The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-25
SELECTED BY WARDS
The Several Caucuses Held by the
Democrats Yesterday.
FOR PRIMARIES THURSDAY
Republ cans VIII Hold Primaries
This EvenIng-A Possibility for
Scrap In the Fifth
The Voting Places.

Democratic caucuses were held In the
various wards of Butte last evening to
select lists of delegates and alternates
to be voted on at the primaries which
will be held Thursday afternoon from
5 to s o'clock. AS rule the caucuses
were well attended and were harmo-
NOUS. Sentiment in favor of a citizens
ticket was very strong a l the eau
cuses, but it was concIud - best to Sc
lect the delegates and then, If the cfti-
zens' movement develops. as seems
likely, to join in with 1t. A few ex-
pressed themselves in favor of fighting
the battle on party lines, but the ma
jority concluded that there is no party
in ii this spring and that the main
thing to be done is to see that good
men and not tools are sent to the coun-
Gil.
There was a large attendance at the
First ward caucuses. held in the Sill
yer Lake house. William b. McCabe
and John Mccormick were selected as
judges of the caucus and primary, and
Clint c. Clark as clerk. The following
ticket was selected:
Delegates-P. S. Harrington, John
Mccormick, ]. ]. Barry, William B.
McCabe, j. II. Cronin, Timothy Dris-
coll, T. F. Courtenay. Clint c. Clark.
Alternates - Henry Munser, Hank
Young, John Sullivan, J. j. Murphy,
John Murphy, Phil Goodwin, James
McGarvy. Thomas Sorden.
There was an enthusiastic meeting
of democrats in the Second ward at
the court house. The following ticket
was selected:
Delegates-C. w. Newton, John Eddy.
A. w. Barnard, John Lindsay, ]. w.
Gilligan, S. G. Jeans, James Sanderlin,
John L. Baldwin. Alternates-Thomas
Parry, F'itz Butler, Charles Copen-
harve, Nicholas Power, A. j. Davis, S.
II. Clark, w. V. LAWYER NJ. Lawson.
About 200 people attended the Third
ward caucus, held at the Southern no
tel. The following were selected:
Delegates-John F. Buchanan, H. I.
Wilson, Peter Hale, John Jahriess.
William McDermott, w. j. Madden.
Harry earns. Alternates-J. P. Rowan.
NJ. r. Torpey, d. Dorais, Thomas
K. S. Battieger.
The democrats of the Fourth ward
met at Marco Medin's store. The fol-
lowing were selected:
Delegates-Charles G.. Terrell, Julian
Smith, M. Medin, Thomas Lavell, J. NJ.
Quinn, p. p. Gallagher. E. l.. Mayo.
Alternates-T. A. Burke. ]. A. Frasier.
L. d. jackson, NJ. S. Abraham, James
Forbds, j. E. Dawson, E. III. Morris.
The democracy of the Fifth ward Sc
lected the following ticket:
Delegates-A. NJ. Dessault, James
McNichols, George Fitschen, James
Smith, ID. NJ. Billingsly. ]. Chapleau.
o. Hadley. Alternates-Dan Sullivan,
j. Sheehan, F. Rodini, A. G.. Dahl, Sam
Ayotte. George Hopkins, p. j. McAvoy.
In the Sixth ward the democrats met at
Caplice hall. NJ. p. Gilchrist. J. ]. Fer
rell and j. ]. Cotter were chosen Judges
for the caucuses, also for the primary.
The following ticket was elected:
Delegates-J. ]. Terrell, ]. J. Cotter. w.
w. Walsworth, George higgins. Joseph
Klaffki, NJ. p. Gilchrist. Alternates-Sil-
ven Hughes. John Mclaughlin. Jerry
Mullin. Sol Levy, A. II. Barrett, Justin
Butler, j. A. Nadeau.
In the Seventh ward H. j. Lynch and
e. S. Shields were elected as judges and
Z. A. Hardcastle as clerk. The follow
ing ticket, understood to be for Hard
castle for alderman, was selected:
Delegates-A. Reichle, r. Talliafero
Fred Grefig, c. Curtis, p. Peterson. NJ
Jennings, E. A. Hardcastle. Alternates
j. Ecker, r. Poindexter, w. Williams
j. II. oliver, l.. Wolpert, /. A. Morgan,
George Mainwaring.
The democrats of the Eighth ward Sc
lected a ticket understood to be favorable
to j. F. Knowlton for alderman. 1t is as
follows:
Delegates-Abe Heyman, T. ]. Booher
r. p. Benjamin, ]. L. Astle. Dan Yancey.
| N. B. Davidson, A. Leyden. Alternates-
j. r. Shinnick, j. z. Reins. W. l.. FAINT,
Al Smith, ]. Hubert, p. w. Murray. t.
Rowan.
For judges there were elected ]. E.
Astle, j. T. Shinnick and ]. Meunier.
The republicans will hold their prlma-
| res this evening from to o'clock. The
| irregular republicans not likely TO
make any opposition to the tickets select
| ed at the caucuses on Monday evening.
| There is a possibility or a scrap in the
| Fifth ward, where II is understood that
| the ticket picked out by the county CEN
! trail committee of the A. p A. was
| knocked out at the caucus. The republi-
| can primaries will be held from to
| o'clock p. m. at the following places:
First ward-Crangle's assay office. p
| East Granite street.
Second ward-Court house.
Third ward-Police court, city hall.
Fourth ward-Auditorium.
Fifth ward-No. 3Ss East Park street
| near Curtis grocery store.
Sixth ward-Butte Undertaking COM
| pany's office.
Seventh ward-St. James hotel.
Eighth ward-Fitchett's stable corner
Main and Porphyry.
BUTTE BRIEFS.
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