The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-19
THE POLITICAL POT
SIMMERlNGS THAT MEAN
SOMETHING.
The Madison County Delegation at the
State Convention Last Week - How
Major Isdeil Called Down Senator San
ders-POpulists Will Meet Tomorrow
Saturday.

Hon. Alex Metzel returned from Hell
ena, Tuesday. where he attended the
Republican state convention. He was
very much pleased over the result
Senator Metzel and Hon. N. ]. Isdell
were responsible for the presentation
of Mayor Benefits name to the con-
vention as gubernatorial possibility.
1t was in the nature of a compliment to
a wheel horse of Madison county Re-
publicans, one who has always been in
the party councils and whose sagacity
has been repeatedly proven: an old citi
zen whom everyone respects Mr..
Metzel stated that very few delegations
outside of Madison and Gallatin knew
that Mr.. Bennett's name would be pre-
sented, and on the second ballot he
would undoubtedly have received a
very handsome VOTE had he not with
drawn his name. After Botkin had re-
ceived the nomination for governor, Mr..
Bennett was rendered the second place
on the ticket, but declined. Major Is
dell made the nomination speech and it
was happy effort. Col Chisholm, of
Gallatin seconded Mr.. Benefits nomi-
nation.
Mai. Isdell distinguished himself in
his speech in behalf of the minority re-
port of the committee on credentials,
did much towards seating the contest
ing delegation from Silver Bow county.
was interrupted by Senator Sanders,
who fired lot of confusing questions
at the major with gattling gun-like
rapidity. ''Major Isdell," said he, ''do
you pretend to say that there were not
at all times in the auditorium conven-
tion "A delegates, and no matter how
disorderly they may have been they
constituted the regular Silver Bow con-
ventiOn?'
''Senator Sanders" replied the ma
jor. 'order is heavens first law, and if
you and your wing were in control of
this convention, which fortunately you
are not, and undertook to run this con-
vention by violence, in your own way,
regardless of our rights, hold that we,
the silver element, would be justified
in withdrawing from this convention to
some place where in peace we could
proceed to hold convention without
danger to life and limb and in that
event would consider our wing the
regular state convention" The maj
or's reply was delivered deliberately
and had the desired effect. The ap-
plause was vociferous and Senator
Sanders had no more to say.
The Madison county delegation voted
unanimously for VIM B. Thompson for
treasurer.
At meeting OF the Madison, Beav
erhead and Jefferson delegations, held
at the Grandon, the nomination for dis
trict Judge was passed and placed in
the hands of the central committees of
the three counties.
AT the Beaverhead county convention
held last Monday. the following reso-
luton, presented by N. T.. Hammer,
were unanimously adopted amidst con-
siderable enthusiasm:
Be it remembered that at the ad-
journed session of the county conven-
tion of the Republican party of Beaver
head county, held at the city OF Dillon,
in the county of Beaverhead and state
of Montana, on Monday. the l4th day
of September, A. d. 1896, the following
preamble and resolutions We're intro
duced and unanimously adopted by said
convention, and it was thereupon
moved and seconded and unanimously
carried that copy thereof be present
ed to the Honorable Frank Showers.
Judge of the Fifth judicial district of
the state of Montana:
WHEREAS, it has been and is the
we'll settled and approved policy and
disposition of the people of the Fifth
judicial district of the state of Mon
tana, to remove the judicial Office from
the sphere and influence of partisan
politics, and,
Whereas, the delegation from Beav-
erhoad county to the late ReDnhlican