The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-03

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Missoula-HarrisoR Spaulding.
Silver BOW H Dewitt.
Ysllowstone-Paul Mccormick.
Upon motion the chair appointed . COM
mittse of Ave on platform and resolutions, IS
follows: W + Sanders, Bogert, c. H.
Gould, w w Anderson.
Charles 8. Warren, Of Silver Bow, arsss to
q question Of privilege. He said that ut the
meeting Of the Territorial Republican con-
vention. held in Butte two years ago, he had
introduced q resolution detrimental to the
good name Of the Chief Executive Of tho
Territory ut that time that he had been in
duced to introduce said resolution under .
misconcsption of facts. as ne had since
learned, and therefore he desired to thus pub
licly apologize.
The convention then took recess until
sos p. In.
The convention met at sos, pursuant to ad-
journment.
mittee on credentials, made the folio wing re-
port, which was adopted:
Hr. President Your committee on creden-
tials beg leave to report that we have exam-
ined the credentials Of the delegates from tho
several counties, and find the following dele
gates and alternates entitled to seats in this
convention:
BEAvERHEAD.
Delsgates-Jas Parfet, Ozias Willis. Geo
NJ Brown.
CHoTEAU.
Delsgates--M G Travers, Max Waterman.
Alternates-W + Parker, w Hill.
CUSTER.
Delegates-Wm Harmon, G II Could, G +
NJ Tiuling, n Burchardt.
Alternatss-C W Anderson, L Whitney,
G NJ Miles, L Huffman.
DAWSON.
Delegate-Hsnry Dion.
DEER LODGE.
Delegates-R NJ Ferguson, II whitehill,
d II Mcfarland, w L Hogs.
Alternates Dingwall, John Ri
denberg, VIM Read, DR. o Leisor.
6ALLATIN.
Delegatss-Frsd M Wright, A L Love,
Geo d Thomas, Nelson Story, Geo Eaton,
v Bsgert, w w Anderson.
Alternates-John Potter, p Koch, George
R Nichols, VIM WEIGH, T Linde, Gal
lup.
JEFFERSON.
Delegates-Geo d Green, Thos Wright,
Van II Fisk, Capt II Cook.
LEWIS AND CLARKE.
Delegatss-W r Sanders, B r Potts, A G
| Botkin, r Z Fisk, p Weslman, ID Nc
Cutcheon, T Il Kleinschmidt.
Alternatss-Thos O'Connor, r Jockey, r
? Sterling, X Cole, d Hard, John Kinna,
| b II Tatsm.
Z ] ConSer. VIM Hall.
Alternates-L Odds, Geo Hardesty, J d
Kirby, VIM McKimmens.
MEAGHER.
| DeIegatos-Geo Mullery, Louis Rotwitt,
David Folsom, r N Dryden, Fletcher Mad
Aiternatss-A NJ Esler, J Morrison, C
| w Cook, r Price.
Delegates-Tom b Warren, Harrison Spaul-
| ding, Geo 7 Bottcher.
A1tsrnates-w p McClay, W H II Dickin-
| son, Fred G Stoddard.
SILVER BOW.
| Dslegatss-Hiram Knowles, L f Wyman,
| Geo w Irwin, w III Dewitt, Dolman,
w Stoner, L + Holmes, w o Speer, y 8
| Warren, j 4 Belmors.
| Alternates-W NJ Jack, Thos Couch II G
Bodley, John L Lloyd, j Z Richards, DR.
Bishop, F T Mcbride, F e Gleason, Louis
| Sickles.
| YELLOWSTONE.
Delegates-raul Mccormick, d Mathe-
| All Of which In respectfully submitted.
| Id. McCUTcHEoN, Chm.
Capt II. Cook, from the committee on Fer
manent organization and order Of business,
made the following report:
|. Fon PERMANENT oFFIcERs.
President-Geo w Irwin, II.
| Vice Presidents Nelson Story and Capt Fl
Cook.
Secretary-Paul Mccormick.
| Asst Sscretary-C M Timing.
| ORDER OF BUSINESS.
| LIST. Nomination for Delegate to Congress.
I'd. Report Of the committee on platform
I'd. Election of the Territorial central com.
mittee.
The report was adopted.
NOMINATIONS. a..a
The following gentlemen were placed In
nomination: Andrew r. Burleigh, w. w.
| AIdsrson, A. U. Botkin, W. T. Sanders and
Hiram Knowles. a az ~.
| Mr. Sanders announced that he could not
accept the nomination II rendered him, and
/ withdrew his name.
A motion to proceed to an informal ballot
was carried.
Mr.. Love, Of Gallatin, and Parker, Of Che.
teau, were appointed tellers.
Sanders moved that the convention vote BY
ballet.
Warren moved, ~ an amendment, that the
convention vote by the call Of counties, In
the same manner as the voting 10 conducted
In the National convention.
The motions were opposed and favored by
various delegates.
Roll call by counties demanded. Wsrren's
amendment lost by % to q.
RESULT or INFORMAL BALLOT.
| Knowles, 20; Burleigh, o; Bstkin, IL San
ders, .; Andersen, g.; James II. Mills, i. To
tai, B.
| FIRST FORMAL BALLOT.
Knowles, q Burleigh, II; Botkin, 8; San
ders, 10; Anderson, o.
| SECOND BALLOT.
Knowles, -; Bur'eigh, 9; Botkin 10; San
ders, 2; Anderson, j. Total, %.
i Knowles nominated. Upon motion o.
Sanders, the nomination was made unani'
nous.
The nominee, Judge Hiram Knowles, VA
introduced and eloquently addressed the con
vention.
Recess taken until 8 p. m
EVENING SESSION.
CONVENTION met mt 8p. m.
Report Of committee on platform and reso
lutiens was received and adopted
The Republicans Of Montana, through
| their delegates in convention assembled cor
| grafuiaie the citizens Of the Territory upel