The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-02
The City Convention.

hall last Saturday, and vas called to
order at $50 o'clock by Harry Hill, who
nominated III. R. Buck as chairman.
Harry Hill was selected as secretary.
On motion of Ed. Dunno the following
committees were appointed:
Credentials-Chas. Crawford, John
Keenan,, D. G. Browne, Ed. Dunno.
Order of business-A. c. Johnson, nj.
J. Keith, Frank Lepper, and James Nc
| Dewitt.
A recess was then taken to await the
report of these committees.
/ When the convention reassembled the
committee on credentials reported the
delegates whose names are published
below, as being entitled to seats. All
were present. The committee on order
of business reported that the temporary
organization be the permanent one, and
that nominations be in the following
| order: Mayor, clerk, police magistrate,
Imarshal and treasurer.
II John Keenan, moved that where more
than one candidate is nominated the
votes be declared the nominees they to
fight it out at the polls. The vote on
the motion was tie and the chair de-
| clared it lost. Mr.. Keenan, was heartily
supported by the lobby and the justice
of his motion must be generally con-
ceded. c. E. Duer and Richard Bren-
nan were appointed tellers.
F. c.. Roosevelt and Jere Sullivan
were nominated for mayor. The ballot
resulted as follows: Roosevelt, 10; Sui
livan, s; and Mr.. r. was declared the
nominee.
H. r. Buck was nominated for city
attorney and clerk by acclamation.
For police magistrate, G. L. Spencer
and J. A. Kanouse were put in nomina-
ton Mr.. Spencer was nominated by
10 to 6 vote.
George Houk, Chas. Rowe and Dan
Holland were put i'll nomination for
marshal, Mr.. Houk scoring the victory
on the first ballot, as follows: Houk, 10;
Rowe, 5; Holland, |.
For treasurer and assessor S. L. Kelly,
G.. w. Crane and r. A. Luke were
nominated, and then the fun began.
1t required eleven ballots to decide the
contest, and during the time the inter-
est in the proceedings was intense. At
the close of the third ballot it was de-
cided that the person receiving the low
est number of votes be dropped, and this
hard fate fell to the lot of S. T.. Kelly,
who afterwards became the nominee of
the convention, as he came in again
after the eighth ballot On motion that
new nominations be made. The ninth
ballot gave Luke votes Crane 5; and
Kelly 4. In the tenth, Kelly got s;
Luke 6 and Crane 4 !; and the eleventh
and crowning ballot stood, Kelly 9;
Luke 6 and Crane 1-giving the victor
majority Of g. The fellows that knock
the persimmons at the Chicago conven-
tions in June and July will not be bet
ter pleased with the result than Sam
was last night.
There being no further business, the
convention adjourned at 10 p. m.
FOlIOWluS Is llSt vi Jue uoIeSaLeS,
with their alternates:
FIRST WARD.
Delegates. Alter7autes.
G.. e. Duer f. Coombs
Chas Crawford w. O. Dexter
G.. M. Lanning George Houk
M. j, Keith G. P. Fiske
SECOND WARD.
A. G.. johnson G. L. Spencer
III. B. Hill r. S. Culbertson
Richard Brennan Patrick Murphy
Edward Dunno Isaac Churchill
THIRD WARD.
Frank Lepper Jos. Jellica
John keenan, John III. Evans
j. r. Wilton A. B. Keeler
Ell. r. Buck Jos. Conrad
FOURTH WARD.
J. J. Kennedy J. f. Murphy
James McDcvitt w. S. Baker
Geo. w. Crane Samuel Houston
d. G.. Browne Charles Ayres
NOTES.
The sixteen haye had their say, now
what are the voters going to do about it.
The chairman, otherwise fair in his
rulings, outraged Jefferson. Cushing and