The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-05-03

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tions will report.
The Republican Convention.
The report of the proceedings of
the convention was fully given i.
the ENTERPRISE of yesterday up to
the time Of the irst adjournment. AT
5 Q clock the delegates re-assembled
and the reports of the committee on
credentials was heard and accepted,
and committees on resolutions and
permanent organization and order OF
business were appointed The onl y
important feature in the report Of the
Committee on credentials was the
allowance of but one delegate from
Dawson-a result that WAS inevitable.
AT the conclusion of the business
mentioned above, another adjDurn-
ment was taken until p. IN.
In the meantime candidates cir
cled among their friends, count
ed their votes. worked for more
and did such duty as anxious
candidates generally perform at criti- :
cdl moments. Prompt to the time the
hall WAS crowded by delegates and
spectators aud the gathering called to
order. The committee OH permanent
organization reported that the tempo
rary officers should be the permanent
officers of the convention, that the re-
port of the committee OH resolutions
be heard and that the convention then
proceed to the election of delegates
and alternateS. The report was
adopted. Col. Sanders. chairman of
the committee OH resolutions reported
that they had not completed their
work and craved the indulgence Of the
until after the delegates
had been selected. He said the reso-
lutIons might have an important influ-
ence on the deliberations of the con-
SEHllOll dilQ DCIiCfGu IL UGSb " It.
serve them. lie therefore made a mo-
tion that the election of delegates pre-
cede the adoption of resolutions. Il
sharp fight was made Oh this point
but Sanders motion prevailed by a
vote of 20 to o.. But the real cross
ing of swords occurred over the mo-
bion that followed: tEat tile coDven-
ton proceed to the election or dele
gates and alternates by ballot. One
faction contenJed for viva yoce vote
70 be announced on the call Of coun-
les by the chairman of each county
delegation, while their opponents CON
tended for individual balloting. Forl
,Ilis latter method Col.Santlers contend. |
I'd ina speech that fell blow OIL blow
n tile form Of gentlelnanly vltlpera
ion and sar castle rhetoric OH the |
heads Of those supposed TO be in the
Crosby interest. Ills point was that
secret ballot should be allowed. to
protect delegates from executive
fury, which term Was his nearest
'eference To tile governor. Others
spoke OIL both sides, and the vote was
inillly decided in favor of the ballot
! clear victory for Sanders. Nomina-
ions followed: Lee Mantle, M. A.
Ii. n. Blake, iIiram
Caldwell Edwards, George
D. Eaton, NJ. J, Leaning. and last hut
greatest. Wilbur r. Slnders. About
lis stage Of tile game a demand was
made for candidates 70 express their
residential preferences. Such as
we're present did SO i'll generally neat
peeclies. LFe Nantle and Col. Eaton
lnlrispd the convention by claiming
Edmunds as their ideal candi-
ate; Judge Blake. Judge Knowles
nj Caldwell Edwards were of the
alne sentiment; NJ. a. Myendorf and
'ol. Sanders preferred Blaine and Ed
nunds in the order named, while nj. j..
.eamlng stood up for Artlfnr. An iii
ormal ballot was then taken-infor-
lal in fact bit fearflIlly formal to the
nxious candidates whose frienls rail-