The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-09-14
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Held At Deer Lodge, Montana, Sep. 8, 1888.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION
Hold ut Deer Lodge, Montana, Sep. 8, 1885,
The Convention was called to order b,
chairman McMaster, Of the County Contra
Committee. ct Ills o'clock .. m.
J.R. QuiRley, Of Blackfoot, was elected
temporary Chairman, and Jas. McNulty, O.
Anaconda, temporary Secretary.
1t was moved and seconded that the Chair
man appoint . committee of five ON creden-
ttals. Carried. ~Mmw.
The Chair appointed as such committee
LII. A. II. Mitchell, J. L. Hamilton, A.
Mcdonald, VIM Brent and VIM. Mccoy.
It was moved and seconded that the Chair
appoint a committee of three on permanent
organization. Carried.
The Chair appointed as such committee
A.. s. Higgins, W. NJ. Thornton and Ed
Brown.
By motion Charles H~ardenbrook and
Thos. McTague were added to the committee
on permanent organization.
1t was moved and seconded that the com.
m1ttee on permanent organization also con-
stitute the committee on rules and order of
business. Carried.
The Convention then took a recess until
lao o'clock p. N.
Upon the Convention reassembling a fur
Their recess Of one-half hour was taken to en-.
able the committee on credentials to COM
plete its work.
The Convention was called to order at 2
o'clock p. m.
Upon the report of the committee on Gre
dentials being submitted it was found that it
endorsed the admission of proxies from
Granite precinct.
A protest was raised against such action as
being irregular and contrary to the rules of
former Democratic County Conventions of
Deer Lodge County. and the Convention de-
clded by motion that the credentials Of each
delegation be read and passed upon one at a
time.
1t was moved and seconded that Thos. f.
Ward act as assistant temporary Secretary,
Carried.
The Secretary of the committee on creden.
tials then proceeded to read the names of the
delegates as accredited and appearing on its
report: @ M"m "M~"
Beartown-E Scharnikow, C F Reed.
Race Track-A Hendrickson, Sam Black,
w T Elliott, G X Hardenbrook.
Blackfoot-J NJ Jordan, J r Quigley.
Mullan-C D Sullivan.
Warm Springs-N T Crosswhite.
Hope Mill-V Jacky, Jno. McGill. "
Bald Butte-Jas. Valley, Thos. Hynes.
Drummond-D Berry, Jas. Keenan,.
Phil~jpsburg-Jas. Gallagher, A. S. Hig-
gins, Geo. Medina, A A Mcdonald. II l.
Rodgers, VIM. Hammond, W Hunsman, F
D Brown, D NJ Durfee.
Ovando-Thos. Griffith.
Black Pine-Frank Carev. f Rarnes. r.
Mcdonald.
New Chicago-J Simpson, P Fowler, R
Conn.,.
Elk Creek-Jas. Farmer, Jas. Helveville,
NJ w White, Jas. Sims.
Bear Mouth-F Birmingham.
Lost ~Creek-Frank Stevens, e P Thomas.
Granite precinct now being reached it was
moved aud seconded that the names of those
of the Granite delegation who were neither
delegates nor alternates be stricken from the
report. Carried. The delegation then stood:
Granite j A Buford, James Carten W j
Swartz.
EllistOn-E johnson, S Sanidof.
Deer Lodge-R G Humber, H Peterson.
Chas. Cummings, A H Mitchell, Thos.
McTague, P Patterson, T McWilliam,, P
Evans, J NJ Bailey, Geo. Cockrell, ]
Wildman, Geo. Carleton, T f Ward.
Hennessey-D W Hennessey.
Georgetown-Wm. Mccoy.
Silver Lake-M Condor.
Blue Eyed Nellie-F g Brown.
Mill Creek-J O'Brien.
Gold Creek-D Hogan, J McHugh.
Willow Glen-Wm. Weir.
New Concentrator-A M Walker, E NJ
Heimhach, H Suprenaut, Ed Curran, j J
Healey, Al Donaldson, Jno. Crowley, j
Kane, G Bowen. VIM. McGlone.
Anaconda Burton Vincent, D Shovelin,
NJ Martin, A G McCallum, j F Earll, J B
Keefe, f NJ Fox, W G Haynes, G H Tracy,
W M Thornton, James McNulty, D D
Walker, Tom DAILY, ] L Hamilton, HT Ma +
han, Chas. Aspiring. c B Winston, T D Fitz- +
gerald, n J Levengood, W ] Oliver, Patrick /
Gordon, Joseph Peters, Peter Levengood, !
s NJ tombstone, James johnson, A Harden |
brook. M0.m.
Cable-Alex Mcdonald.
Willow Creek-J Wallace.
G~arrison-John O,Neill, n Evans, G Gle |
|
Sunsets G Warner.
Lincoln-Jas. O'Donnell. ." |
Pioneer-Wm. Emory, W T Ballard, w T
Brent.
Stone Station-D Mellen, VIM Albright. !
1t was moved and seconded that the re- |
vised report of the committee on credentials
as appearing above be accepted and the COM
mittee discharged. Carried. mm..
The report of the committee on permanent |
and order of business was then
presented. 1t recommended W. NJ. Thorn
ton, of Anaconda, for permanent Chairman,
James McNulty, of Anaconda, for perma-
nent Secretary, and Fl. Peterson, of Deer
for permanent Assistant Secretary.
1t was moved and seconds that the report
be accepted and the committee discharged. |
"@ M~0 |
1t was moved and seconded that DR.. A. Fl.
Mitchell, Of Deer Lodge, be declared the
for the Council by reclamation:
J. c. Robinson. Of Deer Lodge, and H. L.
Rodgers, Of Philipsburg, were nominated
for representatives by reclamation.
1t was moved and seconded that Miss NJ.
Wolfe be nominated for Superintendent of
Public instruction by reclamation. Carried. ]
For County Attorney D. NJ. Durfee, of
j. r. Boarman, of Anaconda,
and W. H. Trippett, of Deer Lodge, were
placed in nomination, and by motion the
nominations were closed, and the Conven-
lion proceeded to ballot upon the same.
1t appearing upon the second ballot that
J. R. Boarman had a majority of all the
votes cast, he was declared the nominee of
he Convention.
1t was moved and seconded that the nomi-
nation of j. r. Boarman be made unani-
Carried. "M@~ ."Mm" .~~
It was moved and seconded that DR.. A.
Of Anaconda, be nominated
Tor coroner by reclamation. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that ]. Y. Bat
terton, of Deer Lodge, be nominated for
Judge by reclamation. Carried.
1t was moved and seconded that Phil E.
Evans, Of Deer Lodge, be nominated for