The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-05-25
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

COMMITTEE o. CREDENTIALS.
B~raverhead, H D Pickman; Cascade, D
Mckay; Choteau, J Sullivan; Custer, TT
Bryan; Dawson, H C TnttIe; Deer Lodge. j
F Kirby; Fergus, F E Wright; Gallatin, r
NJ Whitefoot; Madison, not represented;
Missoula, Tyler Worden; Meaeher, William
Wood; Jefferson, V A Cook; Park, G N
Hatch; Yellowstone, A L Rabcock; Silver
Bow, NJ L Holland; Lewis & Clarke, A j
Craven.
The committee then adjourned till 1880.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Upon Resembling of the delegates the
Convention was called to order at 100 by the
temporary Chairman.
REPoRTs OF COMMITTEES.
Craven, of Lewis & Clarke, as Secretary of
the committee on credentials, submitted the
report of that committee, showing the fol-
lowing delegates entitled to seats in the Con.
v%ention, which report was adopted;
Silver Bow, Chas S Warren, Geo W r.
vim II, Lee Mantle, L F Wyman, NJ D Hol-
land, W E Hall, A F Bray. E f Congdon,
George Haldorn, John E Lloyd, Geo Bour-
quin, Fred Loeber, P r Dolman, VIM
Dewitt, VIM Thompson, Major Hornbrook.
Lewis & Clarke-T H Carter, j P Wool
man, Al Craven, A w Markley, E D Weed,
Phil Manix, Wm Lorey, Jos Davis, I Nc
Cutcheon, A j Seligman, F E Theme, Ed
Lathrop, j S Featherly.
Deer L~odge-James H Mills, Fl R White.
hill, wmJ Galbraith, VIM D Hoge, NJ J
Fitzpatrick, j I Kirby, J W Barker, Jr,
John Mcleod, W H Pitwood, DR. G F Mus
sigbrod.
Fergus-S S Hobson, F E Wright, E P
Chandler.
Yellowstone-A L Babcock, John Tinker,
Patrick Gogerty.
Cascade-Dan Mckay, Mortimer Strong,
G H Mullery.
Choteau-Jerre Sullivan, F c Roosevelt,
A c johnson.
Custer-Col F Malone, A T Campbell, T J
Bryan, E A Kriedler, 6 w Allerton.
Missoula-J J Kennedy, J R Latimer, = 3
Van Wart, Tyler Worden.
Beaverhead-Dr. H ID Pickman, H J Bur.
leigh, James Mackay, Prof. III. A. Woods.
Park-Major Geo 0 Eaton, Geo NJ Hatch,
Geo III Carver and J s Thompson.
Gallatin-Ed F Ferris, DR. + NJ Higgins,
J V Bogert, John Potter and DR.. r r N
Whitefoot.
Meagher-w Woods, v H Fisk, L Rot
witt.
Dawson-C r F Scobey.
Jefferson-N Merriman, v Cook, E r
Dean, H Raymond, Geo Cowan, - Piper.
Madison-R. o. Hickman, Chas C Church,
Fayette Harrington and Fl D Rossiter.
Seligman, of Lewis s. Clarke, as Chairman
of the Committee on permanent organiza-
ton, submitted the following:
Your committee respectfully submits the
following report, and recommends the fol-
lowing as the permanent officers of the Con-
v%ention: Permanent Chairman, H. R. White
hill, Deer Lodge; permanent Secretary, Geo
E Bourquin, Silver Bow; permanent Assist
| ant Secretary, Geo. NJ. Hatch, Park.
ORDER OF
1. Nomination and election of two dele
gates and two alternates to the Chicago Con
vention.
2. Nomination and election of member OF
National Committee.
g.. Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Your committee respectfully recommend
the following rules for voting: That the
Chairman of each delegation announce the
vote of his delegation, such vote to be taken
in any manner the delegation may select.
Hon. H. r. whitehill declined the homo,
of the Craftsmanship, substituting the name
of Col. Ed F. Ferris, of Gallatin. Col
Ferris likewise declined, when by a motion
put by Hon. T. c. Carter temporary Chair
man John Potter, Of Gallatin, was chosen
permanent Chairman.
The report of the committee was then
adopted and a motion prevailed that the
Convention proceed to elect two delegates to
the National Republican Convention.
A motion to appoint two tellers prevailed,
and the Chair appointed Wright, of Fergus,
and Holland, Of Silver Bow.
NOMINATION OF DELEGATES TO THE NATION
AL CONVENTION
| Then being in order, Burleigh, of Beaver
head, presented the name of Major Geo. U
Eaton, of Park County, which was seconded
BY Carter, of Lewis & Clarke, in ar able and
eloquent speech.
Murray, of Missoula, placed in nomination
T. c. Power, of Helena. and was seconded
by Sullivan, of Choteau, and Craven, of Sill
yer Bow.
The name of Col. Stephen A. Estes, o.
Deer Lodge, was presented by Whitehill, il
which he was seconded by Bray and Irvine
of the Silver Bow delegation.
On motion OF Craven nominations were
then closed. "
The Convention then proceeded to ballo
for the three candidates with the nllOwins