The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
We HAVE 4 JUST CAUSE.
Tho Board Of Trade Committee
Feels That Some Underhand
Work Was Done.
Between Greenwood and Cook Is
the Question Of Who Be-
trayed Helena.
An Adverse Report Upon the Forest
Reserve for Observation-Disclosures
FOR Office.

for Office.
Ono OF tho largest attondancea at the
Board Of Trade rooms in a long time was
that present last night when candidates
were placed in nomination for president,
Independent, secretary, treasurer and
membcrs of the exocutivs committee. Be-
fore this was done the report of the COM
mittee that went to Now York to appear be-
fore the executive committee of the
National Educational association was read.
II is signed by A. W. Lyman and William
Muth, and is as follows: I'm view of the
fact that the meeting Of the National
Teachers' association has been lost to
Helena after all the labor and effort made
TO secure it, and after it was supposed to
have been settled that Helena would. have
said meeting, it seems fitting that a state
ment be made at this time, setting forth, as
fur As they are known, the facts Of the
meeting held by tho executive. commit
tee Of tho n. Il. A. in New York
City, on October 30th last. at which place
the undersigned, representing the city of
Helena. were present. In company with
Col. O. A. Broadwater, Mr.. j. H. Lawrence
and a representative of tho Northern Pa
ciio railroad, we appeared before the exec
utive committc, to reply to any questions
that might be asked of us, and the result of
our appearance there. fortified as We were,
by the full reports furnished the N. Il. A.
by your committee appointed to do SO, was
to force an acknowledgement from the
avowed enemies Of Helena on the commit
tee that Helena offered full accommoda-
tions for their meeting. M
"Some adverse criticisms have been made
upon a certain letter written by Prof. II. &.
Young to the president of the N. u. A.,
touching upon the hotel capacity of Helena.
We feel that this criticism is uncalled for,
an the letter was written with only the best
of intentions, and in the hands Of n man
disposed to be fair and just could not pos
sibly have been used against us. In the
hands of President Cook, who used only
Buch parts of the said letter as suited his
purpose, suppressing such other parts as
did not, it was used in a measure to harm
us; but we feel that NO censure should be
made against Prof. Young, as none is de-
served III the least. When the COM
question, the vote of Prof. j. M. Greenwood,
Of Missouri, WAS cast by President Cook,
reading from a letter, for Saratoga, thus
giving Saratoga three votes to two for Hell
ena. Mr.. Greenwood has indicated to
friends in Helena that his vote was sent in
by mail, and WAS for Helena for first choice.
This. We had full reason to expect would DO
his vote, as, up to the last moment, we
were led to expect to find him for Helena,
as he stood committed that way. The ques-
ton now lies between Messrs. Greenwood
and Cook, and it can only be settled by the
production of the letter, which was pocketed
by Cook instead of being filed with the sec
retary, as was lone with all other cor
respondence. We feel that some under
hand work was done to defeat Helena, and
that we have just cause to demand a full
and frank opening of the matter to the
light of day.
'Prof. Greenwood was from the first a
pronounced friend of Helena, rs Plof.
Cook was her pronounced enemy. BY what
means tho vote of MIR. Greenwood wal
changed to Saratoga is the question, and if
it was by foul means we must and will
know it. Should it b desired by the people
of Helena, fully one-half Of the members
Of the N. i. A.,,can be brought into Montana
next year; and il seems the time has come
for a rupture in the N. Z. A., and the in
stitution of an association under such a
system as will preclude the possibility of
the defeat of the majority by the will
OF one scheming demaaogue; and Helena
VAOu1A 10 VAo paw w AcA~ oAS
meeting.
After some discussion, in which Ex-Chief
Justice Mcconnell expressed himself very
strongly, tho president and secretary we're
directed to write to Mr.. Greenwood and
ask how he intended his vote to be cast.
Another report was also read from u com
mittee appointed in the forestry reserve
matter. The committee say that they
have given the subject careful oon-
sideration and with best obtainable data to
guide them they have reached the conclu-
sion that such q reservation az that sug-
gested bv the American Forestry %associa-
ton ID wholly and altogether impractioable.
Indeed we are unanimously opposed to my
reservation being made for any purpose
which will result in excluding the pros
rector and miner from any mountain
ranges. which SO far as is now known are
all mineral in character. The one para
mount industry in our state is mining, and
it is our Earnest desire to foster it by all
legitimate means, and any movement by
which 1t may be crippled or retarded in its
DEVELOPMENT of our mineral resources we
earnestly depreoate and oppose"
believing that the proclamation of a
forest reservation upon any of our noun
tain ranges would prevent the exploration
Of such land for minerals, We recommend
that the president be recommended not to
proclaim any forest reservation and leave
the matter in the hands of tbs state legis-
lature to protect it's interests to ouch an ex-
tent HI it may be abba bv local enactments."
Tho following nominations were made:
For president, William Muth, Richard
Jockey. John w. Thompson, e. w.
Knight, F. II. Wallace; for vice president,
j. G. Sanders, w. u. Cox. John Stsdman;
for secretary, Bernard Brown, John w.
Eddy, +. p. StcrlinR; for treasurer, A. G. |
johnson, L. III. kleinschmidt; for members
of the executive committee, r. Fl. Howev,
J.. A.. Wake, A. j. Davidson, II. NJ. Bran
dagee, II. M. Parchen, w. A. Chessman, DIR.
Head. George S. Appleton, George Z. Boos,
w. r.. Cox. 1t was decided that a plu-
rality vote should govern. The election
will be held next Monday from two p. m.
to seven p. M.
Major X. G.. Walker, who has bsen score
fary of tho board ever since it's o%rguniza-
tion, rendered his resignation. to take Of
fect Dec. 81, 1897. A committee of three
was appointed to draft u suitable reply to
the communication.
Votes of hanks were rendered to the del
egation which represented Helena in the
late mining congress at Denver and to the
committee which managed the
Occur d'Alene excursion. This il the only
committee which had n surplus on hand at
ths conclusion of it's lnbors. The surplus
amounted to 1875, which was expended in
the pumpkin pie festival given by the board
on Thanksgiving eve.
A vote OF thanks WAS also given the Hell
that occasion.
Mineral, baths at Mineral Springs Hotel
0nly Oh eeAta