Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-10-15
Hon. Alexander Hughes, Of Bur
leigh, Unanimously Nominated
for the Council.
!. Hon. E. "A. Williams and Col. w,
r. Steele Nominated for the
II. 5s Lower House. Nj
The Outside Counties Combine and
Defeat the Arrangements Of
Burleigh and Morton.
Major Mitchell Unable to Hold the
West Missouri Counties They
Preferred Williams.
THE PROCEEDINGS.

THE PROCEEDINGS.
$ EVERYTHING HARMONIOUS.
AT 2 o'clock, the Steele corps of twenty
citizens, wearing upon their. coats blue
badges with sour choice, Wilbur F.Steele," }"
and the names Of the delegation upon it,
headed by the Steele Cornet band of fifteen
pieces, left the Sheridan house and marched
to the court house. This martial music
summoned the delegates and others inter
ested in the republican legislative conven-
ton, and when at 2:15 j. F. Wallace, chair
man Of the central committee, called the
meeting to order, the room was crowded.
Chairman Wallace asked the band to play
"John Brown" and after the music read the
call of the convention. Upon motion of
DR.. w. A. Bentley, Judge G. B. Little was
elected temporary chairman, and A. C. Nc
Gillivray, Of Stark, temporary secretary.
Upon motion of MI. Gibson, of Stark, the
chair appointed a committee Of
five, on credentials, as follows: Gibson Cf
Stark, Cotton of Ward, Robinson of Nc
Lean, Stevenson of Emmons, and Harmon
Of Morton.
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the work Of the convention, the following
were appointed by the chair a committee on
resolutions: j. F. Wallace, DR.. w. A. Bent
No, Morton. on Dul'''sl' anu a. '' "'''''S' u
The convention then took recess at 2:S5
o'clock to await the report Of the committee
on credentials.
At 3:4O the convention was recalled, and
as the committee had not appeared, the
chairman proposed to call out the orator
ical war horses until it appeared.
DIR. BENTLEY
was first called. He said that he was not a
war horse, because he was out of politics,
but he was as much of republican as ever;
he could see no reason why as such his
faith should waver or he should take a
backward step. He believed that the re-
publican party was more united and stood
more firmly than for several years. The
lesson of the last presidential cleo
ton was good thing and would
teach the leaders not to let personal
party would rise phoenix like, and the next
election would reseat a republican presi-
dent He believed the question Of personal
rights for which the party was organized
was fundamental to-day, and upon that the
party was bound to exist and control this
country. When he contemplated, as every
western man must, the advantages brought
by this party I'd a man for gaining a home;
when he contemplated that he could recall
the time when postage to the old country
was twenty-five cents, and how much the
republican party has reduced it, it puzzled
him why so many foreigners were demo-
ocrats. In conclusion he said he was proud of
the republican party; he never cast his vote
with any other, and if it sticks to it's princi-
pies of universal rights, he never should.
MAJOR A. E. BOvAY,
of Morton, the sfather of the Republican
party" followed. He said two years ago
he prophesied what the result of the ma
tional election would be, but his prophesies
proved ashes of sorrow. The only pointer
there had been in two years was the Maine
election, and the way our candidate
DANCED around those efanatics-prOhibitiOn
lists and the like-was beautiful. The re-
republicans rolled up the largest majority
there that had ever been given save once.
Everybody supposes Blaine will be the
next presidential candidate. He claimed
the cause OF Blaine's defeat before was his
remaining away from New York too long
to work uselessly in Iowa and other west
ern states. He denounced the mugWumps.
and said their claim to break up both old
parties was folly, for they know nineteen
out OF every twenty Of their number are
from the republican ranks; they break
down one party and build up the other.
BUSINESS AGAIN.
AT S:55 the committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates entitled to a
seat, the chairman stating that they had
found only one contesting delegation-Kid-
der county. -
Morton-A. E. Bovay, II. R. Lyon, A. S.
Parsons, P. L. Hancock, L. F. Harmon.
Ollyer-G. +. Thurston, proxy to FL. W.
Coe; D. B. Parmenter, proxy to E. Boley.
Emmons Donald Stevenson, Thomas
Kelly, John McCrory.
Billings. G. Bond, proxy to VIM. A.
Carr; Howard Eaton, proxy to II. R. Lyon.
Mercer-Thos. McGrath. John r. Cooke,
proxy to A. B. Strickler.
= McLean-John Satterlund, George L.
Robinson, Bert Wing.
- Ward: L. Cotton, VIM. Mack, proxy to
Stark VIM. Viking, proxy to VIM. Glib
son; son; Robert Lee, A. G. McGillivray. VIM.
Burleigl-E. c. Chase, O. A. southmayd,
John f. Wallace, W. A. Bentley. B. r
Field, g. B. Little, Alexander Mckenzie
w. S. MoOrhOuse.
Kidder-J. r. Sackett, Chas. H. Stanley
John Harcourt, Albert G. Clark.
% The report OF the committee was adopted
and, upon motion, the following committee
on permanent organization was appointed
by the chair: W. S. Moorhouse, Thomas
Kelly, Of EmmOns, and Thomas McGrath
OF Mercer. This committee reported fol
permanent officers, A.HE. Bovay president
OF Morton, and G. L. Robinson secretary OF
Mclean. a p : "
, Upon motion, the convention proceeded
70 nominate member of the legislative
council.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Colonel Bentley said he believed it was
conceded that Burleigh county should
name the member for the council and the
other counties the candidates for the lower
house. There was one, the unanimous
choice of the delegation, who had resided
here three years and in the territory fifteel
years; one who was intimately connected
with the affairs of the territory, and haG
always been a conspicuous mark; was al
ways Q republican, and had record OF
which he should be proud; man of ability
such as has few peers In the territory: his
integrity never questioned;a man who all
ways stands by his friends; true to Bur
leigh county; true to every trust imposed
upon. him. Gen. Alexander Hughes.
Dr. Coe, OF Morton, seconded the nomipa.
lion, and added that though other men had