The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-29
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40 Turns Over the Action
republican oonvent,o,

pa- over the Action Of III
republican Convention. -
". me Editor Of the M1rr,.
Having been a member Of =
publican county c%onvsnt, .. the Re
oeive IL my duty to VOTE at t,sa l con
t R".'y Ticket but I can not oonsc ,sn
mo.s ADVISE my friends to sunnor
than one-half the csnS uppor
IT. 10. were then placed in nomiaa as'e'
ac. mas been claimed that the Ren a,Th
o party is the party Of nroar .o.
to 10 ,n'eI''eence, and such 1 believ,
70 oe 1t. But the = nomination ~
100 Tor office if much longer no. -
sisted in by the Republicans cfs;1 pet.
gov county will deprive it Of ~
i'eot to put forth that claim and s,h'
Ject it to public ridicule and '. y
ploach. I protest against the nom,
na" .on OF men whose record, however
unoeJectionable on the o If hcn
ssty' proves them.to be incompetent 70,
me emcient discharge of their dnt;es
1 also protest against the nominat;on
OF men who have done everything in
'ne'r power to disrupt the Republi-
Tan organization at the dictation If
nonresident bosses. If elevation to
omce ls to be the reward of disloval-
~ II scrub politicians after divid;no
inc party into warning factions can
demand and receive political prefer.
ment because they threaten to des-
troy the harmony of the organization
II not thus appeased, it is high time
mat Ignorance, prejudice, seIishness
and treason were recognized as the
corner stones Of the Republican faith.
L should like to know why Mr..
Manning was nominated? What did
he ever do for the party? What
ability does he possess? Whom and
what does he represent? What did
he ever do except to place his name
IN nomination tor every Office from
sheriff to road supervisor at everv
convention eve held by the Repub.
licans in this county since he came
here?
Who Is Mr.. Madden? Who knows
where he came from. what his ante>
cedents are or what ability he pos
What has he ever done ex-
cept nothing since he has been in
Butter Who knows that he could do
my more If he were elected probate
Judge? Does he expect to be elected
IN bis shape? Do the people of this
county want a dude as probate judge?
Does anybody know whether he ever
cad a law book? Does anybody
know that Mr.. Madden has accumu-
ated anything except a large amount
Il Ignorance? Does any n know
hat he even wrote the philosophical
realise in the Inter Mountain under
be sensational head of "Look
Why was Mr.. Knox nominated for
Was it because of
is brilliant record as Probate Judge?
Vas it because of his hostility to
and Kent against whom
e had a spite because he thought
ley were Democrats? Was it be-
ause he made little distinction be-
.een petty larceny and murder? J
Vas it because of his pyrotechnic Or
lions made during the campaign of
2 and because of the belief q few
lore of them would carry the county t
# Knowles? MI. Knox is an hon r
It and well-meaning man but that @
his only recommendation. '
What claim has MI Speer on the r
lpport of loyal Republicans? Was
2 nominated as q reward for split =
g the party in two just before the .
lux clCCUlOlS 40 ~ OOCoUSO uC +
FUSED the men who had been his '
lends and spent their time and
oney in an effort to elect him to Of y
,e? Was it because he was the only II
an who ever beat Pemberton for q
q Office of District Attorney? y
Personally Messrs. Madden, Man. =,
ng, Speer and Knox may be pleas VI
It and honorable gentlemen but not !"
of them was fairly entitled to a y
at the hands of the Re-
convention. More accepta-
Q men, more competent men, more
VII Republicans were thrust aside .
give them place. A sense of honor Il
'pels me to vote for the nominees ii
q convention of which I was q il
ember, but I advise all consistent IL
to vote against those v
owe mentioned. u,
PrDuprINAN i.