Gilpin observer., 1906-03-22
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
FIRsI.cuss MEN SELECTED 10 FILL THE
CITY POSITIONS.

city convention was never held by the
local Democracy than the one held in
the court house Saturday evening when
a complete ticket was placed in the field
for the April election. The chairman
had called the convention to meet in the
Observer building, but long before all
the delegates had arrived it became ap-
parent that the place designated in the
call was entirely too small and larger
quarters would have to be selected. The
court house was chosen and all the dele
gates repaired to the county building
and notified others who intended COM
ing, Of the change of meeting place. By
8:15 o'clock complete delegation from
all the wards was present and many
Democrats besides who came to assist
by way Of suggestion the delegations in
putting up the very best ticket possible
for the Democracy to launch.
The selection of nominees was not a
cut and dried affair by any means, but
much to the contrary. Every delegate
had voice in the choosing OF the several
candidates, aud it was not until every
mans eminent fitness and undoubted
ability for filling the position to which
he was to be nominated was considered
to the..minutest detail before his name
was allowed to go on the ticket. Several
names were proposed for the mayoralty
nomination, all Of whom were first-class
men and who would have made splendid
officials in an executive capacity, but it
was the desire OF the assemblage to get
the very best man obtainable to head the
ticket. Finally the nams OF John c..
McShane was proposed. After mo-
ment's thought the convention was a
unit in selecting that peerless citizen
and staunch, tried and true Democrat,
John c. McShane, for mayoralty honors.
His nomination was by acclamation, sup
plemented by a rousing cheer Of approval
and endorsement OF the entire delega-
ton and spectators. George Maloney
received the nomination for alderman in
the First ward, which was rendered him
by acclamation. For the Second ward
r. A. Bass was chosen. In the Third
ward Almond Thompson was nominated
after having assured the party that he
would make the race in case he was
placed on the ticket. However, the Re-
publicans considering him an exceed
ingly strong man in the Third, after
much persuasion, prevailed upon him to
decline, and his declination was rendered
the city clerk Tuesday, who accepted it
with eagerness. VIM. Hoskin, who made
such splendid race in the Fourth ward
last year, and who has recently moved
into the Third, was placed on the ticket.
It was with difficulty that the party in
duced Mr. Hoskin to take the nomina-
tion and fill the vacancy on the ticket,
as he had refused to run when the nomi-
nation was rendered him as first choice,
thinking that he had lived in the Third
ward too short time. Ernest Carter,
who is we'll and popularity known through
out the opce doubtful Fourth, was nomi.
mated from that ward. Mr.. Carter is
considered an unusually strong candi-
date and is booked to make a record
breaking run in view Of the fact that his
opponent is undisputably weak as an al
dermanic nominee for reasons that will
be more fully given in another part.
This completed the nomination Of the
ticket and w. j. Stull, who had acted as
chairman, surrendered the position to NJ.
j. Leahy, who had been elected chair
man OF the city central committee. Mr..
Leahy appointed the precinct commit
teemen as follows:
First ward, Thos. Plommons, w. j
'Stull; Second ward, John Cody, Neil
Mckay; Third ward, Henry Eilmann,
Robert G. Johnson; Fourth ward, Thos
Cody, John Rickard. Henry Eilmann
was appointed secretary OF the central