The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-13
WAITING FOR CARTER.
Tho Convention Adjourns without His
81 Answer.

The Convention Adjourns Without His
81 Answer.
BUTTE, Sept. 12.-[Speoial. 1.-The Hon.
Thomas Henry Carter's estimate of his own
Importance to the republican party of Mon
tana, would have materially increased if he
had been in this city to-day. His name
was so frequently mentioned that even the
street urchins hung about the corners in
quiring if the telegram had arrived. It
was indeed an unusual spectacle. Five
hundred men were waiting about in resorts
hotels and in the opera house, for word
from a man who had kept them on the
anxious seat for hours. Those who knew
the man were not disturbed over the result,
but they wanted to go home and as the
hours passed on they grew impatient. Either
Mr.. Carter or the convention or both, GER
tainly betrayed a lack of Judgment. He
must have known the intention of
the convention months ago, yet with
this knowledge he put a stop to proceedings
until the delay disgusted everyone. The
delegates showed an absence of available
candidates by refusing to consider any
other name. Those who talked about the
matter expressed in unmistakable terms
their disapproval of Carter's course. He
should have said yes or no." said one of
them, ''instead of framing plausible ex-
cuses for his acceptance after positive
declination." At 10 O'Clock this morning
those who were awake gathered around the
opera house doors and at 1890 Capt. Mills
called the convention to order. The at
tendance was very small. But few specta-
tors we're present and the number of dele
gates was decreased by many departures
last evening. Mr.. Seligman opened the
proceedings by asking if message
from Congressman Carter had been received.
When Capt. Mills replied on the negative
he suggested the appointment of state
central committee. But it had occurred to
Delegate Moran, of Custer county, that a
plank had been left out in the construction
Of the platform. Moran's resolution read
as follows:
Be it resolved, that the repub-
licans of Montana in convention assembled
tude to Lieutenant Governor j. E. Richards
for the services he has rendered the people
in the conscientious discharge of the duties
of his Office against the combined opposi-
tiOn of the democratic members of the state
senate; and we endorse his rulings as presi-
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possible to enact much needed laws had the
democratic members not fed the senate
On motion of Colonel Botkin the resolu-
ton was adopted with some show of ap-
plause. Hartmann's resolution approving
the course of Seligman and his associates
on the state central committee was en-
dorsed. The state central committee for
the year was named as follows:
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Cascade-H. p. Rolfe. Great Falls.
Choteau-T. A. Cummings, Fort Benton.
CUSTER. B. Collins, Miles City.
Dawson-H. Dixon, Glendive.
Deer Lodge-N. J. Bielenberg. Deer
Lodge.
Fergus-F. E. Wright, Lewistown.
Gallatin-C. s. Hartman. Bozemau.
Jeferson-E. r. Dean, Wickes.
Lewis and Clarke-Joseph Davis, Helena.
Madison-Barclay Jones, Virginia City.
Meagher-A. Baumgard, White Sulphur
Springs.
Missoula-T. L. Greenough, Missoula.
Park-E. H. Talcott, Livingston.
Silver Bow-W. Z. Hall. Walkerville.
Yellowstone-O. F. Goddard, Billings.
After dinner the delegates reassembled
about the opera house doors still waiting
an answer from King Carter. They chatted
and fretted, and grew more nervous for a
full hour before the convention was called
to order again by the chairman. There
was nothing to do but wait, and it was fast
becoming apparent that the delegates were
ready to leave. A few minutes were whiled
away with speeches by different delegates.
Hon. Charles S. Hartmann eulogized the
republican party for its past deeds, and
Witter, ex-speaker- of the rump house, re-
ferred in glowing terms to his labors last
winter in presiding over that queer body.
Then G. w. Grant jumped up and asked
question. He wanted to know of the Har-
rison administration why the capital city
of the state had democratic postmaster.
Captain Mills answered the question by
saving that it would be taken under advise
ment. While this miscellaneous pro-
Rramme way under way Delegate
Titus of Deer Lodge suddenly wound mat
ters up by moving that the convention ad-
iourn sine die. This was very unexpected
10 many of the delegates who were already
thinking of passing the winter in Butte.
But the proposition met with their approval
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