The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-02
REDOLENT REPUBLICANS
They Meet in Convention aud with
Harmonious Affection Elect
Several S~Oreheads,
A Medical Mayor Elected by a Multi.
tudinous Majority -Mantle,s
Resolutions.


"A temporary organization wa el
fected by the nomination of LIE,
Mantle for Temporary Chairman
and he was elected by reclamation
there being no opposing nominee
Robert Aitken was on motion chosen
Temporary Secretary.
A committee of three, after muct
discussion, was appointed on Cred. n
tials of delegates from all the ward.
of the cit, but the Fourth ward, this
distinction being made on account OF
the multitudinouz representation
from that section.
The committee appol nted by the
Chair was a follows: E. F. Page,
from the Third ward; Harry Nichols,
from the First ward; and John Can.
non frnm the Second ward.
GA motion q committee Of five on
permanent organization and order OF
business was appointed a. follows
w. Pinkham, P. r Dolrnan. Third
ward; r. J.. Hamilton and T. F.
Wyman, First ward: and w. n
Aylesworth, ftOm the Secon1 ward.
On motion the convention adjourned
until 2 O'clock. to rect at the Court
House.
AT THE COURT HOUSE.
Pursuant to adjournment the con-
vention met at the Court House and
| Was called to order at q little after 2
o'clock by Chairman Mantle.
TIE ret Tort of the. committee on
credentials was read and the dele
| gates as published from the first
three wards were admitted. From
the Fourth ward only the following
delegates were admitted
Delegates.-SaMuel Hoar. Richard
Thomas, Charles n. Smith, J. e
Richards, Louis D:mars, Fred
LOeber.
Alternates. Charles s. Collins, r.
M. Cobban, Savin Lisa, Edward
Benton, David McCraEor, AK
Cohen.
On molten the report was adopted
which avoided much dissatis-
faction and useless discussion. =
The report of Committee on Per-
manent organization and Order of
Business was read and was as fol-
lows: Chairman, Lee Mantle; AS
sistant Chairman, F. T. Mcbride;
Secretary, Robert Aiken; Assistant
Secre airy, Harry Nichols. After
which came the real work of the Con-
vention, the making of a ticket.
The nominations for Matnr being
in order, DE-. o. B. Whitford and
Henry McMurphy were nominal d.
and after tellers were appointed, the
ballot resulted: Whi'ford, Is; Nc
Murphy. +
On motion DR.. Whitford was de-
clared the unanimous choice of the
Convention.
A general call ensued for Whitford,
whereupOn that gentleman came
forth, and being introduced, spoke
on variOus matters relative to the city
election, the city's financial affairs,
unhealthnts' neglect Of streets, etc.
Nominations Tor Police Magistrate
follow ed, and Milo French, Judge
Keithly and Judge L,pp!ncott were
named. A ballot resulted as follows:
French.2l; Keithly, 2; Lippincott, l.
French's nomination a made
uudulIuOuS dHN A0 VAPACocCh LILO
thanks.
For City Attorney HI. b. Smith
was nominated and elected without
opposition.
For City Treasurer A. A. McMil-
Ian, Paul Davis and Joseph q. Evans
were nominated. Mcmillan declined
and the ballot resulted : Davis got
IA votes, Evans TO- Davis nnmina-
ton was declared unanimous.
THE CITY MARSHAL CONTEST.
For City Marshal I. w. Stoner,
Captain Reynolds and w. A. Raj
ston were placed in nomination and
the first. ballot resulted; Stoner, 7;
Reynolds. 9 Ralston, l; Pinkham,7.
On the second ballot Is votes were
cast, one vote too many had been de-
posted and it was ruled out.
The third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh ballots resulted without a
choice. Therefore, Pinkhsm with
drew after falling to get the Conven-
ton to adjourn for fifteen minutes.
Not until the. ninth ballot, was a
choice obtained, when St0ner received
ID and Rey Odds IL votes. Ga
motion Stoner's nomina ion was
made unanimous.
The Aldermen selected for the
different wards we're: First wald,
Robert erik Second ward, William
Thompson: Third ward, A. Mcmillan
and VIM. Plnkham Fourth ward,
J. E. Richards.
On motion the chair alp )inted the
following named persons as a Central
COMMITTEES: First ward, Messrs.
French and Nichols; Second ward,
Mess.s. Roberts and E. Il. Letter;
Third ward, Messrs. Pinkham and
Page; Fourth ward. Messrs. Richards
and Logan.
THE PLATFORM.
The following resolutions were
then introduced by Chairman Lee
Mantle, and were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Republicansef the
city of Butte, in Convention assem-.
bled. believing in reform and actuated
nv a desire to increase the effective
ness and elevate the tone OF the
administration of this city, do there
fore
Resolve, That the ticket this day
nominated is one that should COM
mard the hearty support of every
Republican and every tax-payin< cit
izen of Butte. and be it further
Resolved. That the nominees OF
this Convention are hereby pledged
to use every effort towards an honest
and economical management OF CITY
aft airs, to maintain the peace and
dignity of our city, to suppress all
unlawful practices, to collect all rev-
ennes due the city from every source
without fear or favor, to reduce all
expenses, salaries and emoluments to
the lowest point consistent with good
government, and generally to keep
IN view the best interests of the tax
paying, law-abiding and Responsible
Citizens of our city.
PARTY RULES.
After these had been disposed OF
Mr. Mantle introduced another set
of resolutions looking to the govern
A.. ~o rtvv oa fOI!nWS.