The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-09-26
of County Republican Con-
ventiOn.


ventiOn.
Pursuant to call the county republican
convention convened at Bozeman on
Thursday, September 25, at o'clock p.
M, and proceeded at once to dispose of
the following business with the lgreatest
of harmony: j. V. Bogart, the chair
man, called the meeting to order, and in
very agreeable and pointed speech re-
tired from the Craftsmanship of the GEN.
trail committee, which office he has very
successfully filled during the past two
years.
Mr.. Thomas, of East Gallatin, was
nominated for temporary chairman, and
George Haldorn secretary. Appointment
of committees was first iE order, and an
adjournment of 80 minntes was taken to
appoint the various committees. Meet
ing called to order, the following gentle
men were designated by the chair to
serve upon the different committees:
On Credentials -Messrs. Ferris, Grant,
Story, McNoughton.
On Organization - Messrs. Bogart,
Wright, Baronett, Holiday.
Order of Business Love, AL
derson, Huston, Haldorn, Dennis.
On Resolutions -Messrs. Potter, Eaton.
Koch, Nixon, Berg.
At this point an adjournment was taken
until o'clock p. m, to permit of the
committees meeting and returning their
reports. Meeting called to order at 7 :15,
and John Potter was duly elected perma-
nent chairman, with MIR. Strong assistant,
C. S. Hefferlin secretary and Mr.. Nichols
assistant. Report of committee on cre-
dentials received, adopted and committee
discharged, as was that on permanent or
ganization and order of business. The
report of the committee ON resolutions
was likewise adopted, together with the
following resolutions:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans of Galletin county in
convention assembled this 25th day of
September, 1874, do hereby renew our al
legiance to the republican party as the
party Of freedom and progress, and sub
scribe cordially to the declaration of prin
ciples issued by the Chicago convention.
We appreciate the resolution passed by
that convention in favor of the selection
of territorial officers from among the citi-
zens Of the territories as being first step
towards the admitting the rights of the
territories to self government, and we ex-
press our gratitude to those territorial dele
gates who secured the passage of this reso-
luton.
We favor the strictest economy in the
administration Of our county affairs and
insist ON retrenchment of expenditures
wherever it is compatible with an efficient
administration. We believe that several
county officers are now receiving far high
er pay than similar services would COM
mand from private individuals, and as the
fees and salaries which they now receive
were fixed during flush times when high
prices prevailed for everything, we demand
a readjustment Of them to the changed
conditions When the farmers and other
producers of our county find it hard work
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that the officers who are elected to serve
them should be able to accumulate small
fortune from few years term OF office.
We demand therefore strict construction
of the law, as it now stands regarding fees
and emoluments of county officers.
That no extra pay be allowed for any
official services except when such extra
paw is absolutely enjoined by the law.
That whenever the rate of payment is
not definitely fixed by the law, only such
rate of pay be allowed as similar services
would command in private life.
That no expenditures be incurred or al
lowed which are not strictly within the
letter and spirit of the law. and which are
not absolutely necessary for the welfare
and advancement of the county.
In short we insists that in all cases the
thing to be considered is the good of our
county and its people. not the interests or
the advantage of the officers or the indi-
vidual
In pursuance of these principles We ask
the territorial Legislature at its next session
to revise and cut down the fees Of county
officials, especially those of the sheriff,
recorder and assessor.
We deem it the duty of every officer
that he shall give his personal attention to
his office and as far as possible himself