The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23

The GOLD CONTINGENT.
The straight Republicans Hold Their
County Convention.

county toufthiiohs
Great Falls. Sept. 22.-At 4:45 o'clock
this afternoon. Chairman d. j. Tallant
of the republican county central COM
mittee called the county convention 10
order in the district court room, there
being a large attendance of delegates,
alternates and spectators. Judge a
liant expressed the thanks of the cen
trail committee to the delegates and
other members of the party in the coun-
ty for the cordial support given to the
committee, and asked for the same sup
port for the committee about TO be
chosen. He said that he hoped and be-
lieved that the convention would select
a ticket composed of persons OF such
ability, integrity and honor that they
woul command the support OF the par
ty and the people generally. Secretary
J. NJ. Burlingame, jr., read the call TOT
the convention and Chairman Tallant
asked for nominations for temporary
chairman. w. s. Frary Of the Fourth
ward nominated f. II. Clingan of a
Belt. and the nomination was seconded
by W. r. Glasscock of East Belt. Mr..
Clingan was chosen unanimously and
the chair appointed Felix Armstrong OF
Cora and Henry Prentiss, tr., OF the
First ward TO escort Mr.. Clingan to the
chair.
Mr.. Chngan was received with hearty
applause. He expressed his pleasure
and qualification at being accorded the
honor, for the first time, of presiding
over a republican convention. II was
not the first republican convention ne
had attended. however. and would not
be the last. He had attended the first
ever held in Northern Montana. He
believed that the republicans would
win. He thanked the convention and
promised to preside fairly and impair
TALLY. For temporary secretary, Edwin
. Va,n.r pf .ha Fourth Nyarl nominated
II. H. Matteson of that precinct, who
declined. j. NJ. Burlingame, tr., Of New
Chicago nominated G. T. Bpal Of Bos-
ton Heights. The nomination was sec
onded by Frary and Prentiss and the
choice of Mr.. Boa was made by accla-
nation. on motion Of Burlingame. the
chair was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee Of five on credentials. five on per-
manent organization, five on rules and
order of business. five on resolutions
and Of seven to choose delegates to the
state convention. Then Glasscock. in
order 10 Civ the chairman a chance to
get the prepared list. moved that a re
cess be had for 10 minutes and nobody
objected. The following were the com
mitteeI appointments:
on rules and order OF business. +.
Mitchell. Third ward, chairman. T. w.
Wright. West Great Fails; w. Il. No
Ginnis. 3. & NJ. smelter; s. 7. Porter,
DIIr ll'utN JbtlflSltl' hlbbtNs
On res0lutiOns-H II. Matteson,
Fourth ward, chairman; w. r. Glass
cock. East Belt: George Bulge, Mel
hart; T.. L. "Burghardt, Boston Heights
[ II. F. Mortag, Cascade.
on selection Of delegates to the state
convention-W. J.. Winters, Fourth
ward. chairman: w. d. Dickinson. First
} Alvin Hodson, Cascade: Willard Mile
, gan. Millegan; Lewis Stockett, Sand
, Coulee: James Wells. Riceville.
l on credentials-George w. Brown
r Neihart. chairman; Charles A. Wilson
Silver smelter; Steve Pierse, Barker; c
T. Grove, Fourth ward; A. II. Rowe
Arlington.
ON permanent organize tion-A. T
Kyle, Third ward, chairman; +.
j Cooper, Mission. +. d. Starlight, BostoI
a Montana smelter. Ed DougheTty
West Belt; George a. Chichester, Field
After the announcement Of the com
/" mittees the convention, on motion Of a
:. Fletcher Of the Third ward, r~ecesse,
until Z o'clock.
V Upon r%econvening. the committee OF
y credentials was not ready to report an,
. was passed. The committee on rule
and order Of business recommended tina
y the order Of business be report Of tn
committee on credentials, report Of tn
committee on permanent organization
= ] ~ H'AA VI A"' 'IA A'NAH
d report Of the committee on selection o
delegates to the state convention. nom
y nations in the following order. OF sen
atOr. representatives. sheriff. treasurer
d clerk and recorder, attorney, assessor
auditor, surveyor. superintendent q
/ schools. coroner. public adminfstrato
a selection Of a county central committed
nomination Of township officers. TIL
d report was unanimously adopted on mo
lie ton of w. II. Race. c. T. Grove wa
n appointed assistant secretary. The com
d mittee on credentials then reported
r showing the delegates to be the follow
y ing: A. I. Frame. alternate for h. {
a Walker, Second ward, W. ID. Dickinson
d alternate for +. w. Webster, Fourt
n ward, G.. A. Schwan. second delegat
from Silver smelter; S. A. Beach
sc ly, delegate, and A.. w. Crail
% alternate, from Ulm; 4. F. d. CooI
10 er and n. W. Ebb, delegate
er from Mission; Dunca Cameron an
be Hugh g. Cameron. delegates froT
P; Meisenbach; ]. c. Wells, delegate froT
Dr. R~iceville: w. II. Albright, delegat
rs from Logging creek; r. j. Hardy. dele
)r gate from Hardy; ]. NJ. LETTERS, dele
tx gate from Abel; J. NJ. Millegan, dele
gate from Millegan: J. Y. Ross and ]
]. Thomson, delegates from Re
l Butte: william Sunni and A.. Cunning
ham. delegates from Mason. There weI
no contests.
The report was unanimously adopted
a The committee on resolutions reporte
40 the following: The republicans {
Cascade county, i'm convention asseu
IA bled, congratulate the country upO
the return of prosperity, which is d
rectly due TO the results of the pre-
tective tariff, and we recommend n
administration for the prompt passag
Ut of the Dingley bill, which has one
more placed our industries upon a fir
: business basis. The Cuban war is enc
ed. II was begun in the interest
H. humanity and civilization. its progress
e was marked by the bravest and Il
most brilliant achievements of modei
~ warfare. Its termination is the caul