The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-07
YELLOWSTONE REPUBLICANS.
Much Dissatisfaction ON the Part of til,
Foreign Voters

Much Dissatisfaction ON the Part of the
Foreign Voters.
BILLINGS. Sept. 6.-[Speoial.] yellow
stone county republicans held their con-
vention to-day to elect delegates to the
Butte convention and to nominate senator
to succeed Babcock. Goss packed the
primaries in Billings ten days ago but
caused split in the party. The Canadians
and foreign-born were SO much aRgrieved
that there was imminent danger of bolting
the party. The slate as fixed up in the
primary was broken to-day and dark
horse in the person of o. F. Goddard, a
prominent lawyer, was nominated
to heal the party split. Goddard
goes into the race handicapped
by reason Of connection with the monopo-
listic Northern Pacific railway and stand on
reservation matters. The aegrieved natur-
allied citizens. especially Canadian born,
will not swallow Goddard, and, in fact,
made their threats that if the party nomi-
nee was Billings man, they would see to it
that the strength of the naturalized citizens
in the party in Yellowstone would be thrown
against him. A country nominee would
have been supported by the whole party.
Delegates to the Butte convention for the
of a congressman were chosen,
with alternates, as follows: Delegates-H.
II. Mund, s. X. Deverell, Paul cCormick,
A. L. Babcock; alternates-J. Il. Goss, j. T..
Sanford, F. d. Mccormick, G. A. Griggs.
After the delegates had been elected the
committee on resolutions spring their little
w. hn1
statesman now in congress and the great,
good work he has tried to do was enumer-
ated. The Grow reservation was said to be
almost ready for settlement by the Yellow
stone people, solely through great Carter
efforts. They did not dare instruct the
delegation for Tommy, but resolved that
no other such man lived and had his being
in America, and that NO other man could
do as we'll for the whole state as Thomas II,
Carter. Virtually the convention in
dorsed Carter, but Yellowstone county
feels SO much different that
the bosses hesitated to commit the conven-
tion to an out and out instruction. The
convention was marked by church-like
silence, Carter's name failing to excite but
the slightest applause. The trouble in the
party in Yellowstone has been caused by
the stand taken by the Gazette on the ex-
clusion of the Canadian citizens from
rights in the caucus and by that papers
bitter opposition to anything pertaining to
Carter. The Gazette editor is liable to be
read ont of the party if he shows ND any
more of the work of the bosses, and as il il
he is not in the caucuses or conference of
the party leaders.
The democratic primaries were held
this evening throughout the county.
and democrats feel that thev
have good fighting chance in this.
the stronghold of republicans. The RIGHT
man for the state senate, on the democratic
ticket. has an excellent chance throuoh the
split in the republican ranks. Some de-
pendence is placed in the brag of the can
didates that they will bolt the straight
republican ticket and the sheepmen viIl
fight tooth and toenail against tbs republi.
can nominee for congress, whoever he NAV
be. and will lend strength to the senator;a,
ticket. Altogether the democrats feel very
we'll over the result Of the county oonyen-
tion of the G. o. p. The democratic oounty
convention will be bsld on Thursdsy nsxt.