Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-03

place on Monday next. In order TO
ascertain the sense Of the meeting as
to the proprlety OF drawing party lines
at this election Mr.. Gordon presented
that question to the meeting, inviting
an expression of adverse opinion but
there was none, and on motion Of T..
j.. Porter the meeting proceeded to
the nomination Of a straight republi-
can ticket. Before action was taken
under this motion a motion prevailed
for the appointment of a conmittee
on r Jolutions, on which the chair APP
pointed MClsrs. Porter, Collins, Cor
don, Gale and Bachelor. Prof. Porter
then novel the appointment of an
executive session TO take charge Of
city politics for the ensuing year and
suggested that such committee be
composed Of the eight candidate who
were to be placed In nomination.
This was objected to and after some
debate the motion was lost. Porter
then moved that the chair appoint an
executive committee consisting Of
eight members, - be announced
after the nominations were COM
plete. This motion prevailed and
the meeting then proceeded
with the nomination OF a city
of a city ticket. The first nomination
to be made WIS that OF mayor. Prof.
Bach placed in nomination Mr.. Fred
NJ. KreidleE; Mr.. Callahan nominated
G.. n. Strevell; Mr.. Strevell being alb
sent from the city, Prof. Porter arose
and stated that he had positive and
definite knowledge that Mr.. Strevsll
would not accept the nomination and
his name was accordingly withdrawn.
There being no other names presented.
the nomination of Mr.. Kreidler was on
motion made unanimous and by accla.
nation.
For police magistrate Gordon pre-
sented the name Of w. H. Ross. who
was on motion nominated by acclama-
ton.
For city attorney, Jones nominated
DIR. w. A. Burleigh and he was like
wise carried through by scclamstion.
For city treasurer, II. +. Bachelor,
&. b. Towers and II. B. Wiley were
placed in nomination. Mr.. Bachelor,
after thanking the meeting for the
honor OF a denomination, declined,
and Prof. Porter having withdrawn
the name Of Mr.. Towers, MI. Wiley
was on motion declared the nominee
by reclamation.
The foregoing having disposed Of
the city offices at large, the meeting
vas then divided into residents of the
two wards and the business Of nomi-
mating aldermen for each ward pro-
ceeded with.
In the first ward the nominations
made were Hugh Moran for the long
term aud Ed Campbell for the shorl
tenn.
In the second ward ]. c. Callahan
was chosen for the long term and
Prot. Louis Bach for the short term.
The chair then rec ssembled th,
meeting ss q whole sud announced
the executive committee ss follows: T,
J. Porter, chairman; Jno. Wright, S.
Gordon, l.. Bach, j. q. Callahan, Ed
Jones, H. 0rschel and G. W. Seyde,
to which was added on motion OF
Jones. the chairman of the meeting,
Mr., J.. b. Rea,
The committee on resolutions no
having had time to prepare any reso'
lutions TO submit to the meeting, the,
were on motion granted further tim'
and instructed to report to the execu'
tive committee. The chairman of tn,
executive committee then announce,
| that the committee would hold Its frs
: meeting to-day at 2 o'clock, at tn,
office Of the YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL
and there being no further bushes