The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-27


ture and a county county commissioner.
This statement is inaccurate in.that it
leads to the belief that the several
members of the republican county com
mittee" met this Forsyth delegation as
a representative body and made certain
pledges to them as snch. AS matter
of fact the Forsyth delegation called
upon the Miles City republicans individ-
ually and presented their claims. The
writer can only speak definitely of the
interview had with him. in which a
claim was made for three places on the
ticket representative. commissioner and
assessor. to the latter of which he de-
INJURED, but acquiesced in the propriety
of Forsyth asking for the other two.
Whatever encouragement was given to
the Forsyth committee was given indiv-
idually and as not more than half a
dozen persons were seen in all and as 1T
was not: then known whether any of
these half dozen would be in the con-
venton. it.could not be looked upon as
pledge that would bind the Miles City
delegation IN convention. or less likely
still coerce and control a convention
in which there were 81 votes. With this
condition clearly understood, il will
readily be seen how abs the state
ment next made by these gentleman Is.
TheyAa in so many words that the
Miles City republicans whom they had
interviewed agreed with them that il a
delegation from Forsyth would attend
the convention united on one man for
representative he should hare the nom
iHdtion" Miles City and Forsyth com
bined. had 2S votes in IA convention that
was entitled to - votes and actually had
81. Can anyone imagine person SO
daft as to make such promise? And
Peavy was accepted as a candidate for
representative by the republicans who
were seen by the Forsyth committee,
but afterwards and before the conven-
ton there we're charges made concern.
ing his political loyalty in the campaign
of 1892 which he did not deny. which if
true absolved every republican from any
pledge given to support him. This was
the situation when the Forsyth dele
CATION came here to attend the
convention six solid for Peavey.
1t was trying situation
for the Miles City delegation who
earnestly desired for the party's good to
be in harmony with Forsyth, and to dis
cuss this situation, a meeting of the del
egation was had the evening before the
convention. At this meeting it was ap-
parent that the delegation was divided
on the question of Mr. r.Peavy's candidacy,
some favorisg and others opposing. and
the only definite action reached WAS the
passing of a resolution expressing as the
sense Of the delegation that the west
end Of the county Was entitled TO place
-. rha LEGISLATIVE ticket. At this iima
Mr.. Waddingham candidacy was not
known OF. and it was the hope Of the
Miles City delegation that some other
man. acceptable to Forsyth would be
named. We beg in this connection 10
inform the republicans ali over the cOun-
ty that this was the celebrated star
chamber" meeting which has been re
ferred tu as evidence Of the existence Of
a Miles City ring 1t was undertaken
solely in the interest of harmony and &C.
nothing except to reatiirm
the already expressed opinion that For
syth was entitled to place on the legis-
ldtive ticket. Our Forsyth friends refer
to the strength Of Mr.. Peavey in their
primary and the weakness of Mr.. Wad
1inghau1 Now. as fair-minded men,
it be lust as well to let this |
matter Of the prirnar; remain pndis
turbed: 1t isn't the strongest peg that
MIR. Peavey and his friends have to hang
their argument on. by long shot, but
this paper is not airing soiled republican |
linen and so will not go into this matter.
II Is A little unfair, as tending to cast |
liscredit on the treatment the Forsyth |
delegation received while here, to say |
that they were taken into cellar" for
A conference with an equal number OF
Miles City delegates. The conference
held in the city council room, which !,
IS also the police magistrates court room.
II is true il is in basement but it is
not cellar in the sense that the For.
~ tn gentlemen would imply. The con
terence was for the purpose OF enquiring
INTO the charges made against MIR. Pee
vey, and to ascertain if it would be pos
sibie 70 agree upon some other man.
The Forsyth gentlemen say that the
Miles City committee "claimed that if'
they we're satisfied, their delegation
would be- and that they expressed
as satisfied at the conclusion
- ,bo conference. 1t is known to every