The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-04-06
Meet in RiOtOus Conclaves
and Nominate Alder
men.
" Also Select Delegates to a
City Convention to Nom
mate a
ndidate for City Treasurer Ia
Be Whipped by a
Democrat.

ter ana recOrueT, diuou w oo'o'"
other county officials, left no stone
lrned to carry the delegates in the
wards for thnir favorite for city
,urer, William s. Frary. The other
on. the Cuckoos, under the leader
of several ward politicians, includ-
Nv. p. Nicholson, who were ardent
l~orters of b. +. Elliott, for the same
!. we're also wide-awake and
! close On the trail of the court house
! trust.
here was not a republican in the city
kither faction but was called upon to
nd the primaries Thursday night, and
n the sun went down the warriors OF
factions we're confident of complete
mph.
the hour for the meeting of the eau
.eS>arrived and the great leaders we're
hand with written tickets containing
Names of the delegates each faction
pd to be elected. The meetings
organized and then the fun COM
I'D in earnest. The ringsters and
loo supporters were out IN full force
their faces wore a look of determi-
bn. There was blood on the moon.
the First ward the court house
triumphed. There was little oppo-
d to the slate Recorder Crosby had
AIRED. The delegates are said to be
for Frary, but there may be a
pge Of two or three votes when the
Moo leaders get hold of the delegates.
many a slip 'twixt the cup and
Delip." The candidate for Aid. j. ID.
lite, late city engineer, was a forced
S'on the caucus, but the lambs had to
ow the dose prepared for them by
court house ring leaders. Mr.. White
hot be elected to represent the First
"a in the city council. The law is
|rninst" him and reads as follows:
Elton 1865, New Municipal Code: No
ION shall be eligible to the office Of
unless he shall have been a
fdent of the ward electing him at least
year preceding such election" MI.
does not fill this requirement and
A therefore be laid on the shelf to re-
q over the uncertainties of political
in the First ward. The delegates
a~lternates to the city conviction are
b. Dickerman. j. A.. Gockstetter, Ted
hson, Robert Bissett, Jas. Bird, W. p.
Iholson; alternates, M. Phillips, A. j.
'we, ". r. Parker. G.. d. Buddington,
J. Kenyon, H.. B. Hill.
In the Second ward there was quite a
ntest for alderman, but the "Cuckoos"
FRIED the day aud nominated William
Cleeland. The delegates are report
Ito be favorable to Elliott, the Cuckoo,
city treasurer. There is a report
1t the delegates were not elected fair
Ind that a rival set will ask to be adj
tied to seats in the convention. The
boys are hot under the collar and
kn fight. The delegates elected are
B. Hunt, A. James, w. Ii. Allison,
Is. Scanlon, Charles Giles, w. F.
ker.
the Third ward the "Cuckoos' and
bgsters" both claimed the candidate
&lderman, w. ID. Randall. But this
.6ute will be settled by the election of
tmocrat. The delegates are suppos-
'tosbe solid for Howard Crosby's can
lete for city treasurer, W. S. Frary.
3 "Cuckoos' are mad and say that
,ney was used to beat them and they
have revenge at the polls il Frary Is
pihated. The delegates and alter
ties are III. F. Holmes, Ed Sims, P. ID.
q. Wardrup, III. G. Shipkey, A.
Kyle; alternates, w. +. Burgy, j. Hill
brand, j.. Il. Woodley, Jas. Baatz, j.
Johnson, W. d. Randall.
The Fourth ward meeting was a
user. Ringsters and Cuckoos hocked
the court house from all parts of the
y and voted every time a vote was
zen. Chairman Reynolds of the city
nmittee called the meeting TO order
d informed the crowd that an alder
N was to be nominated and six dele
tes and six a~lternates to the city con-
alton. Sam Stephenson and Ransom
oper and j. A.. Largent we're placed in
mination for president of the crowd.
a rough and tumble count j. A.
rgent, Cuckoo, was declared elected
t he could not be found to take the
air, aud another vote was taken be-
sen Stephenson and Cooper and the
air counted again and declared Mr..
Dper elected.
The first order of business was the
of a candidate for alderman.
Cockoo delegate at ono came to the
Mt and nominated Edwin Young for
position. As quick as a wink an
or Cuckoo jumped up and moved
t the nominations close. A vote was
.en and decided in favor Of the Cuck-
crowd. The nomination Of Mr..
Jung, as the Cuckoo's choice for alder
q was then made upG noRs.
he next Q10nnm Twas the
lot. Fifteeh.X Eed~fh
nination and then began.
this stage of the prj emaa1
o claimed to have \ Gfrived
Minneapolis came to- FONT and
cred a weak protest agains o man.
OF conducting the meUhngyDu hut tie
wd would not listen to his. words Of
dom and he was hooted down. The
riff was requested ~ remove him
the room. The md k..soou dropped
Of sight and the voting commenced.
voted. The court house
: and Cuckoos then applied the whip
heir followers and drove them up to |
voting table like sheep, They all
! tickets prepared for the pc
lion leaders and all they 20
} to put the little piece Of
'er into the hat. 1t took sbo0( fhrs0s
Irters OF an hour to cast the vol
nut al hour to count 1t. The hfg 6est
0 cast for any one delegate was >83