The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-09-12

name of the home in which had dwelt |
his ancestors. The particular ancestor !
to whom he had reference fell in love |
with damsel by the sweet name of
Charity and dwelt in Harmony there
after. The story put his listners i'll
good humOr and he proceeded to his
climax which was that the delegation
should be instructed for Governor Rick
ards. He dwelt upon the good deeds
of the governor. About this time the
chair interpOsed with a suggestion to
the effect that. instructions. either for
Hartman or Richards was out of order
until that portion of the committees re-
port with reference to the delegates was
disposed Of. The report naming the
delegates was then adopted by unami-
nous VOTE electing the following to
represent the party at the state con-
vention:
Delegates-A J. Bennett. L. l.. Cal
laway, George Ref. Alex Metzel. John
Dauterman. Henry Kallis. Ed Reed,
James Page. Nj. II. Lott. Ernest Maur-
er, N. J. Tsdel. James Boyd. George
Burns. Thomas Thexton. 7. d. Towns
end.
Aiternates- Thomas Duncan. W. w.
Cheely, James Mitchell. l.. $. Pen
darvis. O. D. Lindsay. r. J. Ogden.
O. F. Parmeter. Frank Reed George
Comfort. G. Darnutzer. Thomas Hunt,
G. H. Woods. VIM. Mitchell, O. B.
Varney, Frank Foster.
The resolution. instructing for Hart,
, man was then taken'up
D After It's reading. John Oliver moved
. to amend the wording of the resolution
so that the delegates would also be in
= structed for Richards.
A.. ]. Mckinney of Laurin made {
: protest against endorsing Hartman.
O. F. Parmeter. vice chairman. thel
:, took the floor in opposition to both thu
- resolution and the amendment HI
said that while he would vote fO
Charlie Hartman he was decided.
opposed to instructions of any kind.
A vote was then taken on the Rick
ard amendment. resulting in its defeat
= The convention then got down t
- business ON the Hartman resolution.
~ Hon. J. Nj. Page of Twin Bridges
opposed the resolution. He said tina
while he would vote for the HOr
80 Charles Hartman. if nominated, he di
:" not believe in tying up the delegate
10 with instructions. He considered tn
9 Madison county delegation as compo
~ ed of honorable men and he though
~ they should be left free tovOte as the
VI consciences dictated. He said he ha
'e been soldier and could not endors
=" Bryan and free trade. his speech gi
ing the impression that he was oppose
- to the stand taken by the Silver r
'. pubicans.
VII Mr.. Bennett vacated the chair
reply He opened with the statemel
100 that the delegates to the state co
'' vention would represent, not their pc
''' sOnal sentiments, but the sentimen
90 of the convention which electt
them. as representing the Repu
VI lican party of Madison count
~ Therefore instructions were high
proper, and outlined for the delegat
the course which the party desir'
- them to pursue. Instructions in n
-" wise reflected on the honor of the de
- aUataS-plact Then hp smoke of Charl
Hartman. paying him glowing COZ
W pliment. and the convention cheer
=" the name of the gallant little cOngre.
" man to the echo. He was of t
os' opinion that nine-tenths of the d.
w. egates favored Hartman and the MOI
W effect of the endorsement 10y instrl
ILL., tiOns. would carry far more weig
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