Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-16
THE WINNERS NAMED.
WORK OF THE BUTTE CITY DEMO
CRATIC CONTENTION
YESTERDAY.

A Bcdy That Was Almost Unit in Al
II Respeets-SeIection of Ticket Thai
4 win Command Support From Itl
i Friends and Respect From Its Adver.
Il saries.
i Pursuant to call the delegates elect tc
the Democratic City Convention assembled
yesterday at noon at Turner Hall. the at
tendance being especially large. At the
hour named the assemblage was called to
order by Moriiz Koch, Chairman OF the
Central Committee, and on motion ol
James II. Lynch, Fl. 6. Walton was chosen
temporary chairman. Mr. Lynch was
chosen temporary secretary. On motion a
committee consisting OF one member from
each ward was appointed on credentials,
as follows. John Nnyes, {. w. Newton, F.
Orton, NJ. Koch, E. D. Aiken, ]. Il. McCar-
| thy and B. F.. Paxon.
/ OnsmotiOn the following gentlemen were
appointed as committee on order OF bust
ness I'D permanent organization: Thos.
i Il. La L.
t thy. n The convention then took q recess
until q o'clock, in order to allow the COM
mittees time to prepare their reports:
AFTER THE RECESS.
At q o. M the convention was again
called to order. L. R. Maillet. of the COM
| mittee on order of business, submitted the
following report:
To the Democratic Convention: Your
committee on order of business beg respect
| fully to report as follows: First. report of
| committee oD credentials; second, appoint
| ment of chairman; third, nomination for
Mayor: fourth, nomination for Police
Magistrate; fifth, nomination for City At
torney; sixth, nomination for Treasurer;
sevensJa, nominations for Aldermen.
Your committee also respectfully recon-
mend that the convention adjourn for
twenty minutes, and that the delegation
from each ward meet and agree upon nomi-
nees for Aldermen from their respective
| wards.
Eighth, resolutions; ninth, appointment
of central committee.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
and 70 committee ask to be discharged.
L. r. MAILLET,
THos. FLETCHER,
J. FL. MCCARTHY.
On motion the report was accepted and
the committee discharged.
PERSONNEL OF The CONVENTION.
Mr.. Noyes, from the committee on Gre
dentials, submitted his report, which
showed the following delegates duly elected:
FIRST WARD.
DeIegates-John Noyes, Alex. johnson,
Julian Smith, j. B. Harder and John Mar
tin.
Alternates-Jos. Harrington. John n.
Carder, w. V. Lawler, Thos, Courtney and
Patrick Conlan.
SECOND WARD
Delegates-C. w. Newton, D.J. Hennessy,
Michael Mccormick, L. R. Maillett and J.
T. Carter.
Alternates-W. j. Mcnamara. Charles
Booth, H. NJ Edwards, Geo. II. Casey and
A. w. Barnard.
THIRD WARD.
Delegates-C. P. Hough, Daniel Tewey,
Wm. McDermott. p j. Brophy and F. L.
OrtoD.
AIternates-Wm. Owsley A. j. Davis, Jr.,
Fred Scheurer, John Mccormick and G. w.
! v. Winsteln. .ass..-
FOURTH WARD.
Delegates VIM. P. Gwinn, M. Koch, G.
=. Houser, Thomas Fletcher, j. II. Lynch.
: Alternates-S. D. Thomas, J. R. Bor-
deaux, R. J. Oliver, John Jahriess. jeff.
Lavele. ,
FIFTH WARD.
Delegates-G. E. Fisher, Dore Aiken, E.
l.. Mahoney, Jas. Brown, Jos. Chaplain.
Alternates-Geo. r. Miller, Gus. Fitchen,
A. j. Parsons, John Gray, A. PIncus.
SIXTH WARD.
Delegates-J. Fl. Mccarthy, Phil Levy,
Hank Walton, Fl. Mueller, Joseph P.
Callan.
Alternates-R. NJ. Renshaw, John Dris-
coll, Wm Guedelhoeffer John H. Ryan, A.
Ell. Barrett.
SEVENTH WARD.
Delegates-Thomas Newton, VIM. Farlin
]. II. McQueeney, Richard Knowles, B. F.
Paxon.
Alternates-Geo. Nicholson, john H.
Curtis, g. s. Lewis, Jacob Heartman,
Samuel Leroy.
Mr.. Paxon called attention to the fact
that Mr.. McQueeney did not live in the
Seventh Ward and that Mr.. Lewis was a
to the Committee and the name OF Jacob
Heartman substituted for that OF Mr..
MeQueeney and as amended the report
was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Maillet the temporary
officers were made permanent.
NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for Mayor we're declared in
order, and on motion OF j. ii. Lynch re-
cess of fifteen minutes was taken. Upon
reassembling Mr.. Maillet was recognized,
and said he wished to place in nomination
for the honorable position of mayor OF
Butte a gentleman whom all knew and re-
spected. Since the city had been enlarged
under the incorporation act there would
of necessity be many improvements made
and much money expended. There would
he bonds to be issued and contracts made,
and no one could attend to these SO well
as gentleman of legal knowledge, for his
very education would cause him to watch
with Jealous care the interests OF the com
minity. The gentleman he was about to
name was well known to all as man OF
| integrity, ability, honesty and high stand
| ing in their midst. and was such an one as
should be chosen at this iCncture to pre-
side over the destinies OF a growing city,
with present population OF between 25,-
600 and 80, 900 people. Butte was now
attracting more attention than ever before
from Es stern capitalists. and the candi-
date he was about to name was one who,
under any and all circumstances, could
| meet and entertain in a proper manner the
guests who visited us for any purpose. He
| hoped the gentleman he was about to
name would receive the unanimous appro-
| val OF the convention, and he took great
| delight in placing in nomination George w.
| Stapleton.
On motion of Mr.. Koch rising vote was
taken aud amid applause it was unani-
mously agreed to.
| WILL NOT ACCEPT.
| Mr.. Booth said that in a conversation
with Mr.. Stapleton yesterday, that gentle
man had stated that he would not accept
the nomination and had requested Mr..
Booth to say SO, should his name be men,
toned. He had, however, RETAINED from
doing SO until after the nomination because
he thought Mr. Stapleton should run. On
motion of J. B. Harder a committee OF ten
was appointed to wait on Mr.. Stapleton,
notify him of his nomination and ask bis
acceptance OF the same. The Chairman
| .ppoinfed Mesars JohU Moves W p.