The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-14
It WAS DEMOCRAT NIGHT
A Large Attendance at the Great
Falls Primaries.
GATHERING OF WARRIORS
Great Interest Was Taken in All OF the
Precincts - Some Lively Contests,
But Nothing . Mar the Har-
mony of the Day.

STtdI ais. sept. o. "0
cratic night in Great Falls. AT an early
hour the warriors of the party began
to gather at the places appointed for the
polling places and in most of the pre-
cincts the hour Of 5 y. IN. found a crowd
ed house. The democrats felt that II
was their year. that they were putting
up a winning ticket, n therefore eN-
erybody was anxious 10 be on hand anu
TO And a place in or near the band
wagon. The primaries We're held IN the
following places in the city: First ward,
city council chamber; Second ward,
Hotter Lumber company's office; Third
ward, Minnesota house; Fourth ward,
Hotel Grand; West Great Falls, the Hol-
ter building; Boston Heights, the school
house; Boston a Montana smelter, the
boarding house.; Little Chicago, johnson
nall.
In the First ward there was quite a
little contest over the selection OF dele
gates. 20 of them being nominated, but
everything was harmonious and orderly.
W. q. Downing, as committeeman Tor
that ward, called the meeting to order
and was made chairman of the primary
Il. Is. Kelly being selected as secretary.
There were appointed as judges vincent
Fortune, ". l.. Wren ana Is. a. Kelly
I and then, upon the call for nomination
l OF the IbliDh MS WHY 0AhNN
| X. 5, Ford, David Dowty, W. q. Down
ing, NJ. NJ. Lyter, ]. J. McGillicuddy, Il.
r. McNair. Gold L.. Curtis, b. Il. Kelly,
J.. A. Sweat, Frank Glab of Wadsworth,
w. N. Fletcher, NJ. Phaien, jasper Tul-
| lock. X. j. Fitzgerald, w. q. Conrad,
NJ. Curry, w. Z. Atkinson, w. L. Wren
and Vincent Fortune. The ballotlng ana
the counting of ballots took quite a long
time and when the ballot was declared
II showed the election of the first 10
names given. The others were elected
as a~lternates, each delegate TO select his
own alternate.
The Second ward turned out the
largest primary ever seen in that pre-
cinct. The railway men turned out IN
large numbers TO support delegates VINO
are supposed to be In or J. ii.
Hall for minati as sheriff, and that
in part accounts for the crowded pri-
mary. Then the general interest in the
election added TO the crowd. The meet
ing was called to order 5y j. q. q.
Thompson, who was elected chairman.
Ed Partington was elected secretary.
George r.. Woods. william Blair and
John Hayes were appointed to act as
Judges. The following names were
placed in nomination for delegates 70
the county convention: George *.
Woods, Dan Johnson, John Hayes, j. q,
G.. Thompson, william Rance, K. r
Wilber, b. Woods and c. r. EDWARDS
william Blair was also nominated, but
declined to serve. The ballot resulted
In the election of Woods, Johnson.
HAYES and Thompson, the first -four
named. The others were made alter
mates by viva vocs vote and each dele
gate was authorized 10 select MS own
alternate.
In the Third ward there vas another
noble array of democrats. Pat Kelly
was placed in the chair and the follow
ing were made judges: John Meier, ID
II. Edwards and william Bole. Four.
teen names were placed in nomination
for delegates, with the understanding
that the seven highest were to be dele
gates and the rest a~lternates The FOL
lowing were chosen as delegates: Pa
Kelly, Charles Wegner, w. NJ. Bole
G. w. Ryan, John Belmont, John Meier
and c. +. Landsay. AlteTnates, W
Sweeney, J.. IL. Butler, j. c. Kirwin, +
A. Merrill, Pat Humphrey, X. Richter
and ID. Lenahan.
John w. stanton was elected chair
man in the Fourth ward and {. ID. WI
as secretary. The judges were b. A
Ringwald, Ii. Nalback and l.. A. Grau
tier. The following were chosen as del
egates: w. NJ Cockrill, j. w. Stanton
A, c.. Gormley, Paris Gibson. Harry
Skinner, I. p. Greene, +. :. Ewell
Frank CANTON, ID. c. Rowther. j. A
williams, c. ID. wilt n Thomas Rey
nolds. Alternates, N. kirchen, G. Ia
Clark, William Roberts, T.. Crutcher
John Mohs, d. Duncan, George Il. Huy
q. u. Robin, p. J. Pheeney, NJ. Driscoll
r. Hussey and II. Benner.
West Great Falls was the surprise o
the evening. Ordinarily there are no
more than 90 at most who attend a pri
mary, but on this occasion there wer'
"a votes cast. The primary resulted II
the election of L. Pogreba, William
Grills, d.. Williams, d. c. Hodges an.
Pete Gamble as delegates.
At the primary at the Il. & M. smelt
err John Tobin, James O'Grady an
John Atkins were appointed delegates
and each delegate was authorized I
select an alternate.
A telegram from Sand Coulee to-nigh
states that the primary held there thi
evening resulted in the election OF 10
Sarzen and James Pearson as delegates
Stockett, which is entitled to two dele
gates, has held no primary as yet. A
Riceville w. ". Talbot was elected de-
egate. At the Boston Heights precinc
there was a we'll attended primary
This evening Frank Wocasek was elect
ed Judge and w. l.. Turner as secre
tary. w. L. Turner and c.. f.. Powe
were elected as delegates n +. L
Cooney as committeeman for that pre-