Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-05-23

either Of its candidates unless by
coalition with some OF the stronger
counties In the west. The interesting
question to be solved at the assembl-
ing Of the delegates was therefore who
had done best work In this regard. II
was definitely understood some hours
before the convention assembled that
MAJOR Eaton would have little If any
opposition. The ante. convention
problem then was, Power or Waters;
at q time anterior to all this, when
there was some danger of Mills or
Mantle claiming place on the ticket,
Power had been put forward by the
Helena Herald as an east side man,
but with these out Of the field and
Eaton an east-sider fret choice, Power
a. west-sider had the call for second
place, and ii being evident to Col.
Waters that his candidacy could only
be continued at the expense Of har-
mony and good feeling in the conven-
tion he generously withdrew. Just
what his strength In convention
would have been Is not def itely
known, as some OF the delegations
were remarkably non-committal, but
it is quite certain that he had foll,w-
ing enough to enter with a fair show
Of succ So, but as stated, at the risk Of
engendering bad feeling.
The presentation Of the name Of Col.
Stephen A. Estes, Of Deer Lodge, was
merely complimentary; his candidacy
was not mentioned before the conven-
tion, but with Waters out Of the field
IL was deemed perfectly safe to intro
duce him and although he received q
large vote be was in no danger at any
time of having lightning strike him.
Silver Bow with sixteen votes, voted
next TO last aud her vote was not an
nounced for Estes until tally Of those
already cast and to be cast showed
that he could not get the requisite
number; when this was assured Silver
Bow generously gave him her full
vote, and was the first to change over
to Power before the official announce
meptN smsde. Custer county voted
near the head Of the list, the call being
by counties in alphabetical order, and
the announcement Of 1--we votes for
Power" YVES received with a hearty
round OF applause, for had these five
votes gone for Estes there would have
been some trimming of sails necessary
by Silver Bow and other counties lest
there be an accidental delegate elected.
The results attained were satisfactory
to everybody and Montana will be
represented in the National Republi-
can convention by two delegates who
are personally known to a majority Of
the prominent men Of the party, and
who will represent our territory with
dignity, wisdom and force.
The resolutions which were adopted
published in yesterdays JoURSAL)
have the true ring to them and the
reading OF them by Chairman Nc
Cutcheon was constantly interrupted
by bursts Of applause, particularly
those relating to public surveys in
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the appointment Of the judiciary. The
concluding resolution, which was as
near instructions for Blaine as the
committee on resolutions would per-
init, was received with vociierous sp-
plause from the adherents of the man
from Maine, but they were not nu-
merically majority Of the con-
yention.
Immediately after the conclusion OF
the lsbors of the convention, an ad-
lourned meeting Of some OF the mem
bers was held in q room adjoining tn
Office OF the Albemsrle hotel, at which
the relative merits Of Blaine and Gres-
ham as presidential timber, we're ably
discussed by Major Pease, Of Park and
Col. Malone, Of Custer, the former
championing Blaine and the latter
Gresham. The rules Of debate were
not etrictly adhered to, as the sffsr-
vescing eloquence with which each of
the speakers were charged caused
numerous Interruptions. The relative
merits of each candidate were so forc-
IDLY and nuently set forth by the re-
spective speakers as 10 leave no doubt
in the mind OF any one present that
in the either OF the two the Republi-
can party has q sure winner; the SEES
sion concluded with q ballot being
taken on the rival candidates, the re-
suit being, Gresham IL, Blaine Ia, very
much to the delight OF the genial gen.
tlemsn from Custer.