Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-08-25
An Enthusiastic Body.
That is What the Republican
Convention at Anaconda was
from Beginning to End.
How it was the Sense OF Ever :
one that Carter Should so TO
Congress-How Power
was Nominated.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCEED
ISGS.

Major Eaton was Only a Probability in tn,
Possibility of Powers Failure.
The first republican state conven.
tion which assembled in Anaconda
last week will go down to history ss
being made up of the foremost men OF
the party from every county In the
territory, imbued with an earnest
resolve to lay broad and sure founda.
ton for the success of the party in the
first great struggle under the aegis OF
Statehood. How well they have per-
formed their work will be determined
on the first day of October next, but II
the whole army Of democrats In the
territory could have been within hear-
Ing OF the spontaneous enthusiasm that
found vent In the air-splitting
cheers as each nomination was sue
cessively announced, they would have
been convinced that the republicans
were already in possession Of the vic
tory.
The train that arrived at Anaconda
on the evening Of the 2lst brought
nearly every delegation but that Of
Silver Bow, and the accommodations
of the new hotel at Anaconda, The
Montana. was taxed TO the utmost 10
provide even the most ordinary
''shskedown" for the delegates. When
finally the last delegate was registered,
and had satisfied the cravings of hun
ger, the discussion Of the candidates
and their chances began. Never was
there q gathering Of the kind where
suct absolute ignorance of the result
prevailed. Beyond the fact that Tom
Carter was the universal choice for
representative 10 congress, there was
not single office that could be intelli.
gently disposed Of. For governor IL
was rumored that Mr.. T. c. Power
and Major George o. Eaton were cam
didates. but Mr.. Powers candidacy
was at that time clouded bv a ques-
tio1 Of locality in connection with the
nomination Of Mr.. Carter-both par
ties being from Helena and It being
deemed inexpedient by the leaders to
select the candidates for the two most |
offices from that city-tbat |
on the eve Of the convention it was
believed by lsrgs number OF the del
egates present, that II Mr.. Carter was
selected-and this was forerone con-
clusion-that Mr.. Power could not be
used as a candidate. Msjor Eaton's !
was at all times previous to
the actual presentation OF his name,
misty aud conditional In
the event Of Mr. Power being ruled
out by the nomination Of Mr.. Carter
for the higher Office as suggested, IL is
quite possible that the nomination for
governor would have come to Major |
Eaton by acclamation, aud II was
this possibility that caused
him to he considered a candidate, as
he repeatedly disclaimed any desire OF
entering even into friendly contest
for the prize. So matters stood in
relation to this Office throughout the
night, which witnessed the consump-
tioL of much midnight oil 10 the fu-
tile endeGvor on the part Of the dele
cations present to understand each
other and themselves, the latter being
quite as hard task as the former.
dawned with the main ques-
ton as far from solution as ever.
Again the hurrying to and fro, and
consultations commenced
but this time with some result, as IL
'oon began TO be apparent that the
question OF locality a. relating TO Mr..
Power cut little or no figure with the
outside counties from who bitter oppo-
'ition on this ground was looked for.
In fact many Of the delegations 10
whose county towns Mr.. Power has
'or years maintained large business
interests, looked upon him as their
nan, and refused 10 concede him even
Helena residence. As Montana
nan he was deservedly prominent and
he accident Of his residence was
as having no bearing upon the
question which was. Is he the best
Ind strongest man we can put up for
yovernorp This feeling gave new
hope TO the Power boom, but IT was
IT'LL OF uncertain vlgor. pending the
arrival Of the Silver Bow delegation.
Az Is well known Silver Bow never
ioes anything by halves, nor did they
oil Of their established reputation on
his occasion. While the outlying