Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-04-05

Jensen, Donovan, Chenevert and Hanson
Are Lucky Ones.

'tHheH, ShcutNtI'
Are Lucky Ones.
The delegatee to the populist city con
> p. N. Saturday, we're late in arriving
and it was 2:3O when o. NJ. Holmes, sec
retary of the city central committee
called the convention to order. O. II
Perry was chosen temporary chairman
and W. A. Doyle temporary secretary.
o. NJ. lioltnes stated that d COMMITTED
from the democratic convention Wat
| present and desired to confer with a Iik,
committee from the populist convention
lie moved that such committee be A. q
| Bossuot, Frank Marion, Aaron James, j
| f. O'Brien and Dan Mckay. Jas. Don
ovan moved that j. }. Mahoney bt
added. X. w. Hanson thought the com.
mlttee ehould be chosen by the conven.
ton. james Donovan moved that the
delegates from each ward select mem
ber and that the convention choose d
member at large This motion was
unanimously adopted. The wards re-
ported: First, Matt Dunn; second
Aaron James; third, H. w. Hanson;
fourth, }. f.. O'Brlen. The first ballot
for member at large resulted Dennis
Lynch. 9; &. IL. Chase, I; Frank Mar
ion, s; A. q. Bossuot, I; q. A. Graham,
4; JOS Dyer, j; }. H. Chenevert |. On
motion it was ordered that the second
ballot be taken on Lynch and Marion
only. 1t resulted: Lynch, 10; Marion
u.
The confcrees retired and the chair
appointed the following Committees:
Permanent Organization II. II.
Hughes, q. II. Chase, G. X Schnader, A.
Rademacher.
Platform-O. NJ. Holmes, G. A. Gra-
ham, Dan Mckay, Chas. Gies.
In accordance with the committee re-
port, temporary organization WAS made
permanent.
The platform committee reported a
platform, which was adopted unani-
mously. The platform pledges candi.
dates If elected:
l. TO the strict enforcement of all
laws governing the city.
=. 10 refuse the granting OF further
valuable franchises without securing for
the city-the payers-proportionat
reimbursement.
3. TO enforce payment to the city and
county of the full and just share OF taxes
uue from the several corporations of the
ci'v.
1 We pledge our candidates to espe.
cla'iy advocate and to employ ever,
means III their power to secure to the
city the absolute ownership of its water
supply system by construction, purchase
or ny condemnation, as may be dictated
by law. at the earliest possible moment;
such action to be taken as may prove
most practicable, cheapest, and best for
the C,fy and tjat 40 far as allowed by
law all construction, extension, or recon
That may be done shall be done
by day labor.
Tine convention then took Il recess TO
enable the wards to choose cj commit
teemen They reported as follows:
First Ward A &. Bossuot
Second Nard-.I, j. O'Mahoney.
Third Ward q, H. Chase.
Fourth Ward Dan Mckay
!. kIrchWing Was chosen committees
man at large,
a motion to adjourn until 13O was de
feated. The conference committee then
that the democratic committee
ltiered three aldermen and the mayor
Tor all other oilcea. The ponuIet com.
nlttce offered city attorney. police mag.
strate, and marshal.
y motion was made to adopt the com
nittee's report and proceed with nomi-
nations A motion to adJ ourn until $50
was defeated.
.. M. Holmes and H. W. Hanson ia
Eo"ed fusion providing the populistH re-
tanned the administrative offices and no
Of principles was necessi
tated.
jeff Campbell wanted them to keep
n the middle Of the road
James Donovan said that for forty
light hours rumor had been rife, the
ruth OF which could not be denied
There was no use of Disgusting the truth.
the republican convention, that NJ. l..
mayor, w. s. Frary for treasurer, Sam
Stephenson for attorney, and that
Bridgeman has promised to appoint Ed
Falk, now in the rear of the room, city
lie said that the hydra
Iedttu mama now raging WOulu DE TO
,retted in the future by every loyal
Auteriran. The proceedings Of the re
publican primaries were disgrace to
Every man within ths lines OF the repub.
ican party. lie favored fusion.
t. W. Hanson said it was no place to
liacuss religion. T. IT, Hughes agreed.
The convention at this hour. J:.}O o. m,
adjourned until : p m.
When the convention reassembled the
question was put on the motion to adopt
the conferees' report; loat-yeas IA, nays
3. A motion to receive the report was
carried. A motion that the report lie on
The table was lost; yeas IS, nays 10.
A motion TO recommit carried unani-
nously and finally the convention had
reached the order of business.
James Donovan nominated for mayor
James r. Stanford, and }. j. O'Mahoney
seconded the nomination. &. A. Graham
placed S. K. Jensen in nomination and
p. II. Hughes seconded the nomination.
Dan Mckay presented o. M. Holmes
names and Aaron James seconded it.
| he frat ballot vaa informal and raault.