The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-30
NOW THE BATTLE IS ID.
Republicans Yesterday Mad Their
Nominations for Mayor, Treas
urer and Judge
e ID. Wood, d. H. Weston and q
+. Gage the Candidates
Selected.
Mr.. Weed Delivers Fourth Of Juiy Ora
tioB. and the Resolutions Are War
ranted 20 TIt Every Gaze.

The rel ublioan city convention met yes
terdAy a. noon. according to announce
ment aud In less than three hours pat into
tho field a full citY ticket. Early IA the
morning tho Carter people began their work
Of seou ina a majority Of tho delegates for
Mr.. Weed. that Rentlsm IA having been pre-
vailed upon Wednesday evening at hs Hels-
na hotel TO allow bis name TO be used. though
few hours befo his declinAtion had
been positive. Mr. CsTter's garments
we're so strong that the eK-distriot attorney
even consented 20 take the nomination II
be had TO make "a Eight 10 get it. The way
the 6ilchfist fofees we're taken over 10 the
Weed camp ,esterda VAS a caution. All
sorts OF arRumsntsa romises we're ased,
aud In two hours t.r Oilobrist vote
OF thirty-hve or forty had melted to =
corpofRrs guard. They could not all be
brought 20 sse. however. that Weed was the
man 20 place the affairs OF the eity In
cha re OF. and the men who wanted busi-
ness candidate and man who they could
trust 20 look after tho business OF the city
( went 10 eter Whine Ihaie we're nb0ut
twenty business men IN the convention nnd
/ the votes that NJ. Whine received came
from them. The politicians and the gen
tlomsn WAC believe that the city election ia
| but means 90 the fall campaign
we're TO man I'm favor Of Weed.
/ he only real contest was bstweeE
Woodman ami Weston for the nomi-
1 nation for city treasurer II was the gen
oiAl imp ession that WoodmAn would be
the nominee. but there were too manv old
timers IN the convention. and these. with
] g. ~ a. III. h.
vietofy 10 Weston. he nomination Of
Judge Gage for police magist ate was by
reclamation and WAS the only action Of she
convention that had the mark Of entire Ap-
probation and a duty performed spontAne-
ousy aud as a mark OF appreciation. NJ.
/ Carter occupied place In tbs rear OF the
hall during the convention, and saw that
] his prog ANNE was carried out In detail.
Chairman stephen Carpenter called the
convention to order. +. l.. Beck actinR a.
secretary. A. J. Selicman was elected TEN
20 AIRY chairman And II. ii. Cassdy and
/ kuute Oppheim secretaries. The chair
then appointed the committee on craien.
| tiale, DR.. Rockmqn being char man. After
a short recess tho committee reported. Tbs
reuott was accepted aud then II. q. Smith.
d. g. X. co o nnd II. II. HoWey were
named a. tho committee on refolutions.
1 The Committee on order OF business and
]
ssyen members with Joseph Davis as
chairman. After these committees had
been appointed there Was another recess.
When the convention recouVsned the re-
rort of the committee on order Of business
was adopted. Is Irovided that the temper
nry of1osgs should be the permanent ones.
and that ths order OF business should be
| the nomination OF a msyoraltv candidate.
easu er, police magistrate. the selection
| OF a city central COMMITTEES, aud the Export
| Of the com N ittee on resolutions. There
was added TO the rep0F. pafA graph to the
/ effect that there be no nominating spec hss;
that there drst be taken an informal b AZ
lot, TO be followed by a formal one. without
any oratory. or oven the naming OF a can
didats. Isllers we're appointed and the
voting began. Chairman heligman was
evidently afraid Of Seventh ward Republican
methods and he directed the tellers 60
count tue ballots before they began to call
of the names. ia order to make sure thai
there were o. more ba lots than there uers
voters. The informal ballot resulted: