Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-05-01
The Cascade County Republicans In
dOrse the Course of Their Repre-
sentatives in Congress.
MANTLE, CARTER AND HART man
Will Have Their Votes for Delegates
to the National Convention at
St. Louis.

was with great difficulty that corpo-
rails guard of republicans could be got
together to organize the caucus. The
fact was made very evident that the
voters realize that the republican ma
tonal convention is already practically
captured by the goldbug forces, and that
it is about useless to send uny delega-
ton to st. Louis with the hope Of secur-
ing any recognition for the silver senti-
ment in the western states.
The following resolution was offered
in the several precinct caucuses and
passed without opposition. 1t ex-
plains itself:
"Whereas, The republican voters of
this ward recognize the fact that the
financial question is one of paramount
interest to the people Of this state at
this time; and,
Whereas, Our two senators, Lee
Mantle and Thomas IL. Carter, and our
congressman, Charles S. Hartman, have
manfully fought d good fight ia the in
terest of Just Legislation for silver in the
halls Of congress and are familiar with
the subject: and,
becn freely circulated in the east that
they do not represent the true scnti
ment of the republicans of Montana in
the course they have taken on the silver
question, now, therefore, be it
"Resolvcd, That the delegates elected
by this caucus to the county convention
be Instructed to introduce and support
IN that convention d resolution binding
the delegates elected from this county
to the state convention at Butte to sup
Dort motion to head the delegation to
st. Louis from this state with the names
IF Lee Mantle, Thomas II. Carter and
Charles S. Hartman, and that upon
his proposition Cascade county's dele
cation be in structed to vote as d unit
FIRST WARD.
a handful of republicans assembled at
the designated place in the First ward
aod organized by the election
of Sam Stephenson as chairman and Il.
L. A. Howe as secretary.
The resolution relating to sending the
congressional delegation to st, Louis
was received with applause and unani-
mousy adopted. The following dele
gates and alternates were then elected
without opposition:
Delegates-soam Stephenson, G.. A.
Wells, W. f. Chamberlain, Z. +, a.
Howe, ID, j. Ta!lant, j. j. Ellis, w. w. |
Conner, and j. w. Roberts.
Automatically. A. Webster, q. Raban,
NJ. Phillips, w. d. Dickinson, Frank
Bruce, f. G. Heldt, l.. w. Curtis, and
j. II. Mcknight.
SECOND WAED.
1t was after o'clock before enough
republicans could be gathered together
in this ward to organize the caucus.
With the assistance of few republicans
from the Third ward, who had finished
their Own caucus, an organization was
finally effected, with Ed Falk, II. Gus
tafson and Martin johnson as judges.
motion to adopt the resolution in |
sayor Of the congressional delegation as
delegates to st. Louis carried without /
y position.
Inc following gentlemen were unani. |.
mously selected as delegates TO the
.ounty convention and given authOrity |
10 name their own aternates in case
hey were unable to attend; Ed Fglk, |,
sam X. Wilber, \ S. Fletcher. DAYo |
Jones and ". II. Allison
The caucus then adjourned.
THIRD WARD.
In this ward about 0ozen republic
ans gathered at 80 p. NJ. to elect dele
gates to the county convention. f. ID. |
Joscelyn called the meeting to order and
the following judges were elected: f. d.
Joacelyn, II. McDouga, and G. G. Proc
tor. Mr.. Joscelyn acted as chairman
and Z. Z. Proctor as secretary. On mo-
hon the following delegates and alter
mates were elected:
Delegates--W. H. Race, w. Il. Dwyer,
q. V. Rubottom. F. D. Joscelyn, G. c.
Proctor A. S. Fletcher, r. McDougal,
A. j. Sullivan, r. E. Hammond.
Alternates-H. c. Shipkey, Henry
Holmes, John Foster, Ed Smock, A.
Nightlinger, G. Calvert, John Mitchell,
John B. Terhune, f. j. Fawcett.
FOURTH WARD.
Douglas Martin called the primary to
order in the basement of the Grand
Central and read the call, after which
adjournment was had to Company AS
armory. Douglas Martin was elected
permanent chairman and j. S. Alling,
.Ir., secretary. The following were
chosen judges: J. F. McClelland, j. A.
Largent, W. S. Frary. G. H. Benton
presented the resolutions relating to
sending the congressional delegation to
st. Louis, and they we're received with
applause and unanimously adopted.
The nomination Of delegates followed,
the chair announcing that the l3 receiv-
ing the highest vote would be delegates
and the l3 receiving the next highest,
alternates. The result was as follows:
Delegates-A. f. Dickerman, l.. G.
Phelps, W. j. Winters W. S. Frary, j. +.
McC!elland, Douglas Martin, w. p.
Beachly, Howard Crosby, W. I. Hickory,
A. &. Ladd, G. M. Webster, w. b. Bur ,
leigh, f. Il. Russell {
Alternates-M. L. Brdger.an, j. A.
Largent, j. II. Fairfield, G. b. Swan. A.
f. Scranton, Gust Lund, H. III. Matte !
son, ID. Harbordt. d. G. Carlson w G G