Oh the grourd if we wanted our |
Territory to exercise that influence in the COM !
mittee to which it was entitled"
Mr.. Mccormick reluctantly acceded to our |
and will remain il the east until |
after the committee meets and act with the mst
orfty oft IN Selecting a chairman, whose n ame |
will not be Barnum. This g all there Is about |
t. We did the rest we could under the cir, an
IS, and had no desire to ignore any one in
our actions" |
In a further conversation with MI. Word we
we're satisfied the gentleman did yeoman service |
n the convention for the Territory Of Montona
md for the sister territories. 1t is not saying !
90 much to award the credit to Mr.. Word for |
living Montana a position in the conven' ion
never be fore allowed her.