Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-03-25
WARD WORKERS.
The Caucuses Last Night Large
ly Attended by the Intelli-
gent Voters.
Flager and Flynn for the First,
Lansing and Blanck in the
Second.
Judge Butler in Brilliant
Speech Defends the Present
Administration.
And a Most Objectionable Sci
of Resoluti- ms are Repudiated
in the Second.
WARD MEETINGS.

"h"S
smooth Sailing and Harmony In the First
aud ~ BIustery Battle n the "Bloody sec-
ond," Ending in Pronounced Victory for
the Old is.gi,ae.
FIRST WARD CAUCUS.
Pursuant to the call published the
cltIzsus Of tue first ward gathered al
the postoffice last night for the pur.
pose OF putting in Nomination Two
candidates for aldermen of that ward.
SHORTLY after s O'clork John Wright
called the meeting to order and nomi.
mated L. l.. Merrill AS chairman. The
nomination was unanimously con.
tirm-d aud Mr.. Merrill took the chair.
w. Z. Jackson was nominated fol SEC
relary and AS unanimously confirmed
aud he too took his seal but failing To
perform any vi the drtIes of the office
probably because there was no pay
atIached-he WA shortly sfterwsrd
bounced and Mr.. j. h. Collius substI
tuted, he being willing to contribute.
his services ~ the puUlIc without com.
p.nsaliuu. Before Mr.. Collins WAS in
vested with Office, he claimed the at
teulion of the chair, and having Sc.
cured It, delivered himself vi the fol
iowing Resolutions:
Nuerehs, The p eseDt condition OF
our Guy finances Viii not admit OF the
paynen vi salarles 10 city officials
otneI tuan police magistrate aud pc'
ace. Therefore, be IL
Resolved, First, That it Is the sense
VI tIIs meelIug that only lho-e be
placed IN MOBILIZATION Tor the office Uf
city Treasurer, who willagree II elected
10 serve tile city without compen-
satton.
Second, That the aldermen nomin.
ated 10y tnis meeting DO pledge them.
selves II elected, ~ Use their best en-
deavor to secure the passage o. an or
dInauce or resolution combining the
office OF city clerk and pollre IN tgi>-
traIe, the incumbent 10 receive no
cUmpensation while performing the
duties OF city clerk. tut 10 receive u
salary AZ police magistrate aud city
clerk of $50 per month.
Third, That IL Is the wish Of this
meeting that the aldermen represent
ing this ward IN the city council do
urge the said council to confer with
the board OF county commissioners OF
this county in regard 10 instructing
the constsbles Of this township to aid
and assist the city police in the dis-
charge of their duties. thus rendering
unnecessary the employment Of an ex-
ira policeman.
Fourth, That the aldermen repre-
senting this ward be requested to SEE
that the expenses attached 10 the city
attorneys office be reduced or cur
tailed as in their judgment seems best
As soon as the reading Of the resolu-
tions was completed Col. Bryan
moved their adoption and was prompt
ly seconded. A. II. O'Connor ther
moved an amendment that they b,
laid upon the table but for some unko vi
reason the question of adoption wa
put first and as Is usual in meetings o
this kind, the Affirmative Of the ques-
don carried and the resolutions wert
adopted.
Mr.. Collins then read statement
tending to show that if the Offices o
policeman, treasurer, clerk and attor-
ney were administered gratuitously il
would result in saving ~ 81, $50 q
year to the city. In this hs might
have gone further and shown that u
no salaries at all were allowed, aud nc
expenses Of any kind Incurred the city
could be run tor nothing. This IL an
argument that admits OF no refutation
whatever tut IL scarcely Of 50 startling
nature M 20 warrant it, introduction
at public meeting Of intelligent citi-
zens. II is simply question OF multi.
plication. Twelve times the aggregat,
Of monthly salaries and expense
gives you the result, ana anybody cal
do that.
Nominations being declared 10 orde
the following natnes were brought for
ward. A. Il. Flager, Jno. Wright. +,
Flynn, A. II. Campbell, Geo. Scheel 2
Me-sr-. Wright aud Campbell beinl
present declined, aud none OF the re
manlng nominee. were prest ut
A ter some little discussion ~ to how
nominations were To bs arrived at. l.
B. Rca moved tha6 6smmittee o
three be oppvinledto cfllqpi aud coun
the ballots. NY
The chair then inN<uSiOd thos,