The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-22
Selected by Silver Bow County
Mckinley Republicans.
THEY POINTED WITH PRIDE
Only One Voice in the Convention Was
Raised for Silver-No One to Sec
ond a Declaration for
Sixteen TO One.

ton IN the duu4lOllum yesterday AFTER
noon and elected Sc delegates to the
state convention, which will be held at
Helena on Saturday. They also adopted
resolutions indorsing the Mckinley adj
ministration. but made very slight ref
erence to the silver question and when
one delegate offered an amendment, de-
claring for a 10 TO l declaration, there
was not another voice for silver that
would second his proposition and there
was but one vote against the resolu-
ton as introduced by the committee.
The proceedings of the convention were
marked by unusual harmony. The au-
ditorium had been decorated for the &C.
casion under the directions of Patriot
knight. A big flag was hung behind
the platform and on il were hung sew
eral pictures of Mckinley, and pictures
of Lincoln, Grant, Harrison, FftZhugh
Lee, Dewey, Miles, Sampson and Schley.
The Goddess of Liberty. with a wreath
in her right hand, was so placed as to
appear in the act Of placing the wreath
on the brow of Dewey. There was a
great dead of pointing with pride" by
many delegates, who took unfair ad-
vantage of their opportunities to crate
to those who were in a position where
they were compelled to listen.
II was 1920 o'clock when Chairman
Malcolm ellis of the county central
committee called the convention to or
der. The Auditorium was about half
filed with delegates and spectators.
After Secretary c. c. Darrow had read
the call the chairman called for nom1-
nations for temporary chairman. On
motion Of Delegate Weller, Mr.. ellis
was selected as temporary chairman by
reclamation. Mr.. Darrow and Benja-
min Sampson were nominated for tenn
porary secretary. Delegate DingevOn
made a motion that Darrow be selected
as secretary and Sampson as assistant.
The chairman recognized the motion as
in order and the convention came near
being "balled up" on the proposition
until the chairman finally decided to
start all over again. Mr.. Darrow then
declined the nomination n Mr.. Samp-
son was elected by reclamation. A
committee was appointed to escort
Sampson to the chair, n after circu-
lating among the delegates for a few
minutes searching for Mr.. Sampson
they reported hat he was at work in a
mine at Meaderville and the committee
did not think ii advisable to go after
him. Hugh NJ. Blewett was then Sc
lected as temporary chairman and he
was also requested to do the work OF
temporary secretary.
Motions were made and carried that
a committee of eight on credentials, a
! committee of five on permanent organ-
ization and order of business, and a
| committee Of five on platform and res
olutions be appointed by the chairman.
A motion that a committee of seven Sc
lect the delegates to the state conven-
ton was also carried. but il occurred
TO a number of the delegates that the
committee was not large enough, and
the motion was reconsidered and subse-
quently the committee was increased tC
10. and the chairman filled the different
committees provided for by the follow.
ing appointments:
Credentials. ]. Reynolds, T. B. Ell.
lott, Charles Mortified. S. H. Haus.
wirth. S. II. Almon, S. NJ. Mullen, p. II
Manchester, william Eddy.
Permanent Organization and order Of
Business-A. N. Yoder, Josiah Hodge
James Davidson, w. T. Llewellyn, VIII
lam Thompson.
Platform and Resolutions-L. J. Ham
ilton. f. N. Harwood. c. r. Leonard
G.. A. Clark, f. T. Mcbride.
Committee to Select Delegates to thu
state Convention-John +. Davies, c. c
barrow, w. b.. Thompson, ]. NJ. Evans
John Miles, AdOlph Schilling. II. o
Weller, Henry Hooking, Robert Boil
man, John karkeek, Joseph Galloway
C. s. Jackman, Watson Wiesmer, J. J
Gamblers, George Hopkins.
After the committees had been named
the convention took a recess until 2:S
o'clock.
It was nearly 8 o'clock before the
committees were ready to report and
the convention reConvened. BY tina
time the Auditorium was pretty wei
filled and Mr.. Sampson, the temporar!
secretary, a been produced.
Chairman Reynolds of the committee
- z.zla.Ns-U- l~z-Nal 4Ia NJ a-A1aA
tials had been presented from precincts
6. s. 81, "a. IS. 80. 40, Al, 40, AZ, ~. IS
46, AZ and 40. The credentials from
other precincts were correct and tn
committees report was e in full
and approved. The list of delegates
was called and the delegates were re
uuired TO answer to their names, which
proceeding consumed a lot Of time. l
was found h a large number of dele
gates were not present and that mos
of the persons in the hall were specta
tors. on motion of the well-known j
w. Bacher, who was a delegate in tn
convention. a majority Of all precinc
delegations was authorized to vote 70
the absentees. Bacher wanted to tall
some more on his motion after II hat
been put and carried and the chairman
shut him off with the remark that dis
cussion on the point was not in orde
and not desired.
a. Y. Yoder. chairman OF the com
mittee on permanent organization AM
order of business, reported, recon
mending Z. y. Harwood for peTmanen
chairman, II. NJ. Blewett for peTma
nent secretary, John I. Davis for as
sistant secretary: that the report O
the committee appointed to select dele
gates to the state convention be re
cefved. and recommending that a Re
cess be then taken until Thursday. DC
s. at : p. m, and upon reconyeninC IN
report of the committee on platforr
and resolutions be received. n tina
nominations for Offices be made in tn
following order: One state senator,
candidates for the legislature. sheriff
treasurer, clerk and recorder, count
attorney. auditor, surveyor. coroner
public administrator, superintendent {
schools. assessor. Justices Of the peac
and constables for the various town
ships. J. w. Bacher was again hear