Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-17
IN CONVENTION
MISsOULA COUNTY REPUBLICANS
TURN OUT IN FORCE.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. =
Warm Debate Resulted in DelegatG
Being Observation-Disclosures
Adopted and Platform.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
M~lssoula, May 16.-The county repubIi-
can convention met at IL :3O today at tie
court house with a very large attend
ance.
Joseph Dixon took the chair.
ny in the absence of Chairman George
Stack, who is out of the city. d. H. Ross
was elected chairman of the convention
and L.. p. Smith secretary. A committee
OF nve was appointed on credentials and
a committee was appointed on order Of
business Is follows: j. A.. MCGOWAN. r.
L.. Darbee, r.. w. Angevine, F. =. Web
ster and Henry Florin; committee on
permanent organization, Samuel Eellew,
{. w. Owen, Ant.rew Logan, Tyler Wor-
den and Robert Fisher. The convention
adjourned for five minutes to allow the
committees to report.
After recess the committee's report was
received as follows:
Your committee on permanent organ
cation and order of business respectful
ly recommend: First, that the temporary
organization be made permanent; Sec
ond, that the chair appoint a COMMITTEES
of seven to select Il delegates n a all
ternates to the state convention to be-
held at Butte May II: third. a COMMITTEES
OF five be appointed on resolutions.
SAMUEL BELLEW,
chairman"
a committee was appointed to select
delegates as follows: j. H. T. Ryan,
Samuel Bellew, E. w. Wilson, Andrew
Logan, ]. P. Olson, Robert Fisher, w.
w. Taggert. Y
Committee on Resolutions-J. NJ. Dix
on, Edward Knott, c. H. Mcleod, o. P.
Jackson, S. G. Murray.
The convention then adjourned till 2
o'clock. a
The delegates from Arlee were Hon. w.
H. Smead, Clinton, Pat Gogarty; Cold
Springs, William Sturgeon and Shirley
Garret; Plains, J. A. MCGOWAN, w. r.
Bemish, L. e. Smith, ~alternates, A. l..
Treat, A. r. Rhode, Frank Baker.
Thompson, Henry Florin, p. w; wilson;
Frenchtown, Theo Bedard, jr.; Heron, r..
Knott.
Meeting was called to order at 2 O'Clock
and the following report from the COM
mittee on resolutions submitted.
We, the delegated representatives OF
the republican party of Missoula county,
do hereby reaffirm our unfaltering ake-
glance to the great principles of govern
ment as enunciated by the republican
party of the United States. We approve
of the wise and patriotic administration
of President Mckinley, commend his
fidelity to every duty imposed upon hlm
by his exalted Office, and look forward
without fear to his triumphant %re-elec-
ton and the completion of the work en-
trusted to his care. With restored bust
ness prosperity, the opening of the many
new avenues of trade, the increasing de-
n1anQT Tor the pfOQuctS u ldDOT anu Eli"
ployed, and recognizing that the laborer
is worthy of his hire, increased wages,
the recall to every citizen the faithful
redemption by the republican party Of
every pledge made during the tendency
of the last national campaign, when the
American people were confronted with
the dangers of the most ruinous policies
of the democratic party. The history Of
the republican party is replete with re-
deemed pledges, decisive action and
sound judgment and commends itself to
the American people for the solution Of
the many grave and new questions pre-
scented as a result of a war waged in
the cause of humanity and in which our
army and navy won signal success.
Wherever the Stars and Stripes float,
whether in Cuba, Porto Rico or the far
Philippines, they represent progress,
advancement and humanity. ana wher-
ever the emblem of liberty has been
planted there it will remain, defended
by the army and navy under the guild
ance of the republican party. We have
heretofore denounced the democratic
party of Montana for it's organized prac-
tees in %corrupting the ballot box and
the people of our fair territory and
state; and we point out to their shame
] and lasting disgrace their nefariOuS acts