Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-07
@NON-PARTIZAN TICKET.
Nominated BY Two Hundred Fifty
Voters in Macs Convention
Last Evening.
ANTI-SNAPPERS
r 8. Allen For Mayor, E. O. Chase
For Justice. and John Bowen
For Treasurer,
SELECT
While E. b. Barrett Has Nc oppo,
ltion For the Clerkship-A
Harmonious Affair.
The Heart River oorged and the
Waters Are High In and
Around Mandan.
ANA
Trains Held At This Point, and Are
Unable to Proceed Either
East or West.
While E. u. Barrett Has No Oppo.
sition For the Clerkship-A
Harmonious Affair.
The Heart River 0orged and the
Waters Are High In and
Around Mandan.
WINNER.
Trains Held At This Point, and Are
Unable to Proceed Either
East or West.

East or west.
From Saturdays Daily.l
They Nominate q City Ticket.
In response to the call circulated by
the TRIBUNE, and signed by the business
men of the city, about $50 Of the voters
Of Bismarck gathered at the Atheneum
last evening for the purpose of nomi.
mating a ticket to be voted for at the
coming city election. In the absence OF
any formal organization, M. H. Jewell
announced the purpose Of the meeting
and read the call therefor. He stated
that inasmuch as there was no non
p~artizan or independent organization
the TRIBUNE. after ascertaining the pub
lie sentiment, circulated a call for q mass
convention and published the same,
which had resulted in this meeting.
". T. Perkins was chosen as
chairman Of the meeting and J. w.
Foley, secretary. Mr.. Perkins
called the assembly to order, and an.
nounced that as the meeting had been
called for the purpose of placing in nom-
nation candidates for city offices, the
nomination Of persons az candidates for
mayoralty honors would be fret in order.
John Yegen placed in nomination the
present incumbent of the mayors chair,
Edward s. Allen. Mr.. Little seconded
the nomination. The nomination of
Capt. l. z. Baker vac then moved by
Michael T. O'Connor and a rising vote
disclosed the fact that Mr.. Allen was,
with the exception of three or four votes,
the unanimous choice of the convention,
and he was so declared by the chair.
The nomination of candidates for the
office of city treasurer being next in
order, John Bowen vas plsced in nomi-
nation. The name Of j. P. Kenyon was
presented by F. 81. Register, and that of
John Holman by M. Linehan. The ap-
pointment Of tellers was novel, and the
chair appointed H. P. Bogue, F. E.
aoorhouse and John Yegen to act as
such. Before the vote was taken, how
ever, the name of James P. Kenyon was
withdrawn, and the vote resulted in the
choice OF Mr.. Bowen, he receiving 12O
votes and Mr.. Homan IS.
For the Office of city justice, Mr..
Register presented the name of E. G..
Chase, and Nj. O'Conner placed John
Boyle in nomination. The vote resulted
IN the almost unanimous choice of Mr..
Chase, and he was declared nominated.
For the city olerkship there we're no
candidates in opposition to E. H.
Barrett and being nominated, he vas
declared the choice of the convention.
The chair was, upon motion Of Mr..
Jewell, instructed to appoint q com-
mlttee OF three from each ward to have
charge of the campaign, see to the pub
llcation of the ticket, and fill any va
cancies which may occur and as cam
palgn committees to hold for m year.
The chair stated that he would an
nounce the committees later or publish
them.
The result of the caucus of tile voters
~ the Third ward, nominating Anderson
t1ealy and j. D.. Mcdonald for alder
~en' was presented to the convention,
anu On motion of Mr.. Jewell, the can
u'dates were Endorsed by the convention.
Alter the nomination of the officers
a'ready mentioned, and pursuant to
resolution Of the assembled voters, the
c't'zens Of the First and Second wards
caocused for the nomination Of aldermen
anu these resulted in the selection Of
EDWARD G. Patterson and H. l.. Michel
son as candidates in the First, and
ueorge Gussner and H. L. Reade in the
Second ward.
The Fourth warders will get together
tonight.
The convention was we'll attended,
ohe OF the largest and!most representative
over held in Bismarck, and the candi-
o"Ies nominated were the almost unan-
mous choice of the convention in each
v'se' The best Of feeling prevailed, and
.here was general satisfaction at the
Vcket, as selected.
THIRD WARD CAUCUS.
ABOUT fifty of the voters in the Third
"ard assembled ut Faunce's glass house,
prior to the general convention, to
select candidates for aldermen. The
."'nea Of j. d. Mcdonald, j. B. Taylor,
a. healy and M. Moran we're presented,
and the vote resulted in the choice Of