The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-06
COULD NOT STAND IT
Old-Line Republicans Refuse to Aft :
late With the A. P. A.
A GRANITE COUNTY SPLIT
The Majority OF Delegates to the
Convention Walk out and Meet
In Another hall and Elect
Men to Go to Butte.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Philipsburg, May 5.-The republican
county convention was called to order at
! o'clock to-day by Chairman Power.
Senator Sligh nominated C. H. Eshbaugh
and NJ. L. Edwards nominated c. B. Ste
vens for temporary chairman. Contrary
to the usual custom County Chairman
Power suggested that a ballot on the two
nominations be taken. Senator Sigh
thought that rising vote should settle
the matter, but the convention thought
otherwise and ballot was ordered. re-
sulting in Mr.. Eshbaugh receiving 10
votes and Mr.. Stevens 50. Mr.. Stevens
took the chair. making no remarks, and
J. Argall was elected temporary secre-
tary.
Outsiders noticed that while the repub-
lican call was for 42 delegates there were
% ballots cast for temporary chairman,
but no mention of this fact was made in
the convention. and for a time II looked
as IL there would be a republican love
feast in which. instead of Senator Sigh
breaking through the A p. a. trocha.
there would be no trocha TO break
through.
Committees were appointed and adj
journment was taken until ) O clock o. m.
AT O'Clock the convention was called
TO order by Chairman Stevens who rec
ognized Delegate ZengwaI of New Chi
dentials, who reported unanimously ia IA
Vor or the o'clock primary delegates In
precinct No. J. The report Of the commit
tee was adopted. whereupon Mr. Pardee
arose and said: "Mr. Chairman-As this
democratic-repubican- and A.
+. "A. mob at this point Chairman Ste
vens interrupted Mr.. Pardee and then the
fireworks commenced. Car calls. whistles.
yells, howls and every conceivable man
ner OF making a noise was INDUCED in.
nearly every one rising 70 his feet Mr.
Pardee's voice was not heard by his
nearest neighbors. but by the motion of
his lips IL could be seen that he was stiu
talking earnestly. When he had finished
his remarks. with head erect, accompa-
MED by Senator Sigh. James Patton.
Frank Zurand and Is others he walked
boldly out of the hall and into another
convention.
Chairman Stevens kept his head
through all the turmoil and soon had the
remaining few under control. Three sets
OF resolutions were presented. all about
the same thing and all endorsing Carter.
Mantle and Hartman
The delegates to the state convention
were then elected. and their names are:
George Metcalf J. r. Featherman, NJ. A.
Call, c. b. Stevens, r. B. Horton. ID.
sterrett, Joe Dixon, Steve Norton and f.
NJ. Durfee.
Mr.. Pardee and those following him re-
paired at once to Morse's hall and organ
lied by electing John A. Featherman
chairman and c. II. Eshbaugh secretary.
At this convention the business was
pushed speedily and no question arose
causing the slightest friction. The tenn
porary organization was made permanent
and the following gentlemen named as
delegates to the state convention: James
Patton, @. W. Morse. James NJ Sigh.
John A. Featherman. NJ. L. II. Cannon.
James X. Pardee, Charles Boyd. George
H. Babcock, Frank Durand. The press
were granted the privilege OF the door
and such republicans as Judge Brantly.
w. e. Moore and several others were in
terested and sympathetic spectators.
Resolutions were then adopted in part
as follows:
Resolved. That we, as republicans
Jealous of the integrity of the republican
party and the maintenance OF American
and manhood, deprecate the
political methods pursued by a secret or
ganization known the American Pre-
tective Association as being subversive OF
republican principles. prosciptive in char
acter and in violation of the spirit IL NOT
the letter, OF part /. article XIV Of the
of the United States. The
delegates elected by this convention to
the state republican convention to be held
In Butte May II. 1895, are instructed TO in
troduce and support the adoption of a
similar resolution TO the foregoing in said
state convention.
tsigned) James NJ. Sigh.
James X. Pardee
II. w. Freidricks