Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-09-20
OURDELEGATE T0BE.
Hon. T. H. Carter's Speech
When Accepting the Repub-
lican Nomination.
REQ Head and Republican Brains
Pitted Against the Money
Bags of Democracy.
Mr., Carter's Acceptance.

Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Con-
vention, Ladies' and Fellow Citizens:
In the ordinary course OF each dsy's
work / arrive at my office In this place
about the hour of s o'clock. This
morning WAS no exception to the rule.
/ knew that convention Of represent
alive republicans from the various
counties of this great territory were TO
assemble in convention to-day, and i
also knew that insofar as l might be
personally concerned as candidate or
sspirsnt for office, many Of those dele
gates came here with my express
thoughts concerning this Office known
to them-came with my letters, ex-
plicit aud uueguivocal, in their pock-
cts, to the effect that had never been,
was not, and did not desireto become
a candidate for public place in this ter
ritory. This condition of affairs, inso-
far rs was concerned, existed up TO
the hour of 9 O'Clock and thirty mia
utes to-0lght, by virtue Of the fact
that certain contract relations existed
between Other persons and myself
which prec!uded the possibility of any
acceptance Of public position except ut
the hazard Of doing private wrong or
acting in bad faith with other persons.
\ caucus Of the party assembled this
afternoon about the hour of 4 O'Clock,
and it became manifest that through
motives that were kind and through
considerations of expediency my name
seemed to be the leading one before the
members of this convention, Us ex-
pressed in that caucus.
This unanimous feeling upon the
part of the members Of the convention
had II tendency to shake my faith in
the
EXPEDIESCY AND PRoPRTETy
Az oIulibiuR W luuhe sout SnoiN w Cou-
tribute to the withes of my friends by
attempting 10 extricate myself from
contract difficulties. Between the sd-
journment of the caucus and the as
sembling OF the convention made an
honest and industrious effort to he re.
leased from these entanglements of u
private character. which precluded
the possibility OF my acceptance of the
nomination. / found myself unable
TO accomplish that purpose, and hence
when the convention reassembled lat
tempted 10 seud word to MIR. Mantle,
who was TO present my name to .he
convention. Word did not reach him
iu time, for, unfortunately, thSt gen
tleLnsn was on his feet before / could
say aught 70 prevent the embarrassing
situation of affairs which had come
about. There was but one thing left
10 90, and that was the awkward pre-
dicameDt of arising in open couven'
ton and announcing that / could not
accept the nomination before that
nomination was rendered. However
that | did do, under the neces sity o.
what deemed to be dire necessity
Many of the members Of the conyeu
| tion did not feel that this was fh,
proper thing 10 do. They felt that tn,
convention had been cast into a condi
tion OF embarrassment and confusion
from which Il would be dillicult 60 ex
tricate itself; aud these consideration
led me again TO renew my efforts :,
put myself in position to accept thi'
nomination. (Applause,)
ACCOMPLISHED THIS PURPOSE
about twenty minutes before sever
o'clock this evening. / notified thes,
kind gentlemen who had given m,
their cordial support IN Silver Bow
county unsolicited, that II II was tru,
that my refusal TO stand as the candi
date of the party was destined u
create any embarrassment or TO cas-
any obstacle in the way Of full, FREE
and vigorous party action, that l haC
placed myself in a position to accepI
the nomination aud would do go st thu
hands OF thc party tonight. [LouC
applause.
There are no terrors In the demo
cratic nomination. The question L
be presented to the people of Montsni
is a question similar In character and In
no sense less 10 Importance to these peo
pie than the questions that have beer
presented 10 the people Of the state o
Oregon and the state Of Maine. ZAP
plause.l Individuals pass away; pdn
ciples are immutahle. In discharginI
the duties OF this hour we but dis
charge tle trust which we owe an
must faithfully keep with posterity
II Ia not our privilege 10 decline; il
not our privilege to refuse to do for IN
coming generations what the geDerI
tla.,. ..f tl,a nat hama dnna far tta M,