Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL coMMlTTEE
The Ballot ON ! slegates 70 the 2 LOUIS
Convention.

The Ballot ON ! slegates 70 the ? Iou's
Convention.
From the columns Of the Helena lndepen-
dent the following extract Is repuDhsneo -
showing the proceedings ON ballot ior uor
epates to ST. Louis more fully than Is con-
tanned in the special from Helena yesser-
chairman Clark explained the reason ZOE
the misrepresentation OF Madison county.
The member OF the committee, J. q. Jonn-
son, was absent in the East. Letters were
written to the County Central Committee
in regard to the matter, but no answer was
received.
THE CALL EXPLAINED.
chairman Clark stated that he had called
the committee together to consider the
matter of sending delegates to represent ne
| Montana Democracy ia the st. Louis con
yention in j nne. 1t was for the commlttee
| to decide whether the selection should OF
referred to q convention or made Dy tnS
committee. He has issued the official call
under the impression that past precedents
would be followed in choosing the dele
gates-by the COMMITTEES. But that was
for the committee to decide, and express
sions OF opinion On the point from the
members presenter any person VINO oe-
sired to ~speak-would be opportune ano ~
order.
Mr.. Marshall's motion that the commit
tee elect the delegates and name the time
| and place for holding the Territorial CON
ventiop. to nominate q candidate 1Or Con
press. was discussed at some length, MI
Myers opposing the clause as to naming tne
| date.
MIR. Marshall spoke briefly on the ques'
| ton of selecting delegates by the commit'
tee. There should be no hasty actlon. ne
said, but it was the duty OF the
to choose the delegates-they must do IL.
Mr.. Branagan, in discussing Cue aiiegeu
dissatisfactio in regard to the method Of
choosing the delegation, said the Democrats
] were all for one candidate; and the result
would be the same whether a convention
was held or the choice made by the com
mittee. He had heard some talk in oppo
sition to the committee plan at Butte, ant
he enumerated six or eight name OF such
persons But he had no particular oblec'
ton to the plan, and only spoke for others
| A convention would only result in needless
| agitation.
Mr.. Myers had heard OF some adverse
comment. He hoped the next territorial
convention would suggest some plan to FOL
low 10 future. But, under the present con
ditions, he thought it best that the com
mittee should select the delegates. Such
| acticn, he was sure, would meet with al
most universal approval.
Mr.. Marshall commended that there was
no opposition TO the committee plan. l.
| there was it would be manifested. The
| committee, he thought, was required TIC
select the delegates. They were chosen by
the last territorial convention and en-
trusted with the power to do this duty
They were, to all intents and purposes,
4 TO DO 30.
At least this rule had been followed here
tofore and was established and generally
recognized as a precedent. This was ont
OF the special purposes for which the com
mittee was created, and the COMMITTEES
must be guided by the conditions that nov
| exist until another convention is held anC
| other instructions given.
Mr.. Conrad said there was no opposition
to the committee plan in Choteau county
| The only "kick" that he had observed wal
made by the Helena Herald and Butte Intel
Mountain-both Republican papers.
The motion to choose by the committee
| prevailed unanimously.
The first ballot was made informal ano
Messrs. Myers and Conrad appointed tell
ers.
A motion to adjourn until 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning was favored by Conrad
and Marshall and opposed by Myers and
Collins, and finally voted down.
The formal ballot was then taken, and
shortly afterwards the informal. The re
/ sTlt was an follows.