The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-05
BY A RANK MISTAKE
How a Chairman Turned Things to
Suit the Mckinley Men.
SANDERS IN HIGH GLEE
Republicans OF Lewis and Clarke
Nominate Their County Ticket
-kelth's eloquent Appeal
for Justice,
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Helena, Sept. 4.-The republican
county convention met at Electric
hall this morning TO nominate full
county ticket and elect delegates to
the state convention. which will
meet in this city next week. The
Mckinley and silver factions were
about evenly divided. The silver
forces scored victory by electlng as
temporary chairman A. M. Esler,
president of the Silver Republican
club, but the silver men, through a
blunder of their chairman. lost the
permanent organization. After a
fight In convention the temporary
chairman was given authority to
name the committees on Credentials.
permanent organization and order OF
business. The chairman failed to put
enough silver men on the COMMITTEES
on permanent organization. and after
this the Mckinley men had things
their own way. The committee rec
commended the temporary secretary.
John Heron Of Marysville. and q Nc
Kinley sympathizer as permanent
chairman; A. +. Wade. secretary.
and Clarence Kenna assistant. The
report was adopted.
Col w. +. Sanders was much In
evidence In the morning and through
his harmonizing influence the con-
vention had several interesting rows.
In one Of them the war horse jumped
up and down on A. J. Seligman, who
had told the convention what to do
In emergencies, basing his advice on
his experience In state conventions.
The list of committees contained the
name OF Thomas ii. Lewis. When
the committees had been announced
Sanders asked for Information. II
want to know IL this Thomas II.
Lewis Is the Thomas II. Lewis who,
three years ago. In the legisla gre.
voted for w. A. Clark"
Hes the same man." some one
yelled.
Il will answer Colonel Sanders my
self" said Lewis. rising In his seat.
II am proud to say that / am that
same man and /"
Howls from the delegates inter-
rupted the speaker. Colonel Sanders
yelled. and for a time confusion held
sway. Then some one moved to ad-
journ and the motion carried.
The chief hght OF the afternoon
was on the nomination for state SEN
ator. The Mckinley faction nomi-
mated Richard Jockey and the silver
republicans put up A. NJ. Hotter.
Frank r. Sterling was also nominat-
ed. The first ballot nominated Jockey
on the following vote: Jockey. Sc;
Hotter. 62; Sterling. 8. Necessary To
a choice. g. The chair ruled that
the blank was not a ballot, giving
Jockey the nomination. The blank
was nut in by Hotter. Cheers from
the Mckinley men arose on the rul-
ing OF the dhair. Jockey asked for
another ballot. but his motion. on
motion OF Col. Wilbur F. SiSders,
was tabled.
After a warm contest. the following
were nominated as representatives:
r. c. Wallace. A. c. Russell. ]. p.
Bald. John Corbin. ]. A. Walsh and
j. l.. Meyer. Othsr nominations were
G. c. Wyhe. !. Y. Sanders. A. ID. Glib
son, 7. ]. Wood. NJ. II. Wall w. I.
Milligan, +. II. Sterling. Oliver II.
Crane. c. T. Roscoe. Milton >Crosby.
The convention next nominated the
folpowing for county commissioners,
one ballot being required: Sherwood
Wheaton, John Larson and Thomas
Lamartine. John Il. Wilson and r.
w. Thompson were also nominated
G Smith wara ,,,ansre,,ai,, anu ase r.enry
n, All the no,,.na,I',. ss ,
Judges with ,ha soioc,t,,, ',,'
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closed fine afterno,n sass,,ar
At the night session ths ,,oLa, .
| completed I Casssd, .scnra, 80
| nomination for olerk OF IN. cur, ,oss
| G. Kicker the nresen, ,nc,n,han,
| the only other nominss cass.,,,, ".,'.a "a
| IS votes. R!cker .G Knn,a oanonhs,...
secured the nomin,,,on To- III .n. =.
| corder ovsr John c,aLar ,he ,.r. -
| cumbent q n Caya was no,,tna,aa g.
| sheriff ON the fourth hal,o, ~ au,,,,
| pal opponent being CON Recter NJ \
| Higgins ana AZ A wiImor ,aro az
| nominated. Il. s. French ana Sarnns
| McDowell were nm for trs,snrar E.an"
| got the nomination on n vo,s a, n - D
T.. T.. stranahan was nomtr,,ad o.
| county attorney hv ncc.amo,,on p,ui
| A. Beckel was nominated TO- ,ssasso,
| his only opnonent beiny Iobn Va Az,
J. q Fea,herlv was nomIno,a, o.. -
tor. The other nomin,,Io,s v,.ro A
| Nicholson ~ p Norrfs ara ~ A.
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| by making The foI,owing na,,'n, -.
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T. III Farmer .uryeyor. + ,r,h,a,,,
public admlnlstrator
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