The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-05-14
STATE CONVENTION.
An Enth usjastic Gathering of Montana
Republicans to Select Delegates
tn MinneaDOliS

; STATE CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic Gathering of Montan
Republicans to Select Delegates
to Minneapolis.
The republican state convention to sc
lect delegates to the national convention
at Minneapolis, June 7th, convened a
the opera house in Missoula Monday
The convention was called to order at
o'clock by State Treasurer r. O. Hick
man, who stated that ex-Governo
White, chairman of the state centra
committee. was unavoidably absent
The call for the convention was read b,
James B. Walker, secretary of the stat
central committee. Nominations of
temporary chairman were then calle(
for and George Freeman of Lewis ant
Clarke nominated Charles S. Hartman
of Gallatin county. Judge Charles S
Marshal of Missoula nominated Hon
Lee Mantle of Silver Bow. Mr.. Hart
man withdrew his name and moved tina
MIR. Mantle be nominated by acclama
ton. This was done amidst cheers
Mr.. Mantle was escorted to the chair b,
Judge Marshal and O. F. Goddard O
Yellowstone.
George B. Childs of Lewis and Clarke
was elected secretary and G. j. Reek o
Deer Lodge assistant secretary.
Upon motion of Senator Goddard {
committee on credentials, one on perma
nent organization and order of business
and one on resolutions and platform
consisting of one member from each
county, we're selected as follows:
Credentials-J g. shannon. Beaverhead How
ard Crosby, Cascade: T. A. Cummings, Choteau
W. W. veasley, Custer: George McCone, Daw
son; John n, Eardley, Deer Lodge G. l. Hassett
jefferson; J. G. Sanders Lewis and Clarke; G.
N. Whltelaw, Madison; G. ID. Ladd, Meagher
| W. B. Harlan. Missoula: Sgmund Dentsch, Park
Gen. John A. Leggat, Silver Bow; C. M. Childs,
Permanent Organization and Order of Bust
ness-M. Burke, Beaverhead; J. A. Sargent Cas-
cade; w; G. Smith, Choteau; Col. f. NJ. Malone,
Deer Lodge; Charles A. Burg, Fergus; Col. o. P.
Chisholm, Galatin Jesse Patterson, jefferson
F. P. Sterling Lewis and Clarke; r. o. Hick-
man. Madison; H. II. Barnes, Meagher; Robert
A. O'Hara, Missoula; Charles Ii. Eaton, Park
c. II. Mitchell, Silver Bow; II. F. Clement, Yel-
IowstOne.
Platform and Resolutions-L. A. Brown, Bea-
Beckman, Chotea II; j. w. Strevell, Custer: IT, j
Haskell, Dawson; DR.. J. NJ. Sigh, Deer Lodge
r. Won Tobel Fergus; Charles S. Hartman, Gal
Lewis and Clarke; j. c. Stewart, Meagher; S. G.
Murray, Missoula: George NJ Hatch Park; Geo
w. Irwin H., Silver Bow; o. F. Goddard, Yellow
stone.
The convention then took a recess till
3 o'clock.
The convention reassembling the com
mittee on credentials made it's report,
which was adopted, there being no con-
tests. On the committees recommends
tion Choteau was given two extra dele
gates on the ground that it was entitled
to them when account was taken of the
vote in the precincts thrown out in 1890.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation recommended the selection Of the
following officers Chairman, Charles S.
Hartman of Ga'latin; secretary, George
B. Childs of Lewis and Clarke assistant
secretary, G. J. Reek of Deer Lodge;
vice presidents, P. J. Mulaney, Beaver
head John L. Athey, Cascade w. w.
Beasley, Custer VIM. F. Allen, Choteau;
Geo. McCone, Dawson j. B. Losee,
Deer Lodge; S. S. Hobson, Fergus W.
A. Tudor, Gallatin Joseph Davis, Lew
is and Clarke; Alexander Metzel, Madi-
son N. r. Benson, Meagher; w. B.
Harlan, Missoula (; E. Goug ghnour. Park;
Simon Hauswirth, Silver Bow; H. F.
Mr.. Hartman was escorted to the
chair by E. D. Weed of Lewis and
Clarke, and w. McC. White of Silver
Bow. He thanked the convention for
the honor and asked it's pleasure.
The committee on resolutions submit
ted it's report, which after considerable
was adopted, but owing to
limited space it will be reserved for a fu-
ture issue.
A motion that no persons now holding
a state or federal office be appointed
delegate to Minneapolis, was carried
The following delegates were appoint
ed committee upon apportionment of |
delegates and alternates to the Mime
apolis convention J.G. Shannon, Bea-
H. P. Hill, Cascade; w. G.
Smith, Choteau J. w. Strevell, Custer;
H. J. Haskell, Dawson; P. d. Joslyn, |
Deer Lodge; r. Won Tobel, Fergus C. |
G. Wylie, Gallatin; Frank Harlow, JEFF
Eerson D. A. Cory, Lewis and Clarke
R. D. Turner, Madison E. K. Abbott,
Meagher; A. B. Cook, Missoula J. C.
Villas, Park w. McC. White, Silver
Bow o. F. Goddard, Yellowstone. An
was then taken to 7:3O.
The convention was again called to
order at 7:3O o'clock. The committee
IN districting the state reported in favor
II dividing the state into six districts,
zach entitled to one delegate and one
alternate to Minneapolis. The districts
Ire as follows: First, Silver Bow, 50
7otes second, Deer Lodge and Beaver
head, Al third, Lewis and Clarke and
lefferson, 45; fourth, Missoula and
o6 |
Park, Yellowstone and Gallatin, 38
'ixth, Cascade, Choteau, Fergus and
Meagher, 43. The report was adopted.
\ motion made by Mr.. Campbell of Sill
'er Bow amended by Mr.. Cowan of JET
erson was carried as follows: That
'ach district select one delegate and one
llternate unanimously, or, if it cannot
'hoose unanimously, it shall present the
wo or more names to the convention,
which shall act upon them. 1t was fur
her decided that each candidate must
leclare his position on the resolutions,
md in his absence his district shall
ouch Tor his soundness on the resolu-
ions. The districts were then called
or nominations.
When the first district was called Lee
dantle nominated Capt. Thomas Couch
or delegate. The nomination was sec
nded by George Haldorn. Three
heers were given for Mantle and the
'ilver Bow delegation. Capt. Couch
1as unanimously elected. For alternate
'. E. Hall and Patrick Boland were
ominated. Hall was elected. I
N. j. Bielenberg of Deer Lodge was {
lected delegate for the second district
Adolph Ehit of Beaverhead was elected (
lternate.
For the third district Col. Alexander {
J: Botkin, A. j. Seligman and Theodore
|. Kleinschmidt were nominated for i;
elegate. Seligman was elected. Capt. /;
leo. F. Cowan of Jefferson was elected I
lternate. II
For the fourth district A. B. Ham s
lond was nominated by S. G. Murray. {
hen l.. A. Brown of Beaverhead nomi- |
ated Henry Elling of Madison. Ham I
lond was elected. A. j. Bennett of
ladison was elected alternate. !
For the fifth district Paul McC cCormick ,
Yellowstone was elected delegate, 7 !:
! King of Park county was chosen a.