Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-28

OF mines, factories, mills and smelters,
with the end in view to prevent the
further sacrifice of human life and health
to the greed, neglect and incompetence
of corporate wealth.
"And in addition we would respect
fully recommend that il a just and equit-
able distribution of local Offices can be
effected with the democratic party, we
would heartily indorse union with the
same"
Dan Mckay at once opened up a fight
against the last sentence in the resolu.
tons, and declared that the germ of the
disease which had destroyed the old
parties was at work in the populist party,
viz: a lust for spoils. He moved that
the sentence relating to a union with the
democratic party be stricken out. After
a fiery speech in defense of the clause by
Aaron James, a vote was taken on the
motion to strike out the clause referred
to. 1t was lost by q vote of 1G to 45.
The report of the committee was then
adopted as reported by q vote of IA
to Sc.
A motion was made and carried by a
vote of 81 to 45 to appoint a committee
of seven to confer with the democratic
committee OF like nature, of whose ex-
istence the convention was officially not
flied. The chair named as such COM
mittee Messrs. Brosnan, j.. j. Melon
nell and Jensen of Great Falls, Rich
ardson and Sproule of Belt, Morton and
Beck of Sand Coulee. The convention
ward till G:3O p. ~, to await the report
of the conference committee on fusion.
At 6:3O o. m. the convention assem-
blod to hear the report of the conference
committee. Its conclusions we're already
pretty we'll known by the delegates and
Interested candidates and the result was
a sudden change Of front on the part of
the convention. The report stated that
the two committees had agreed on the
following division:
Democrats to nominate judge, clerk of
the court. treasurer, auditor, two county
commissioners, two representatives, su-
p~erintendent of schools, and coroner.
Populists to nominate sheriff, county
attorney, clerk and recorder, assessor,
one commissioner, three representatives,
surveyor, and public administrator.
A motion was made that the report OF
the conference committee on fusion be
| rejected and the same WIS carried by q
: vote of "a to q. A good many delega.
tions we're absent and did not vote or
, the proposition. A motion to call the
1 yeas and nays on the roll was defeated
, 43 to 20. The regular order, as reported
by the committee on order OF business
; was taken up and the following nomina
, tons made:
s Legislature-Anthony Morton Of Sane
; Coulee, G. f. Stork Of led Butte, Geo
!. O'Malley Of Great Falls. j. f. Williams
of Logging Creek and Il. p. DeForest Of
!, Silver Smelter were nominated by &C
clamation.
Judge of district court-Jas. Donovan
nominated by reclamation.
: Clerk of the district court-O. NJ
Holmes was dominated by q ballot d:
t follows: O. NJ. Holmes, 43; W. F. Brown
lG; G. A. Graham, 20; blank, l..
Treaeurer-W. f.. Brown was nomi
mated by reclamation.
Sheriff.. II. Donlin was nominated
by the following ballot: j. II. Donlin
i5; Tom Carter, 81; w. II. Black, 4.
Clerk and recorder-L. Nj, Mcdonnell
6 was nominated by acclamation.
Attorney-H. II. Ewing was nomi
mated by reclamation.
Assessor-Wm. Murphy Of Belt wa
nominated by the following ballet; VIM
t Murphy, 3S, j, q. Dempsey, 81.
Surveyor-M. S. Parker WAS lomi
mated by ecciamation.
Auditor-Robt. liendry of Belt wa
nominated by the following ballot; Robt
Iendry, 80; Harry Ringwald, -,
}. Superintendent Of schools-Mjsa Int
Craven of Sand Coulec was nominated
by the following ballot: Ina Craven
%; j. S, Davidson, ~.
Coronrr-C. a. Brady, nominated by
reclamation.
Public administrator-L, SprouIc o
Belt, nominated by ~acclamation.
County colnmissiOn"rs-Jamcs i.rick
son Of Great Falls. j. }. ODER of Kibbcy
John Giilin OF Belt, all nominated by
acclamation.
J. \. resolution, offered by Dan Mckay,
~instructing the state delegation to vot.
for straight Bryan and Watson electors.
t unless a satisfactory fusion was arrangcl
10y the state convention on the basis q
;, the congressional vote in 1894, was de
II fcated.
0 The following delegates we're elected tc
& the state convention by A ballot which
o stood as follows: Sam NJ. Moore, 30: p
p. nConnell, %; l.. Roelswick, u; Oar
Mckay. 2S; T. w. Brosnan. %; A. Nor
s ton, %; S. f Jensen, n: Robert lIendry
g 80; O. Nj. Holmes. %; Al Blake, 20; G
8 a. Brady, %; John Gillin, 10; James +
n O'Erien, 80; James Donovan, 81; =, II
Hughes. 81.
# S. VI. Moore WAS elected chairman o
the county central committee and ., NJ
Holmes, secretary. The committee is Il
consist Of one from each precinct in thu
- county and such additional members a:
e the populiet vote in the precinct shat
justify, The other members of the com
mittoe will be selected later.
= The Great Falls township member:
t nominated by acclanatior II. 5. Greene
and p. II, Hughes for Justices OF tn,
peace, and Jas. +, O'Brieu and Joseph
Kireuhwins for cOnstahlcs,
Tho convention then al g>urnej