Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
~ExCRUCIATINa HARMONY.

ExCRUCIATIN6 HARMONY.
Silver Bow County Republicans Fir
q Blank Cartridge at the Demo.
cratic Ticket.
The Republican convention was called t %
order by Chairman P. R. Dolman OF the
Central Committee. After reading the call
he announced as the first order OF business
the selection of
A TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Hiram Knowles, Captain Wyman n r.
T. Mcbride were placed in nomination.
The roll being called on the ballot. when 1t
came to the Burlington precinct to vote, an
objection was made as there was a contest
from there against five of the delegation.
The other three members were allowed to
vote as both the contestants agreed on the
same. The result of the ballot was as fol-
lows:
Knowles, 32; Wyman, 25. and Mcbride,
27. Then Captain Wyman and Mr.. Nc
Bride withdrew. Judge Keithley moved to
make the nomination OF Judge Knowles
unanimous; which was done.
Judge Knowles upon taking the chair
said, he thanked the convention for the
favor conferred. Frank Thomes was
selected as temporary secretary.
On motion ". R. Keithley, Lee Mantle,
H. A. Amsden, Joseph Broughton and s.
D. Beebe were appointed asa committee or
credentials.
The following were appointed as a com
mittee an permanent organization: Joseph
| Norris, William Thompson, Lou Gunder
son, J. E. Richards and Evan Herbert.
As committee Oh order OF business the
following were appointed: A. F. Bray. E.
&. Freyschlag, John s. Medlin, F. Bate.
man and T. C. Miles.
The convention then adjourned until z
O'Clock p. m.
SESSION.
The Committee on Credentials report
was then received and read.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
ton reported the following gentlemen az
officers:
Cbairman-Lee Mantle.
Secretary-Frank Themes.
Assistant Secretary-J. K. Wharton.
On motion the report was adopted. Upon
taking the chair Chairman Lee Mantle
thanked the convention for the honor con
ferred.
The Committee on Order OF Business re.
ported as follows:
First-Nomination OF q council member
Second-Nomination OF three representa-
tives.
Tbird-Sheriff.
Fourth-Treasurer.
Fiith-Clerk and Recorder.
Sixth-Assessor.
Seventh-Delegates to the Territorial
Convention.
Eighth Three County Commissioners.
Ninth-Probate Judge.
Tenth-County Attorney.
neutrality-suspicious.. OF Public In
struction.
Twelfth-Public Administrator.
Thirteenth-Coroner.
Fourteenth-Surveyor.
Fifteenth-Two Justices OF the Peace.
Sixteenth-Two Constab)es.
Observation-Disclosures Committee.
On motion the report was adopted.
The chair then announced as the first
order OF business nominations for a mem
Der Of the Council. The following gentle.
! {ltu were pldCcu III uOu1l4dllOu. a.. L.
Richards, R.. b. Wallace, DIR. L. e. Holmes
and C. G. Bradshaw. The ballot resulted
as follows. Whole number Of votes cast,
LOG, necessary to a choice 81:
j. E. Richards Neutrality-suspicious.. 49
R. B. 81
l.. g.. 25
T.. Il. Il
Fo one person having received a majority
OF all the votes cast a second BALLOT was
ordered. Which resulted as follows.
Whole number OF votes cast ITO, neces.
sary to a choice, Sc. OF which
j. +. Richards received.."..""..."...... so
r. B. IS
L. E. -
Z. u. l
There being no choice, On motion OF Joe
Norris the lowest person was dropped,
after each ballot. The third ballot was
ordered which resulted as follows. Whole
number OF votes cast 1OS, necessary to a
choice SIS, ofawhich
J. E. Richards received.
X. b.
l.. II. Holmes .
y. u. BradshaW L
Mr.. Richards having received a majority
OF all the votes cast was declared the nomi.
nee for the council. The nomination was
then made unanimous. Nominations for
REPRESENTATIVES
being the next order OF business the follow
ing were placed in nomination: c. w. Hans
comb, w. O. Speer, VIM. Thompson and
Evan Herbert.
Chairman Mantle announced that all
members of the convention should place
three names on a ballot. The three re-
eeiving the highest number of votes being
declared the nominees. The first ballot re-
suited as follows. whole number of votes
cast, ITO; necessary to a choice, Sc; of
which
VIM. Thompson received.
W. Y. Speer
c. w.
Evan
VIM. Thompson, L. F. Wyman and c..
w. Ranscomb were declared the nominees.
The nominations were made unanimous.
o SHERIFF.
The following we're placed in nominations:
John L.. Lloyd, T. M. Lowry and David N.
Upton. Mr.. Shoemaker was also placed in
nomination but declined. The ballot result
ted as follows: Whole number of votes
cast, lO3. Necessary to a choice, 81, OF
which
7. NJ. Lowry received. .........34
David N. Upton
John L.
John L. Lloyd having received the neces-
sary number OF votes was declared the
nominee. On motion of Judge Knowles the
nomination was made unanimous.
TREASURER.
There being no opposition to Harry
Kessler, the present incumbent, he was
duly declared the unanimous choice OF the
Convention.
CLERK AND
Edwin Edwards and T. C. Baker were
placed in nomination. The result OF the
ballot was as follows. Whole number of
votes cast, lOS;; necessary to a choice, SO.
Edwin Edwards