Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-06

npoHfaI s sHArHF IN 2. Lehoy Y
4 temporary secretary. The roll was calles
The chair asked the pleasure Of the col
. vention when. on motion tba follov;,
;t.sas 8, ..apIsa
m"" "s'e appo'n'eo:
II q on platioEm and resolutions
IL. j. Mediation, Julian Smith, e. b. Irwin
Committee on credentiaIs-W. n. Yonn,
IN. Mccormick. r. y scba,,er r. Reel /
a. I, We :
Aiken, =. T. Mccarthy and J. I. Reins.
Committee on permanent order OF bus
ness-Samuel Mulyilie, w. II. Archer an
Max Lalande.
sA 0ooA ieesss uHt
2 ctocs. ~ eH II,
i AFTERNOON SESSION.
Iron. ro..se,ha;na ~. .nr.n
oaiied TO ordef al nai-paso :, Nd G0I
nell IN the chair. a full attendance
delegates was present with the exception Z
one each from the E;rrsstf md s;xtb va,a.
m. at..ndanaa :, ssa..as.s 80
1pe. vas iaiss
many prominent Deii'g present
The report OF the committee on crt
dentials was read, when the following 'dels
gates, or alternates, in the absence Of th
deleg4ts responded to sheir names:
First ward-JuIIan Smith, John Curran
w. ID. Young, +. Courtney.
second ward-W. Il. Kenyon, M. y. Con
nell, Y: r. (a~lternate), M. McCot
mick, u. l.. Irvine:
Ihiro I'd IeWey. WIN. McDermot
latternate) ID. hurley, VIZ Bawden, I
v. Scneuer.
Fourth BORDEAUX {a~lternate)
J.E; dawson 3. Lekoy, John Cowan,tD
J.W heed.
f1ign waro-E:L. Manoney, james ba
han, Johnny Swinton, H.. ID. Aiken.
sixth Waro-A.H d.. Barrett VIII. Archie,
Jih. Mcoartny' Max Lalande, J. ). Nc
datton.
Seventh ward-Richard Knowles, (alter
mattel y. A: Nichols, III. Rsins, VIM. Far
lin. NJ. g.. F1fer. tt.ss sLalsp84,hz az !
Ihe committee on permanent organise
ZION reported through Its chairman. w
n. Arcner: declaring tne temporary of1cer
n recommending the o
business AS appears 10 the following re
port,
Cnairman ConneL rose u return thank
ior tne conferred upon him in nomi
natinR MIN lor permanent chairman. d
said tne convention was met Tor the pur
pose OF nominating city officers and mem
oers OF the Council to ill vacancies in eacf
ward. Inc cnange that was taking plae'
IN tne velopm OF the city
renoereo IL unnecessary to call attention
70 tne importance OF the task before them
The system OF municipal improvements
tnaS ID IN contemplation involving iargt
outlay renders 1t necessary to place N
men whom the party ran cleo
q VINO, alter their election, will fill ths
offices htiy and be a credit to the Democ
racy az well as the citizens oil Butte.
i. agar ago aslmllar election TO this wal
neid. since then there has been q marked
change In The condition OF Montana. AfeeI
!ong waiting, statehood a come to us
IL u none too early to prepare for the
rocsnt dafsat IS 81. u.
SO far back but that all can
remember it. He was not there to rsfei
to past unpleasantness, but to urge tins
party to union for the fray before it. For
this reaaon it is necessary that they pledge
themselves anew to-day to the party OF
the people and of the principles OF Democ.
racy which they represented. The coming
election is the first gun in the campaign
for the State election. The action
Of this convention will cut
an important figure 10 the
events of the succeeding months OF this
summer and fall. The party must stand in
VOkUUuCI dIlN UEO6EuU u uUlU6O T(.nG GO Gne
enemy. Ii the platform now to be sub.
mitted is not vide enough we will build IL
wider-wide enough to carry the city and
fall elections.
The chairman's concluding remarks we're
frequently interrupted by applause, aud
the enthusiasm of the audience was aroused
then and sustained to the end of the con-
vention.
The chairman then declared the conven.
ton ready to proceed with the regular Or
der OF business, and called for the report OF
the committee on platform and resolutions.
which was read by J.hJ. Mediation, the
chairman, as follows: :
-
Mi. Chairman: Your committee on plat.
form and resolutions respectfully report
that
Whereas, The Democrats OF the City OF
butte can point with PRIDE to the honest,
n progressive action OF it's repre-.
ssntatives in the affairs of our city govern
ment in the past; to wholesome laws
timely enacted and honestly and fearlsssly
enforced against the criminal classes; to
the protection OF person and property; to
the ludicious expenditure of municipal
mes IN making needed improvements,
hampered In their action by
oAo", hci.0oI IuIuo anu Gne lmleeo
PROVISIONS OF sne Old city charter; and
whereas line measure OF reincorpora-
0 which was adopted by the citizens OF
Butte, one year ago gave to the municipal
.auonoritles g. large increase oil power, au!
InoriSeo 1ne issue OIL u ON the credit
Gne Guy Ior the purpose OF providing
neeoeu improvements n system OF sewer
wy anu hrs pro1ecGion, extending our cor
1orate inlts, addiDg valuabi territory
merely increasing our revenues and pro-
iu'ng aupie .eans Iof procuring all the
GvSn1ases U gooo government; n
Wnereas, Inc present Republican adj
nu's'ra0iun ot CITY aHalrs mas Jailed to
lake goou l1s many promises TO the peo-
upon i!s controi OF their NUM-
Ipa' affairs, has ;aiieo To make needed
nplosements In tne suppiy OF water Tor
Ie prosectlon, hght or sewerage, and has
an.nnsa ltnProvements made to favored
isUr,o'e, anu % nesiectlhg or refusing to
cceue 70 tne requests OF the Fire Com
oSy anu lug peop.e iof more nre plugs
uore water LOT IRE purposes w lett
: a'mose entlre'y unprotected from the
asases Vi nrs therefore,
nesoIveo, na1 " eouaemn the vacll-
toiny Poiicy ol Inc party In Its
inseration Vi Glty aHairs Tor the past
49, 5;.t.;.t. e IL ne"ty
ther improvements tn which thev vor. !,