Early Montana Delegates and Territorial Politics Through Statehood
A historical overview recounts Montana's early political conventions and key figures. It notes Sam Hauser and Major Maginnis as early Democratic delegates, 1866 territorial sessions at Helena, and later elections including J K Toole and Thomas H Carter. It culminates with Montana achieving statehood a year after Carter’s 1888 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Carter
W. A. Clark
Carter
Montana
Montana Delegates to National Conventions in Early Days
Delegates traveled by stagecoach to Atchison and later by limited railroad to Ogden for national Republican conventions. From 1868 Montana sent Col. W. F. Sanders and Gad Upson, later mixed loyalties and notable contests shaped by local leaders like James Tufts, Lee Mantle, and Maginnis. The piece surveys early Montana political organization and party battles through 1896.
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Jago
Atchison
Ogden
Montana
W. F. Sanders
Gad FE. Upson
Sanders
Upson
Greeley
James Tufts
Wr. F. Sanders
PD. Leavitt
Leavitt
Richard
Hickman
Ayes
Blaine
Onry N. Blake
Robert Fef
Fiskih
Garfield
Olonel Sanders
Lee Mantle
Baners
Mantle
Edmunds
George
Eaton
Mystery Choice for McKinley Ticket Is Revealed
The article discusses the Philadelphia rally for McKinley where Hanna hints at the vice presidential pick. It notes Woodruff and Bliss as unlikely, Allison unlikely, and Dolliver as a potential candidate, with Long and Dolliver maintaining a passive posture. Dolliver, a West Virginia native representing an Iowa district, is 42 and long involved in Congress since 1890, aligned with the gold standard.
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Philadelphia
Hanna
McKinley
Woodruff
Mr. Bliss
Senator Allison
Senate
Secretary Long
Senator Fairbanks
Congressman Dolliver
Dolliver
House of Representatives
West Virginia
Iowa
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Congress
Doll
McKinley Gets Big Edge as Delegates Debated
Eight delegates were contested as the Republican National Committee worked around the clock for a week before the convention. Most contests pitted McKinley supporters against rivals, yet McKinley’s convention majority reduced presidential preference as a decisive factor in the committee’s rulings.
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Illnois
Grant
Charfield
Iss
Virginia
Senator Mahone
John 8S
Wise
Harrison
Republican National Committees
McKinley
National Committee
Newswires at National Conventions Run Nonstop
The prese associations at national conventions deploy extensive telegraph networks with 50 operators per company and capacities of 1 800 to 2 000 words per hour. Daily word totals at conventions reach 100 000 to 300 000 per event, with 400 000 to 500 000 daily per company.
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Nunweather
Pach
Establicnesa and
Mee
Aml
Washington
New York
Temporary Chairman Chaotic Start at 1888 Republican Convention
The 1888 RNC opened with John M Thurston of Nebraska named as temporary chair by Jones of Pennsylvania who then retired. Confusion followed as a Kansas delegate attempted another nomination but Thurston proceeded with his address and the convention accepted the selection.
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Jones
Pennsylvania
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Thurston
Kansas
Nevada mining camps recall glory and decline in Eureka and Hamilton
The author quotes J A Snedaker on Eureka and Hamilton Nevada once thriving mining camps now decayed to hamlets. He recalls Eureka’s boom with 15 000 to 20 000 residents, rich smelters, large pay rolls, and bustling streets now faded. Hamilton and nearby towns also declined as ore bodies played out and leases persisted in poverty.
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Denver Republican
Eureka
Hamilton
Base Range
Nevada
Montana
J. A. Snedaker
Nev
United States
Mr. Snedaker
Richmond
T. A. Richard
Cra
Wren
Winnemucca
Otder
Elko
Palisade
Eureka and Palisade
Central Pacific
Fureka
Pinto
Belmont
Austin
Snedaker
White Pine County
White Pine
Mureka
Ofureka
Eberhardt
Eberhardt Canyon
Treasure City
Treasure Hill
Rica
Treasure
Ely
Bartine
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Sam Hauser
Major Maginnis
Kansas City
General Meagher
Helena
Madison
Edgerton
Decor Lodge
Beaverhead
Gallatin
Jefferson
Missoula
Chateau Ave
Granville Stewart
Cottonwood Hall
Deer Lodge
J. K. Toole
Old Cottonwood Hall
Toole
Colonel Sanders
Samuel T. Houser
Sanie1 Ward
W. J. McCormick
Montana Territory
Spanish Fork
Cottonwood
Joe LeBarge
Fort Renton
Lebhacge City
Deer Lodge City
Virgina City
Samuel McLean
Col
J. A. Johnson
George W. Stages
Stapleton
McLean
Virginia City
Hough
Fees
Angie
Smelean
W. Y. Pemberton
Pemberton
McLean Mclean
W. F P. Sanders
J. M. Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
W. H. Clagget
E. W. Toole
Clagget
Martin Maginnis
Maginnis
John D. Long
Long
Washington Correspondence
Senator Lodge
Mr. Dolliver
the News Service
Odd Bnough
Hayes-Tilden
C. Br. DeLong
Charlie
Mr. Wren
DeLong
Central Pacific Railroad
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