The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-27

B. SpauldinR, Alderman ". T. Fuller, II. j.
Cassidy, s. A. Ballet. J. W.. Kinslsy, Joe
Cans. Bob Tesple and others equally we'll
known. The ''sirloin precinct was fully
represented by the Bucket of Blood %contin-
gent and their associates from the upper
end of Clore street, who occupied stands or
the unused counters at one side Of the
room. Alderman Fuller presided aud II. j.
Cassidy was secretary.
The trouble bsean at the beginning. s.
A. Ballet, who evidently entertained some
suspicious as to the qualifications Of tho
bulk Of the crowd, got up-teohlically
speaking, as everybody stood up-to make
a motion. II was this: That any man
present who desired to vote should como
forward, register his name and his politics
as well az his residence. This was to make
sure that there were no people present
ceedings. Tom Graham, who occupied a
place on the bench opposite the one 90
cupied by the ssirioin precinct" cried out
NO. and when the question was put the
Ballet motion WAS defeated practically
unanimously.
Nominations for aldermen were then de.
clared in order. E. W. Beattie and W. s.
Spaulding were named. One hundred and
forty-two votes were cast. Most of the
voters appeared to have had their ballots
all ready and simply pulled them out of
their pockets and dropped them in the hat.
Some few wrote their ballots out there, but
they were very few. Bsattie had 108 and
Spaulding thirty-four when the result as
announced. Tom Graham proposed thr ee
cheers and they were given.
s. A. Ballet mounted a stool. "All de-
cent republicans who like fair play aud are
opposed to this style Of business are invited
to come to the hall above" he said, and
started out with j. w. kinsley and a few
others. II want it understood" cried Tom
Graham from the %countef, that every man
here with us is a voter in this ward"
This was received with a shout OF ap-
prevail and a chorus of yells at the retiring
republicans. ''Lock the door on them,.
cried Tom Graham, and don't let them in
any more;' at which the .~'sirloin precinct
laughed loudly.
city convention were called for, a black
board was stood up against the wall Inc
the names written on it rs they were sung
out. Graham called off ten Of them from a
slip of paper which he pulled from his
pocket. The others were named ct random
from people III the crowd. In the ballot
ing, as on tho aldermanio nomination, the
bulk of the tickets were taken from vest
pockets, having been already prepared.
Some of them looked very fat for
the size of pa per they were written on, and
a suspicion that there was a %'tpuddinR''
S4oA0H SO pAAo oAAA1 ~ " u "Ct
verified later on. There were a few more
votes than there were voters. the same as
on the ballot for alderman. As soon as
they had voted the crowd moved out. There
were twenty-five names in nomination, and
when the count was completed it was found
that the following had been elected dele
gates, their votes being attached: Tom
Graham 1875, Ben Webster 125, George Brock
125, James Featherly 121, Levi Larkins 118,
T. N. Mcintyre 118, jacob Switzer III.
George II. Melton lilo, II. II. Guthrie 113,
and William Holbrook ITO. BY a striking
coincidence these were the names put in
nomination by Tom Graham. The alter
mates, who got from ten to fifteen votes
apiece, we're DIR. M. Rockman, w. S. Spnula-
ing, II. j.. Casedy, Il. w. Beattie, William
Woodman, John Stufrock and Herbert
Holloway. The only two whose names were
on the board that failed to get an Office
were M. S. Gum and L. 7. Fuller.
BY the time the count was over there were
not over a DOZEN people left in the hall, and
they selected w. s. Spnulding, Ii. J. CAS-
cdy and Charles Stewart as ward commit
tee.
Meantime the boilers had gone to the
hall overhead and talked over the situation.
AS they were followed by a number Of those
who were running the machine down stairs,
they concluded not to organize Il meeting.
They wisely concluded that one packed
primary in one ward in one night was
enough. Tom Graham cana up and argued
the matter forcibly with some of the
bolters. He offered to bet one man 500
that he could prove he was lying when he
said he knew one democrat who did not
live in the ward who had gone to the meet
ing at Crahan's request to vote for the ma
chine ticket. The boilers, however, were
not slow in expressing their views. Homer
Hswins declared that he would attend tho
democratic primaries and vote with that
party. Coroner Rookman declared that he
had never voted tho demooratio ticket but
that no self-respecting republican could
support a nomination put through by any
such methods. j. w. kinsley and s. A.
Ballet thought they would show their feel
ings by voting against the republican
ticket on election day. Others expressed
the same views. i
Billy Sears, the leader of tho temperance
meetings on upper Main street. declared on
the floor of the regular hall, while the votes
we're being counted, that he knew at laast u
dozen man who voted that wore not resi-
dents of the Third ward. Tom Graham Of
fered to bet him $40 he couldn't. The do.
bate WAS getting lively, when Policeman
Tracy took hold Of Sears and compelled
him TO keep still.
~ Fourth ward primary was we'll at