The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-22

gested that the several delegations haC
no doubt selected their committeeman
the secretary proceed to call the rol
OF counties in order that the respective
chairmen might state the name of the
man for the credentials committee
Broadwater county was called and the
chairman of that delegation proceeded
to read the names of committeeman
for not only the credentials, II for res
olutions and permanent organization as
well.
Mr.. Shober suggested that 1t would
be well to first name the credentials
committee before entering upon the
work of permanent organization, There
were remarks by Shiffelbin, Kinds AMI
others, and the conclusion was reached
in some way that the convention take
a recess till 2:30 o'clock in order TO
give the several delegations time in
which to prepare a list of committees
men to be submitted upon reconvention
SO the three committees. credentials.
resolutions and permanent organization
n order of bus ness were named in
n motion.
Afternoon Session.
The secretary read the list of COM
mitteemen as submitted, as follows:
Credentials-C. ii. Wilder, Broadwa-
ter; w. F. Brown. Carbon; G.. f. Bart
lett, Silver Bow: c. NJ. Sawyer Deer
Lodge; Jos. Wells, Granite: John Fog
arty, Jefferson: Pat Meaney, Lewis and
Clarke; Sol Wiles. Madison: f. c..
Wiles, Missoula; r. d. Kenney, Park;
John Appleberry, Ravalli; F. r. st.
John, Yellowstone; w. II. Hogan, Te-
on.
Permanent organization-C. A. Whip
pie, B~roadwater; James Erickson. Cas-
cade; Nj. j. Lewis, Silver Bow: ]. ].
Ryan, Deer Lodge; ]. G. Edwards,
Flathead; j. Connolly, Granite: NJ. L.
Hewitt, jefferson: ID. ". Hamilton.
Lewis and Clarke: John Boutwell,. Mad
ison; c. G.. Watt. Meagher; william
Maclay, MissOula; William Jones. Park.
Resolutions n platform-E. NJ.
Wardell, Broadwater: Robert Hendry.
Cascade; NJ. G.. O'Malley, Silver Bow:
William Edwards. Deer Lodge: NJ. ].
Garrett. Fergus; J.. c. Duffy. Granite;
NJ. Corbett. Lewis and Clarke: c. w.
Burchard. Madison; II. d. Moore, Mis-
soula: John Martin, Park.
A recess Of 10 minutes was taken to
give the several committees time to
prepare their reports. Pat Meaney re-
ported for the credentials committee.
empowering the majority of delegates
from each county to vote for those of
their delegations who were absent.
The delegates were all seated, includ-
ing r. r.. Smith of the Lewis and
Clarke delegation. The report was
adopted mid applause.
ID. II. Hamilton reported for the
on organization. as follows:
We. your committee on ornament
organization. beg leave to report the
following order of b~usiness: First
report of the committee on credentials. !
Second-That the temporary o~rganiza-
ton be made nermanent. Third-Ap-
pointment of a conference committee of
fye by the chair to confer with other
silver parties. Fourth-Report of COM
mittee on platform and resolutions.
Flfth-Nomination of candidates for
state officers. Sixth-Selection of state
central committee"
The report was unanimously dopted
and Chairman Hogan proceeded 10
name a conference committee to con-
with the other parties in conven-
Llon assembled in the city, as follows:
Smith, John Huseby of Lew
IS n Clarke, j. Connolly Of Granite.
3 r.. Jensen Of Great Falls. Thomas
Kinds of Silver Bow.
A recess was taken to 6 O'Clock and
n the meantime the committee on res
buttons prepared its report.