Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-31

tain and appeared in its issue of August
14th n August 18th. That on Z thea
morning Of August 18th there appeared
in the Butte Miner and Anaconda Stand
ard a notice signed by one w. H. Mich
OILS for a call of the county committee
for August 14th at 3 o'clock p. m. That
Malcolm Giliis was never by any mem
Der of the committee, nor any number
of members of the committee, ever or
at all or at any time requested to- call
a meeting of said committee OF August
l4th or any other day, out made said
call as above mentioned without request
from any member of said committee,
That on August 14th at 3 o'clock p. M.
certain members of the sale central
committee, met at the republican head
quarters and pretended to hold a meet
ing of said Genital committee, but
that the number of persons who
attended said pretended meeting,
or who We're represented by proxy,
did not equal twenty members, a legal
quorum of said committee. That prior
to the hour of 9 o'clock p. IN. of said
date of August. 18th 1900, William Sims,
a member of said committee rendered to
Malcolm ellis his resignation as a menu
Der of said committee to take effect i'm
mediately, and that Malcolm Gil!is. the
chairman of said committee caused. to
be delivered to the said w. H. Nichols
a notice to the effect that William Sims
had resigned as a member of said COM
mittee and that there was a vacancy in
the committee and hat the chairman
would, in accordance with the orders of
the county committee fill said a
at the next meeting of the committee,
August 18th. That prior to the meeting
of said committee Charles Harvey ten
dered to Malcolm Gillis his resignation
as q member of said committee, together
with a notice withdrawing the proxy
issued to John F. Davies. and all other
proxies, and that Malcolm Gillis, the
chairman of said cnrOsniffnn norSnna1jv
served on w. H. Nichols a notice to the
effect that said Charles Harvey had re-
signed from said committee. and that a
can existed therein. said COM
meeting. August 14th, was composed of
thirty-eight persons. That prior to the
said pretended meeting and on August
18th. Sullivan Waugh, a member of said
{, committee. issued to John r. Grice a
proxy authorizing him, the said John r.
Grice. to represent Sullivan Waugh at
all meetings of said committee. That
John r. Grice went to the republican
club rooms where said pretended meet
ing was about to be held, and personally
presented to the said pretended meeting
| his proxy, together with the notification
signed by said SullivanWaugh revoking
the proxy heretofore issued to John It.
Davies n to B. F. Plummer. That the
said John r.. Grice. after notifying the
persons present of the proxy of Sulli-
S"H '"ueH oSAN
tee and took no part in it's alleged de-
! alterations. That the following named
persons, ]. r. Renfrey. proxy for r. g.
,, Whitman, George Jacka, Eugene Car
roll. proxy for G. S. Jackman, William
Eddy. b. F. Plummer, proxy for w. p.
Rhodebank, w. c.. Thomas, Malcolm Gill
lis, Robert Bohlman, j. r. Creighton.
Antoine DOnati, Jacob Oliver. George
Hopkins. Thomas Q. Miles, John Bolitho,
! Robert TAFT. W.. S. Magiu, w. J. Farmer,
| S. J. Waters. T. r. Gardner, James Ben
netts and John r. Grice, proxy for Sui
livan Waugh, did not attend said meet
ing either in person or by proxy. n
William Sims and Charles Harvey, who
had previously resigned, did not attend
said meeting; making in all twenty-four
members of a committee who were
not present either in person or by proxy,
n that the greatest number of per-
, sons who could have been at said al
legged meeting were sixteen, which num-
Der was less han a quorum of said COM
mittee. That said alleged and pretended
, meeting was called to order by w. Fl.
Nichols the secretary of said committee,
who had full knowledge of the resigna-
tons of William Sims and Charles Har-
vey, and of the proxy of John r. Grice
for Sullivan Waugh. and notice that all
other proxies had been heretofore re-
voked. That said w. H. Nichols or any
other person did not at n time in said
meeting call the roll of said commit
tee so as to ascertain whether a quorum
was present or not.
That afterwards, on the 14th day OF
August, 1900, the county central com
mittee of Silver Bow county met at the
county republican headquarters pur,
suant to the call issued by Malcolm Gil.
lis. and that the following named per
, sons were present either in person or b.
proxy:
, J.. r. Renfrey, proxy for r. c. Whit
l man, j. E. Richards, substitute ant
I prnvv for El1Uana Carroll nrOYVs for n
S. Jackman: Byron H. Cook, substitute
!, and proxy for B. F. Plummer, proxy TO
!. w. P. Rhodebank, William Eddy, w. C
4 Thomas, NJ. ellis, j. r. Creighton, Jaco1
4 Oliver, John Bolitho. J. R.. BENEFITS, Rob
ert Bohlman, Antoine Donati, Georg
Hopkins. Thomas o. Miles, Robert TAFT
: w. s. Magill. w. G. Farmer, S. J. Wat
. ers, T. o. Miles, proxy for T. b. Gard
ner, Robert Ould, John r. Grice, prox
for Sullivan Waugh. twenty-one in mum
: Der.
8 That the meeting Of said central com
mittee was called to order by Malcolr
ellis, chairman of said committee, an
. w H. Nichols the secretary of said com
mittee. was absent. That Byron. T
- Cook was elected secretary pro tenn 1
the absence of said w. H. Nichols. Tha
l. a roll call of said committee was Iha,
i and that twenty-one persons answere
y either in person or by proxy, being tt
= persons named as herein last above mer
toned.
- That Malcolm ellis, the chairman !,
said committee, notified the commits
~ that there were two vacancies upon tt
committee being caused by the resigns
ton Of william Sims and Charles Ha'
: vey, and the committee proceeded to f
Z the vacancies. The chairman appOintt
= r. Probst to fill the vacancy caused /
the resignation of William Sims "
L. Robins to fill the causedst
y the resignation of Charles Harvey. ar
that said appointments Of the chairma
Malcolm ellis, were confirmed by sa
committee. That #. c.. McWilliams,
member of said committee, rendered h