Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-31
Poind'r. Conrad. Stuart.

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Meagner .."........... -. "
Mlssoula .p.........
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Silver Bow ... 2 10
ellowstone..... =. -.
Totals ...... so SO 26
Necessary to a choice SO. The chail
therefore declared Mr.. Conrad the choice o
the convention and on motion OF Hon
Granville Stuart the motion was made I'M
animous. Mr. Conrad was called for and
responded in a few earnest words express
i've Of his conviction that the party will 60
into campaign this year with a full assur
ance of victory land as sure as there is a
just God in heaven we'l get it" said he.
MAGlNNIs FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
The chair then called for nomination for
representative in congress, which was res
ponded to by w. w. Dixon OF Silver Bow
who desired to place in nomination a gen.
tleman so well known and qualified for the
position by long years OF experience that
he felt it suEerfuous to anything in
Recommendation Of his qualifications. He
had often before in this territory carried
the Democratic colors first under the wire
and had borne the flag to victory. He felt
that he would repeat on this occasion the
success OF prev. Gus occasions. He had the
pleasure OF nominating Martin Maginnis.
A similar scene OF excitement to that fol.
lowing the mention OF Mr.. Toole's name
here ensued, and when it subsidized Tom.
Marshall OF Missoula, G.. e. Conrad of Che.
teau, John R. TooIe of Deer Lodge, Joseph
K. Toole of Lewis and Clarke (who moved
to make it Unanimously, Walter Cooper Of
Gallatin, Mr.. Parker of Jefferson-all sec.
orded the nomination in most enthusiastic
language.
Mr.. Stevens, OF Missoula, moved to sus.
pend nominations and get on chairs and
nominate Mr.. Maginnis with one accord. to
which the delegates eagerly responded and
the hall was q scene OF men standing on
their chairs wildly ~gesticulating and cheer
ing at the top of their voices. The chair
put the motion to make the nomination
unanimous and the GLORIOUS OF ayes in re.
Spouse was 80 loud and hearty that there
was no use to ask for any adverse votes.
At length the cheering ceased and the calls
for Martin Maginnls swelled into a roar to
which he responded by stepping on the
platform, though disposed to address the
convention from his place on the floor.
He began by remarking that every man.
woman and child knows that it was the
men of the Democratic party who planted
the banner OF free government and laid
down the broad principles OF law under
which the territory had grown to it's pres
emit state OF prosperity, and that party
had never met with a check here
until that of last year. File stated that il
was in the county where he now stood that
many years ago he was nominated, then as
now, not to lead a forlorn hope, not to
rally scattered hosts. but to unite divisions
that had broken up the party, and in re-
forming the lines he had led it ION to victory,
Circumstances at that time had over.
thrown the Democratic party. The Re
publican candidate was supposed to be
invincible. But be had succeeded in uniting
the broken ranks OF his party, and work
ing in harmony they had turned down the
ascendancy of the Republican party and
downed it's silver-tongued orator.
He had hoped to be allowed to retire,
and o with reluctance responded to the
summons of his party to again lead it to
victory. Men must sacrifice their ease in
their country's cause. He referred to his
military career in the service OF the union
when in his earlier days he had perilled his
life in its defence. This was not SO great q
demand on his services and he willingly
responded to their call to re-establish their
representation in the congress OF the United
States. Their interests had been well
represented by the representatives they
had hitherto sent there, especially by the
gentleman they had just nominated fol
governor.
He then alluded TO the SANDER that this
convention was run by the m~illionaires Of
the party, and that the rest followed them
blindly. He asserted that the party in
Montana had no ~millionaires, but mer
who had come here with brains in theil
heads and courage in their hearts to wiz
their way to success. He was proud o.
these gentlemen; proud of the fact tina
they don't waste their means in idleness
| abroad but remain here to devote theil
energies to the section where they made
| their fortunes. The republicans could not
sneer his party down by such ISLANDERS
Some OF their people might also have beer
m~illionaires il, instead of working for pc
litical honors, they had devoted them
| selves to enterprises OF benefit to the ter
ritory.
He asked who was responsible FOL
| Montana's present greatness. Was it the
men who came here with prescription ir
| their hearts? Was it the men who describ
ed us as needing the supervision of the gov
ernmentf Or Is it the men who nave de
voted their energies to making the state
what it is-great and glorious2 I'VE viii
discuss no issues OF the past" said he, "ge
| back to no unpleasant memories. We viii
| bury all these in the graves OF our oppo
nents and sing p@ans of Joy to the glory
| of our growing state. We will stand on the
| record OF the men who made the good law
under which Montana lives. We will mattel
that record with that Of our opponents
and challenge them to vie with US whether
on the range or in the mines"
He then recounted how the Democratic
party had looked after the interests OF tn
people here and abroad. He had beef
! called to carry the party's flag into camp
/ and he would not be false to that trust
He would devote himself to advance the in
terests Of the whole Democratic party, ant
the election of the state ticket from top tx
bottom.
In refutation of the charge that the Dem
ocratic party had put men out OF office b.
the constitution they had just framed, b
stated that the judiciary committee OF tn
convention, composed OF Republicans a
well as Democrats had said that the act
congress put them out, thus deciding tn
matter for the convention. which had to
mnch respect for the act Of Congress to dit
obey it. He recounted the efforts
Messrs. Toole and Springer to bring abou
statehood for the territory, and the oppe
sition that had come from the Presiden