The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-08-21
WHOLE NO. 1914.


IN the coming campaign, and which now assures
lts ultimate success
AS to our state and county government. we
call the attention of the voters to the fact that,
altnough hard times have struck us with full
lofce stlll the expenses OF state and county gov
ernment nave not been leSsened and the full force
VI these nard times has fallen upon the farmer
s'llo laDofef with redOubled force. We call for
lessehlhg OF expense in the state and county gov
ernment to conform with the reduced price Of the
farmers produce and the wage-earner's pittance,
we view with disgust the maintaining through all
these hard times of the old system Of tax collect
lolls' whereby taxes become delinquent in 80 days
ana at q time when the farmer Is busiest Wede-
and that the time OF collecting taxes be extended
I'LL FeDruary OF each year, and we hereby in
sfuct cur delegates upon our legislative ticket to
work for and do all in their power to effect such
extension of time
we also call upon our state and county govern
me1lt to recognize union labor in the erection Of
various state buildings about to be erected We
call for full recognition Of Montana labor upon
all such edifces
we also call fora reduction of railway rates.
ooth freight and passenger. Having waited patti.
eLlly lor railway managers to conform with the
general State OF business, we now ask that the
stato take The matterur and bring about such re1
duction. Respectfully submitted.
wv. N. AYLEsWORTH, Chairman.
1T. S. HOGAN,
~. j. RYAN"
After the adoption Of the resolutions.
nominations for sheriff being in order,
w. N. Aylesworth Of Deer Lodge in a
short speech nominated George w. Oker
OF Garrison; G. FL. Williams nominated
j. G. Lane of Anaconda and Charles Lem
on seconded the nomination; Chas Sines
nominated Jerry A. Connolly and was
seconded by Hon. w A. Edwards; Ped
Mathlson nominated PJ Maloney, the
nomination was seconded by G. s. Dan
lson. Ihe nominations were declared
closed and the motion passed that as the
name of each delegate be called he step
forward and cast his ballot. The first
ballot resulted as follows:
|. J. G. Lane, 10; George w. Oker, s; j.
A. Connolly, Is; P. J. Maloney, 7. Mr..
Mathison made motion that each candi-
date be called upon to express his fealty
to the populist party, but subsequently
the motion was withdrawn
Second ballot-Jerry Connolly, 18; q.
w. Oker, s; ], c. Lane, 10; P. j. Malo-
ney,3; scattering, 1.
After this ballot George W. Oker with
drew his name
Third ballot erry Connolly, 81; ]. G.
Lane, II; P. J. Maloney, /; George W.
Oker, l; John Morris, 1.
Mr.. Connolly having received major
lty, was declared the nominee of the
party for sheriff of Deer Lodge county.
Mr.. Connolly briefly addressed the con-
vention, thanking it for the honor and
announcing himself as 'smiddle-of-the-
roader."
Nominations for the legislature We're
then made and Joseph Marshall, Charles
Lennon, and W. N. Wright in turn de-
clined when named. ]. ]. Ryan and D.
H. Hamilton were then nominated. G..
w. Oker, F. M. Peckham, C. O'Connor, W.
B. Mathison, James Buckley, T. S. Ho-
gan and John Hallahan were named, Ho-
gan and Hallahan declining. W. N.
Aylesworth, G. S. Danson, Thomas Nc
Cormick, Theodore Hess, ,Gregor schwend
and Edward McGerven were names then
offered and the nominations We're closed.
The first ballot resulted in the selection
Of w. n Wright, D. Fl. Hamilton, r. NJ.
Peckham, W. N. Aylesworth and Thomas
Mccormick. Asecond ballot proved that
Edward McGerven was the choice of
majority for the sixth representative.
| The naming of the central committee
was left to committee of three consist
ing Of T. s. Hogan, w. N. Aylesworth
and j. N. Fox.
In the evening the ticket was COM
cluded by the selection Of the following;
County treasurer, D. T. Hallahan; asses.
sor, j. Fl. Schwend; clerk and recorder,
/ G. II. Williams; state senator, George w.
Oker, all by acclamation. For county
commissioners, Angus D. Smith Of Warm
Springs, j. NJ. Boles of Helmville, H.
Golde of Anaconda. and Theodore Hess
of Pioneer We're nominated, the three
first named elected; superintendent Of
public schools, Mrs. Mamie B. Mills, by
acclamation; for county surveyor, coroner
and district judge no nominations We're
made. The county central committee
was empowered to fill all vacancies.
The fast line to St. Louis is via Billings
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