The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-27
POPS NAME A TICKET
P. ]. MalOney Is Nominated for Mayor
and Accepts.
BURNS FOR POLICE JUDGE
The Question Of Putting Up Sawyer
for City:Attorney Excites Warm
Discussion and sawyer
Gets Left.


President Beebe of the populist club, for
convention to name a city ticket. One
wing of the party favored ID. Cohen, sr. 4,
for mayor, another section favored p. j.
Maloney and many favored making no
nomination at all for mayor.
President Beebe called the meeting to
order and on motion put by Secretary
Edwards he was made the permanent
chairman. A permanent secretary was
then needed and Secretary Edwards,
Horsford and Williams we're named, but
each successfully declined until President
Beebe appealed to Charlie Williams to
help him out by taking the job.
Attorney Baker moved that all votes be
made by ballot and that tho chairman be
empowered to administer an oath to any
OF whose populism there was a doubt.
One speaker objected to "that oath BUSH
mess" He said there may be men named
here tonight whom they do not want to
support. All that is necessary is to in
quire If the voter afiiliates with the popu-
list party. This idea prevailed, but the
ballet system was retained. Con Con-
nors, Nj. ii. Conroy and George Elston
were appointed tellers. Messrs. Taylor
and Bressenham distributed blank ball
lots.
Nominations for mayor were then de-
clared in order. Larry Gaffney arose and
without any speech nominated p. j. Ma
loney. A voice IN the body of the hall
named ID. Cohen, sr., but Tom Malice
arose and said that gentleman had au-
thoriZed him to Withdraw his name if il
was placed before the convention. Joseph
McCaffrey was suggested, but he did not
want any of it either and declined.
A motion was made that the secretary
cast a ballot for u. j. Maloney. The mo-
ton was duly made and the chairman de-
clared it carried without submitting il to
the house. This procedure was not OBJ
Jected to, and Chairman Beebe in
structed to the secretary to cast a bal
lot for Z. j. Maloney for mayor and de-
clared HIM duly nominated.
There were loud cries of up. up
"Patv "Speechr' to which the candi-
date bobbed up serenely and, smiling and
bowling, assembled the platform. He said:
~ am very thankful TO you gentlemen for
this honor. / did not come looking for it,
SO you can't expect a speech from me.
I'm worker all right. Whatever / can
do for Anaconda i will do. l amt high
toned chap. but l don't belong to any
click or clan. All ask of you is a square
deal. and l guarantee that your conf
dence will not be misplaced"
The illustrious example of the repub-
Leans was followed in the matter of
leaving the place of city treasurer vacant,
which amounts to giving Johnny Delury
clean field.
The fight of the evening. which bade
fair at times to break up the meeting,
arose over the city attorneyship. Chair
man Beebe called Secretary Williams to
the stand and proceeded to nominate
{. NJ. Sawyer for the place, a man who,
he said, had left the ranks of the repub.
lican party and had declared himself as
in favor of popullst principles. A voice
in the audience moved that the place be
left vacant on the ticket. Another one
moved to close the nominations. James
Bressenham made a red-hot speech
against leaving any vacancies on tho
ticket. He thought, as a matter of prin-
nj nln n nj Inl xnf Gh ha
Jerry Connolly made a very emphatic
speech against nominating "any man who
came into the party yesterday. man
who had never voted a populist ticket so
far as anybody knew"
Half a dozen IN the audience were on
their feet to speak. Con O'Neil captured
the floor and declared that Mr.. SAWYER
was a member of the republican county
convention and nominated Stackpole.
the man who was trying to knock out
Hallahan, the populist who was elected
county treasurer. The crowd in the rear
of the hall howled at this statement.
Chairman Beebe insisted on his point
that Sawyer was convert to populism
and as sound on their issues as any one
in the house. Somebody moved to elect
by reclamation. Jerry Connolly jumped
up with an objection: "This acclamation
racket is like i is In Tammany hall. We
don't want it,"
Con O'Connor moved that the conven-
llOu NOle NuGlLtI hO - CITY attorney Dc
nominated. a vote was taken and the
noes undoubtedly we're the loudest. An
other vote, after an explanation by Beebe,
went the same way. Conroy thought that
some IN the audience, not populists,
were voting, and moved that the
question be decided by ballot. The
question was decided by vote of ayes SO,
noes 50, which retired MIR. Sawyer's
friends.
Some one was not satisfied with the
4 a.
added to assist the three who had oflici-
ated and that all voters give their names
as they voted: also that the hat which was
used as a receptacle of votes be left on the
table and not passed out TO the crowd.
For police mag strate. 4: V. PURCELL,
NJ ". silis' +. S. Hogan and and
Lon Burnett were nominated in
running fire of eloquence and |
tiattery. Ballots were passed and a
vote taken, which brought forth the result |
as follows: Purcell Is, Sills l, Burnett 6, |
Fox l, Burns 10, Hogan 30. The total /
vote was 2O5. making l03 necessary for a /
choice, and f. 4. Burns W as declared the /
nominee. Several ballots had two tickets /
folded together and these were thrown /
out in the count. The nomination was 4
made unan NOUS and Burns called on for I
n speech. Tie responded brie fly, thanking /
his friends.
AT this junc,ure Chairman
beeDe stated mat before /
they proceeded further IL would be neces- |
slry TO raise small sum TO lefray the 4
expense of hiring the hall and getting I
some printing. and he would ask the tell /
ers TO pass the hat.
\ stampede for the door easIel. and IN /
spite OF entreaties and ;auuts from a /
faithful few the immense convention. /
dWindled down TO a cOrpogals guard. /
Some climbed over chairs, pushed each /
other and almost fell down the 4