The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-04-07
CITY CONVENTION.
RoIfc Did Not Get "a Chance to
Deliver His Great
Speech.
Burg,, Lar@ent, Elliott and Hawkins
Carry nH the Empty
Basket.

Delegates to the republican city con-
@vention met at the court house last night
at s o'clock. The candidates and their
hackers were out in full force and be-
haved themselves remarkably well
everything considered.
w. NJ. Bole, the secretary of the city
| committc' in the absence of Chairman
\. Z. Dickerman, called the convention
to order.
On motion j. ID. White was elected
president and J. +. Reynolds secretary
pro TEN.
The char appointed Messrs. Wales,
Wright, Stackhousc and Iiildcbrand a
committee on credentials VINO reported
the names Of the delegates published in
TnE TRIBUNE yesterday morning as en-
titled to seats.
Messrs. Hill, Sullivan, Burgy and Kyle
were appointed acommittee on organiza-
ton and order Of business and reported.
recommending that the temporary OIL
GERS be made permanent, and that the
nominations be made in the following
order: Mayor. treasurer. attorney.
police magistrate.
Nominations being in order, Harry
Hill nominated ". T.. Burgy.
a. }. Sullivan nominated III. p. Eolfe
in Il iivc-minute speech in which he
spoke feelingly of the great land owner
ship and eminent legal learning of his
candidate. No tears were shed when
he subsidized. but silence reigned SUP.
rene throughout the assemblage.
Messrs. Curtiss and McClelland we're
appointed t%e!lers. The roll was Gale
and the delegates voted with the follow
ing results:
W. T.. Burgy Is
II. p. Rolfc. ....l4
On the chair announcing the result
there was great applause and the spec
tators were all glad that the great and
eminent had beer squelched in his
" household. The type written
speech was not delivered.
Next in order was the nomination Of a
candidate for city treasurer, which re-
suited as follows:
First ballot-Elliott -, Winters u,
Frary /: Foster >.
Second ballot-Elliott II, Winters II,
Frary 4, Foster 3.
Third and Fourth ballots Elliott 1G.
and Winters lG on each ballot.
Fifth ballot-Elllott Il, Winters L..
The next in order was city attorney
and John \. Largcnt was nominated
without opposition. His opponent at
the primary election and his FRIENDS
were too busy sharpening thciG hui, is
for next Mondays ~skinning bee.
The next fight was for the office Of
police magistrate. There were five can
didates for this Office and the vote was
as follows:
First ballots. S. Hawkins 1G, A. +.
kellison &, =. II. Hughes 4, J. L. Moran
4, Oakland ;, j. A. Largent J..
Second ballot-iIawkins 10, Moran ),
Hughes /, Kellison 3.
Each of the successful candidates
made a little speech pledging support to
the nom nees and thanking the dele
gates.
The chair appointed the following
ward central committees:
First ward-Messrs. Phillips and Cur
tbs.
Second ward - Messrs. Wright and
johnson.
Third ward Messrs. Reynolds and
Shepkey.
Fourth ward Messrs. White and Har-
berdt.
u, l.. Tracy was appointed committee
mar at large.
Harry Iii | offered the following pre-
amblc and resolution which was adopt
cd:
THE republican city convention now
assembled fully realize the care that
should b. exercised in selecting canoi-
dates for the city offices soon to be elect.
ed. and being cognizant of the response
bilitics resting upon the city officials and
the difficulties TO be encountered in the
administration of their respective Offices:
and.
"Whereas, Numerous restrictions have
been placed upon the past administra.
ton, and particularly upon the mayor;
then be it
"Resolved, That we republicans in
convention assembled hereby commend
the honest and fearless acts of the re-
publican members of the past admins
%tration, particularly of the mayor, G. NJ.
Webster
On motion the convention then adj
journed.