Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
A Dead Give.Away by Member Of
the SOre.h Head Brigade.

''Well, what can I do for you,' said a rs
porter OF The MINER yesterday as he was
stopped on Sands & Boyce corner by {
prominent Republican Of Butte.
"Well why didn't you give the inside his
tory OF some OF the proceedings of the Re
publican convention, yesterday?'
81 didn't know there was any history
connected with the convention. Explain
yourself
"Well, now this is in confidence you must
not divulge my name as it would injure
me-"
Being assured on that point Mr.. B., as we
will call him for short, said:
;'You see, the maj ajorty of the proceedings
yesterday were all cut and dried-;nd the
putting OF Judge Knowles in the chair was
all arrrainged beforehand.
"How so?"
''Well, we got on more Cornish on the
Butte5 precinct ticket than we bargained
for, and the first thing we knew they want
ed to run everything; in fact twanted to con-
troll all the nominations. So we had put
Knowles in for Temporary Chairman then
10 We SOulu oA MN III Chttu l'o-
sition. Did you not take notice when he
a PIP ointed the Committee on Credentials he
referred to b memorandum that was in his
pocket?
Well, yes; thought he was seeing what
time it was-looking at his watch
''Oh, no. He had the names on paper
who were to be the Committee on Creden-
tials, also the members on permanent Or
ganization. The first part of the pro-
gramme was to put the judge in the
chair permanently, but when we began to
count noses it was found that owing to
the contest in Burlington and the splitting
up OF the delegation in Centervils and
losing South Butte and Meaderville, besides
having our own delegation split, we couldn't
count on a majority. So we changed the
little and put Lee Mantle in
the chair and Knowles on the floor. You
saw how near Capt. Wyman came to
being chairman. That would have played
the mischief with us. He would naturally
have bursted up the slate OF members who
had been selected as committee to select
delegates for the Territorial convention.
There was trick the old judge did not
catch on to-
What you say astonishes me-
Hold on. There is more yet; you See
Hamilton was too quick for Knowles, SO
be moved for the appointment OF COM
mittee OF five to select delegates for the
Convention, which appeared all
very fine on the face OF il; but there is
y here the trap was. Hamilton being the
mover OF the motion. was made chairman
oy courtesy, and Moulder, who had kindly
helped to throw the Srheurer delegation to
Is, must be rewarded. Judge knowles be-
ns the father Of the convention by all
means he was pat ON the list; and
Capt. Wyman having kindly withdrawn in
lie contest for temporary chairman was
'ewarded for it by being put on as Il me.n-
Der. =. Il. Dolman being eX-Chairman of
he Central Committee. courtesy demanded
hat he be placed on the committee. You
zee the Judge wanted to get Il solid deiega-
ion from Silver Bow County to the Terri
orial Convention for his frierlt! Sanders,
,ut in making the change OF chairman he
ot left; in TACT, everything went wrong
With the Judge yesterday. Ii he advocated
| measure it was sat down upon; that WAS
What made him so out Of humor. He had
, list OF delegates whom he wanted to send
% the the Territorial Convention for San
iers. When he saw the appointment OF the
committee he began TO realize that they had
lone him him up. Well, one Of the MEM
oers OF the committee who was appointed
% select delegates to the Territorial Con-
,ention told me that they had a devil OF a
line selecting the names Of those who were
% CO."
''Well, my friend, tell me all that you
know OF the committee while in session.
AS you know thecommittee started in to
select delegates and behold you. The judge
,ad seven names on the list before any one
began suspecting anything wrong, but at
he eighth name, he said, well, l would like
TO 90 ii there is no objection, "Why, yes
spoke up two or three OF the committee,
certainly. Judge, by all MEANS So the
Judge wrote his own name down. well,
now" says the Judge, 1--WE ought to. honor
some colored man by placing him on the
ticket" NO. says Dolman, 81 would
not honor dog-gone-one OF them, for they
honored us in the last election by voting
solid against us.
The Judge said it would be policy to put
one of them one. "There is a fellow down
on Park street who is Il sort OF leader
amongst them, and he would be the right
the present. / would like to co. No OBJ
lection being raised, Dolman was added to
the list.
William Moulder, who had up to the
time, said nothing. here he put in his oar
and asked if any OF them were in favor oi
him going. Several spoke up and said
they had no objection, SO goes down
Moulder's name. By this time Hamilton,
who saw it was coming too near the end
OF the list protested at so many names being
placed on it, and said ! desire to have the
voice OF the committee on all those names
placed on the list.
Judge Knowles told him he proposed to
know something in regard to the men who
were sent to the convention, in fact, he
says, I want to know how they stand on
delegate to Congress. This aroused Cap
tain Wyman, who said that up to this
time he had not suggested any name yet;
he thought he would wait until they all
had got through, but at the proper time
there were three names he would suggest.
So far he had got none. They were to Sc
lect II names and the committee beng
composed of five members each one he
thought should name three, and the other
acuuieace in the same.
Judge Knowles not noticing this remark
of the Captain said 'ther, is this man Ohm
Kirby, a sort OF reconstructed lrlshman
and Influential man. We must not forget
to cater some to the Irish element
'.Well, says the Captain don't care any
thing about the Irish, what am after is Il
Dutchman. l want Chris Weideman from
Me1OerNlllc Ou 11C 'lc'ehp ~ mo "''N -
ton from there and it will tickle him to be
sent to the convention.
"Judge Knowles said let us strike out one
of the other names then and put him on.
Hold on, said Hamilton, it's no Use
scratching OFF one Dutchman and putting
on another Dutchman, and getting on II
man YOU don't know anything about
This raised Capt. Wyman once more,
and he said it was no use talking am
not in favor OF packing the Territorial
convention in favor OF any man.
"Wen,' says Hamilton, reluctantly
taking lead pencil in his hand, ''in the
interest OF harmony ii you desire anyone
els, to 20 in my place strike my name out.
But he never touched the pencil on his
name.
Capt. Wyman then said: ''lou fellows
are all on the list would like to go myself
.sWel, let us put the Captain on said
Hamilton, which was done after Il few more
changes.
The committee brought in the list and
YOU know how they forgot in their eager
ness to be all on the list OF delegates them
selves that aternates were also to be
selected, besides selecting all the delegates
from Butte precinct.
But have talked too long already to
YOU. They might suspect Twas i sorehead
il they saw me talking with you longer,
With that ne retired.