Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-16

Of the fact that a public Office is q
public trust, as demonstrated by the
fact that the present democratic city
| administration believe that "a public
office is private snap"
The republican party, as in the past,
assures the citizens of Butte that in the
future it's actions, and the actions Of it's
nominees. if elected to office, will follow
those principles of government which
are best calculated to advance the inter-
ests Of the city of Butte. -
| We favor the better enforcement of
law, and the advancement of good order
and morals of the community in which
we live.
We are in favor of clean public
thoroughfares.
We favor a police force made up of
competent persons. p
We favor municipal improvements
such as will make Butte "the metropolis
of the west"
We favor the enactment of such or
dinances as will deal justly with all
persons, whether in private or business
| life
| We favor the enactment of such or
dinances as will levy just and equal
taxation upon all persons engaged in the
same class of business.
! We favor the principles of government
which would select public officials be-
cause of their efficiency rather than be-
cause of political pull
TO the end that these principles of
| government may be put into operation,
we ask the cooperation and support Of
every citizen of Butte to secure the cleo
ton of the republican nominees of the
convention
| John N. Kirk briefly but elOQuently
nominated as candidate for the mayor
| atty Hon. A. F. Bray, drawing attention
| to his record in the republican party.
| He said the only thing that could be said
| against Mr.. Bray was that he had been
q victim of fate in being born under a
foreign flag on English soil, but that this
was unwarranted, as Mr.. Bray had cast
! his lot with the American people and
| was educating his children here. The
| nomination was greeted with applause.
John r. Grice then nominated as a
candidate for mayor Judge J. c. Sullivan.
He spoke in glowing terms to Judge Sui
livan's record on the local bench and
declared that even his enemies were OBJ
| liged to admit that he had always per-
formed his. duties with eminent wisdom
and justice. He spoke of him as zone
of those who had served under the Stars
and Stripes in behalf of the union when
the country was shaken and disrupted by
civil strife" and said that such man
could safely be trusted with the lever
| manipulating the affairs of municipal
| government. Long and continued ap-
plause greeted the name of Judge Sulli-
van as Attorney Grice brought his
speech to a close.
The ballots were Immediately prepared
and tellers appointed in the persons of
Jacob Oliver and w. S. Tallant.
AS the ballots were being counted there
We're short demonstrations Of applause
as first one and then another Of the can
didates forged ahead. When it was seen
at the finish that Judge Sullivan had
"won OUT there was an uproarious DEM
onstration.
Before the vote was announced Mr..
Bray arose and declared that he had
always been a republican and always
would be SO long as that party was'in
existence. His defeat. he declared, was
softened by the fact that he realized he
had been defeated for the nomination by
a good man. He hoped that the grand
old party would win out" on April 1
with flying colors. He then moved that
the nomination of Judge Sullivan be
made unanimous.
Hearty applause greeted his remarks,
and his motion was seconded by John
N. Kirk. 1t was adopted by standing
VOTE every delegate rising from his seat.
The vote was then announced by the
chair as Sullivan, A; Bray, So.
Judge Sullivan was then called on for
a speech. He was introduced by Chair
man Mcdonald as the next mayor, of
Butte" the Introduction being followed
by deafening applause. ~
After a humorous introduction Judge
sullivan declared that with Mckinley
and Roosevelt at the head Of the national
government the country can be regarded
as safe; therefore, what we need to fight
for now is a clean and economic adminis-
tration Of city government. If the repub-
llcan party should carry the day on April
he believed this would be secured. IL
Judge Sullivan retired from the plat
form and was imme diately surrounded by
a host of admiring friends and received
their congratulations.
w. S. Tallant nominated the incum-
bent. Ben. E. Calkins, for city treasurer,
and the nominations were closed. Calk-
ms said that as it was q republican con-
vention. where everybody should be CIV
en- chance, he thought others should
also be placed in nomination. He was
how1led into his seat and his nominatio
followed by a standing vote, every dele
gate in the house rising to vote in his IA
vor. He was called on for speech and
thanked the convention for the conf
dence reposed in him, saying that he had
done his duty i'm the past and would try
to do so in the future. Liberal applause
followed.
For the office of police judge J. NJ. Hin
k,e placed in nomination "a man who is
a firm republican, a man who by his
experience and popularity will poll a
tremendous vote, a man that comes from
the laboring classes, man who has al
ready occupied the office and given uni
versal satisfaction, a man who has had
a physical misfortune and thereby is un-
| fitted for physical labor" He then NAM