Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-28
After Recess,

After recess the delegates on assembling
| found the positions of the. delegations as
signed to them, painted signs being placed
on the rows OF chairs next the, center aisle,
indicating where each. was to be placed.
Under this arrangement the Silver Bow and
Lewis and Clark delegations occupied the
third and fourth rows on either side of the
room. 7.@5 t@ .E3H&hI2sz So.
At $40 the temporary chairman trapped
to order and asked if the committee on
credentials was ready to report, when il
was found that neither it nor the commit
tee on permanent organization had got
through with their work. and further re.
cess until O'Clock was taken. The EN-.
met Guard band, which was stationed in
front OF the platform, played at intervals
during recess, being relieved occasionally by
the Anaconda band, which was in the rear
OF the room. Most OF the delegates leftthe
hall and repaired to the Montana OF
strolled about the streets OF the handsome
| little city. ">'- ."
..-- THE DELEGATES.
| At 4:15 Tie couventio on came to order.
The temporary secretary rettd theireport
OF the comfE5i :tEssS-a4l Eftln tiais, showing
the delegate and alteEpates chosen in
each county, mentioning the fact OF proxies
being present from Choteau and Fergas
aud recommending that the votes l6fi tbs
| absentees be cast by their delegations. Il he
reportswas received and adopted and8 the
committee discharged. .9JGts ,;
| The chairman then announced the com
nittee on platform and resolutions CON
sisting OF Messrs. Maginnis,. Staplet on
Robinson, Work, Bickford, Myers and Par
| berry. b
The report OF the committee on perma,
nent organization and order OF business
was then read. It named QHon. w. A.
Clark for pernanent chairniau;, j. E. Ka'
mouse OF Meagher, W. II. Todd of Choteau
and A. Fl. Barrett OF Silver Bow for perma
nent secretaries The order OF business
recommended was: =
First-Nomination OF Governor. -.
| Second-Nomination OF Lieutenant Gov
| erpor. H.. z-s.-. ~ .-.
Third-Nomination OF Member Of Con
grese.
Fourth-Nomination OF Chief Justice o.
the Supreme Court. e
| F1fth-Nouination OF Associate Justice
the Supreme Court for the. five year term
Sixth-Nomination OF Associate Justice
/ for the seven year term.
| Observation-Disclosures of Attorney Gen
eral.
i Eighth-Nomination OF Clerk OF the Su
preme Court. .. ~
/ ton OF Secretary OF State
TeLth-Nomination OF State Treasurer
| Observation-Disclosures OF State Auditor
Twelfth-Nominatio OF Superintendent
OF Public Instruction.
Thirteenth-Selection of chairman anG
and of members OF the same from eact
county.
Mr.. Frank moved the adoption OF the
report. Mr.. Marshall moved the amend
ment OF the report by making the adoption
OF the platform and resolutions the first
order OF business, which carried, and tn.
report thus amended was adopted. -
The chairman thanked the convention
for the high honor and great compliment
done him in making him chairman OF tht
first state convention Of Montana. He re
lied on the cooperation of all to enable
him TO carry out to successful completion
the arduous task they had imposed on him
] The convention then adjourned to II
O'Clock to-day to give the committee OF
platform and resolutions time to prepar,
their report.