The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-02

interest OF the democratic party and was
entitled TO some consideration at the
hands of the convention. Aleshire
secured the nomination on the first ballot
receiving As votes against p for Jacobs.
MIR. Aleshire's nomination was received
with hearty applause.
For police magistrate II. /. Wilson re-
nominated w. J. Naughten. Dan Tewey
nominated Daniel j. WEIGH; John Lind
say placed Dan l. ancey In nomination,
and Dan Collins entered NJ. Arnold in the
race.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Naughten, "a; Yancey, 10; WEIGH, ID;
Arnold, 3. Total number OF votes, SO.
Necessary to choice, IS. Mr.. Arnold then
Withdrew.
Naughten was nominated in the second
ballot, which resulted: Nau0hten, 80;
Yancey, "a; WEIGH, 8. Total number of
votes, 6S. Necessary to choice, 35. On
motion of Yancey the nomination was
made unanimous.
G. j. Walsh then moved to revert back
to the nomination of mayor. L. L. Court
ney opposed the motion and said: ut is
easy enough to arouse enthusiasm in n
democratic convention. but candidates
are not elected by enthusiasm alone. In
the condition that confronts us il is wise
10 60 slow and use our best judgment. L
believe that from the candidates now in
the field n satisfactory selection could be
Dy each NOtcT anu tue
of n mayor at our hands might result in
a complication that would secure the cleo
ton of an undesirable party and defeat
the desire OF q mnjority OF the members
of this convention"
j. NJ. Quinn, in an eloquent speech, an
nounced himself as being unalterably OPP
posed TO putting up n headless ticket. Hc
did not believe that the convention would
be doing its duty if il did not nominate n
mayor. His speech was received with loud
applause.
John Curran said that he would not at
tempt to answer a man with Mr.. Quinn 5
eloquence, but he desired to ask the gem
tleman how IL was that he now favored n
straight ticket while he favored the en-
dorsement of Mr.. Howell, the populist
candidate, this afternoon. Mr.. Quinn re-
piled that he had believed in meeting the
populists half way and that he was even
now in favor of a citizens ticket, but that
he was opposed to putting up a ticket
without n head to it. 1t was decided to
vote upon the proposition to nominate n
mayor by open ballot and the vote re-
suited: In favor OF nominating mayor,
Al; opposed to it, "a. .t.
L. J. Walsh then nominated Henry
Mueller in a brief but eulogistic speech in
which he referred to the excellent record
made by MIR. Mueller when he was in the
mayors chair before. John Curran sar-
castically nominated William Thompson,
nut he dld not secure a seconu 10 the
nomination.
On motion of Dominick Salki seconded
by Joe Klaffki, Mr.. Mueller's nomination
was made unanimous.
The following were nominated for alder.
men in the usual manner: First ward
L. 5. Harrington; Second ward, {. w
Newton; Third ward, Dan Tewey; Fourth
ward, j. Il. Dawson; Fifth ward, l.. p
Bowman; Sixth ward, Sol Levy; Seventh
ward, L. l.. Mahoney; Eighth ward, @. w
Connick.
The following city central committee
was selected: First ward, Con Hayes
Second ward. E. o. Dugan; Third ward
j. +. Kelly; Fourth ward, DR.. G.. E. Black
burn; Fifth ward, A. NJ. Dussault; Sixth
ward, Jerry Mullin; Seventh ward, L. L.
Maya; Eighth ward, Dan Yancey.
The central committee met after the
convention adjourned and elected Dan
Yancey temporary chairman and L. L.
Mayo temporary secretary.