The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-11
They Meet a! White Sulphur Springs
and Put Up a Full
Ticket
The Popullsts OF Park County Meet
ut Livingston and Do
Likewise.


Special TO Tho Independent.
WHTE buLPHun sPmE0a, Sept l0.-This
town has had vary lively appearance TO
dab Tho city is full OF yisltors who at
tended the republican county convention,
and tho district souti which 10 now In ses-
sion The republican convention got
through ils lAbop late this afternoon. Can
didat0s wore almost as numerous 40 dele
eate,, and hs most OF them though, they
had q sure thing on being nominated. there
are many yory sore people In consequences.
The convention was called 20 order BY
ID. l.. Folsom, al 10 O. IN. Flstoher Mad
dox, who was elected temporary eoairman,
made a speech In his characteristics en- ihusi-
astio STYLE. thanking tho convention for the
high honor II had done him. In his
address be said thas he regarded his a.
pointment 40 chairman 90 beinR q greater
compliment TO the younger members OF the
pnrty than TO himself and ho elected great
applause when be warned his hearers that
their enemy. the democratic party. was
''etersally yiRilant. aud as unscrupul QUE
now ~ In the Cay that 10 raised the
palmetto nag above Fort 6umpier." when
he said that the democratic party had
raised the flag OF treason from the smoke
stack OF every Industry In the land be re-
ceived great applause.
The committee on resolutions wanted 10
have all the smaller delegations vote In
blocks of Eve or moro. the chsirman Of
each 10 css, the vots for each "block."
This was voted down and the usual order
was adopted.
There were six ambitious people who
wanted TO 90 60 the Legislature. Chas.
Mcdonald ana N. Bsnium wsrs the suo-
cessful nominees. being nominated on the
There we're nine candidates for sheriff,
only six OF whom got their names before
tho convention. W. II. Mcknight. was tho
winner OF the prIzs on the third ballot
There we're only fourteen people who as
pifed 70 the nomination for treasurer. Six
of the more prominent got their names bo-
fore the convention. Lse X. Sherman, OF
white Sulphur, got the nomination. At
this point shs Neihart delegation made an
emphatic kick. They wanted a Neihars
man on. the ticket, and they put MP the
name Of B. NJ. Hall for county attorney.
M. Hall got the nomination.
B. +. Bates. OF White sulphu'. was nom
mated for assessor. aud Miss J. A. Cline
received the nomination for the offics of
county superintendent OF schools. The
following 10 the rest OF the Ticket: Sur
veyor. X. @. whitsi coroner. J. N. Craig
public admlnistrsto-. VIM. Jenkins;
county commissioners. Fred Bsnder. White
Sulphur Springs; Jas. More. Castle. and
Joe Thompson. Townsend,
Park County Popuiists.
Special TO The independent
LIyNosTos. Sopt. l0.-rhe popuIist con-
vsntion for Park county mst hero this
morning pt 10 o'clock. Lawrencl Beek'r
was made permanent chairman an1 M. l..
Baker secretary. The resolutions adoptsd d
favor the unlimited coinage OF silver a, tho
ratio OF sixteen 10 one. dsnouncs all laws
formed In The interest OF trusts. pledge the
supper. OF she populist party In Park
county 10 aid in passing lava that will be
more favorable TO tho working classes. and
close with demand for more rigid econ
omy In the management OF county affairs.
Tho following ticket was plsoid In nom :
inAtiou; For the legislature. Gao. +. Hud-
son, Lswrsnos Becker. and r. B. Kelly
clerk and recorder, II. +. Dohsrtv; sheriff,
X. G. 0rifltbi treasurer A. u. Hicks;
county attorney, NJ. d. K,lly; assessor.
Lon Richards; county commissioners. X.
d. Kenny, ]. Bailey. and y. Fleming. No
nominations we're made for the oflce OF
county superintendent Of schools and cor
onsr. The COMMITTEES was empowered TO
oil these later. X. ]. sohmathsn,en was
elected chairman of the county COMMITTEES
aud Geo. W. Aldorson seorstary.
Cause OF Death Mystery.