Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-03-30
CITY ELECTION IS On
William Larkin Renominated for
Mayor by Citizens in Mass
Meeting Assembled.
DEAN HAYSIS RUN MING
Ed Olcott, Andrew S;,ari and Little
Willie Drrgan ContcStng for
City Trcasurership.

lllN TrpaSurerShin.
\ representative gathering of lead
ing citizens of Red Lodgo turned out
at the court house Tuesday night, in
response to a call for 4 city caucus and
nominated a tull city ticket for the
municipal election nuNt Monday There
wore about 700 people present despite
tho stormy and inelement weather.
aud tho proceedings passed oft III i
most harmonious manner, there being
no political lines drawn, everyone pres
ent being imbued only with 4 desire to-
have nominated only Representatives
men for the various offices, men who
would have the interests of the entire
municipality at heart and who would
labor emily with that object III view in
case they were elected.
The caucus opened with thu selection
of George Fl. Bailey as chairman OF the
meeting and the election Of y. J. Nc
Lail, as secretary. The chairman
stated the purpose of the meeting and
called for nominations Of candidates
for mayor. William harkin, the pres
ent incumbent, was placed in nomina
tion for the position by W. Il. Meyer,
and there being no other nominations
he was chosen as tho candidate for
mayor by acclamatiou.
Nominations were next called for tol
a candidate for city treasurer. Alex.
Fairgriove named Ed. Olcott for the
position, j. "A. Virtue placed w. j.
Deegan in nomination and y. j. Nc
Saari tor the honor. The vote resulted
as follows: Olcott, 80; Deegan, 36;
Saari, 8. The meeting having decided
that Il plurality Of votes should elect,
the chair announced tho nomination Of
Ed Olcott as candidate for city treas
urer.
Nominations for police magistrate
gentemen were placed in numina-
tion: David Hawthorne, Henry Nc
Intosh and L. O. Caswoll. Mr.. Gas
we'll declined tho honor, but his na,ne
was not withdrawn. The vote result
ed: Hawthorne. 81; Mcintosh, s.;
Caswoll, 46 Whereupon Mr.. Caswoll
was declared the nominee for police
magistrate. In response to a call for
speech, Mr.. Caswell arose and replied
as follows
"Mr Chairman and gentlemen of
the convention: / do not know how
to view yOnr action in regard to my
nomination, except III the hight Of a
roaring farce have served foul
years in this office and respectfully de
in spite of that you have given mo the
nomination. can only regard this as
d huge joke. ~
When the laugh snbsiled over this
acceptance of the nomination by Mr..
/ CnsWell, the chair recognized j. E,
/ MusIbach, who proceeded to comment
on the cleanly appearance Of the court
room prior to the meeting and suggest
cd that the nominees should chip in
and pay the jalitor for cleaning up
after the meeting WAS over. Mr.
/ Mushhach then made hurried escape
| from the hall.
On motion Of Daniel O'Shen, the
oity convention was then Adjourned
and meetings Of the representatives Of
! the various wards Of the city held 10
place in nomination candidates for
! aldermen.
The First ward meeting was held in
the county clerk Is office, when ii. j.
| Armstrong was chosen chairman and
| II. + IIssplstyn secretary. Mr.. O'Shea
placed in nomination Fred Fl. Alden as
candidate for alderman, while Anil
Rnnerso was also named for the posi-
ton a ballot being taken, Mr. Alden
was nominated by a vote Of 10 to ! 3.
In the Second ward j. A. Armstrong
was chosen chairman and G. II. Thomp-
SON secretary. -Four candidates Were
nominated for aldermen in this ward,
to-Wit: G. Fl. Thompson, i. G. Byrne,
M. f. Lucas and Dominic Conte1io.
The vote resulted as follows: Thomp-
son, Z; Byrne, o.; Lucas, l2; Con-
terio |. Mr.. Lucas was accordingly
declared the nominee for alderman in
the Second ward.
In the Third ward James G. Smith
was chosen chairman and W, ]. Deegan
secretary. A. e. Flager was place in
nomination as the candidate for alder
man in this ward and his nomination
was made by acclamation.
In addition to these nominations the
following persons have been nominated
for the various offices by petition and
i %boir NOM mat on corfifia1 nm tf, tho ri itv
clerk:
For mayor, Dean Hays and William
Larkin; for city treasurer, Andrew
Saa1i. Edward Olcott and William J..
Deegan; for police magistrate, Henry
Mcintosh, David Hawthorne and
Charles o. Granstrom; for alderman in
the First ward. Emil Romersa; for al
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