The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-08

TO nominate Richards for tho purpose Of de-
fsating him. The majority OF delegates
were ready to believe this, knowing tho
grievances and knowing better the uncer-
tainty Vt all political lines in Silver Bow
county. Weed would have had tbs nomi-
nation II he had started for IL yesterday.
and the result OF IL oil IL that tho delegates
lean to-day with shallow snthusiasm for
Richards. and half-hearted hopes for his
election. They are fully confident that the
rest OF the state ticket will win by good ma
joritiss. Blake il thought TO be the weak
est one OF tho lot, and Judge Hunt. Of
Helena. II he had only said the word could
have had tho place. He was pleaded with
by tho Silver Bow and other delegations to
enter tho race but refused At all times. The
Lewis and Clarke delegates were deter
to divide the Offices among the other coun-
ties. but they could not keep BotkiD
out. though the local leaders would have
rather supported any other republican for
lieutenant governor.
Gen. Charles q. Warren, Of Butte, 10 al
ways An interesting and picturesque char
acter in state convention. Though he talks
without effect he keeps in close touch with
s~~S
his friends will take charge Of the coal
yard from now on" He whirled his tongue
In an interview with Commodore Power in
front of the Park hotel last evening and
attracted quite an audience. lie claims to
have letter to prove that Power and San.
ders are working together to keep tho
United States ssnatorship on the east side
and he roasted Power in his own original
way.
Another discussion that drew was be-
tween sharp fsatut cd, noisy and eccentric
individual known a. w. Gould Smith, Of
Choteau county. and s. 3. Hobson, of Fer
gus county. who was a delegate to Minneap-
oils inst ucted for Blaine bat who voted for
Harrison. smith accused Hobson Of ell
forms Of bad faith and Hobson only smiled
in reply.
The only oolored delegate was George H.
Woodson, Of Lewis and Clarke county. He
is rather clever speaker with 4 good voice
and fluent use of bad English. He at
tracted considerable attention when the
convention was ready to be amused but
found that there was a color line when he
was in the company Of republican brethren.
This occurred at the Park hotel where he
had registered as guest. At the dining
room door he WAS told to go into the
kitchen if he wanted to eat.
Tho citizens of Great Falls made all
efforts to entertain visitors. Their hearts
were in the right places but the arrange
msnts lead to many misunderstanding.
For instance tickets admitting people to
both state conventions were sold to the
citizens of the town at IS each. This WAS
intended to defray the expenses of the local
committees though it was something new.
Despite all efforts to admit the
visitors free of charge, some were over
looked and naturally protested. Another
mistake was that the visitors rushed to one
hotel and wore crowded together. Dis
putes between the landlord and guests fol-
lowed. Great Falls can take care of any
state convention OF Montanians. Several
! excellent European hotels had hundreds of
empty beds. and the city has the best res
taurants to be found in the state. The IA
cilities for caring for a crowd are entirely
sufficient, and it is only NECESSARY for the
committees to do their work we'll.