The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-09-22
The Republican Convention.

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The Republican Convention.
The republican territorial convention
which was held to nominate delegate
to congress assembled at the opera hous'
in Helena last Monday. The conyen
tion was large and enthusiastic, larg'
number of the citizens Of Helena an(
their ladies being present, besides th'
accredited delegates.
Chairman McCutcheon called tht
meeting to order and made an addres.
to the convention which was attentively
listened to and enthusiastically ap
plauded. In the course of his remark,
he said: "Under system of protective
tariff, inaugurated, carried out and de
Tended by the republican party, the
| United States has become the most
prosperous nation upon the face of the
globe. The democrats will find that nc
side issue or pettifogging letter Of ac-
ceptance, abounding in demagoguery
and sentiments of the Golden club, will
! for moment attract the attention OF
the people from the real question at
stake in this struggle. This question
has been SO heartily embraced by the
working men of this country, who pro-
pose to stand "a wall of fire. around her
industries and demand their protection,
that the administration recently became
alarmed and at once fired into the arena
of politics retaliation rocket, the ex-
plosion of which, it was evidently sup
posed, would detract attention from the
real issues for time at least. 1t splut-
tered and fell under the merciless fire
directed upon it by the able defenders
of the republican faith in the senate OF
the United States, and only appeared to
the people in the shattered condition to
which it was speedily reduced by Sena-
tors Edmunds, Hoar, Hale and Sher-
man."
On the conclusion of his speech the
Hon. Jere. Sullivan Of Fort Benton was
made temporary chairman and A. L.
Babcock of Billings temporary secre-
tary.
The committees on credentials, per
manent organization and resolutions
were then appointed.
The convention then adjourned until
4:3O p. M. AT caucus during the re-
cess T. II. Carter was agreed upon as
the nominee for delegate.
+.z=--s. AFTERNOON SESSION. =
The convention was called to order at
about 5 p. m. B. F. White of Beaver
head was made permanent chairman.
T. j. Porter of Custer, secretary, and G..
II. Stebbins of Park, assistant secretary
Mr.. Stebbins declined to act and w. E.
Thompson was appointed in his stead.
TIC. Power was nominated by Thos.
Carter for the delegateship, but peremp-
torily declined. A recess was then
declared until 7:30 that evening.
On reassembling in the evening, Lee
Mantle of Butte in an eloquent speech
nominated Thomas H. Carter of Helena.
Part of his speech was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention: Before adjournment this
evening [ stated to this convention that
| had come here for the purpose OF per-
forming pleasant duty. For d mo-
ment it seemed that there might he d
question about the correctness Of that
statement. am happy to say to this
convention at this moment that what
ever obstacles may have seemed to be
in the path of this convention selecting
that gentleman who is its unanimous
choice have been swept away, and am
here at this time, in my humble way
and in such poor language as can COM
mand, to name to you your next dele
gate in the congress of the United
States. Unfortunately for this growing
young territory we have for some time
past, in many respects at least, been
without representative in the halls OF
congress. We have had no man there
to say word in behalf OF the sheep
growers of the north; we have had no
representative there to say word for
the lead producers Of the south; we
have had no one to raise his voice in be-
half of the growing interests Of this
beautiful young territory, and we pro-
pose here to-day, Mr.. Chairman, to name
man who will go there and advocate
protection to our interests in an able
and eloquent manner. We
propose to name a candidate who shall
carry the standard OF republicanism and
protection to glorious and certain sue
cess. There can be no question about
it. Let me say to my republican friends
that the nomination Of the democratic
nominee, or rather the nomination of
Mr.. Clark, has no terrors for the repub-
licans of Silver Bow county. We have
not one word to say against the charac-
ter, integrity or ability of the gentle
man, who possesses all the requisites
and characteristics of good citizen,
but over and above all these considera-
tions he has, what to democrat per-
haps might be of vastly more value in
the political sense, he is worth two or
three millions. But with the intelli-
gent people of Montana this carries no
weight. There are other and vital is
sues which must control in this contest.
This is to be campaign OF principles
and not of persons. There
is before this convention for its choice
a gentleman who combines every quail
ity and every characteristic that is nee
essary for complete and satisfactory
fulfllment Of that office. No words of
mine can do him justice. His name for
weeks and months past has been upon
the tongue of every republican in the
section from which | hail There has
been no question but the question OF
whether or not he could he induced to