Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-21

est bribe-giver of the century He hides
behind his gold and deties the law and
it's penalty. He challenges the credit, the
honor and the pride of our state.
with a purchased certificate of cleo
ton in one hand. he snaps his finger at
the manhoo of Montana. Made defiant
by the pride of wealth, made desperate by
an insane ambition, he ruthlessly tram
piles the cause of democracy beneath
| his feet, and SCOTS at public virtue. His
crime will not be forgotten by the peo-
| pie of this state. nor efforts be relaxed
to punish the offenders, so long as there
is a difference between right and wrong,
between virtue and vice, between honor
and crime.
LAS the representatives of democracy
of this city of Is, 200 inhabitants, we sub
nit to the electors our platform and
| candidates., with the assurance of a wise,
| patriotic. prudent, yet progressive adj
! ministration of the affairs of the city.
We point to the past democratic ad-
nlinistrations of this city as a safe guar
antee that the affairs of the city VIII pc
wisely. honestly and economically ad-
ministercd.'
After the reading of the resolutions by
Ed Burke. Chairman Shovlin remarked:
Very clever document, indeed
Nominations We're now in order. Inc
nominations made We're:
Mayor-J. M. Madden.
T~reasurer-J. w. Walkup.
Police magistrate-T. d. Fitzgerald.
Alderman First ward-M. A. Talbot.
Alderman Second ward-W. M. Kelly.
Alderman Third ward-J. D. Mcdonnell.
Alderman Fourth ward-P. I. Dunn.
Alderman Fifth ward-Joseph Sladlch.
Alderman Sixth ward-F. H. Murphy.
J. Nj. Kennedy was beaten by Judge
FITZGERALD for the nomination of police
magistrate by a vote of 80 to u.
When Madden was nominated a conn
mittee was appointed to escort him in for
a speech. The committee was absent
about 20 minutes but came back without
him. He could not be found. 1t was aid
he went to Gregson Springs on the hos
(engine) which left the city about the
time the convention convened.
Mr.. Walkup, nomine for treasurer
was called. He did not respond. Judge
Fitzgerald made a speech. The central
committeeman elected We're:
At large-A. Harrity.
First ~ward-Fred Peckover.
Third ward-Emil Hansen.
Fourth ward--M. NJ. Donoghue.
Fifth w~ard-John Russell.
Sixth ward-John Gregory.
The Williams citizen ticket has as
good as collapsed. The personnel of the
ticket was as follows: Mayor. c.. H.
w lilldl1lS, Guy lltcSUl 1l. LISt
police magistrate, Dan Flanagan; alder
men, First ward, Raymond Sale; Second
ward, Mike Cosgrove: Third ward, DR..
F. l.. St. Jean: Fourth ward. William
Morley: Fifth ward, Joe Bolkovich; Sixth
ward, Frank T. Dolan. Messrs. CosgroVe,
st. Jean. Morley, Bolkovich, Dolan and
Gangner say they had nothing to do with
preparing the ticket n will not run on
it. Mr.. Sale and Mr.. Flanagan may
stay by the ticket but even that is doubt
full.
A silver republican convention is called
to meet at the city council hamb
March %. at 1:30 p. m, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
the office of mayor, police magistrate,
and one alderman from each
ward throughout the city. The straight
republicans will meet about the same
time in convention and will either CO.
operate in a citizens movement or else
will not put up any ticket. The silver re-
will not make any nominations
but are willing to cooperate in q citizens
ticket movement provided the majority
want nominations made which is doubt
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