The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-10-02
Republican and Independent
Siluer Parties Fuse.
ExCRLLRNY YICKgY
Dingwall for State Senator.
Judge Durfee and J. w.
McBee for Representa-
tives-Huffnan for Sheriff
Shull for Treasurer.

The Silver Republicans of Granite
county reconvened in convention in /
this city last Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock for the purpose of nominating
a county ticket. /
Chairman G. B. Stevens called the
convention to order and Secretary L.
G. Congdon read he minutes OF the
convention when it was previously III
session on September 9th. The min
utes were approved.
The convention then settled down to
business in the same harmonious man.
Der that heretofore characterized the
meeting, and the first motion put to
the convention was made by David
Sterrett, of Sunrise, which in effect
was that a committee Of ten be ap-
nointed to confer with like commit
tee of the Independent Silver Party
for the purpose of deciding upon plan
of fusion with that party.
The chair was authorized to appoint
the conference committee and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were named:
DR.. w. I. Power. G. B. Rust, Q. f.
Richards, M. E. Edwards, David Ster-
rett, George Bieber, Duncan Dingwall
T. G. Congdon, w. J. Fisher and G.
B. Stevens.
The committee was instructed to re-
port to the convention at 2 O'Clock. p.
m. and recess was taken until that
hour.
Owing to the delay in the conference
between the two committees, the Re
nublican convention was not again
called to order until about O'Clock,
! when the committee announced thell
9 readiness to report, and the following
! was submitted:
: We, your committee appointed tt
l confer with like committee of the In
!, dependent Silver Party, report as fol
2 lows:
That after due deliberation with th'
!, said committee of the Independent
- Silver Party of Granite county, tn
: following apportionment Of count.
a officers was considered advisable b.
v your committee, the same being IN
n dorsed by the committee of the lnde
e nendent Silver Party: Silver Repuh
It licans-state senator, clerk and reco1
4 der. clerk of the district court. treas
a urer, two county commissioners. LII
J. dependent Silver Party-Two represen
tatives. sheriff, assessor, county atto'
,, ney. public administrator, coroner
d county superintendent Of schools.
in By the committee.
~ c. B. Stevens,
Chairman.
- This report was unanimously adopte
I and the convention proceeded to max
it's nominations.
The first in order was the nomln'
tion of state senator
DR.. W. I. Power nominated Dunca
Dingwall, of New Chicago, and the
being no further nominations, M
Dingwall was declared the unanimo7
choice of the convention. which II
nopular gentleman from the lower va
ley accepted in neat speech to II
convention.
For county treasurer, J. G. Args
and Josiah Shull were placed in nor
ination. A vote was taken, result1l
in the nomination of Mr.. Shull.
For clerk and recorder J. G. Arg'
was the only nominee, and he W
made the unanimous choice of the co
vention.
I'll For clerk of the district court g.
G Stevens was the only nominee, a
, he was made the unanimous choice
the convention.
For county commissioners, Harry
Campbell, of Quigley, ]. B. Feath'
man, of Drummond, and R. NJ. Fere
81 son, of New Chicago, were placed
10 nomination. A ballot was take
r. which resulted in the selection OF n
Campbell and Mr.. 'Featherman.
This concluded the nominations
be made by the Silver Republica
and on motion a committee of two
0. appointed by the chair to instruct
independent Silver Party as to WI