The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-01
THERE WERE JUST Is
A Mass Meeting of Republicans Held
tAA in the City Hall.
HARMONY FROM THE START
The Ticket Is. First Ward. E. ia
cobson; Second. A. Fortier;
VI bird. n. q. Coy; Fourth.
Charles Graham.

Il The mass meeting of the republican
party to name aldermanic candidates
at the city hall last evening was a
frost. Perhaps there were 20 repubn-
cans present, that Is, men who were
once republicans, but just now do not
know where they are at. but are willing
to pull together in the old harness.
Half dozen democrats and populists
drawn out of curiosity, looked on and
tried to find amusement in the mass
meeting, but found the proceedings
very dull and funeral.
The meeting was called for s o'clock
and after As minutes of waiting those
present were raped to order by Chair
man Davidson, who called upon John
McMurray to read the convention call.
Chairman Davidson then requested all
of the gentlemen present who intended
to vote the republican ticket and de-
sired to act with the convention to step
inside the railing, which is that part
of the hall set apart for the city coun-
ell. Just five responded to the invita-
ton. They were Judge Fitzpatrick, T..
c. Atwater. ex-City Attorney English.
II. r.. Berg and j. S. Wisner.
The temporary organization was
made permanent by the five.
Chairman Davidson then made brief
talk thanking the mass meeting for
need of the day was for men of fitness,
taxpayers and representative men as a
first consideration. making secondary
that of who can be elected. we desire
men who will I'LL the places with honor
to themselves and with credit to the
city"
Another call was made for those out
side the fold to come in and just six
responded, making a total of IL who
were on the inside. AS a member of
the Hoodoo society. who was looking
on, remarked:
THAT ticket is hoodooed sure, who
ever is named to run on II"
Judge Fitzpatrick moved that the
chair appoint committees Of two from
each ward TO name the candidate Tor
those wards, a motion that was duly
seconded and passed. A recess OF hve
minutes was taken, after which the
committees were appointed as follows;
First ward-Charles walker, E. ia
cobson
Second ward-B. Burg, Joe Munson.
Third ward-Dr. Lesser and NJ. j.
Fitzpatrick.
Fourth ward-J. S. wisner and w r.
Allen.
When these were announced another
recess of 10 minutes was called for and
the committee retired TO a corner where
they got their heads together.
. The dozen or so who stood outside the
rail did not seem TO enjoy the way
things were going and one by one ST.
lently took their departure while the
conference was i'm progress.
Before the convention, IL such II may
be called, came TO order the leaders
claimed that they had only two wards
provided with candidates and they con-
fidently expected a contest In the
Fourth ward. The friends of j. p.
Stage were insisting that he should
run again, and Charlie Graham had
friends who were backing him for the
nomination. II. G. Coy. the chief Tenn
plar of the Montana /. o. G. T., had
cinch in the Third ward, and further
than this they were at sea.
A delegation wanted Dan Collins to
head the ticket in the First ward and
+. jacobson was well represented. John
McMurray had dark horse that he
was ready to trot out IL the contest be-
came hot. in the person of Garry Nu-
gent OF the Recorder office. but the OPP
portunity did not come.
Some wanted to endorse the populist
nominee in the Second ward, but those
in favor of a straight ticket outnum-
bered them.
The committee was not long In ses-
sion but by the time they were ready
TO report the 13 were almost alone in
the house. Judge NJ. ]. FITZPATRICK
9 read the report recommending the fol-
lowing ticket:
First ward-E. Jacobson.
Second ward-A. Fortier.
Third ward-H. @. Coy.
Fourth ward-Charles Graham.
This report was formally adopted and
no one said nay.
central committee consisting of
DR.. Lesser j. S. Wisner. Garry Nugent.'
Charles Walker and ]. b. Losee, was
named, and empowered to I'LL vacancies
on the ticket.
The mass meeting could find nothing
more 20 do and the 10 decided to ad-
journ in which those outside the coun-
eter acauiesced and the convention was
over.
While there was no lack of harmony
in the convention IL was the lassitude
of weakness rather than the unity OF
spirit. which prevailed. and kept peace
in the assembly. The ticket is known
TO be very unsatisfactory to various
elements in the party and will be as
weak among the party men as IL Is in
the opposing elements on election day,
They do not expect to succeed in elect
ing any one of them.