Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
CrNTERyILLE REPUBLICAN CLUB.
. Host Of Hardy Sons Of Toll Who
WIN Not Stand anv BOSSiSm.

A large number OF Republicans met in the
Centerville Methodist Episcopal Church
last Saturday night for the purpose OF Or
genizing a Young Mems Republican Club.
The meeting WAS called to order by T.. =.
| Shoemaker. Jonathan Blake was elected
temporarychairman, but that gentleman
refused to serve.
w. J, Penrose moved that Mr.. Shoe
maker be elected chairman Of the meeting.
John Hsndrew-Fhat 30 out OF order.
| That man is supporting some Democrats
Tor office, and mas no business here.
s.Qnastion..'' Question:" was heard from
nearly all present, and Mr.. Penrose put the
motion heforc the meeting and MI. Shoe
maker was elected temporary chairman
and John Mckenzie temporary secretary.
The Secretary then prese1ted . paper
that was.'cooked ups by some persons in
Butte and sent to Centeryille, which read.
I'VE, the undersigned, agree to support
and vote tho straight Republican ticket,
etc.,
ANY person wishing to sign this list and
join the club please step forward" said the
Chairman.
WI. Penrose then made q motion that
the word straight" be erased from the list.
In giving his reason for this Mr.. Penrose
WAS 1IGQU6UUJy luVClS uPVCN W "a
who was continually on his feet calling Pen.
rose to.order. Once when he called out
..Mf. Chairman, that man is out OF ORDER"
Penrose AHid: mir. Chairman, when that
evsntful moment shall arrive, when the
Angel Gabriel shall descend from the clouds
and With one foot on the sea and the
other on the land and shall declare in the
name Of the Almighty that time shall be
no more, then, sir, some three-ply, copper
thaS1aHned. Hydraulic hypocrite will sing
E6ut. MI. God ALMIGHTY, Gabriel is out OF
furder.5" This had the desired effect. and
1 the business Of the meeting was proceeded
with. The Objectionable word WA erased
from the bosses paper and a goodly num-
Der signed the roll OF membership.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
+ w. J.Penrose and Jonathan Blake were
placed in nomination for president OF the
club, but both declined, Penrose saying
that heewas Supporting q few Democrats
for Office and therefore did not think it
proper for him to act in that capacity. He
named w. j. Barker as his choice for pres
ident aud Mr.. Barker was elected. The
other officers elected were: James Coach
Kenzie, secretary; Mr.. Elliott treasurer:
Messrs. Constantine. Mckenzie, Coach,
Hendrew and Trezena were appointed q
committee to make arrangements for a
public meeting on Monday ~evenin,; FL.
Themes. Wm. Rodda and w. 0. Thomas
were appointed a committee OF bylaws.
w. j. Penrose then presented the follow.
ing resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we request the Republic
can Central Committee of Silver Bow
County not to send to the Centerville Re-
publican Club as car paign documents any
newspapers that contain what is generally
known az "plate matter" as said newspa-
pers are gotten up at rates below the scale
of prices set by the Typographical Union
andlconsequent to the detriment OF labor.
There were on the table of the Secretary
at the time this resolution was adopted q
large number OF Republican papers, all OF
them just fresh from the plate factory.
These were ordered away.
Mr.. William Thompson, Republican can.
didate for the Assembly, was then intro
duccd. ard he severely scored Mr.. Hendrew
for his troublesome conduct. He said Mr..
Hendrew was wrong in calling Mr.. Penrose
a mugwump, and said the smartest and
best men in the Republican party to-day
are mugwumps. Mr.. Thompson closed by
giving poor old Sparks a kick or two be-
cause the lumbermen of Montana are not
allowed to steal as much wood as they for
merly were. (Mr. Thompson is in the lum-
Der business.)
Mr.. DingevOn, candidate for Justice OF
the Peace, also spoke, after which the meet
ing adjourned.