The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08
Butte Department.

selection of delegates to the state con.
vention-the left wing was knocked ou
/ in fair straightforward fight. They had
nearly the entire membership of the com
| mittee appointed to select the list Of del.
egates and alternates. They were not sure
OF their strength and expressed them
| selves willing to compromise by putting
on q number of the right wing republi-
| cans. But when the right wing told them
that IL they would only add the names OF
the republican members of the last legis-
lature they objected strenuously. They
refused to have the men who, they claim
ed, had gone back on them in the legis-
lature. forced down their throats. The is
sue wass drawn right on that point. The
committee promise ended. The A. p. AS
went into the evening session with a list
of delegates that was pretty fairly dis
tributed, except that not one of the. 10
representatives in the Montana legisla-
ture was on II. The right wing prepared
substitute which contained the names
of every one of the 10 men so obnoxious
to the left wing. The right wings list
won after a two-hours' fight and the 10
legislators who have been repudiated by
the A. p. A. will all sit in the republican
state convention next Monday.
James b. Gallagher, chairman of the
county central committee, called the
convention to order at 1915 O'Clock.
and at once read the CALL He then
called for nominations for temporary
chairman and in an instant the fight
had begun. George w. Irwin and Mr..
ellis arose at the same time on oppo-
site sides Of the hall. The chairman
recognized Mr. Irwin first, and he said:
Il congratulate the republicans on
the assembling to-day of an important
convention. / congratulate II on the
good attendance and on the character
of the people attending. 1 believe IL is
necessary for harmony to prevail In
order that next fall We may present
front to Ocommon enemy.
There should be nothing In this con-
vention to divide us. The interests of
the republican party are the para
mount interests of the nation, state and
county. / desire to present for tempo
rary chairman of this convention the
name of man who, II selected, will
wisely and capably fill the office, who
will obey the dictates of no faction and
who VIII be true to the interests of the
republican party as a whole. 1 pre-
sent the name of w. o. Clymo of the
Ninth precinct"
Mr.. ellis was then accorded the floor
Ind without making a speech presented
the name of Joseph Galloway of Gen.
terville. who, he stated, possesses all
the abilities claimed by Mr.. Irwin for
Mr.. Clymo and has been a lifelong
worker In the republican party.
A. n. Yoder. one of the leaders of the
A. II. AS, said he thoroughly endorsed
every word Mr. Irwin uttered in regard
@ harmony. If there has been any diff
ference, let ii now be laid aside. Let
he battles be fought on the street and
rot be carried into the convention. Let |
be forgotten now but the |
rood of the whole party. He heartily |
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Gallo |
way.
III. A. Neidenhofen was also placed in |
but declined.
Charles Q. Johnson, another noted A. |
?. A. leader, then move that a ballot |
De taken for chairman. Thompson |
Campbell. from the opposite corner Of |
he hall. occupied by the "old-liners,"
aid that there is no roll as yet and he |
suggested that the chairman of each |
precinct delegation cast the ballot for |
he delegation viva voce. and the sec
etary record the vote. After a long de-
,ate this method was decided on
charles Little was called on by the
chairman to act as secretary Temporal
lily. A recess was taken of five MIN
ties to permit the various delegations |
o get together. The vote. regarded by
10Th sides as a test vote. was then
AIKEN and resulted as follows: