The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27

OF the truth and the popular welfare, SO
conspicuously shown by those gentlemen
The platform was unanimously
adopted. The nomination of alder
men came next. 1t was decided that
a majority vote of delegates Of each
ward should select the candidate for
alderman for that ward. Mr.. PM
Harrington nominated John Byrne. the
present incumbent in brief speech.
The Second ward placed In nomination
James E. Grant. The Third ward. -:
Dorais. Mr.. T. r. Kinds for the Fourth
ward said that, as there was not a
majority of the fourth ward delegates
present he would ask to have the mat
ter of the fourth ward nomination re-
ferred to the central committee.
The odor is very strong" exclaimed
Lawrence Neal, lit smells of fusion and
smells very strong. II the popunst
party cannot nominate a ticket OF its
own, IL had better go back to the
slums of the old parties. 1 don't be-
lieve a man is a true populist VINO
would do that. Are we the mere rem
nant of a once prosperous party In
Butte? We tried fusion once and lost
by it. Let us have no more of 1t.
Mr. Kinds moved that Lawrence be
made a committee of one to select
populist candidate from the Fourth
ward. There was no second to the
motion. Mr. Byrne said he was sorry
to see the pickering over a matter OF
this kind. Perhaps IL Mr.. Neal, ne
said, smells the odor of fusion ne
would make a good sanitary inspector.
The First ward was the only ward last
year which was carried for Mr.. HOW
ell. What did Mr.. Neal do in the Fifth
ward? Mr.. Neal said that two years
ago the Fifth ward was carried by the
populists and could have been carried
last year but for the rotten fusion. :,
The previous question was moved and
was ordered, and the motion that the
request of the Fourth ward delegation
be granted was carried. Mr.. Neal then
rose to a question of special privilege
He insisted that he had been grossly
insulted and desired to reply. The
chairman said he had heard no insult
and ruled him out of order.
The Fifth ward delegation placed In
nomination the present incumbent,
Tboras A walsh. The sixth ward
nominated Frank Stephens. The Sew
enth ward nominated George Witcomb.
The Eighth ward nominated James
Doull.
The next business was the nomina-
ton of city central committee 10
have power to fill any and all vacan-
cies. The following committeeman
were chosen: First ward, Denis o.
Brien: Second ward, Harry Wing
Third ward, ]. p. Murphy; Fourth
ward, w. H. Dunning; Fifth ward. j.
w. sheldon; Sixth ward. ]. L. Dawes;
Seventh ward j. II. Calderhead'
Eighth ward, Dan Mcdonald.
The thanks of the convention were
extended to the officers of the conven-
tion. Before adjournment j. p. Rowan
called attention to the lists which the
populists had sent in to the city coun-
oil and which had not been granted
He said that when men deliberately
conspire to rob people of their sacred
right of franchise. that is the crime OF
all crimes. God grant, he SAID, that
the day may not come when the bayo-
net is necessary to right our wrongs.
But let the note of warning be extend
ed to those men who meet In secret TO
select judges who do not represent the
parties they are supposed to represent.
| Judges had been appointed as popullstS
who were not populists at all.
Mr.. Elliott objected to the remarks
| as rejecting on him, who had been APP
| pointed one of the Judges. Mr.. Shift
| felbin made the point or order that no
| objection had been made to the popu-
! lists who had been appointed but TO
/ those who had not been appointed.
/ Mayor Thompson, he said had wired
/ to the supreme council at Toronto for
| permission to appoint judges.
| Mr.. Rowan said he made no refiec-
ton on Mr.. Elliott, who was true
| populist He did object to Mr.. Gilbert,
| who had always been a republican and
never a populist, and yet had been APP
pointed as a populist judge. Other re-
publicans had been appointed as pop
| ulists who are not populists. The con-
vention then adjourned sine die.