The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-30
THEY NOMINATE
A NON POLITICAL TICKET,
An Enthusiastic Meeting of Work
inZmen and Citizens-A Good
List of Candidates.


List Of Candidates.
Pursuant to a call issued through the
usual channels a large assemblage gath
cred last evening at the city hall to
nominate candidates for the mex legis-
lative assembly.
The president, Mr.. Kilcullenn took
the chair and Mr.. Jos. Granger officia-
ted as secretary. Upon motion the
reading of the minutes was dispensed
with. The president then stated the
object OF the meeting, as follows:
Gentlemen, this is a called meeting
for the purpose Of better organizing the
workingmen's party, and with citizens
generally, putting an opposition ticket
in the field"
Maj. j. p. Mulligan made a motion
that the chair appoint a committee Of
nine to select men for nomination.
Carried.
The chair appointed the following
named gentlemen to act on the COM
mittee:
]. P. Mulligan, J. w. Mury,
Henry Housman, L. McGinn,
Jno. Kimball, A. Artist,
d. Finn, NJ. F. Maley,
II. Kimme.
Maj. Mulligan then offered a motion
that a recess of fifteen minutes be TAX
en- to allow the committee time to re-
port. The motion was amended by in
creasing tho time to half an hour, and
passed.
AT this juncture Mr.. Kilcullen va
Gated the chair, resigning the same
temporarily to Mr.. Granger.
Mr.. Kilcullen said before u recess
was declared he would like to have the
spirit OF the meeting, whether or not
this organization should consider the
name of n of the candidates now in
the field. He referred to E. A. Slack,
and stated his cause for so doing, was,
that he had called on him and asked
that a call for this meeting be pub
lished in his paper, which he contempt
uously refused, consequently, he as one,
did not consider him as favorable to
the %workingmen.
1t was tacitly understood that the
name would not be considered.
A recess Of half an hour was then
taken, at the expiration of which the
committee presented its report, which
is as follows:
We, the members Of this committee
pledge ourselves to support the follow
ing candidates for the council and
house:
COUNCIL.
E. w. Whitcomb, Thos. Swan,
II. Claiche. Chas. Hecht.
E. Nagle, W. H. Hubbard,
Tom Conroy, H. b. Kelly,
d. c. Tracy, 7. N. shanks,
B. F. Deitrick, F. L. Greene,
II. B. Horrie.
On motion the report was received
and the nominations adopted.
Several motions were then made
which finally were blended and resulted
In the following motion, presented by
Mr.. Vaughan: That the committee of
nine he retained, and that the officers
Of this association be added thereto, to
fill any vacancies that may arise in the
ticket, and to otherwise perform the
duties of n central committee through
out the campaign.
On motion a committee of five was
then appointed as o finance committee,
and empowered to collect and disburse
funds. The committee appointed was:
NJ. j. Killculin, J. Granger,
l.. McGinn, r. B. Horrie,
j. G. Horton.
After which loud and irrepressible
cries for Vaughan brought that gentle
man to the front, who responded In q
neat and terse manner.
MI. Hardin was then called, and the
meeting would not be comforted until
that gentleman stepped to the front,
and addressed them in his usual elo.
quent manner; after which the meet.
ing adjourned.