The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-12
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A. j. Bennett Made Permanent Chairman
and Frank WilcOmi Secretary.

The report OF the permanent Organlza-
ton named Hon. A. ]. Bennett as per-
lnanant chairman. and Frank WilcOmb
as secretary. The retiring chairman.
Mr.. Childs, made a neat speech. in
which he congratulated the convention
on the large attendance, and expressed
the hope that it would select its best |
men to carry its standards.
Mr.. Bennett. in his address. thanked |
the convention for the honor which |
had been conferred upon him-he |
would have preferred to have seen it
go elsewhere. He had hoped that his
long service in the party would have
permitted him to be placed on the
retired list. He had no fear as to the
harmonious outcome of the convention,
and was of the opinion that the ticket
would be successful in November. He
referred to the new and peculiar con-
dition of the Republican party, ''and,"
said he Il am a Silver Republican,
He thought the gold men in Madison
county were not very numerous, but
there were many who felt it their duty
to vote for Mckinley and Hobart. He
hoped that Republicans would 60 to
the polls in November and vote as
their consciences dictated.
The Office Of vice chairman of the
convention was created by motion, and
| Frank Parmeter of Sheridan selected
to fill the position. In taking his seat
on the platform. Mr.. Parmeter thanked
the convention and stated that in the
event of the sudden taking away of the
chairman he would preside to the best
of his ability.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials seated the following;
Summit, it,-Delegate: Samuel Odgen.
Alternate: J J Rosenbcrger.
Virginia City.-Delegates: James
Mitchell. H. l.. Childs, A ] Bennett. W
w Cheeley, Lucius Kellog, c w Mead
G w Rank. NJ Maitland. Geo GOhn. Jas
II Powell. Alternates: August Rom
ey. I. d Hart, A Wilcomb, FW Allen
c F. Reese, Geo T. Gohn. John S Allen
VIM Nurenberger. Fred Kohls, Lew I
Galloway.
Fuller Sprin gs,-Delegates: F
, Metzel, | S Pendarvis. Alternates
w O Hope. C NJ Metzel
Laurin.-Delegates: f H Wilcomh
O d Linslay, Isaac Poitras, Frank Grit
, fin. Chas Olsen. Alternates: O
, Wilcomb, F Powers, J L Dauterman
| Chas Trout, Chas Olsen.
, Sheridan. delegates E N Reed,
, T Jones. c. S Masterson. G f Wright
Harry Foster. r L Shaw. Robert Cd
: gen. Henry kal]is. O Parmeter Al
: ternates: T. ID Marsh, John Dumas.
: Cheney. - Costle, r Brown, + Il Mich
OILS, Is f Bowman. Geo CHASER, G V
$ Rightenour.
t Brandon, -Delgate: A Vincent.
: Leiterville, Ed Adam.
: Chas CHASER. Alternates: Andre
$ Lindsford, l. + Bender.
: Twin Bridges. c
d Newell, Lyman Comfort. Rodney Pag,
l. VIM Rhodes. VIM Hunter, Geo Con
n fort. John Seyier. Alternates: JC
: Richmond. Geo Scales. Fred Counte
f. + A Taylor, Joe Summers. John Sci,
II ensticker Frank Reid.
n observation-disclosures: Jas NJ Pag'
J, Alternate: Samuel Taylor.
. Linder School House.-Delegate
v Chris Darnutzer, Ernest Maurer \
ternates: Z w Baker, John Swal
strum.
Waterloo, oo,-Delegate: Frank Fo
~ ter. Alternate: Il d Townsend.
South Boulder, Delegates: O f Ea
die. +. J Rundell. Alternates: J
=, Bricker, j Fl Patrick.
10 Pony,-Delegates: S Crislnan.
- w Wood. James Boyd. Geo Barke
Thos Hunt, Sam Marshall, w r NJ
.f Fadden, Frank Walters. Alternate
:. Thos Carmin, Freeman Willour, Frar
- Long Henry Fitch. S Phillips. FIRE
!. Stock. c H Allen. n D McKitrick.
Meadow Creek ,-Delegates A
Mcdonald. w J oliver. Alternate
of H kroger, Thos Shirley.
y Maynards School House.
80 John Hartman. A NJ Bower.
:, Burns School House.-Delegates:
w Burns, A w Switzer,
r. Wigwam. Thos The
L. ton. Alternate: E.E Craig.
T. Talty's School House,-Delegat
70 James Duncan. Alternate: Samu