The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-15

Secretary Of State-B. W. b. OH
Auditor-W q. WHALEY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. u. DAY.
Chief Justics-W. Y. PEMBERTON.
Superintendent Public Instruction-J. g.
MAhONEY.
Clerk Supreme Court-J. II. SLOANE.
4 Presidential ElectOrs-A, w. LYMAN,
PAUL A. FUsZ, WALTER
With bands playing and flags flying the
delegates to the democratic convention at
Great Falls came back to Helena yesterday.
They returned from their labors there in
the interest Of the state and in ths interest
Of the democratic party in such spirits rs
proved conolusively shat they were proud
of their work. and that they knew il would
be endorsed by tho people at the polls in
November. The train arrived right on
time. and there we're u Goodly number OF
people at the station to meet them. The
delegates and q number of enthusiastic
local democrats, formed in line. and bonded
by tho Emmett Guard band OF Butte, and
piloted by Marshal Calvin, marched up
town. The dust was deep. and many Of
the delegates carried their hand sntchels,
but that did not deter them. Following
close behind the band were Hon. Nv. w.
Dixon, nominee for congress-. and Hon. I.
4. Collins. nominee for governor. lmms-
diately behind them came Gov.
Ioolc. s. r. Haussr and W. A.
Clark. Other candidates in the
line were H. II. Melton, for lieutenant gov
ernor, Jesse Haston, for state treasurer, Il.
G. Day. for attorney General. b. W. s. Folk.
for secretary of state. and all the presi-
Dental electors. The line Of march was up
Main street to Il: Dad way, to Rodney, to
Bridge, to Main. Ranks we're broken at the
Broadwater club and the marchers sought
their hotels and homes to prepare for the
meeting in the evening at the auditorium.
F5During the interval between the arrival
81 the delegates and the ratification ut the
auditorium. the delegates from the eastern.
western and southern counties gathered in
the hotel lobbies and discussed tho work Of
the convention. They we're all pretty we'll
tired out, but hat did not prevent them
from growing enthusiastic over the work
done at Great Falls. There WAS a unan-
imous expression that the result of the
convention would be ratified by the people
at the polls Nov. 8.
As early as seven O'Clock the people be-
gan to assemble at the auditorium. It was
after midnight Tuesday when the local
democrats we're notified from Great Falls
that there would DO a ratification meeting
last night. and though there was but a day
in which to prepare for it and let the pub
lie know. the results were most gratifying.
All around the front of the stage palms.
potted plants and vines had been placed.
Right in front of the Speakers stand was
IN excellent likeness of Col. G. A. Broad
water, while in the rear we're portraits of
Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson. At
eight o'clock the lower part of the hall was
filled, whilo half the seats in the galleries
were occupied. Half IN hour later, when the
speakers arrived. the big building waslflled
with al expsotant multitude. OF
course the democrats were largely in the
majority. but there were quite a number of
republicans present. among them Commo-
lore Power M Col. Sanders, who occupied
seats side by side in the gallery. Tit En-
NETT band was stationed in the rear of the
stage and played q number of popular airs
before the guests of the evening arrived.
The meeting was under the auspices of
the Broadwstsr club, and was presided over
by 7. J. Walsh, president Of the club. who
introduced the speakers. Among those ON
tho stage were Hon. T. Z. Collins, Hon. w.
W. Dixon, Hon. H. X. Melton. w. A. Clark.
s. 4. Hsuser, w. H. Sutherlin, II. b. Smith.
j. +. Murphy. Jos. A. Hyde. Paul A. Fusz,
Y. MoTague. J. b. McMaster, A. K. Yerkss.
j. M. Quinn, +. W. knight. W. Il. Cullen.
and a score more equally az prominent in
political and business life. The nom
inees for governor and congressman
were the recipients Of long and
hearty applause. both on their first appear
anoe on tho stage, and when they spoke.
When w. A. CLARK. in his Earnest eulogy Of
Mr.. Dixon. referred to that gentleman as
m old friend, md a man whom he had
known as a lawyer and a citizen for many
years, saying be was the peer in legal at
sainments of any man in the United States
congress-, and hear tily endorsing him % the
nominee of tho party, he spoke with such
earnestness as carried conviction with it,
and his remarks were greeted with loud ap-
plnuse. 1t.aE&, ..t.l,tItt
THE GUBERNATOKIAL NOMINEE.
Hon. T. NJ. Collins Talks = Little of tho
Campaign but More Of Helena. =
Chairman Walsh introduced the nomi-
nee for governor, Hon. +. L. Collins. of
Great Falls, who stood in silence for sew
eral minutes until the storm of applause
subsidized. In introduce
&axg&A inc Mr.. CollinR thu