Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-31
AFTERNOON SESSION.

nj iEhNooN SfSolONs
The delegates were on hand prompt
ly at 2 o'clock, and shortly after that
hour Mr.. Fairfield announced the re-
sumption of business by laundering
knock with his g,vel. He then in-
vited ell de'egstes /, take seats inside
the rail, which being done he called
upon thesecre tary for the reading of
the minutes Of the morning session.
Secretary Smith complied and on
motion the minutes were adopted rs
read. Next came the reports Of com.
mittees. The committee on creden.
tials. py Its chairman. Mr.. Bssinski,
reported first, the substance Of the re-
port being that the following precincts
had been found entitled to representa-
tipn in the convention as follows:
Miles City Is, Forsyth 5, Ekalaka 8,
Rose bud 2, Terry 2, Alzada 2, Ashland
I, Ainslie /, Carpenters !, T d ranch
!. Dixon ]. Tibhett's I. Powderville l..
Hockett's l, 4 Fl Ranch ], Fallon l.,
Kimes' l, Hathaway I, Etchetsh l..
Zook's /, Cutler I, Hotchkiss !. Stat
ford's I, DeHart's l, Rus's l, Howard
I, Beebe's l, Paget's !, Hills !, RAM
sey & Beeman'sl, Albright ], Pring's
!. Total 5S. On motion the report of
the committee on credentials was
adopted. An smu.inR incident In
connection of the business was Mr..
Bssinski at the conclusion Of reading
the report calling attention TO the fact
that proxy was held 10y Hank An.
drews. who was republican, and
questioning the proprie'y Of admitting
him to the convention. Hank being
hard Of hearing did not catch the drift
Of Mr.. Basinski's remarks but Col.
Scbeetz YVES on bis feet In a moment
and vouched for Hank az a life long
Bourbon, o fact which everybody but
Mr. Bqsnski seemed TO he acquainted
with.
The report OF the committee on per-
manent organization and order OF bus.
mess came next. This report was
read, recommending the temporary
or yanization as permanent and stat
ing the following order Of business:
Nominations OF state senator, state
representatives, Jlerk Of district court,
assessor. attorney, public administra-
tor, superintendent Of public instruc-
tion, coroner, surveyor, county com
missioner, county clerk, sheriff, treas
urer, justices of the peace, constables
and central committee. The report
was adopted as read.
The committee on resolutions
through Its chairman, ,iWm. Courte-
nay. mex. reported, by reading set OF
buncombe resolutions, congrarulating
the party OH admission as a state by a
democratic administration, endorsinp 9
the Ansconds platform, eulogizine
labor, suggesting board Of srbiua'
tion. declaring for the single tax idei
and condensing the present system oI
licenses. The report was adopted and
the decks were thus cleared for action.
Previous To getting down TO business,
however, Mr.. w. b. Jordan arose ano
apologised to Mr.. Whitbeck. Of Cutler,
for unintentionnlly misinforming him
IN regard TO the arrival Of some tain,
though just wba. relation this had to
the business Of the convention did not
appear.
The first business In the way of
nominations was state senator. For
this dlgpified Office DIR. n. @. Redd
and VIM. Courtenay were PLACED In
nomination. w. B. Jordan moved 10
proceed by ballot and the chair sp-
pointed T. II. Alexander, Bob wyley
and +. NJ. Bourn ss telisrs. Courts'
nay was disposed OF In one round, The
ballot being
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