Daily inter mountain., 1900-10-22
An Order TO Show Cause Issued in the Matter
Of the Fusion Republicans Of
This County.
RETURNABLE ON WEDNESDAY
GEORGE A. CLARK CANDIDATE ON THE SILVER BOW TICKET
FILED THE PETITI0N-FULL TEXT OF THE
PR0CE EDINGS.
Special to Inter Mountain.

Special to Inter Mountain.
Helena, Oct. 22-The supreme court to-
day, upon the application of Attorney
w. H. Dewitt and upon the petition of
George A. Clark, candidate of the re-
publican party, issued an order directed
to John E. Moran, county clerk and
recorder of Silver Bow county, to show
cause why he should not be perpetually
restrained and enjoined from printing
Silver Bow the ticket of the alleged
"Eight-Hour Republican Party The
facts are set forth as follows:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
STATE OF MONTANA.
THE STATE OF MONTANA AT THE
RELATION OF GEORGE A. CLARK,
RELATQR, VS.. JOHN II. MORAN,
COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER
OF SILVER BOW COUNTY, MON
TANA, DEFENDANT. ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE.
The petition and complaint of George
A. Clark having been filed in this Court
this day, and having been considered by
the Court, and it appearing therefore
that said petitioner George A. Clark is
the duly nominated candidate of the re-
publican party of the County of Silver
Bow, Montana, to be voted for, for the
Office of Member of the Legislature in
said county at the general election to
be held November 9Th, 1900, and it APP
pearintg further that on August 25th, 1900,
a convention was held in the County of
Silver Bow, Montana, purporting and
claiming to be a convention of the re-
publican panty OF said county, and that
said convention elected siXty-two dele
gates and siNtytWo alternate delegates
to attend the State Republican Conven-
tion held in the City of Helena on Sep
tember 5, 1900, and that said delegates
and alternates We're refused seats In the
said Republican State Convention, and,
it appearing further that said alleged Re-
publican County Convention thereafter
and ON the 2Gth day of September, 1900,
reconvened in the City off Butte and pre-
tended to organize a political party which
they called the 'flIisht Hour Republican
Party" and then and there nominated
list of persons to be voted for ais county
officers in said county and that the off,
GERS of said convention filed with the
County Clerk and Recorder of Silver Bow
County, Montana, certificate Of said
nominations purporting tc be by the
'h.fs'ht-Hour Republican, Party" of the
County of Silver Bow and signed by the
Chairman and Secretary of said conven-
tion, and, it appearing further that said
County Clerk and Recorder threatens and
is about to print said Eight Hour Re-
publican Party" ticket on the official bal
lot of said county, and it being repre-
sented by George A. Clark, relator here
in, and it appearing from his petition
that the printing of said Eight Hour
Republican Party ticket is without right
or authority and would cause irreparaIble
injury to the said relator and others SIM
ilarly situated, and the said George A.
Clark, relator, having prayed THE injunc-
ton Gf this Court, restraining said John
E. Moran, County Clerk and Recorder of
Silver Bow County, Montana, from print
Ing upon the official ballot of Silver Bow
County said "Eight-Hour Republican
Party" ticket, and
TT APPEARING that this lis proper
case in which to issue an order to show
cause TT IS THEREFORE, ORDERED
that the time for the hearing off the said
order to show cause be and the same Is
hereby shortened, and the said defendant
John e. Moran County Clerk and Re-
corder off Silver Bow County, Montana
Is HEREBY ORDERED to show cause
before this, our Supreme Court, at the
Capital at Helena ON the cath day of Oc-
tefaer, 1900, at o'clock p. M, why he
should not be penpetuaMy enjoinei and
restrained from printing upon the official
bs hot ef the County Ce Silver ERCiW Mon.
tana, the ticket OF the alleged Eight
Hour Republican Party"
MR.. CLARK's PETITION.