The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-08
Delegates to Great Falls Finish
Their Work in Very Short
Order
Cooper Declines, and Haskell Will
n Run Again for Attorney
General.
An Apparently Harmonious but Not an
Euthusiastio Gathering Of Rs-
lf publican Delegates.

morning ia a. follows:
GOvERNOR--John Il. Richards, Of silver
how.
LIEUTENANT GOvERNOR-Aloxand
q. Botkin, Of Lewis and Clarke.
SECRETARY OF sTATE-Louis II. Rot
witt, Of Meagher.
STATE TREAsUkER-Fred W. Wright,
Of Park.
STATE AUDITOR--A. II. Cook, Of Mis-
sOula.
ATTORNEY GENERAL-Henri j. Has
keii, of Dawson.
sUPT. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL. Steer,
of Besvsrhead
CHIEF JUSTICE SUPREME COURT
Henry N. Blake, Of Madison.
CLERK SUPREME COURT-Benjamin
Webster, of Chotsau.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORs-Willinm +.
Hall, of silver Bow, r. M. Malone, of
Custer, Charles 8. Stevens, of Jefferson.
Tho closing scenes of dull and spiritless
convention were in keeping with the pro-
ceedinRs of yesterday. The enthusiasm
was forced until the delegates were very
tired. and when the final adjournment was
taken all were very glad. Many of them
visited the giant spring and the smelters
under the escort Of . committee of citizens,
but tho majority waited at the depot until
the south bound train arrived. Many of
them stopped over night at Helena and
scattered from there in various directions.
The opera house held not dozen people
beside the candidates when Chairman Man
tie called the convention to order this
morning. The presidential electors were to
b. chosen, and first in tho list the name Of
Mayor Hall, of Walkerville, was presented.
Hall was the partner of Jack in the Silver
Bow board of county commissioners when
the vote OF precinct "a was thrown out in
1889. He is heavily built and ordinary
looking man, with blue eyes and face
covered with reddish brown whiskers. He
did moro talking than all other Silver Bow
delegates. and was conspicuous by his
posing. On the platform that Richards
and Blake were nominated for purposes
of vindication. so Halls name was
urged for honors. George w. Irwin II
ana Mayor Mantle thought it would be e.
good political play to deal out this favor to
a mining superintendent. He was nomi-
mated for the first of the three presidential
electors without opposition. Charles 8.
Stevens, the candidate for clerk aud re-
cordef of Jefferson county and the defeated
aspirant for tho authorship, was chosen
for the second place. Then somebody
nominated Nick Bielenberg. of Deer Lodge,
for the third eleotor. Mr.. Bielenberg de-
clinsd but gave very plain tslk to the
convention. He recalled the instructions
given to the Minneapolis delegates, chosen
at Misssula, to vote for Blaine and as he
was the only one who obeyed orders he
assumed the privilege of rendering bit
of advice TO the convention. lie told the
delegates to instruct the electors to vote for
Cleveland IN order to be sure that they
would vote for Har ison if elected. Great
laughter and cheering from the old Blaine
men. Bielenberg's declinRtion having been
accepted, Col. f. NJ. Malone, of Miles City,
was chosen in his place. All thought the
business of the convention concluded and
therefore all were surprised when a fairly
nominated candidate arose and refused
to run. His name is X. G. Cooper, of
Great Falls. and be ia brother of the dis
tinguished democratic leader of eaststn
Montana, Hon. Walter Cooper, of Bozeman.
While his name had not been mentioned
for the attorney generalship until he was
nominated last evening, he defeated General
Haskell in the first ballot. This WAS partly
the result of the sentiment that young men
should come to the front and partly be-
cause northern Montana had not been rep
resented. except by Ben Webster, of Helena
and Chotsau. This morning Cooper sur
prissd his I lends by coming into the con-
vention and declining the office. The only
explanation he gave was that he was poor
and did not have enough money to make .
proper campaign. His withdrawal was ac-
copied. 1t was ratsr lats TO bring in new
candidates, so sx-Mayor Klelnschmidt
moved to re- nominate General Haskell by ao-
9 olamation, aud this was done amid applause.
The republican state committee was made
up "a the roll Of counties was called and il
a. follows; Bsavsrhead. ex-Gov. b. +.
White; Cascade, A. 4. Dioks. man; Choteau.
q. W. Gram; Custer, Sam Gordon; Dawson.
4. II. Lewis Deer Lodge. Geo GO W.
Moore; Fergus. George W. Cook; Gsllatin.
O. p. Chisholm; Jefferson, G. II. Buskett;
Lewis and Clarke, A. Nj. lhornburg; Madi-
son, A. J. Bennett; Msagher, Fletcher Mad
dox; Missoula. NJ. d. Hendrick; Park, A. X.
JOY; Silver Bow. William Thompson; Ysl-
lowstone, +, ed II. Fletcher. After giving
vote of thanks 10 the citizens of Great
Falls for their hospitality, the convention
adjourned without date.
The convention was not without the usual
interesting and smuaiug features. There
we're bluffs and threats and promises, but
aside from the advice Of Bielenberg there
were no suggestive demonstrations in the
convention hall. Thsro was fun enough
outside. Capt. Tom Couch has had little
to say here though there have been many
anxious inquiries about his plans. He sat
with the Silver Bow delegation like stone
image and never BY any sign showed an in.
tsrest in the proceedings until Col. Botkin
was nominated for lieutenant governor.
The Mantle men tried to throw out sop
to him by All offer to make him a presiden-
tinl elsotor; this Couch positively refused.
When Weeds nomination was discussed
Couch, 1t is said, threatened to bolt tho
ticket II this went thr ough. Mantle, Irwin
and Warren have for the first pine in re-
publican state convention shown disposi-
tion to patronize the big and bewhiskersd
Cornishman and there are many mysterious
rumors concerning the Causes. While the
convention was in prog sss story
was we'll started that Mantle was trying