Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-28
AT THE CONVENTION.
Every Section in the Coming
State of Montana Fully
Represented at Anaconda.
ENTHUSIASM EVERYWHERE.
dow the Silver Bow Delegation
Was Received as + t. Marched
Though the Streets.
The BUTTE BOYS cHEEREO

Il .
THE BUTTE BOYS cHEEREO
Scenes at the Convention Hail-Eyery
Evidences of Harmony--The Hon. w.
A. Clark Made Permanent Chairman.
The Other Permanent oficers-The
Temporary Organization--Naming of
Conmittecs-An Adjournment Until
To-Day.
ANACONDA, August 26.-[Special to the.
Miner. 1.-The train bearing the delegations
| for Anaconda left the South Butte station
at $50 and made the run to it's destina-
tion without noteworthy incident. There
| were on board besides the Silver Bow dele
CATION. which was very fully represented.
part of the Lewis and Clarke. the Beaver
head, Madison, and Jefferson delegations,
| filling the three coaches very fully. The
| Emmett Guard band played spirited airs at
! everp stop, OF which there were two, Silver
Bow aud Stuart. Arrived at Anaconda
the delegations were received by an enthu'
siastc crowd composed of delegates from
other places already here and the Anacon.
! da baEd in uniform playing a welcome.
| The delegates formed in line and made an
| imposing procession marching up to the
| Montana, the Eminet Guard band in front
| and the Anaconda band behind both play
ing different airs at once. The people on
the sidewalks cheered, but the ovation ae-
corded by the delegates in front of the
| Montana hotel was most enthusiastic OF
all, Hon. w. A. Clark leading the cheering
for Butte which the boys marching re-
sponded to with will. Is
H. INSIDE THE ROTUNDA
of the hotel the scene was an inspiring one.
One could not help observing the superior
class of men that stood chatting or whis-
pering in groups with the different colored
| badges OF their counties pinned tU the coat
| lapel. They are decidedly the most repre-
sentative body of men, as far as looks go,
| that ever collected together in Montana.
And they comprise many of The most hon
| iable names in the territory, men OF
wealth and influence in national politics,
| many of them, but all OF them looking jubi-
| liant and confident. There had bee;. no
| pa rticular name mentioned FOR any posi-
| tion, and many of the delegates spoken to
expressed perfect readiness to acquiesce IN
whatever nominations might seem best to
the majority. Every thug pOr tended har-
mony, and O. complete absence Of log roll
/ ins for sectional fhvorites. The universal
sentiment was the nomination of the best
men hat could be induced to accept.
The convention hail Evans hail) began
| to fill with the delegations shortly after
noon, and TT 1915 precisely MIR. A. j.
Davidson, of Lewis and Clarke, chairman
OF the Territorial Democratic committee,
raped to order and Secretary Wallace
| read t1e call for the convention, showing
the representa- ton present 174, if all were
present who should have been. The Silver
DO" Delegation sat in front on the right,
while the Lewis and Clarhe delegation were
seated abort the middle OF the hall On the
left facing the platform. 4" .s.I. .--
Chairman Davidson asked for the nom-
ination Of a ,.. ... ..-......
/ TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN,
when the Hon., Sam Word jumped to his
feet as though fearing to bo forest allied and
nominated the Hon. w. A.. Clark to the
fposition as the gentleman who mad made
such an enviable record as the president of
the late constitutional convention which
was received with enthusiasm by the entire
assenblage. The nomina ton was seconded
by Mr.. Marshall, OF Missoula, who moved
to make it by accla nation which was en-
Enthusiastically complied with. As Mr.. Clark
appeared on the stage the applause was
deafening and il was some seconds ere he
could be heard, when he said
"Gentlemen and Democrats OF Montana:
It is certainly source OF great pride and
: satisfaction to me and must be to every
one OF you present to see SO large and re-
spectacle g. representation Uf the foremost
citizens OF the coming state OF Montana as
il now assembled in this hall. Their COM
ing hither has been Influenced by having
lately had convention which framed q
constitution upon the adoption OF which
we will no longer be under the tuteage of
, territorial condition. You are come here
to make nominations for the offices OF the
future state that are SURF to win. Let us
lay aside all differences Of the past, profit
, by the mistakes that have been made here
tofore, and make nominations that will be
victorious. You are here for work, and
will not detain you longer with these re-
marks"
. He then called for the will iof the conven-
, ton Mr. Robinson Of Deer Lodge nouii-
mated Mr.. Collins Of Cascade for temporary
, secretary aHd the nomination was seconded
: by several OF the other delegations when
delegate asked the gentleman which Collins
was intended, and Mr.. Robinson replying
Tim Collins general applause followed and
the gentleman was with cheers chosen by
acclamation.
The chairman here said: II hope it is
unnecessary for me O say that feel thank
! full to you, gentlemen OF the convention, for
3 the horor you have done me in selecting me
, as your chairman. My gratitude to you for
+ it il sincere. I overlooked this in my re-
marks to you at first, but it is never too
late to. correct an omission like that"
De then asked the further viii OF the con-
Veotiop.
It vas moved and carried that the secre-
Ia Y call .4s-
THE ROLL OF THE COUNTIES,
: and as they were called the cbairmen OF
+, the several delegations name one member
. Tor a committee on credentials in accord
4 ance with which tie following W re named I;
| Reayerhead-L. C., Fyhri6. -s