The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-25
FOR A CITIZENS TICKET.
A Call Issued for . Citizens Con-
vention to Nominate q
Ticket.
Fifty Prominent Men Who Believe
That Politics Should Be
ret Aside.
Gossip About Candidates for the Spring
ElcctiSn-More Will Appear
Later On.

Az a result OF the discussion Of munich
pal affairs during the contest over the pro-
posed new charter, a movement for a citi-
zcns' ticket at the ensuing municipal cleo
tion was started last night, which bids fair
TO assume large proportions and give the
politicians of the old organizations some
think about. In response to a call oircu-
lated yesterday by representative citizens,
about atty gentlemen, representing the
democratic, republican and labor parties.
met last night In the Board of Trade rooms
to talk over the situation. John Stedman
was elected chairman, and w. j.. Beckett.
secretary. II was the unanimous senti-
ment of all present that a mass convention
should be called and an entire munich
pal ticket put in the field be-
fore the other parties held their
conventions. After some discussion as to
the form of the call the following address
was drafted and signed by all the gentle
men present:
HELENA. Mont, March %, 1891.
To H VOTERS OF HELENA:
We, az a committee representing the citi-
zens' movement of the city of Helena, re-
gardless of political affiliations, propose a
convention Of the honest voters of the city
to formally nominate a citizens ticket for
officers of the city to be elected at the COM
ing spring election. We believe the pre-
ponderance of opinion in our city to-day to
be that the time has come to remove poll
tics from the administration of the city's
affairs and to put only representative citi-
zens in charge and hold them to a strictly
business responsibility for the official in
tegrity and usefulness.
Til deplorable condition of our city's
finances, and the reckless and wasteful ex-
Rcnditurs Of the city's money under past
mismaaagement doubly aocentuates the
listing lawb by putting only intelligent and
reliable men on guard.
All whe are heartily in accord with the
movement are cordially intived to partici-
pate In the convention. to be held in Elec-
trio hall on Friday evening, March 81. at
1880 O'Clock, and will BIZ furnished with
tickets of admission upon application to
either of the undersigned:
@. A. BRoADwATER, A. M. HOTTER, c
]. B. SANFORD, D. A. Cory,
JNo. T.. MURPHY, G. w. CANNON,
JNo. STEDMAN, II. q. WALLACE,
VIM. Il. BoARDMAN, VIM. HARRISON,
DONALD BRADFORD, G. G. STuBBs,
a.. II. NELSON, IHos. L. MARTIN,
EDWARD G. Russell, H. L. LUKE,
GEO. MAY. DENVER T. DAYTON,
JoHN MoFF1TT, A. w. IDE,
9. W; L~ANaHoRNE, WALTER H. LUTTE,
d. w. MIDDLEMAs, F. j. sSHAFFER,
NAAoS ~ SOhy
a. q. JOHNSON, BARNARD Brown,
II. b. HOWELL, j. H. BOUCHER,
VIM. TREAcY.
On motion of Mr.. Murphy a committee
consisting of one democrat and one repub-
lican.from each ward was appointed to is.
sue the call, prepare cards of admission,
and arrange other preliMinaries for the con-
v%ention. This committee of fourteen was
as follows: First ward, G. K. Wells, VIM.
Lorey; Second. John Moffitt, Bernard
Brown; Third, q. $. Howell. T.. G. Russell:
Fourth, R.sC. Wallace, G. 6. stubbs; Fifth,
y. 4. Cory. Jno. I. Murphy; Sixth, Denver
r. Dayton, p. W. Middlemas: Seventh, J..
Armitage, S. W. L%anRhorne. Chairman
Stedman was afterward added to the com
mittee.
w. 4. Cox, A. W. Ido and A.. II. Nelson
were appointed a finance and executive
committee.
After the adjournment of the meeting the
general co4Imittee remained in session for
some tine disc ussinga plan of campaign
and perfecting plans for Fridays conven-
ton.