The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-12
SILVER MEN
In CONTROL
BOTkIN NOMINATED FOR
GOVERNOR.
A. j Benefits Name Was Before the
Convention After Making the NOM
Hall.

Republican convention Thursday. He
was named by f. D. Weed. O. B.
O'Bannon of Deer Lodge nominated J.
f. Richards in Il short laudatory
speech. isdell of Madison county NOM
mated y. j. Bennett of Madisan as Il
true Montanian.
The first ballot resulted: Botkin
l25. Richards 131. Kessler 81. Bennett
%, Power l, Weed ,. blank ,. Mr..
Benefits name was then withdrawn.
On the fifth ballot Botkin received the
necessary number of votes.
Gel. Dolman was nominated for lieu
tenant governor by reclamation. Rot
wit secured the nomination for secre-
tary OF state in a similar manner
{. NJ. Webster of Great Falls was
nomination for treasurer on the second
ballot. VIM. B. Thompson and A. B.
Cook were also candidates.
A. l.. Love of Jefferson county was
nominated for state auditor: G. Il.
Baggs OF Ravalli for attorney general,
and }. p. Hendricks of Silver Bow for
superintendent OF public instruction,
defeating Steere by a handsome ma
jority.
G. H. Grub of Kalispell was NOM
mated for associate justice.
n. 8. Keith offered a resolution in
behalf Of the subcommittee on resolu-
lions indorsing the St. Louis ticket.
excepting the financial plank. AS the
resolution was in violation of the Butte
conference plan. it a voted down.
Senator Mantle then moved that the
convention indorse the state admins
tration and that the convention as a
whole resolve to support the ticket
nominated by the convention to-day.
Both carried.
After the nominations the silver men
left the hall to consider the matter of
selecting electors and to nominate
Hartman for congress.
Sanders is said to be very muchY dis
custed over the triumph of the silver
men. He was confident of victory for
the gold forces. This means his exit
from Montana politics.
Helena, Mont, Sept. A.-The net re-
suit OF the republican state convention
is satisfactory to all true republicans
ana to all advocates of the Butte con-
ferencea agreement. 1t is here the sill.
Yer men have scored the first advan-
tage, but that is because they repre-
sent the great mass of republicans and
because OF a majority OF the votes. The
spirit OF the convention is generous,
moderate and patriotic SO far. Most
OF the Mckinley men are silver men,
dl1erlng from the others only on one
issue.
The o%ut-and-out gold contingent is
mighty small. Its leaders are getting
very little comfort from either side and
IL Is doubtful whether they will succeed
IN splitting the party and turning the
state over TO the control of democrats
ana pOpullsts. Much trouble was avoid
ed by n decision of the state commit
tee To settle all contests after perma-
nent organization and in the meantime
to allow the cOntesting delegations no
voice. But in any event the silver for
ces would have achieved q victory in
the preliminary proceedings. No ac-
curate forecast is possible of the sue
ceedlng I of of the convention. but
the temporary organization has been
a victory for Mr.. Hartman and the sill
Yer forces and a vindication of the
good sense, good faith and good tenn
per OF the republican party of Mon
ANA.
(nnVnnflnt HILL Holo~o Co
Almost every county delegation eau
cuseo some time this morning, out
nothing important was done as near as
can be learned. Both the Silver Bow
delegations had meetings but were
powerless to act, as neither knew which
would be seated.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the state CEN
tral committee met. 1t remained in
session until 1885. Most of the time
OF the committee was taken up in de-
Gliding who constituted It's member
SNIP. There were proxies present from
flathead and Yellowstone counties.
w. A.. Lewis of Deer Lodge county
represented r. H. Foster, the regular
committeeman from Yellowstone. while
MI. HARDWOOD, former committeeman
OF flathead, had a man named Whips
present. K. L. Clinton contested his
seat. The committee finally decided
to recognize Il. l.. Clinton and w. A.
Lewis. A motion was voted down that
each county be- represented by a proxy
IRON that county. The object of such
was to defeat Lewis.
"A discussion relative to the contest
ing delegations came up and it was de-
c!oed to allow all delegations excepting
those from Silver Bow and Carbon, to
participate in the emporara o%ruani.