The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-13
he IS NOMINATED BY ACCLAMAT|ON
The WOrkingmen Force a Favorable
Resolution From the
Conventions.
ROlfe Tries to Run the Convention
But is Called Down by Dan
Mckay and John
Clinton.

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Tuesday afternoon. About sixty
persons were present, and the first part
of the meeting was very quiet indeed.
Judge Race called the convention to or
der and stated the purpose of the meet
ing. J.T. Athey was elected chairman
and II. P. Rolfe, secretary. The com
mittee reported favorably on the creden-
tials of delegates from all the precincts
except North Great Falls and Upper Belt.
These places were supplied by represen-
tatives present. The full number of 46
delegates, after supplying vacancies, were
present.
CLAIMS OF THE WORKING MEN.
Prof. W. E. Leach presented a request
to chairman Athey that q representative
of the Great Falls Working Mems Union
be allowed to address the convention and
place a matter before it for consid. ration.
On motion it was agreed to hear The la
Dor representative. just he.e, Rolfe
tried to have the matter postponed until
after the delegates were elected, but he
was finally. overruled. MIR. Zimmerman
then addressed the convention for a few
%ninutes. He represented the working
..len, not only of Great Falls. but OF
North Great Falls, Sand Coulee and Arm
ington. He demanded hat instead of
the general terms Of sympathy for the
workingmen which the republicans usu-
ally embody in their platform the party
In Cascade county should take some def
mite stand in the matter. He asked that
the republican platform should contain a
section which should state that the party
in Cascade county were willing that la
borers should be paid at least $3.50 per
day, Mr.. Zimmerman's address was
practical and to the point. He left nc
doubt in the minds of his hearers as to
the intentions of the laboring men.
HANKS FOR SENATOR.
Chairman Athey then announced that
nominations for state senator were in
oruer. After "A short delay, Mr.. Tullant,
the south side orator, arose and proceed
ed to harangue the convention. He said he
had been in the city only a short time,
yet he had travelled much and WAS a good
Judge of human nature. lie has had
some experience in political work and he
wanted To nominate a man Tor stute SEN
ator. He repeated that he did att know
him and could not recognize Inn on the
street. Yet he had heard SO much of
him that he felt it his duty to present
the name of Will Hanks us u canldate for
senator. To Mr.. Hanks, he ascribed
all the qualities which come within range
of the curbstone Politicians vocabulary.
At the close of the speech Mr.. Hanks
was nominated by reclamation.
DAN M'KAY %sQuELCuED.
Dan Mckay then arose and suggested
that a committee be appointed to prepare
a platform of principles. Just here Rolfe
showed his antagonism to Mckay by IT'S
ing and IN a very gruf manner stating
that it had never been the custom Of the
ICPuplAAoLo ~ AuNo hhy ~ AA4N ~
was unnecessary now. At this Dan sub
sided and the convention proceeded to
the selection OF delegates to the state
convention. -,
ROLFE RECEIVES A sNUB.
Rolfe rose and stated that the county
was entitled to Q delegates. He further
proceeded to apportion the representa-
ton among the various districts. He
seemed now to have full control of the
convention and proceeded to nominate his
delegates. John Clinton, however, arose
and in order to take the affair out of Rolfe's
hands and give the country precincts
some chance, moved that the delegates
from the precincts that were entitled t a
state delegate should caucus and then
present their candidate. The motion
carried, Rolfe subsidized, and a short re-
cess was taken. The names of the can
didates presented were all elected. Fol-
lowing is the list of
DELEGATES N ALTERNATEs.
Delegates-J. H. Mcknight, G. W.
Pomeroy, Fl. p. Rolfe, A. Z. Dickerman
of Great Falls; Pat Ferry of Sand Coulee;
George Watson of Belt; j. M. Erskine of
st. Claire; E. ID. Hustle of Sun River and
Douglass Martin of Great Falls.
A%lternates - VIM. Glasscock, John
Clinton, w. P. Nicholson, H. Crosby,
Harry Oxley, J. A. Harris, Matt Furneli
and Dan Mckay.
ROLFE NOW WANTS A PLATFORM.
Rolfe had now changed his mind In re.
gard to the platform and moved that a
committee of five be appointed to state
the principles of the party. After the
committee was appointed Mckay moved
that the request of. the W%orkingmen's
union be considered by the convention.
This aroused q storm which continued
over half an hour. Judge Race waxed
warm and said tina, the question Of coln.
hitting himself on the question whether
$780, day was good pay for a workingman
was too deep for him to decide ut once,
and it was unwise to rush the matter
through. Mckay persisted that the
question had been presented to the whole
convention and the convention should de-
eide the matter. John Clinton now came
to the rescue of Race and tried to pacify
the angry faction. Rolfe also jumped up
and said that the consideration of the
EC4Ucab VIE VI tAC AuuuS VI tUt pldblUiIu
committee. Then various motions were
made by Race, Tallant, Webster, Clinton,
Hastie aud others. The question became
90 much muddled and the parties so
warm that Rolfe tried to stop the affair
by moving to adjourn. The chairman re-
fused to consider the motion and the
question was finally postponed until 7:3O
y. III at which time the platform was .
be adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
When the convention was called to Or
der In the evening, 1t was evident that
the clouds had rolled away and the bust
ness proceeded promptly. The platform
submitted rehashed the old story of ad-
herring to the principles of the party as
handed down from past generations. The
pressure OF the w%orkingmen induced the
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