Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-04

diilgan. j.. ID. Lynch, A. h. Bar
ret and q. III. Irvine we're also nominal
edf but declined to allow their names to ap-
pear before the convention, saying that
they were MOI candidates for any Office
whatever.
Before balloting was begun W. n. Doyle
moved that candidates must receive q ma
iority OF all votes cast to be entitled to the
nomination.
w. j.. Penrose moved to amend that
the ten candidates receiving the highest
number OF votes be declared the choice OF
the convention. The amendment was car
ried by q rising vote.
Doyle then moved that the three can
didates receiving the lowest number oil
votes on the first ballot be dropped. Mo-
ton was lost.
The original motion was then put and
also lost.
Doyle arose again and moved that the
name of w. j. Penrose be stricken from the
list OF candidates before the convention,
saying Penrose was not q Democrat and
never had been and besides had always
been an enemy OF organized labor and as
such was not q fit man for q nomination.
The motion was seconded by Lynch,
Ganzberger and Carver.
w. p. Gwin now took occasion to rake
over the Goals some OF the Luke warn mem
beers Of the party and said that not only
were some OF the members present not
Democrats but that they always sought
to defeat certain nominees OF b party
and in other ways deported themselves in
a manner which made them liable to cen.
sure rom the party. .
The chair declared Doyle's motion out Of
order and said that it could not be enter
tanned.
The object of the debate and discussion
began to think it time to defend himself
and did so in a vigorous manner. he said
that he was not before the convention as a
candidate of his wi choice and did not
ask any member to vote for him. He said
that he was willing to take his chances be-
fore the convention and thought that it
was the height Of cowardice and
any members to bring their personal
spites and animosities before the conven
ton; that il any Of the gentlemen present
had anything against him per- onally That
the outside was the place to settle it.
Doyle said he had nothing against Mr..
Penrose personally, but politically"
Ballot was taken and resulted as fol-
lows: Schmidt, 76; Clark, so; Smith. y;
Penrose, 4S; Desseault, 48; Killgallin, %;
Courtney, ~; jackson, Is; O'Mara, So;
Hogan, 81; Klaffki, SO; Frank, SO; Day,
so; Nissler, Sd; Young, SO; Bartlett, 80;
Knight, 26; Gilligan, So; Cullum. 0; Bar
ret, q; Irvine, z; Hsnnesy L.
The chair announced Messrs. Schmidt,
Clark, Courtney, GilIigan, Frank. Hogan,
O'Mara, Nissler and Day as the successful
nominees.
Mr.. Courtney moved that the chair APP
point a committee OF three to investigate
the ballots as owing to the similarity Of
sound in the names of two Of the candi-
dates. Gilligan and K~illgallin, the secre-
tary might have made mistaken his tally.
Motion prevailed and the chair appointed
as such committee Messrs. Courtney, Levy
and Mulville.
A motion to proceed with the regular or
der Of business was put and carried.
Secretary Casey nominated as candidate
for sheriff Eugene d. Sullivan.
The nomination was received with the
warmest applause and j. H.. Lynch moved
to make it unanimous by reclamation.
The motion prevailed without q dissent
ing voice.
Loud cries for the nominee caused that
gentleman to present himself, and he
thanked the convention for the honor, and
pledged himself to work increasingly for the
success OF the entire ticket.
For treasurer 81. L. Frank nominated
George Fl. Casey and paid that gentleman a
neat and well deserved compliment.
r. A. Murray moved to make the nomi-
nation unanimous by reclamation, which
was done with arush.
M. Casey was introduced by the chair.
man and said that he had sought the
~vention for it. He avowed answering
allegiance 10 the party and promised o
only to vote, but also to work for every
on the ticket.
The nomination by Edward Carroll of
q. F. Booth for clerk and recorder was. or
motion OF j. III. Lynch, made unanimous
by reclamation.
Mr.. Booth was loudly called for to make
a speech, but was not present.
Nominations for assessor were nov in or.
der, and the names Of Harry Hynes, I. C.
Burkett and Charles M. Joyce were pre-
Two ballots were taken, the first
resulting as follows: Hynes, A; Burkett.
80, and Joyce ID. The second: Hynes, 4S;
Burkett, SO; Joyce, s.
Mr.. Hynes was declared the nominee OF
the convention and calls for him were
made. He briefly thanked the convention
and pledged himself to work for the success
OF the entire ticket.
The committee to investigate the ballot
Tor representatives now returned and re-
that no mistake had been made.
Chairman Stapleton now announced
that another ballot to decide the tie be-
Messrs. .Desseault and Penrose for
representative was in order.
Mr.. Penrose then addressed the conven-
tion and said that in-as-much as his De-
mocracy had been questioned that he
the best evidence of his sincerity
he could offer was to withdraw in
of Mr.. Desseault and moved to make
L.
nous.
An objection was made and a vote taken.
The chair being unable to decide a rising
vote was called for and resulted in 35
votes in the affirmative and 84in the mega
tive.
MI. Penrose nov asked that his motion
be put again. 1t prevailed unanimously
Mr.. D~esseault was declared the success
iul nominee.
II. L. Frank nominated J. F. Baldwin
or county attorney.
On motion the nomination was made
by acclamation.
Mr.. Baldwin was called for but wal not
Nominationsfors superintendent ofschools
we're now in order.
w. j. Penrose nominated j. II. Lynch,
but Mr.. Lynch declined in so forcible q
uuhhOk ohno III uoubo vi Lib ciuCCElUy
be entertained, and some words
snsued between the two gentlemen. For a
time it looked as though the trouble might
assume a serious phase, but wiser counsel
prevailed and the matter dropped.
j. H. Lynch then nominated Miss Sadie
Medin, and W. P. Forbis presented the
of Miss Carrie Cox.
Nominations were closed and q ballot
Was ordered. Miss Medin received 6S votes
and Miss Cox 20. Miss Medin was declared
Nominations for coroner were in order,
the names OF DR.. G. W. Beal and DR.. j.
A. Tremblay we're presented.
DR.. Beal was the successful nominee, he
receiving Sc votes and DIR. Tremblay %.
Persistent calls for the gentleman finally
induced DR.. Beal to appear, and in happy
felicitious peculiar to himself
the convention for the nomina-
lion, and promised to do his utmost for
,he success OF the Democratic party in Sill
zee Bow county.
For surveyor but one name, that of Jo-
,eph Harper, present CITY engineer, was
presented, and his nomination was made |
~ reclamation.
The name of j. w. Murphy was pre- |
,ented as a candidate for public admin.
by MI. Haggerty, while G. e. IT.
1ine was nominated by Judge Newkirk.
Before q ballot was taken Mr.. Irvine's