Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-16

No lag.ime waves from brass band
cast their atmospheric spray upon the
auditory nerve; no Greek fire threw its
duddy flame athwart the front of the Au-
ditorium. nobody even yelled-proof that
IL WASH a fusion convention; ana there
was nothing but harmony.
OF course, such a description as that
could apply to none but republican con-
vention. 1t was even so. The stalwarts
of the q. o. p. gathered at noon TO-DAY
and organized-toOk the initial step not
toward gis ing the city of Butte Reform
government. the kind that is spelled with
a capital "R" but toward cleansing the
Augean stables of the municipality ana
seeing that for the succeeding two years
it is conducted on economic and moral
and progressive principles.
1t was body of mon whose intelli-
gence. dec ncy and sincerity were so
plainly written on their coun,enances
that one who is able to run in the four
minute class Should have been able TO
read. There WAS no refulgent oratory,
no diffusa praise of distractions; the
delegates simply went expeditously to
work and transacted the preliminary
business for which they had been elected.
W
A. r. Bray. chairman of the city CEN
trail committee. with the announcement
that IT was the duty of the delegates TO
proceed tremendously to do what lay IN
their power for the success of the party.
II am not going to take up your time"
he said. This is a day for labor The
time for rejoicing will come when the
citv of Butte is redeemed from it's pres
ent condition.
M. A, Berger, secretary of the city cen
trail committee, was then asked to read
the call in pursuance of which the con-
yention had met. At the conclusion the
chairman announced that the first bust
ness before the body was the election OF
a temporary chairman. John N. Kirk
was nominated for that office by H. NJ.
Heimerdinger and Judge E. NJ. Harwood
by H. J.. Maury. ]. NJ. Hinkle and Frank
McWiliams were appointed tellers. the
delegates voting in turn as their names
were called by the secretary.
A tally of the votes showed that a total
Of seventy-two had been cast, of which
Kirk received forty ana HARDWOOD thirty
two. Chairman Bray thereupon declar-
ed Kirk elected and appointed Judge
HARDWOOD and Captain S. J. Waters
committee to escort him to the platform.
Judge Harwood moved that before Kirk
took the CHER his election be made UNI
animOus. The motion was adopted and
Mr.. Kirk was escorted to the platform.
"In introducing Mr.. Kirk as the tenn
porary chairman of this convention"
said Judge Harwood. Il do it with en-
thusiasm. I do it with all the assurance
that could possibly be entertained that
Mr.. Kirk is a very fitting and able man,
a conscientious and noble gentleman
who will preside over your temporary
organization with fairness and wisdom
which will be appreciated by every dele
gate in this hail. He is SO good a man,
so wise a man and so conscientious a
man that 1 myself am gratified that
voted for him.
The introduction of the chairman was
greeted with applause. He stepped for
ward and smiled in recognition of this
expression of good will on the part Of
the delegates and said:
Gentlemen of this convention and
fellow republicans, most of you-perhaps
all of yOu-were present in this hall not
many evenings ago and doubtless be-
came convinced that under certain con-
ditions my tongue is likely to become
different now, but have just come from
the court room. and if attempt to make
a speech to you at this time might get
legal terms mixed with political. I am
q republican. and so are you. We know
what we are here for, and that is
enough. We will now proceed with the
business that should come before this
convention. The next order, I believe,
is the nomination and election Of a tenn
pOrary secretary"
John c. Heilig Immediately placed
Mr.. Berger in nomination. With his
customary modesty that gentleman
wished to refuse the nomination. but he
was yelled into his seat. nominations
closed and the election made by accla-
. nation.
]. NJ. Hinxle moved that committees
on permanent organization and order
of business, resolutions, and credentials
be selected by the convention choosing
one delegate from each ward. H. M.
Heimerdinger amended the motion to
read that the chair be empowered to ap-
point the committees, the amendment
being unanimously adopted.
Chairman Kirk then stated that he
would grant a recess of ten minutes,
which time he would employ in selecting
the committeeman. At the expiration of
that time he searched for a gavel with
which to call the meeting to order. and