Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-11

lain, First Ward; s. Il. Robbins, Boston
u Montana Smelter; Il. j. Lowry, Belt;
j. B. Gieske, Belt 1t was ordered that
the five receiving the highest number OF
votes be the nominees.
The ballot resulted: Schuler, 90; Mel
son, 80; Robbins, 70; Lowry, rs; Cham
berlain, "a; Smith, &C; Wantz, 50; Gieske,
2G.
For coroner the names of DR.. j. L..
Weitman, First Ward, and DR., j. II.
Fairfield, Fourth Ward, were presented.
The ballot resulted: Fairfield, Gs: Welt
man, 10.
For public administrator, Samuel
Dean, Sand Coulec, the present incum-
bent, was nominated by acclamation.
Chairman Phelps, OF tho committee to
recommend delegates to the state con
vention, then presented report. He
made very smooth little speech about
treating every section of the county
fairly in the selection of delegates and
explained that the precincts outside Of
Great Falls were allotted l3 of the %
delegates; but he said not ono word re-
garding the presumed attitude of the
delegates on tho financial question. The
committee recommended tho following
for Delegates: ID. j, Talant, j. II. Nc
Knight, First Ward; w. h. Dwyer, Third
Ward; G. M. Webster, NJ. l.. Bridgeman,
L.. q. Phelps, j. A. Largent, W. s..
t'rary, ". j. Winters, Henry Pierce,
Fourth Ward; j. K. Castner, G. Fall
gan, q. j. Lowry, Belt; Nat McGitlln,
John Gallagher, Sand Coulee; h. W..
Wright, West Great Falls; Frank klc-
petko, Boston and Montana Smelter;
ii. Ii. Nelson, p. L. Runyon, II. +. Nor
| fuu | n Artx I T
Field; +. ID. Cooper, Mission; y. r..
Smith, Monarch; kunsom Cooper, Bos-
ton and Great Falls Addition.
DR.. }. ii. Fairfield, Fourth Ward,
Immediately moved to adopt the report
W. s. Frary, Fourth Ward, seconded
the motion and the chairman was put
ting the question when ID. f. Smith,
Monarch, uroac and said that he had
been republican since Fort Sumptcr
was fired upon, but WAS not ashamed to
say that he would vote for bryan and
Sewall. He said that he did not want
to zee any delegate elected who did not
declare himself on the SILVER question
and said that u republican in the county
a few days ago received IA lctter from
Senator Lee Mantle, in which the writer
said:
behalf of silver, und desire to say that
they meet my hearty approval and in
| dOrsement, he they are III line with my
own views | tincerely hope that the
republicans of Cascade county will bend
| themselves to the task of sending Il
united and solid delegation to the state
republican convention, pledged, first of
all, to silver and opposed to tho indorse-
ment OF the st. Louis platform and to
| the nomination of Mckinley electoral
| In Wow of tho oeeires Of the leading
silver republicans Of the state Mr.
Smith moved to amend tair!ield's mo-
ton with a proviso that every man roc
ommended for delegate should declare
whether or not he WAS Tor silver. There
were numerous eeconds and the chair
| asked for the Affirmative on the amend
ment, and without asking for the mega
tive on the amendment put the question
on the original motion and declared it
carried. The ma! i!ority was about 20.
Tho Mckinley men then broke loose and
hoWled for few seconds with delight
and derision.
Then Mr.. Smith moved that the dele
CATION to the state convention be in
structod to use all honorable means to
secure the denomination Of Congressman
Charles s. Hartman. Convention and
spectators seconded that motion with
roar and shouts OF chairman" and it was
carried, only two delegates opposing.
For justices OF the peace the following
nominations were made: Great Falls
township, w. III. Race and w. b. Bur
leigh, the present incumbents; Nielsen
bach, Il. l.. Ryan; Porter, J. +. Porter
and William Magee; Belt, S. Z. Fitzger-
aid and William MAcpueen; Cascade w.
D. Shepherd and II. y. Hall; Sand Cou-
Ice, Mel Helsing and John Gallagher;
Hardy, Thomas Preuett; Monarch, D. r.
Smith and A. M. Matthews.
For constnbcs the following nomina-
tions were made: Great Falls township,
p. =. Lee and w. II. Allison; Belt, Il
Richardson and a. Jaraczesky; Sand
Coulee, George Vernon; MeieeEbach,
Nelson Holmes
1t WAS ordered that any and all va
cancies on !he ticket that may occur
shall be filled bya majority of the county
central committee.
The following county ccntral commit
tee was appointed: Belt, f., j. Lowry;
Geyser, II. A. Poole; Sand Couoe, F.W |
Bishop; Willow Creek, f.. H. buchanan;
Casculc, G. ii. Mullery; Mission, II. y, |
llastie; Kibbey, II. johnson; Hardy, j. |
Wantz; Fourth Ward, W. S. Frary;
Boston and Montana Smeltor, G. II. |
kcpath; Red Butte, Il, J. Thomason;
Boston and Great Falls Addition, II. }. |
ljolinger; Porter, &. +, Hong; West |
Great Falls, j.. DcllaIaWgh; Arlington,
George NJ Watson; Second Ward, b.
&. Walker; Field, q. A. Chichcetcl;
SmoItrr, G.. f.. Eklund; First Ward, u. |