The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-05
ArrEnyOoS SESSION.

Only Four of tho Legislative Nominees
he'eotoi.
There ware more people at the afternoon
sesslon than wers pfcssnt In the morning.
The report OF the committso on oroisntisls
occupiod half an hour. and then oAms the
committee on pIrmanent Organization and
der OF business. Chairman Craven pro-
ssnied two reports The majority report
recommended that the temporary ganlza-
zion be made permanent, and that the or
der OF business bs as follows Report OF
the co mi,tse on resolutions; nominations
for Legislature; selection of delegates TO
state convention; nomin Ationa for oouutY
commissioners; selection OF county central
committee; then nominations for othef
county officers, beginning NJ sheriff aud
running down 10 public Administrator;
then Justices OF the psacs. The minority
report aR-esd With the other u,til the nom.
nations for general county oihssri vIe
reached. Then tho order OF nominations
was reversed. beginning with public admin
istrator and RAINING up to shsrif. Tho
majority reporl was adopted by sixty
three 10 flftI-five for the othor. The rs-
DO recommended that nominating
stsech,s be dispensed wiih; also that each
delegate vote for eight names for the lssis-
latute those receiving q mAio isJ TO be
nominees.
ready 10 report. the nominations for oandi-
dAtes for tho Legislature were proceeded
with. Tbirty-six names we're presented aa
follows Henry o. Smith, A. j. Craven, II.
u. Rseee, W, Il. Thompson, Peter Whine,
ID. 4. Wade. 4. Il. Miller. Thomas Gil
obrlst 4. q. Woods. OF Augusta, Mosos
Morria, A. MeMurphsy, John Horsky, H. IL.
Howsy. r. N. Fletcher d.. @. B Miller.
Fred Game John Hsrron, OF MarTsyliio.
O. II. Anderson, J. T.. Ball, ST., Richard
I,ookey, Henry N. Blake. Nick kssslsr
Cornelius Hedges. II. n. psrohsn, J. b.
Lockwood. Thomas Wilkinson. of Aarya-
Wills, Angus Mcdonald, Pstsr La son, A. @.
Fleming, of Augusta. E. w. BsAttie. A. h.
| Gibson, OF Rmini, Milton CAuby. OF East
Hslsua, Il. II. Hawkins OF MsrVsville, Abe
Thomas. w. l.. AllllRsn. Of Valley, Nor
man Hotter.
II. N. PArehen. Abe Thomas and Pstsr
Winns dsollnsd 20 allow their names to be
uaed. DR.. Fleming. OF Augusta, also With
drew his name, saying Augusta only wanted
a. q. Woods. A Maryaviile delegate said
they had talked the matte ova, there, aud
haked only for John Heron. Gay Manhal
Davis wanted 10 know By what right Nick
Kssslet's name was usad, 40 that gentleman
had sail he wouldn't ron. H. u. Klein
ucnml1t uhlu AhFuuhi hhNlh Nhou oelo-
gate TO the convention and had ne right TO
speak. Another delegate had spoken 60
| Nj. Keaslor aud the latter had said. while
he didn't want II, he would run. These
| preiim In aries being out OF this way tha in.
! formal ballot was dispsnsed with anl tho
formal ballot ordered.
While the delegates vero preparing their
ba tots Co. Sanders mads a speech. He
saii he was aalhofigsd 20 talk for those
whose names had besn uisd In connsetioa
with tbs Unitsd States senate. lie didn't
want dslsgats 10 feel thai hs was oallsd
on to vote for this or that man beosuis he
waa pledged To anybody. Two years ago
tbs republicans h,d b oughi diaqFaos oa
ths state and Lswis and Clarke oounty wac
pa tieeps crimlnis bT reason OF is leqlslA.
1.-Two nominatlonI fssrs wAa no reason
wbV the ooanty should not have Ind eight
straight republicans in the legislature. lie
~ D ,asd 10 this convention 10 nominate
olpnt msu WHO woild bo trlumphantly
elected. 'Lere do something 10 capture