The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-16

Mayor Lesser and the faction of the
silver republican party headed by
him, met something of a political
Waterloo in the silver republican con-
vention yesterday. In fact, Mayor
Lesser and his followers were turned
down at every point, n only one mo-
ton of the mayor carried. and this
would not have been done had the
other side been watchful. The con-
vention was called for the purpose of
selecting II delegates and II a~lternates
to the state convention.
The convention put in five hours in
doing VIA ought not to have taken
more than half an hour at most, but 1T
was intensely interesting throughout.
The principal fight of DR.. Lesser was
to keep II. r. whitehill off the state
delegation, but in this he did not come
even close to being successful.
Most of the time consumed was upon
the seating of c.. j. Walsh and John
e. Ebenhack as additional delegates
from the Fifth ward, which precinct
was entitled to only five delegates I'M
der the opportionment. All afternoon
from 2:30 to nearly 5 o'clock did Mayor
Lesser try to have the two delegates
seated, but ZACH new parliamentary
tactic was met by the opposition and
downed. The vote was nearly the same
throughout, the mayor maintaining his
faithful 10 or IL. while the opposition
mustered as high as 33. Mayor Lesser
worked as hard as any man in conven-
ton ever did. being on his feet nearly
all day. The fight for the faction op-
posed to Mayor Lesser was conducted
principally by DR.. j. NJ. Sigh, although
one or two others took a hand in it.
The first test of the day was on the
election of a temporary chairman,
when the Lesser faction showed up
with 10 votes for NJ. b. Hendricks to
% or more for A. ID. Peck. The sun
total of the convention is that II. r.
Whitehill. on whom the biggest fight
was made, heads the delegation, the
rejection of the two additional dele
gates from the Fifth ward and the Sc
lection of Deer Lodge as the place for
holding the nominating convention on
Thursday, Sept. 80.
In course of the fight there were sew
eral personal remarks and upon one or
two occasions there were words adj
dressed bv one delegate to another
which were far more emphatic than ele-
CANT. The convention was not largely
attended, the highest number voting at
any time being 81. Very few represen-
tatives from the north end were pres
ent. Many of the delegates from the
city itself were not present. An anus
ing incident. and by the way, the only
bright speck in the whole session, DC
Cured during one of the lulls that fol-
lowed a vote. Col. T. O'Leary was an
interested spectator and was seated be-
side one of the newspaper reporters
near the speakers desk facing the as
sembly. Judge o. b. O'Bannon, of Deer
Lodge, was seated far down the hall.
Mr.. Chairman" said Judge O'Ban-
non, II would like to ask If Col.
O'Leary is a DELEGATE to this conven
ton, or whether he is a reporter for
the Irish World?"
II am a reporter for the Irish
World" replied the colonel. The in
cident caused a considerable amount of
laughter and applause.
Chairman of the county central COM
mittee, A. d. Peck. called the CONVEX
ton to order at 1910 o'clock inc read
the call.
Mayor Lesser nominated for temper
airy chairman NJ. B. Hendricks, and
j. r. Eardley nominated A. d. Peck.
1t was decided to make the choice by
a rising ballot. There were only 10
who rose to their feet when the name
of Hendricks was called. o. B. O'Ban-
nor. of Deer Lodge, asked to be ex-
cused from voting, as he was unfortun-
ately placed with reference TO the con-
troversy between the two factions.
When TIE name of A. ID. Peck was