23 Aug 1906: Proceedings of the Twelfth Biennial Convention of the AOH of Montana (typescript), p. 5: Committee on Credentials

# IMG_7599 - **Type:** typed report (page 5 of the typescript proceedings of the Montana AOHIrish societiesAncient Order of Hiberniansin America from 1836The largest Irish Catholic fraternal order in America: sick and death benefits for members, St. Patrick’s Day parades, and steady support for Irish nationalism.More in Key terms → state convention, 1906). The photograph is rotated 90 degrees. - **Book page number(s) visible:** "-5-" (typescript page number, top centre) - **Meeting date(s):** August 23, 1906 (morning session, recess until 1 P.M.); the Official Call reproduced at the head of the page was signed at Butte 4 Aug 1906 - **Place / body:** Anaconda, Montana, A. O. H. Hall — Twelfth Biennial Convention, AOH State of Montana - **Officers signing:** the Official Call is signed: J. J. Lynch, State President; Thos. J. Kelly, Vice [President]; T. J. McCarthy, Acting State Secretary; J. J. O'Mahony, State Treasurer; Rev. J. J. O'Callaghan, State Chaplain - **Murphy mentions:** - "James Murphy, Division #2 Silver Bow County." — named to the Committee on Credentials, as selected by the county presidents. (Almost certainly the same man who signs the 1910 dance invitation in IMG_7592 as "Jim Murphy Pres Div #2"; whether he is identical with the James J. Murphy later of Division No. 1 is for the project to judge.) - **Other key names present:** - **J. J. LYNCH** — signs the Official Call as State President; speaks after its reading ("After reading of Official Call, State President J. J. Lynch said:"); later "State President Lynch requested the Chairman of Committe on Credentials to immediately call the Committee together and report as soon as possible." - **Dan Lynch, Div. #3 Silver Bow County** — seconds the motion for recess (a different Lynch) - **Gallagher of Silver Bow** — "Motion by Gallagher of Silver Bow, ans seconded by Bro. Dan Lynch Div. #3 Silver Bow County. Motion carried That we now take a recess until 1 P.M." (plausibly Chas H. Gallagher, though only the surname is given) - **T. J. McCARTHY** — Acting State Secretary, signer of the Official Call - Also: Thos. J. Kelly (State Vice-President), J. J. O'Mahony (State Treasurer), Rev. J. J. O'Callaghan (State Chaplain), English of Silver Bow (mover), Stephen Hogan of Division #1 Silver Bow County (appointed Official Stenographer), John K. O'Rourke (County President Silver Bow County), A. Mularkey (County President Lewis & Clarke County), Pat Colligan (Division #1 Silver Bow County), John Conway (Division #3 Silver Bow County), A. P. Quinn (County President Missoula County), P. J. Regan (Division #1 Cascade County), James P. Kelly (Division #1 Deer Lodge County). - No J. J. O'Meara, no James Connolly, no John Gribben on this page. - **Topics:** state convention; official stenographer; accredited delegates / Deer Lodge County delegate dispute; Committee on Credentials; recess ## Transcription -5- accomplish at the coming convention, we beg to remain, Fraternally yours, Signed. J. J. Lynch, State President. Thos. J. Kelly " Vice " T. J. McCarthy Acting State Secretary J. J. O'Mahony State Treasurer Rev. J. J. O'Callaghan, State Chaplain After reading of Official Call, State President J. J. Lynch said: Perhaps the first thing that should be done is to select and appoint an official stenographer for the convention. It has been the custom to select and appoint some short-hand writer who is a member of the order to take down the proceedings in full. I undertook to appoint a young member of Division #1, A. O. H. of Silver Bow County. However, it rests with you entirely as to whether you think a stenographer is necessary or not. We cannot get a full report of the proceedings without the services of one. Moved by English of Silver Bow, and seconded by several brothers, that Stephen Hogan of Division #1 of Silver Bow County be selected to act as Official Stenographer, to report the proceedings of the Convention. Motion Carried. A discussion arose as to who were the accredited delegates to the convention from Deer Lodge County, and after considerable discussion, on motion made and seconded the matter was referred to the Committee on Credentials. The State President then requested the State Secretary to read the names of Committee on Credentials, as selected by the various County Presidents, as follows: John K. O'Rourke, County President Silver Bow County. A. Mularkey, County President Lewis & Clarke County. Pat Colligan, Divison #1 Silver Bow County. James Murphy, Division #2 Silver Bow County. John Conway, Division #3 Silver Bow County. A. P. Quinn, County President Missoula County. P. J. Regan, Division #1 Cascade County. James P. Kelly, Division #1 Deer Lodge County. *(NOTE: the page is curved in the photograph, so the right-hand half of each of these lines appears to sit one typed line higher than the name it belongs to. The pairing given above is the correct one — it is confirmed by putting Quinn in Missoula, Regan in Cascade County and Kelly in Deer Lodge County, matching their known localities. Read naively off the slanted image, "James Murphy" would appear against "Division #3 Silver Bow County".)* State President Lynch requested the Chairman of Committe on Credentials to immediately call the Committee together and report as soon as possible. Motion by Gallagher of Silver Bow, ans seconded by Bro. Dan Lynch Div. #3 Silver Bow County. Motion carried That we now take a recess until 1 P.M. ## Passages re-read from the image (Opus, 26 Sept 2026) From the dossier register, `research/docs/jjm-dossier-2026-09-26/register/`. These readings, not the whole-page text above, are the ones to quote. - **div1_1906-08-23_state-convention-proceedings_p05_credentials-committee** (confirmed; div1-a.yaml): James Murphy, Division #2 Silver Bow County. > A discussion arose as to who were the accredited delegates to the convention from Deer Lodge County, and after considerable discussion, on motion made and seconded the matter was referred to the Committee on Credentials. The State President then requested the State Secretary to read the names of Committee on Credentials, as selected by the various County Presidents, as follows: John K. O'Rourke, County President Silver Bow County. A. Mularkey, County President Lewis & Clarke County. Pat Colligan, Divison #1 Silver Bow County. James Murphy, Division #2 Silver Bow County. John Conway, Division #3 Silver Bow County. A. P. Quinn, County President Missoula County. P. J. Regan, Division #1 Cascade County. James P. Kelly, Division #1 Deer Lodge County.