The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-29
REPUBLICAN RABBLE.
Interesting Scene at the Republican
Primary Held at the City
Hall Last Evening.

! Interesting Scene at the Republican
Primary Held at the City
Hall Last Evening.
''The Best Legal Talent Of the City,
Speaks During the General
Kick and Squabble.
Pursuant to q special call of the
Republican Central Committee, a
large number Of the Republican vo-
tiers of the Fourth ward put in an ap-
pearance again last evening at the
/ CITY Hall, on West Park street. A
similar meeting had been held the
night before for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to the City Convention,
| to be held at the Court House to-
morrow, and on recount Of disagree =
| man,s ha ! adjourned to meet again
last night az per the call of the Re-
| publican Central Committee. Subse-
| quent to the %adiOurnm emf another
meeting was called later in the even
ing, and the following delegation was
decided upon and accepted as the del
! egates and a~lternates elected f:OM the
Fourth ward:
Delegates S Amuel Hoar, 7. G. Por-
ter, H. McMurphy, Savin Lisa, John
Worley, Silas King.
Alternates-HectOr Godohaux, c..
! S. Whitford, Thomas Richards. H
ii. Horst, John Lognahan, VIM. Sui
Ivan.
The delegates and alternates above
| given were recommended by a COM
| mlttee appointed for that purpose, by
! Chairman James Fish.
As soon as 1t tecalne generally
known that the latter caucus had
taken place, there was a howl of in
dignation from those who believed
| that the meeting had been Il .urned
until the following night, and many
were the accusations charged against
| the Republican Central Committee
| for the alleged underhand manner i'll
which the affair was managed. This
| feeling finally ripened into deep all
tagonism, and despite the depiorable
attempt Of the patty organ to smooth
the matter over, an open breach was
imminent. THIS was partially AS
suaged by the Republican Central
Committee issuing circulars yester-
day to the effect that the adjourned
caucus of the night previous would
meet that evening at the City Hail.
This caused another howl of dis
satisfaction from those who partici-
pated in electing the delegates
already mentioned, and instead of
healing the breach only widened it.
At the appointed time a large crowd
was present to witness the lroceed-
ings in a matter that was supposed
by many to have been definitely sell
tlei. The usual f,rmalities were in
dulged INV. NJ. Cairnes elected
Chairman. and F. 4. Webster, See.
rotary. No sooner were they ill.,
stalled than things waxed warm aud
d. veloptd a very bitter feeling be-
tween the two factions. Some de-
clared and contended that the dele.
CATION elected the night before were
the representatives of the party, aud
should stand. After a spirited wran-
gle the mntion IT, proceed to the nom
ination of deiegat. $ to the City Con
vention gainet prominence, and the
opposing !artlun YVES temporarily
squelched. Tnen arose a squabble
about the legality of some persons
present b ing emitted to vote for del
egates. Thfs was settled by the
chest l.ga! authority of the city" he
ing called in. who brought out the
Great r gis.er and. as those present
called their names, he searched the
mysterious depths of that receptacle
as though, in doubt about the M t.er.
But their hnnDr was established and
not one Was found present but was
duly registered, ana entitled to vote,
Notwithstanding the fact that their
honor a"d standing as staunch and
true Republicans had been chai
lenged. One gentleman In part'cu-
lar stated that he had been a member
OF many a similar primary gathering
of Republicans, and dek,lored the fact
that lie was a participant in this one.
Then ensued Il heatrd discussion
between the Chair and III individual
named Porter. The Chairman in
one OF these discussiuns almost furi-
ousJy asked, "what are you speaking
to Whereat the former, with a
| sinister expression and u tone of
voice that left an inference, ALI
swered. 81 am speaking to the
chair This caused a laugh and
| created a little better feeling. and the
nominations proceeded, the follow
ing delegates and a%Iternates being
f! elected by reclamation
Delegates Samuel Hoar. Richard
Thomas. Chas 5 Smith. j. T.. Rick
ards, Louis i)emars. and Fed
LGeber.
Alternates-i'iias j. Collins, Il
! Benton, David McCraHor. and Alex
Cohen.
On motion of J. +. Richards, the
seer etary was instructed to furnish
the delegates and %alternates with
! their prnpe, credentials.
When this was concluded A prOmi-
uent member moved that the dele
gates be instructed, not in the e>-
pecial interest cf any particular
candidate, but that they go to the
City Convention instructed to seq
that men are placed on the Central
Committee VINO are competent t
run primary elections. That the late
proceedings ought to teach Repub-
! licans to be more careful and should
serve them as a lesson.
This aroused the Ire OF City At
torney Smith, who is a member OF
the Central Committee, though not
y member of that ward, and he
! turned loose on his with a
Zest that was astonishing. He
claimed that he. rs a member of the
Central Committee, had been in
, suited Ivy the accusation that that
committee was incompetent or guilty
of anything that pertained to the
"ring' order. After delivering him
self of these sentiments he sat down
apparently relieved and feeling that
he had knocked the accusation and
accusers into a cooked hat.
On motion The meeting then ad'
iourned arid murmurs of dissatis-
faction. An interview with some OF
these, fOund them loud in the asser-