Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-04
DEPARTURE Of
THE REGULARS
DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN CON
vENTIoN MARCH TO DEPOT
IN THE RAIN.
MARTIAL MUSIC AND
THE STARS AND STRIPES
Alice Band Headed Professionalism
some Badges and Explosive
Canes.

To the inspiring music furnished by
the Alice band. the delegates from Silver
Bow county to the state republican con-
vention, marched in a drizzling rain this
morning to the Great Northern depot en-
route to Helena. where they hope to be
justly recognized as the regular repub-
leans of this county.
The rain did not dampen the enthusi-
asln of the delegation, and not one men,
Der expressed a fear of what the result
Would be at the convention tomorrow.
The delegation included many of the
prominent republicans of the county.
Several of the delegates had found it i'm
possible to attend and in such cases the
a~lternates We're on hand Several times
along the route to the depot the delega-
ton was roundly .cheered.
The color bearer was William Bray,
a husky and tall miner, who carried a
beautiful silk flag, the property of A. N.
Yoder. Following him came the Alice
band and then the delegates, each of
whom wore a beautiful badge of red,
white and blue silk, surmounted BY a
picture on name of William Mckinley
Below this on white silk was the insc-ip-
ton: silver Bow from which was sus-
pended gold fringe attached to a star in
the center. The tri-color fringe at the
bottom bore the inscription: Republic
an Convention, Helena, Mont, 1900" The
back of the enamel is copper.
All the delegates carried canes. Some
of the canes We're OF the barber-pole de-
sign but the most popular cane was one
containing a plan cartridge at the end,
which could be exploded by a slight con
c~ussion, in a manner similar to that Of
the sidewalk torpedo so popular in
Fourth of July celebrations. There We're
other emlblems, however, one of which
was carried by Bob TAFT. a Butte min
who has spent many years in the South
African republic. 1t was a silver coin, as
big as a silver dollar and known in h
ountry as a Boer 'croWn. 1t bore a
picture of Dom Paul, w1hiskers and all.
and Mr.. TAFT was the recipient Of much
good-natured ~badinage.
The delegation left the armory at s
O'Clock. the Alice band leading off with
""There'l! he a hot time in the old town
tonight which promised to be fulfilled
before the return of the delegation. Sew
eral of the delegates left Sunday and
yesterday and a few more will leaVe to-
night. The delegates selected oy the
county convention are as follows:
George w. Irwin, w. H. Witt, j. p.
! Richards, Lee Mantle p. r. Dolman, E.
Carroll, ]. F. Forbis, l. N. Kirk, L. +
Sanders, w. McC. White, Malcolm Gillis
W. Gallick, George Hopkins, w. G
Thomas, J.. r. Creighton, w. Sutton, E
H. Bruce, E. D. Leavitt, R. NJ. Camp
bell, w. Pinhhann, w. Chellew. c. S. Bat
terman, c. r. Hopkins, w. L. Robbins
l.. O.. Evans, Thompson Campbell, Chas
| Mattison, Bryon Cook, S. K. White. Va
cob Oliver, E. N. HARDWOOD, William Ear
mer, Albert Hauswirth, James Bennett
W. J. BAN, Fred PAUL, William Eddy, Il
Cunningham, E. S. Booth, Robert Tart
.Inhn Rolitho, Fayette Harrington, w. II
SWEET, David Lawrence, c. J. Schatzlein
John Floyd, Ed Temby, John Heron
George Pascoe William Bray, J. X. Ken,
fry, G. H. Moore, J. r. Thompson, j. X
Grice, w. E. Reynolds, r. F. Pearce; W
O. Weller, Alex .Laist, H. cannon, Z. =
j barrow. e. B. Weirick, B.. F. Pluinmer