Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-04-24
P|NkHAM'S BRILLIANT MOVE.
The Third Ward Alderman Displays
Phenomenal knowledge Of Ih.
proved Politics.
He Secured Seventeen Of the Twenty.
Four Republican Delegates Elected
Last Night.
How He Annihilated the Opposition
With Its Own Cunningly. Forged
Weapons.

members of the faction which got lett at
last nights primaries. Alderman Pinkham
is not one of them, nor is City Marshal
Stoner. The disgusted element is composed
OF some o. the staunchest men in the party,
however, and the effect OF their disgust may
prove disastrous to the party on election
day. They do not attempt to disguise thelr
abstraction, but rather seek opportuni-
ty to display it. Last night it was pro-
claimed throughout the city
'sLICK'' WORK.
A few days ago it became apparent to the
initiated in local politics that the Republic
can primaries would develop something un-
common. The rival candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for City Marshal were
the incumbent, Mr.. Stoner, and Jimmy
Job, proprietor OF West Broadway saloon
which is much favored by AlbiOn's sons in
Butte. On the rivalry OF these gentlemen
the party beca me split. Alderman Pinkha m
who, by the by, is said to be seeking the
nomination for Mayor-championed the
Stoner cause, and the mere TACT OF his
championship aroused a strong sentiment
in favor OF Job. Thus the situation existed
yesterday morning, and it was an
open bcCTeU uuILAs viz UOJ oA~s
both factions were working hard
to secure the elct ton OF their respective
tickets; but it is safe to presume that not
half O. dozen persons knew OF the coup a.
etat which Pinkham had prepared and
was ready to spring when the proper mo-
ment arrived. The Job men prepared their
tickets and hoped to rope i'm enough
voters to carry them, but they never
dreamed that one OF the shrewdest politi-
cal moves ever made in Montana would
checkmate them at the outset OF the con-
test.
PINKHAM's BRILLIANT MOVE.
In order to describe Mr.. Pinkham's q
scheme it is necessary to rake 10 history.
At the Republican City Convention held a
year ago Mr.. Lee Mantle offered the follow
ing resolutions, laying dewn the procedure
to be observed 1T future Republican pri-
mary meetings, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the following rules OF pro-
cedure shall hereafter govern all Republican
primaries in the several wards OF this city,
and that the same shall remain in force
until amended or annulled by some subse.
Quent City Republican convention:
/. The City Republican primaries shall
be called by the City Republican Central
Committee to be held in the several wards
at least one week prior to the date set for
holding the City Convention.
2. At the stated time the ward members
OF the City Central Committee shall call
the primary meeting to order, stating the
business before it, and the first order Ot
business shall be the election of chair
man and secretary.
3. The second order ofbusiness shall be the
nomination Of delegates to the City Con.
vention, and there shall be no limit to the
number of nomina tions which ma be made.
4. The manner of election shall be by
ballot. Each qualified voter shall deposit
written or printed slip containing the
names OF six OF the persons nominated,
and at the close OF the ballot the six per-
sons having the greatest number OF ballots
shall be declared the duly-elected delegates
to the City Convention.
5. The mode o! electing alternates shall
be the same.
6. A tie vote shall be determined by a
new election.
T. None but actual Republican residents
OF the ward IN which the primary is held
shall be permit.aa to vote thereat.
8. Tne it! Republican Central Commit
~, whe ptactic Ole, shall furnish printed
r'ss I "a ified voters . I each ward.
g. The secretary shall keep record Oi
pers. .rls voting.
write, the absence OF the ward member
or-t -entral Committee from the primary
meeting, any Republican voter OF the ward
shall be qualified to act as chairman OF
the ward primary.
1t was upon these resolutions that Mr..
Pinkham built the plan whereby he secured
victory last night. When the polls opened
were read and the ward members of the
Republican City Committee called meetings,
pursuant to the instructions laid down in
the resolutions. In three OF the wards
the Second, Third and Fourth - Pinkham' 3
power was felt at the start. He secured the
bulge" in these wards, and just as soon
as the Pinkham candidates were named the
nominations were sunmarily closed.
Tickets bearing the names of the six Pink
ham delegates and alternates were
then promiscuously "peddled," and. OF
course, no other tickets were counted
by the Judges. In the three wards
literally unopposed. In the First Ward,
however, the anti-Stonerites carried the
day, simply bacause they refused to close
the nominations until no more were forth
coming.
IN THE FIRST WARD.
In the FIRST Ward; the meeting was called
to order by Police Judge Milo French, and
j. H. Leyson was unanimously elected
chairman and A. L. Bulker, secretary.
Robert Grix. George Duffet and c. F. Lloyd
were appointed telers, and nominations
for delegates and alternates were in order.
Seventeen names for delegates and eight for
alternates were pro posed, and the nomin-
ations closed. At the end OF two hours 172
votes had been cast, and the following were
decla. ed elected by overwhelming major
tiles.
Delegates-Harry Nichols, Milo French,
Lee Mantle, A. F. Brav, Robert Todd. F.
B. Thomes.
Alternates-J. Gilbert, George Lapp, C.
s. Older, Thomas Crapp, Capt. Wyman,
William Morsehead.
This is strong anti-Stoner delegation.
IN THE SECOND WARP.
In the Second Ward the chair was taken
by Mr.. William Thompson. who appointed
J. NJ. Bowes and William Thompson to act
as Judges, and j. A. Cannon and H. L.
Haupt were appointed clerks. A commit
tee was then appointed to secure instruc-
tions from the City Central Committee, and
ham, who read Mr.. Mantle's resolutions
and instructed the meeting to act in
accordance with them. The meeting then
went into caucus, where Mr.. F. E.
Gleason moved that as soon as
twelve names-six for delegates and
six for alternates-were received the nomi-
nations be closed. The motion was car
ried, and the election began. About 12O
votes were cast at the Republican pri-
maries OF the Second Ward a year ago, hut
last night only eighteen votes were cast.
The following ticket was declared elected:
Delega tes-F. Bateman, L. +. Holmes,
T. E. Gleason, J. c. Baker, G. B. Sarchet,
w. p. Rouderbank.
Alternates-J. J. Cole, J. Roach, R. NJ.
DRYDEN, Alex. Cohen, j. NJ. Bowes, William
Thompson.
There was a ,reat deal OF vigorous "kick-
ipp' INDUCED in by solid Republicans OF this
ward when they realized how they had been
euchred by Mr.. Pinkham. Even some Of
the Judges disapproved OF the mOdus oper-
andi employed, and the dissatisfied had a
decided majority.
IN THE THIRD WARD.
Mr., Pinkham took the chair in the Third
Ward, and appointed Simon Hauswirth
and George E. Perkins judges OF election,
and A. A. Mcmillan and j. E. Cameron
clerks. The nominations were ordered
closed lust as soon as the Stoner delegates
and alternates were named and the follow
ing ticket was elected:
Delegates-F. F. Mcbride, A. "A. Mcmillan,
Gus Gallick, P. R. Dolman, George E. Per-