The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-10
TO THE CONVENTION
From Every Direction Republicans
Are Going to Butte.
THE FORCES OF MlSsOULA
Delegates Selected In the Various
Counties Yesterday - Harmony
In Places and Dissension in
Others-The Days Doings.


those audible smiles" in the district
court room this afternoon, when the
republican convention declared in its
resolutions that there is nothing but
harmony in the party in Missoula
county. The convention this afternoon
had the appearance of harmony, but
when this resolution was read, there
was furtive examination of sleeves to
see II some of the knives that are be-
ing whetted did not stick out so as to
be visible. There was a close watch
kept to see that no x ray was turned
on the assembly. If there had been the
record would have shown. that there
was something that was not in har-
mony in the crowd, but there was no
X ray, and the resolutions 60 The
fight was a short one and when the
opposition was given one wnack it
kept still.
There was a little whipping into line
during the recess that followed the
noon session and when the convention
reassembled at o'clock things were in
the best possible shape. There was no
! one to dissent to. Anything and
everything that was proposed went
through with rush, whether 1t was
in conflict with what had been done
before or not. The fight was a short
one and was over before the regular
republicans realized how close they had
come to getting it in the neck.
When the convention assembled at
noon there was a tacit understanding
that Col. T. c. Marshall should be
chosen as chairman. There was ac-
cordingly no little surprise when there
was another man placed before the con-
vention for this position. The name
was that of Joseph M. Dixon, and he
received the support of all of the inde-
pendent republicans in this city, and
of some of the country delegates. The
strength of the opposition was not
enough to down the doughty coionel
and he was elected to the chairman
ship, but there were a few minutes
when Ii was not a sure thing that he
would be. There was a lot of hurry
ing to and fro and when the ballots
were counted and the result announc-
ed, sigh of relief went up from one
corner of the room.
The colonel took the chair and made
one of his most graceful speeches in sup
port of the principles that he has been
fighting all of his life. Mr.. Dixon was
unanimously chosen as secretary and the
convention adjourned until o'clock
At that hour there was not a quorum
present and the crowd waited till 2:2e
O'Clock. when the chairman raped on his
table 1t was then discovered that the
secretary had not arrived and another
walt ensued Mr.. Dixon finally showed up
and the proceedings went on. The COM
mittee on credentials appointed at the
noon session, reported through its chair
man, G. Fl. Musgrave, that there were 20
delegates present and entitled to seats
The number of delegates that should
have been on hand was so, but the short
age did not effect the convention at all
and the work went on. The committee on
order of business and permanent organi-
cation reported in favor of making the
temporary organization permanent, and
this was adopted. The further recommen-
dation was made that the chair appoint
a committee of five to name the delegates
to the state convention. This was adopted
too. much to the disappointment of those
who were familiar with the true state of
the harmony that was prevalent. The
chair had prepared himself for such an
emergency as this. for he had the list
all ready and named the committee as
follows: Messrs. Wood, Shaden Denton,
Ranft and Demmons. This meant that the
delegation to the state convention would
break even.
There are on the delegation represen-
tatives of the A. p. AS, the independent
republicans. the juvenile republicans.
the regular republicans, and all of the
other factions. 1t is a delegation for
harmony, but Ii is not an harmonious
delegation.
After a recess of 10 minutes the COM
mittee reported the following delegates,
which list was accepted:
Delegates-G. w. Fenwick. George
Good, ]. A. MCGOWAN. s. G. Murray. C.
II. Mcleod, J. K. Wood. w. II. Smead,
Isaac Abernathy, w H. Francis. ], L.
Ford. T. c. Marshall. G. e. Boos. C. e.
Mitchell.
Alternates - P. Demmons, w. O.
Ranft. Charles Gibbs, David O'Keefe.
Andrew Logan, Miles Mix, r. w. An
gevine. Tylar worden, f. z. Hershey.
j. j. Buckley. p. ]. Kline, H. o. Collins,
Z. A. Kinney.
II will be noticed that the name of
w. Q. Ranft, who is the leader of the
Juvenile faction, is in the list of alter
mates. This is a sop to the other wing,
but IL Is all right, as Mr.. Ranft is alter
nate for a man who connot attend the |
Butte convention, and Mr.. Ranft will
go.
The delegation from Heron did not
show up. and there was more disap-
pointment on that score.
During the intermission, while the
committee was preparing the list OF
delegates to Butte, Judge Francis was
called for and responded with a speech |
that was loudly applauded. He said in |
part: Il seldom attend a political con-
vention that l am not asked to speak. |
and for that reason / am not often at |
any meeting OF this kind. / am here |
to-day simply as a spectator but, as |
you have called for me. will take this |
opportunity of telling where / stand /
I am always glad of an opportunity of |
avOwing my republicanism. / have al |
ways been a republican. from the time /
that that party placed the name OF |
Fremont at the head or its ticket. / /
was a small boy, but / remember that /
stood at the polling place the day OF /
election all day with my back against a /
wall and distributed tickets for the 1
party. On the other side of the way /
was an old veteran politician distrlbut- /
Ing democratic tickets. and we stood /
there till the voting was over. When /
the ballots were counted IL was found /