The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-08-29

The republican state convention was
opened in Anaconda, at IL clock, Thurs
day morning. l.. II. Hershtield, chairman
OF the territorial committee, presiding;
Mr.. Weed, temporary secretary.
The following committees We're ap-
pointed:
On Credentials -Beaverhead, ". Il.
Smead; ascade, John L. Athey;
Choteau, John W. Power; Custer,
Samuel Gordon; Dawson, Gilbert E.
teTsas, terga rsnEE aaE f. 8B@atb; Galstn L: E' Il
Whitefoot; jefferson, James E. jackson:
Lewis and Clarke, Z. Z. Sterling:
Madison, John L. Connor; Meagher,
Charles Mayne; Missoula, Alexander
Tingiing; Park, Charles A. Burg; Silver
Bow, T. r. Dolman; Yellowstone, James
r. Goss.
Resolutions-Beaverhead, Henry Knip-
penberg; Cascade, James Ii. Macknight;
Choteau, w. 6. Smith, Custer, j. W.
Streven; Dawson, H. J. Haskell; Deer
Lodge, u. Is. O'Bannon; Fergus, A. 6.
Redding; Gallatin; Caldwell Edwards;
Lewis and Clarke, oIonel A. G. Botkin;
Madison, Colonel James G. Galloway;
Meagher, {. w. Cook; Mlssoula, harles
~. 1Ad1oAl II, eSI N, .hoJOi oOOASo W
Eaton; Silver Bow, Judge Hiram
Knowles; Yellowstone, F. II. Foster;
Jefferson, Al Love.
Permanent Organization -Beaverhead,
William Gallagher; ascade, Will Hanks;
Choteau, F. G. Roosevelt; Custer, W. A.
Burleigh; Dawson, G.. E. Cornell; Deer
Lodge, G. w. Morse; Fergus, B. D.
Phillips; Gallatin, Z. G. Hamilton;
Lewis and Clark. E. D. Weed; Madison,
John r. Comfort; Meagher, Levi Lewis;
..lssoula, E. A. Kinney; Park, H. j.
Armstrong; Silver Bow, Thompson
ampbell, Yellowstone; Paul Nc VI.
mick; Jefferson, s. a. Swiggett.
A recess was taken until o'clock
when the committee on credentials
made it's report, which was read and
adoped. The committee on permanent
organization reported and recommended
the following permanent officers: Presi-
dent, A. J. Seigman; for vlce-presidents
J. E. Morse, Beaverhead; j. H. Nc.
Knight, Cascade. J. w. Power, Choteau
J. W. Strevell, Custer; G.. E. Cornell
Dawson; G. J. Reek. Deer Lodge; b. {
Chandler, Fergus; John Potter, Gallatin
att McQuirk, Jefferson; [. D. Nc
Cutcheon, Lewis and Clarke; n. j. Isdell
Madison; H. G. Swaney, Mlssoula; J. D.
Whelply, Park; J. D. jerks, Silver Bow
II. II. Mund, Yellowstone; for perma
nent secretary, Samuel Gordon, o1
Custer. For assistant secretary, r. G.
Ross, of Missoula, and F. j. Jones, o1
Madison.
When nominations were declared in
order, A. F. Bray, of Silver Bow, pre-
sented for congress the name OF Hon. l.
H. Carter, present territorial delegate
The name was received with cheers, ano
the nomination was made by acclama
ton. Mr.. Carter, in neat speech, ac-
cepted the nomination and thanked the
convention for the honor.
For governor, Hon. +. G. Power, ol
Choteau, and Hon. Geo. 0. Eaton. Of
Park, were named. On the first formal
ballot the result was as follows: Power
9115; Eaton, S315; White, IS; tarpen.
ter, l; Mil s, l. Necessary to a choice
lO1 votes. No choice being made a sec
ond ballot was ordered, which resulted
about the same, giving Power slight
gam. A third ballot was taken, which
resulted in the nomination of L. G.
Power, who received IA votes, Eaton 81
White %, Se]igman l. The nomination
was then made unanimous.
Eon. J. E. R1ckards, of Silver Bow
was nominated lieutenant governor on
the first ballot: Richards, 137; Babcock
(of YeI lowstone), SO; Warren, 2.
For state treasurer, r. Q. tickman, OF
| Madison county, was nominated by ac-
| clamation.
DR.. Louis Rotwitt, of Meagher, was
| unanimously declared the nominee fol
secretary of state.
E. A. Kinney, of Missoula, was unani-
mously chosen the nominee for state
! auditor.
For attorney-general, J. w. Strevell
of Custer; Henri }. Haskell, of Dawson
| and J. B. alloway, of Madison, were the
| contestants. Haskell was the victor, as
shown in the following vote: Haskell, los;
Strevell. 81; Galloway. 36.
For superintendent of public instruc:
ton, John Cannon, of Deer Lodge, and
Prof. w r. Harmon were named. Can