The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-16


A member moved that the con:
vention adjourn till Monday.
Warren ruled the motion out OF
order.
Lyons rose to speak. Warren de-
clared the gentleman out of order.
The chair concurred.
Irwin thought the matter ought to
Re settled. Mantle concurred. So
did the chair.
Lippencott c...opposed Randolph's 5
motion.
Irwin thought Randolph's motion
Objectionable, Warren concurred,
Mantle ditto, the Chair NODDED ap-
provingly. Adams wanted to vote.
Adams acted like a Democrat. He
wanted harmony.
Warren stated the order Of busi-
ness and called for the question. So
did Irwin. so did Mantle. So did
the Chair. Randolph's motion was
knocked higher than Gilderoy's
kite, only about 20 kickers voting for
it.
Lyons groaned, Porter looked SOL
emn, Randolph dropped in his ooots,
Warren smiled, Irwin followed suit.
Mantle kept up with the procession
and smiled too.
| This ended the game. The rest of
the proceedings were tame. Lyons
took his hat and bolted the conven-
tion. The rest of the speer men
gritted their teeth and stayed with
the funeral.
A permanent organization was ef-
fected by the election of the tempo
rary officers with Lions..as vioe-presi-
dent and John Medlin assistant secre-
tary. Lyons declined and Sally
Raunheinl was substituted.
Captain Wyman IN u neat speech
returned thanks for the honor con-
ferred, etc. MI. Raunhiem did the
same and thus after all the real
business Of the convention had been
virtually disposed OF q permanent
organization was effected.
Boss Irwin, chairman Of the coIu-
mittee on resolutions, reported. We
have not room for the full text OF this
remarkable production and give
only synopsis OF it:
Resolution 1st-Taffy to Arthur.
Resolution 2d-Taffy to Crosby.
Resolution 3d-Atproving the act
Of a Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives in passing a bill for the
appointment Of a fourth Judge Of
Territorial Supreme courts.
Resolution S. - Approving the
act of a Democratic House Of Repre-
sentatives In passing bill requiring
u two years residence in the Terri
tory of the appointee to the Govern
orship of said Territory.
Resolution 8. - Approving the
constitution framed for Mantana by
Democratic Constitutional Con-
vention.
Resolution 6.-Favoring &. the DEM
ocratic measure of unlimited sill
yer coinage.
Resolution 7.-Respectfully re-
ferred to a Philadelphia lawyer for
explanation.
Resolution 8.-Standing in with
Democrats in protecting our copper
interests.
Resolution 9.-Advocating the civil
service reform measure introduced in
Congress and pressed to its passage
by Democrat.
Boss Warsen submitted resolu-
ton, instructing the delegates of this
county to use all honorable mesns to
elect Hon. Lee Mantle as delegate to
Chicago. Adopted.
Speeches were now in order. Mr..
Mantle was called on and made
a very neat one. He Drofessed his
allegiance to the Republican party;
was willing to shake hands with the
kickers across the bloody chasm, etc.
etc.
Irwin followed In speech eulo-
gizing Mr.. Mantle. Mr.. Medhurst
endorsed Mr.. Twins platform.
Mr.. Donahue acknowledged he
was a Blaine man but would still
follow the Republican procession.
Captain Wyman closed with q glow
ing tribute to the grand old Re-
publican party and expressed his
willingness to live and die for it.
Our reporter cannot refrain from
expressing thanks to Mr.. G. ". Ir-
vim for his motion to extend to the
MINER reporter the privileges of the
floor, and to Boss Warren for his ex-
ceedlngly courteous and we'll timed
motion to thank the MINER for Its
services to the Republican party dur>
INK the recent canvass.
We will take this occasion to say
that Boss Warren's compliment is
duly appreciated, and that he will al
ways find the MINER willing to give
the oppressed members Of his party
an opportunity to make their wants
and grievances known.
On melton the convention all
journed sine die with three cheers to
the Silver Bow County Republicans
and to the Hon. Lee Mantle.