Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-08-20

Ip1n motion Ot Mr.. Gee the bUsi-
H.. "f i"lmiug central committee
"ns Il Unlii r. cess, Mr.. Gre -tstng
tha mUrs TIN. could be hsd then 20
cou.'de, TIE Capablilie- aud quSlitica
tions pf person. in th- vn-,0n~ rart- II
the r"nrtv aud r hetter committee
couli ir obtained. \ committee OF
six wg~ npu0,ltpd - select names
6ufiug rhp O.. .ss.. The rnuImiIte-
CT" si-tei e 4. ". Cfer, Jay Hall, W.
:, Smell, VIM Is ly and y. Hocke,t.
The convention thereuron adjourned
un'il 2o'rinrk.
AFTER RECESS.
A. 2:At rhr convention recnnvened.
Con,niittee on credentials reported o.
vorrblv on all the certificates pre-,
sentcd, eNcep'ing one from Terry,
which vss directed TO F. NJ. Kreidler.
appended to which yves a letter from
G. +. JoIbert. stating that he had
heeu chosaB delegate 10 cast the
three votes of Terry and that as be
couldn't attend he appointed Mr..
Kreidlsr roxy to cast the three votes
for him. The cieden'ials and letter
the committee reported hack 10 the
convention, submitting the same 10 il
without action or recommendation.
This raised quite a discussion, the
question being ~ 10 whether Mr.. Jau-
h. rt Ms one individual, had he come to
the convention, would have been au-
thorlzad tn east three votes or ought
there not have been three men Sc
ierted. A motion wes made that
Terry be only allowed one vote. This
was voted down aud on another motion
the three votes were allowed and Mr.
Kreidler was permitted to cast them.
The committee on permanent or
ganizi'ion reported that II was its
sense that the present officers of the
be made the officers of the
organization. Report
adopted.
The report of the committee on order
OF business was adopted and the order
reported was pursued in the nomins-
tions.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following draft of resolu-
tions, which were adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The republicans OF Custer county,
in convention assembled,
aud on the threshold Of the most inn
portaut campaign that they have ever
been called upon 10 participate in.
submit to the voters of Custer county
the following declaration Of principles:
Resolved, That we recognize in the
action Of the national administration
in the appointment OF residents of
Montana to federal offices within this
territory, a redemption of the pledge
made To that effect by the national
republican party in the last presiden-
tial campaign aud the sstablishm eut
Of precedent most important to the
territories.
Resolved, That in the admission Of
Montana as sovereign state of the
Union, recognize . direct aud inevita-
bic result Of republican success in the
last presidential campaign, and that
We owe nothing 10 the democratic
house nf representatives. for ns'enta-
tiuusly according to us rights that they
could no longer refuse
Resolved. That the action Of the
republican senate Of the United States,
In the matter OF irrigation, commends
itself 10 our people Us measure Of us-
tional importance. That we fully ap.
pIeciate tha value Of such artion
which will enrich the undevelopef
PORTIONS of Montana. and more pariic-
u 0rly 90 we recognize The great benc-
fiis that IA comprehensive syst"in ul ir,
rigation will confer upon the material
inTare.ts OF Custer county,
Resolved, ThU we heartily npptNvr
OF the Interest tsksu by HOu. Thos. IL.
Carter, republican delegate 10 congress
from Montana, n the eEnnrt.un ci
Indian rescTvatlonspseyld'ncsd by h's
lecrnt personal Witt 10 the ChHtenue
reservation in Cu-rrr rounty, ~ The
end that be could prese.t ~ cunSfts'
at IT, next session, the great injustice
perpetrated as ascertu'ned by personal
observation, And inst we recognize
i'm the election Of full republican
represeutaiiou from Montana In TIE
next congr. 81 the only means ot de-
Iiver.nee from this curse whereby
nearly one. e.half OF the afrahle lands nt
Custer county are Withheld from set
tiement
Resolved, That we oondemH as
purely partisan legislation, the action
Of the democratic majority Ia the late
constitutional convention, In arbitrar-
ily legislating out of Office the county
officials throughout the territory who
were last fall elected for term 0f two
years. and that the party responsible
deserves 10 be rebuked at the polls Tor
such breech Of faith with the people.
Resolved, That the wisdom OF the
republican policy Of protection TO home
industry has been sixnally demon
strated Ia our territory In the present
season, by the un precedented advance
in the price Of wool from fifteen cents
per pound under the menace OF the
passage of the Mills bill to twenty
three cents when that destructive
measure was defeated, thus giving as
surance of the continued prosperity OF
this great industry A. long as repuoli-
can principles govern.
Resolved, That the great impor-
tance Of the impending campaign, 20.
peclally a. IL relates 70 the election OF
members Of the legislature, renders IL