Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-09-11
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tons be district Judge, sheriff, clerk OF
the district court, clerk and recorder
treasurer, attorney, assessor, auditor
: surveyor, superintendent of schools. com.
mlssioners, representatives, coroner, pub
nc administrator; the report of the com.
mittee to recommend delegates to the
state conventions; and Nominations Of
township officers. The report was unan.
imously adopted and w. S. Frary, Fourth
Ward; I'd l.. Burghardt, Boston e. Great
Falls Addition, and DR.. j, II. Fairfield
e. Mitchell, Third Ward, was unani.
mousy elected assistant secretary.
cade, presented Charles II. Benton
Fourth Ward, the present incumbent
John X. Castner, Belt, presented Ran.
som Cooper, Boston u Great Falls Addi.
tlon; and then came pause. The man
vS Who was to nominate j. A: Largent
Fourth Ward, had hunked, but after
some hurried skirmishing Mr. Larpent
persuaded II. j. Barnard, Third Ward, to
present his name.
The first ballot resulted: Benton, "a;
Cooper, 2S; Largent 33; blank, |. The
second ballot resulted: Benton, 81. Coo.
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Largent then asked and was granted
permission to address the convention.
He said that he had entered the race at
the urgent request Of friends. He
realized that he was a young man, but
no had endeavored to cultivate his brain,
had practiced law for number of years,
SIX OF which were in Great Falls, and he
was in position TO know who was q
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the Judge OF the Eighth district is de-
ficient. He realized that he could not
| win and wanted the best man nominated.
lie therefore asked his friends to vote
for Cooper.
The third ballot resulted: Benton, GO;
Cooper 90; 4argent, l. Judge Bonton
was declared the nominee apd, on motion
of Frank Klepotko, b. apd M, Smeter,
the nomination WIS made unanimous.
For sheriff. A. j, Sullivan, Third
WurI, presented tho name of VIM. X.
D"yer, Third Ward The present incum-
bent; Is. {. Walker, Second Ward, pre-
sentcd the name Of Charles &. Proctor,
Third Ward, and the room rang with
| cheers; Frank klepetko presented tho
nHmo of Duncan Mac Lcod of Belt, and
the nomination wae seconded by Belt
delegate in Il lengthy speech that pro-
duccd frequent laughter ut the expense
Of the speaker.
The ballot resulted: Proctor, GS;
Dwyer, 10; Macleod, 81. Proctor was
declared the nominee amid hearty ap
plause, On motion of A. j. Sullivan,
Third Ward, the nomination was made
unanimous and three hearty cheers for
Proctor we're given.
For clerk Of the district court, DR.. j.
II, Fairfield presented the name of J. IT,
McClelland, Fourth Ward; f.. ID. Coop
er Mission, presented the name Of John
Il. Athey OF Arlington.
Tho ballot resulted: Athey, SO; Nc
Clclland, ::2. Athey was declared the
nominee, and on motion Of David Rice
of lticevile the nomination was made
unanimous.
For clerk and recorder, &. M. Web
stcr, Fourth Ward, nominated j. f..
Huston of the Boston &, Great Falls
Addition; G. Il. Boal. Boston Il Great
Falls Addition, nominated &. O. Nc
Farland. First Ward; r. L. Burgbardt,
Boston & Great Falls Addition, nomi-
mated George II. Iotchkiss, Boston d
Montana Smeltcr; and -. f. Smith Of
Monarch nominated A. w. DeLany Of
Sun River.
The ballot resulted: Huston, 50;
lIotchkiss, 2G; Mcfarland, 10; Del ANY,
II. On motion of f.. l.. Burghardt,
Boston " Great Falls Addition, the
nomination was made unanimous.
For treasurer, G. M. Webster, Fourth
Ward, presented the name of Arthur r..
Dickcrman, First Ward, the present in
cumbcnt, and Mr.. Dickcrman was re-
nominated by accamation.
1t was then l:3O p. m. and a motion to
adjourn until 7 p. IN. was made, but was
overwhelmingly defeated.
For attorney, j. G. lIildebrand, Coy
scr, presented the name of james W.
Freeman, Fourth Ward, the present in
cumbent, and he was rcnOminatcd by
acclamation.
For asaessor tho names presented
were: G. d. Eliot, Willow Creek, the
present incumbent; S. NJ. Dodd, Log
ging Creek; H. G. Shipkcy, Nielsen bach;
and II. f.. Jones, Kibbey.
The first ballot resulted: Eliot, %;
Dodd, .; Shipkey, %; Jones, 81. Dodd
withdrew his name.
The second ballot resulted: Eliot, II;
Shipkey, lG; Jones, 70. On motion Of
Shipkey tho nomination OF Jones was
made unanimous.
Again q motion to adjourn until q
p. m. WAS defeated by u largo majority
For auditor, the names presented wore:
j. W. Cummings, Sand Couleo; W. l..
l'cachly, Fourth Ward, the present in
cumbcnt; Waldomhr T. Stein, Third
Ward; w. +. Junkins, Field.
The first ballot resulted: Cummings,
%; Hoachly, ;}S; Stein, 10; Junkins, -.
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