The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-08-24
ITS WORK ISOVER.
The Republican State Convention
Completes It's Ticket, Makes a
Platform and Adjourns.
The Little PIuu1s Divided Among the
Faithful and Unfaithful With
no Notable Contest.
An Effort To Heal old Sores. which Was
not Suceess-The Usual c. o.
p. Resolutions.

| Lieut. governor ........J. +. RICHARDS
Secretary OF state te.-.....-..L. ROrWIrF
| treasurer r.--.---...---R u. HICKMAN.
Auditor Or..-.-.........-E. A. KENNEY.
Attorney-generai Ii. j. ASKELI.
Supt. public iustIuc'n.......J. CANNON.
Cblef justice. e....-...--..... II. y. BLAKE
Associate justices. EN N HRRWoob' AZ M b
Clerk superior court w. j. KENNEDY.
| ANACONDA, Aug. 2S.-[SpeciaI TO the
Independent mo time was lost in getting
down to business after the republican state
convention had been called 10 order at 10
this morning. The fOrmality of roll cali
was dispensed with, and Chairman Selig-
man announced that nominations for secre-
tary of state were in order, whereupon
Col. McCuteheon proposed the name of
DIR. Louis ROtwitt, of Meagher county
Seconds were made by Messrs. o. 'BannOn
| Wakeman, Sanders, Marshall. jackson and
Knowles. Col. Sanders compared the re-
publicanism of DR.. Rotwitt in the demo-
cratic county of Meagher 70 a diamond pin
glistening on q dirty shirt front The
nomination was made by acclamation and
DR.. Rotwitt was trotted up to the platform
and Obliged to go through the regulation
formality of thanking the convention for
Il
and promising to do the utmost for the sue
cess of the ticket He assigned Mr.. Carter
10 the helm snd Commodore Power to the
rudder of the republican craft, which may
have tendency TO widen the breech in the
party which the csndidsey of these two
gentlemen has caused. and to excite further
discussion as to which is in command.
The call of the counties for nominations
for state treasurer elected no response from
| any of the counties, causing a suspicion
that there was no one in the party 10 whom
| il was thought safe to entrust the strong
box. To help out of the dilemma Col. San
ders suggested the name of Richard o.
Hickman, of Madison county, a ma
tive of Kentucky, a republican from
time immemOrIal and man
for the catholicity of whose policy he would
vouch. After Judge Knowles and others
had seconded the suggestion Hickman was
nominated by acclamation.
Delegate DeLestry nominated Edwin A.
Kenney, of Missoula, for auditor. Seconds
came from Judge Knowles and others and
the nomination was made by reclamation.
Mr.. kenney returned the usual thanks and
made the customary promises.
The nomination for attorney general was
the occasion Of the only contest during the
day. w. A. Burleigh put forward j. W.
Strevell. who had come to the convention
with the expectation of being nominated
for associate justice, but had been showed
aside to make room for HArwood. Clin-
ton II. Moore nominated Hen Ri
J. Haskell; Muffiy, of Madison, nominated
j. Z. Galloway in the name of the old
person of Levi j. Hamilton, OF Butte, the
choice Of the entire delegation of twenty
nine. Sergeant corrected HaldOrn and
said his support was pledged to Hen Ri
Haskell, for whose correct habits and
moral excellence he would voucb. Ham
ilton withdrew his name. Capt. SwIggett
said he, too, had been a soldier, but had re-
Trained from raising the soldier issue in
this convention. Now that it had be en-
raised, however, he would say that Hen
Ri j. Haskell had been soldier
Judge Knoweles made no seconding
speech, but several other delegates
did. The vote gave Haskell los,
Strevell and Galloway SO each. Hen Iii
ascended the platform and did the custO-
mary thing. He closed his brief remarks
by saying that IL the rest of Montana
would furnish the votes his county (Daw-
SOM would furnish the area.
For superintendent of public instruction
G. II. Moore named John Cannon, of Ana
conda, and Caldwell Edwards named w.
K. Harman, of Bozeman. Cannon re-
ceived 1l2 votes and Harman IS. The
nomination was made unanimous.
All the administration officers having
been disposed of, so far as the action of this
convention could do 1t, the delegates passed
to the consideration OF the judicial places.
Galloway placed Judge Henry n. Blake IN
nomination for chief justice of the supreme
court, extOlling him as q lawyer and for
his services in the army. His long resi-
dence in Montana was called 70 mind.
while his work on the bench and as repor-
ter Of the supreme court entitled il to be |
said of him when it was asked what couu-
ty he hailed from, that he was from the
state at large. Burton flashed the name of |
b. Plstt Carpenter before the convention.
only 70 elicit from Hershhelc the state |
ment, backed by the evidence of |
six or eight delegates, that Carpenter had |
said he would not be q candidate for Office |
under any circumstances. Judge Knowles |
had got his second wind by this time and |
came to the front as the seconder of nomi- |
nations, speaking in behalf of udge Blake. |
Col. Sanders also extolled Blake and ap-
propriated and embellished Callawa ay's ref |
ence to Blake as being from the state at
large by parodying Miles O'Reilly.
II We Asked what state be hAils from.
Our whole reply shall be,
He comes from ApPomattox,
And its famous Appletree."
This ensured Judge Blake's nomination
by acclama:ion.
Andrew F. Bnrleigh nominated Z. \.
HarwOod, OF Billings. for associate justice
for the fve-year term, aud DOlman, Of
Silver Bow, nominated Wm- n. Dewitt, OF
Butte, for the seven-year term. who, be
said, was not an old timer in Montana. but
had married a lady raised in Montana
Both nominations were made by scclama- |
tfOn- Both nominees returned thanks, Mr.. |
Hsr wood informinIng the convention that |
be had not expected a nomination and that /
be was a student of law and also a votary |
of the law.
For clerk OF the supreme court Jere Sui
Ivan named Ferdinand c. Roosevelt, and
Bennett, Of Missoula. repaid the debt his
delegation owed De Lestry for nominating
hcuucl AOl oA4iAtAs " AoDAnE tue f6Ee7-
tile HelenAite. whose nomination would be
a compliment TO the French and German
elements OF the party. Weed nominated
Col B0tkin. whose name was en-
thusiastlcally greeted by the con-
ventiOn. Col Botkin withdrew and /
De Lestry made . feint in the same di-
rection. W. J. Kennedy, Of Mlssoula,
was nominate<, &C also was Ben Webster,
at present OF Helena, Judge Knowles hAy-
ing seconded the nomination Of Roosevelt. q
ballot was taken AS there wss no choice
q second ballot was taken, resulting, Ken
uedy 1876, Roosevelt IS. Webster "A.
This completed the nominations.
The state central committee WAS given |
authority TO I'LL any vacancy that may Oc- |
cur on the ticket The committee consists |
of one member from each county, except
Lewis and Clarke, which has the execu-
fsva corn uiffaa and Ia a. folious. Rasver