The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-25
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES,
An Intense and Unprecedented Inter-
est Manifested in the Election
Of Delegates.
quite a Number Of Tickets in the
Field In the Different Wards Of
the City.

FISH" III TIE DlUerent Wards or
the City.
Pursuant to u call issued by tn
City COMMITTEES for the election O
delegates to the Democratic Cit,
Convention, the primaries we're hell
throughout the diff, rent wards a
1880 last evening. In the First, Thlrt
and Fourth wards an unusual inter
est was manifested and several tick
cts were In the field. Not since 1881
has such u deep feeling been exhib
tied in primary elections as last even
ing. In one instance the final result
was not ascertained until nearly
midnight, aud at that hour a cheer
cane from the Deighborhood of the
Fourth Ward, which announced that
some ones favorite had been elected.
Who the majority Of the delegates
are in favor of TO: the Mayoralty is
not known, but is predicted that
Owsley will be the popular candidate
for the position. However, the &C.
ton of the De mocratic City Conven-
ton will not keep the people long in
suspense. That august body meets
on saturday at 2 o'clock in the
county Court House.
FIRST WARD.
The election of delegates to the
City Con ventiOn in this ward was
held at the office of James Forbis, of
Ftrbls Brothers, in the brick build
ing on East Granite street. Q1ite a
large number of citizens gathered to
witness the proceedings and almost
all exhibited All eager desire to know
the final result and remained until
the count was rel The entire
number Of votes eat was not ascer-
tanned, but when the count was fin
ally finished the following named
persons were declared elected dele
gates and a'ternates to the Convex
ton which meets at the Court House
on Saturday:
DELEGATES. ALTEKNAlES.
A. w, bernard, James Collins.
WIN, J.. McNama1a Joseph Peters,
Peter Harrington, d.. Henhessys
VIM. Ward, NJ. Mccormick
SECOND WARD.
The primaries of the Second ward
were held at the Centennial Hotel
and here also quite a number we're
present. There being no printed
ballots in the field, a chairman and
secretary were elected and the names
of delegates placed in nomination
and elected Oy reclamation. The
named gentlemen W re
placed in nomination and elected:
DELEG ATES. ALTFRNATES.
Ferry . Beal, Frank sutherlsnd.
Col J. &C. Thor ton, cnas, smith,
Clark, Frank NJ. Murray,
Frank Willis, j.. Noon.
Phil NJ. saunders. Peter Nc Nahon.
THIRD WARD.
The primaries in this ward were !
held at the office of Caleb e. Irvine, |
on East Broadway, and in this ward
as we'll as the Fourth ward all IN.
usual interest was manifested, and
those who are authority on the sub
ject say that not siuce the year 1880
was such an intense feeling exhibited.
were two tickets in the field,
md the names or a few favOrite Onss
appeared on both. The total num-
)vr of votes east was 153. j. ID.
Thomas, VIM. Owsley, and L.. r.
t received a unanimous vote
a decid IDLY unusual thing in this
ward. Three of the %al:ernates elected
.lso received a unanimous vote. Fol
IS the list of delegates and
.lternates elected to the convention
rom the Third ward:
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
D. Thoma,, James McCovern.
imon Jacobs. q. BOgk,
lillian Owsley, Patrick Talent,
. X. Maillett, + M. Edwards,
!. +. W. Fatten, LOu LInDemann.
FOURTH WARD.
The primaries were held in this
Yard at the office of Judge Nichols.
here were three tickets in the field
nd the polls were opened promptly
t the hour designated in the call for
he primaries. The ,tal number of
otes cast was 146, or only seven
otes less than that cast in the Third r
yard. A large crowd fingered around
} hear the result. The count was
nished at eleven O'Clock, and re-
Tilted in elect ng the following del
gates and alternates to the City
DELEGATES. ALTERNATES.
i. H. Barrett. John Coleman.
J. Brophy, VIM. Archie,
M. Carr, John Sweeney,
AK Laland, NJ. Alen,
i. Houser, Dennis Farrell.