The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-28
MARSHALL FOR CONGRESS.
BrantIy and Grubb for the
Supreme Court.
Republican State Convention PUTS
Up Strong and Winning
" Ticket

Up a Strong and a Winning
v Ticket.
The republican state convention
met in the city Of Helena last Satur-
day, with full delegation from
nearly every county but Granite,
whose delegates, though selected,
did not show up. There was much
enthusiasm when Vice-Chalrman
Woolnan called the convention to
order, the band playing the Star
Spangled Banner and the delegates
waving the American flag while they
joined in the song, After the read
ing Of the call by Secretary Miller,
Rev. James Reid, of the agricultural
college, delivered prayer. S. G.
Murray Of MissouIa WIS chosen as
temporary chairman and ]. B. Collins
of Custer as secretary with II. G.
Ycagcr Of Lewis and Clarke as assis-
tant secretary and J. f. Davis
Of Silver Bow as reading clerk. Chair
man Murray delivered an able ad
dress after taking the platform,
which is SO good at this particular
time that it will be reproduced next
week.
Committees on credentials, order
of business and resolutions were Sc
lected by the several counties, and
the convention adjourned until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. .-.
On reassembling the report Of the
committee on credentials was read,
showing no contests. The report Of
the permanent organization commit.
tee was as follows: For permanent
chairman, Senator Thos. FL. Carter;
the secretaries to be retained. Chair
man Carter, before asking the pleas
ure Of the convention, invited the
Sweet Grass delegation to appoint a
committee to escort to the platform
Herbert Fallon, one of their dele
gates, one Of the brave boys who
stormcd the heights OF El Caney and
took part in the capture OF Santiago.
The young mans father was ap-
pointed as an escort, and when the
young hero reached the platform and
was grasped by the hand by Senator
Carter the applause was deafening,
the whole asssmblagc, on the floor
and in the galleries, rising and cheer
irg and waving flags.
Then the chairman delivered his
1 address, in which he showed up the
false pretenses Of the democratic
party in a light SO clear that the
simplest might see and understand.
The resolutions, as reported from
the committee were read and unan-
imously adopted, and then minority
resolution in favor of female suffrage
was introd uced and voted down, the
chairman Of the Park county delega
tion explaining his vote by stating
that when he left home his wife en-,
! Joined him that if any such resolu-
tion was introduced to vote against
it. ...-..
! Tile chair mere announced that the
first order of business would be the
selection Of a candidate for congress-
and the roll Of counties was called
for nominations. Beaverhead pre-
scnted the name of Judge Levi j
Hamilton Of Silver Bow. BroadWate1
presented the name Of Hon. Thomas
G. Marshall Of Missoula. Seconds tt
Mr.. Marshall's nomination followed
fast, and when Silver Bow was reached
Judge Hamilton arose and in a felic
) itous speech withdrew his own name
and moved that Col. Marshall's nom
ination be made unanimous, which
was carried with applause and cheer
ing. The nominee was esc0rtedi tt
the platform by Ex-senator Sander
| and made short speech in which ht
expressed his devotion to the prin
ciples of the republican party anC
promised to carry the republican
banner through every county in tn
| state before the campaign closed
The candidacy Of Tom Morshal
promises to be a popular one, and TIL
delegates seemed to feel that the
had picked out a sure winner.
} The next in order was the nomina
! tion for q candidate for chief instc
Of the supreme court and the name
Of Judge Brantly of Deer Lodge an
: Judge Grubb Of Flathead were place.
S before the convention. The fact tina
2 Judge Bpantly had already bee
placed on the silver republican stat
ticket caused some opposition, whic
$ was about offset by the feeling tina
it was an additional reason why h
). should be named by the present con
venton, as it would tend to show tn
: good feeling really existing betwec
Y the two wings OF the party whic
a were divided from each other only Q
;, the proper way to accomplish a con
Il mon object. The roll call of countie
I developed a very pretty contest
!. Judge Brantly winning by the yer
. small majority, in vote Of 423, {
Is, the vote by counties being as fo
= lows: