The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-11
THIS BUNCH WILL GLARE AT you
ACROSS A TABLE WHEN you
GO IN TO BALLOT.
AND ASK HOW OFTEN YOUSE
WANT TO VOTE, ANYWAY, Ell?
Amusing Conflict Between Rival Fac
tions when the Judges Come to Be
Some Of Which Are Consolidated Be-
cause Voters Are as Hens Teeth.

There was a lively scene in the county
commissioners Office this morning while
the board was busy with the appointment
of judges of election.
Almighty Voice Pete Ciligan was there
in the interests Of the Monte Cristo OF
the Butte Mountain.
w. M. Walsh, chairman OF the CEN
tral committee of the labor party was
there in the interests OF the labor party.
Mike Tonrey was there in the interests
of the faithful forty" There we're no
side kickers for the republicans and demo-
Gratis, while Mr.. Haggerty of the board saw
that the socialists had some representation,
the party getting eight out Of the a3o
judges appointed.
In many Of the precincts there were
no recommendations for judges OH the
lists submitted by the central committees
OF the various parties. There was one
party, the populists, however, that had
nominee for the Office every time. Mike
Tonrey, now deputy in the Office of the
clerk and recorder, but former chairman
OF the populist convention, but who does
not seem to be in particularly good odor
at present with the central committee,
had list of his own which he wanted
considered before that Of the committee
How Queer That He Should.
He advocated the adoption Of his own
list, while the commissioners maintained
that that of the committee was the only
reasonable one to accept. During the
discussion, Chairman p. J. Gilroy Of the
populist central committee came in and
the fun started. The family skeleton of
the populist party was pulled out Of the
closet and paraded before the board and
the crowd of spectators.
Tonrey told how there were now popu-
lists in certain precincts and how he had
two imported and placed in Mrs Tulcahy'.
boarding house "and now" he said, you
have not named either of them for judge
of election"
He became more heated as the discus
sion proceeded and finally told Gilroy that
he was better populist than Gilroy was
There was pie in sight and the populists
were after it. Nothing could be done
with the meeting until the fight was over.
Chairman Clark broke in to say that the
newspapers were msinforming the public
in saying that the populist party was dead
They are very much alive just now,"
said he. TOO much alive, In fact"
Finally Mr.. Tonrey was turned down
by the boards appointing the judges from
the committees list
Then Pete Gilligan had a good deal to
say. He had antis and Heinze men whom
he wanted on as judges. He knew where
there were good men. So did Walsh, but
the commissioners went on with their ap-
pointmcnts, in the main disregarding the
instructions of the representatives.
II Is Worth Having.
In most of the precincts five judges were
appointed, but in the smaller ones only
three. A few precincts were consolidated
with others, as the voting population did
not justify the appointment Of one set in
each.
In some of the large precincts ike No.
81, where 1000 votes are counted, the re-
muneration to the judges amounts to con-
siderable. The law allows So day and
S cents for every 100 votes counted. This
means $s3 for the judge, but he takes
sometimes the three days to count the
votes, SO his share of the winnings is 500.
County Clerk Weston is preparing ap.
pointments for the judges this afternoon
and mailing them as fast as possible, SO as
to be in time for the election, which is now
only 20 days away.
Following are the appointees:
Precinct I-Populst I'd Matthews, an
thrust, Walter Pace labor, J. C. Kelly;
democrat, Frank Shovin; republican,
James Waters
Precinct a-Populist, James Gilmore
republican, John Marsland antitrust, John
Regan; labor, B. Arrogoni; democrat,
1 hos Collins.
Precinct 3-Populist, Mike Buckley
antitrust, Dennis Corbett labor, Dan Cam
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