Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION
Thomas c. Power Nominated for Governor
and Thomas II. Carter for Congress.
Fergus County Honorsd with the Temporary
chairmanship in the Person Of
Hon. James Fergus.

The Republican state convention
met at Anaconda last Thursday, the
22d inst. The attendance was large.
nearly every county having full deleya
tion present.
Chairman Hershiield opcnd the con
vention with u brief speech.
Hon. James Fergus OF Fergus county.
WAS appointed temporary chairman,
James B. Walker OF the H-lsna Her
aid, secret airy. and Cornell OF Glasgow
assistant secretary.
After appointing the several com
mittees and adopting resolutions oi
thanks on behalf of Mr.. Hershtiel,l.
the convention took re,ess until
3 p. m.
For permanent officers, A. i. Selle-
man was chosen president with list
of vice-presid-nts consisting OF one
from each county. samuel Gordon of
Custer was chosen secretary and u. O.
Ross OF Missoula and r. !. Jones, of
Madison, assistant secretaries.
Nominations being in order. Mr.. \.
+. Bray. of Silver Bow. nominal Ell
+. II. Carter for congress in an elo-
qusnt speech. The motion was sec
Onded by Col. Sanders in one OF his
characteristi speeches, in which he
paid Il glowing tribute to Mr.. Carter.
Amid much ent thusiasm Mr.. Carter
was nominated by acclamation. DELE
gates cheering and swinging their hats.
After q recess nomination.. for gov
ernor followed. There were several
names presented. +. e.. Power being
successful on the third ballot. Tn.
result of the formal ballots was "a
follows:
FRS, - Power, 9li,; Eaton. sa.,;
White, Is; Carpenter. |; Mills, |.
Necessary to n choice. 1OI.
Second Power. 90; Eaton, 1G:
White, IL; Mills. I.
Third Power, IA: Eaton, 2I:
..-,-;.- 90. n-r------..,
MIR. Power made a brief sl,--'h in
occepting the nomination.
j. f.. Richards, of Silver Bow. was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor
on the first ballot, the vote standing
Richards. OF Silver Bow. 1877: Al.
Babcock. OF Yellowstone, 80.
On Friday the convention com
plsted its labor, by making the follow
ing additional nominations:
state Treasurer Richard -. Hick
man, OF Madison.
Secretary OF State-I.oui. Rotwitt
OF Meagher.
State Auditor-E. A. Kenny, OF Mis-
soula.
Attorney General-IIenry j Haskell,
Of Dawson.
Superintendent OF Public Instr,,c.
tiOn-Gannon, of Deer Lodge county
For Chief .DustIce-Henry A. Blake,
present incumbent.
For Associate Justices-E. \. Har-
wood, OF Yellowstone, and William
II. Dewitt, OF Butte, were nOmina-
ted by acclamation, for five and seven
year terms respectively.
W. j. Kennedy, OF Missoula, was
nominated for clerk OF the supreme
court.
Ths state Central Commit tee was
elected as follows:
Chairman-A. j. Selieman.
Sscrstary-J. W. Hathaway.
Treastirer-W. \. ChessnIan.
Beaverhead-.I. f.. Morse.
Cascade. II. Fifield.
Choteau-T. A. Cummings.
Meagher-Max Waterman.
Missoula-C. .. Marshall.
Park-C. II. Talcott.
Silver Bow-Wm. Thompson.
IsllOwst One-Paul Mccormick.
Custer-Sam Gordon.
Deer Lodge-N. J. Bielsnberg.
Dawson-H. T.. Day.
Fergus-F. f. Smith.
Gallatin-.JOhn Potter.
Jefferson-P b. ingalls,.
Madison--.Dno. II. ConOr.
After adopting a platform and reso-
lutions, which were read by Col. Bot
kin. OF Helena, the convention ad-
journed sine die.
After the convention had adjourned
he delegates representing the Judicial
district composed Of Choteau, Cascade
and Fergus counties nominated e. II.
Benton for Judge, and the delegates
from the district composed OF Jeffer-
son, Beaverhead and Madison nomi-
mated r. J. Galbraith, of Dillon, for
Judge. James +. jackson, nj Wickes.
was nominated as joint representa-
tive for jefferson and Gallatin: Willard
g. Bennett for Joint represent ative for
Deer Lodge and Beaverhead and Mar
tin Newcomer, OF Dawson for the Joint
district Of Dawson and Cascade.