The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-23

Il b we'll krevD Inst The Hen.
eo0uel Word he's bera nsentk.ne
~ pns~i6Ie pseosioesst espdtdate Sne
0eieknte 20 Coayree befose the Ter.
ritosial D~mocsatic Ceaveution
which sUnvrn.% In this city on the
Nh prnxim.o. Hin De Dlmsljom will
lie revive y IL no little s'rr"w BY
hi~ host. OF ri. nds thSuueh s.ut the
Territory WHO " uId 4'e, pIssasd I"
.u,.,n,rt The s%atI<mam f;'s the rsssi-
tim. The letter, which " 0udl in
tie Madisomiuw of = rrcrnt dste. !"
int, N,iuessl BY ~ editorial In which
tie writer Rays:
'..S"t the lsnst ps,'o'iacmt Of ti't.
: ..itiza.ns Msenlis.ned In essnsts'itsSn
witi, tl,r n..s,.ils..ii.'n E'r the as'tti'n
III delegate ~ c"nKr' -, hs~ l's<n that
xtsumrh md true sdvsc:ste Of Desu
s..r~iic principles, the Hos SAMUEL
| W"ssl. Il must ,,e -aii at. il ~xrn-
.st anil faithful IalrM u pr'sssate thu
hsrm,sny smsl welfare vi Ill the party
.ie>erve rss-xois!on ~ the ssst"w:.l
III ahis high l,s'H"r, NO eit,srn Of
Nsmtassa l,ss any stranger elatn's
tl.su ha Nj. Word. Wh+sever the
torsin q: wxr hos l,een sounded, he
has b en- fssussd n the van VI the hat
tie, often making grret pes.osaal &C
ri6ces to sssist In making the success
Of the party sure, and, on many O.
cartons, when virt"sy hos >eemed
hasging 10 the halaace and defeat
seen.~d immiuent, be he's BY bis per-
sossal magnetism and easnsetic
sctisn turned the watering scals, and
secured triusnphs which would have
been Lost had he ren,ained passive or
inactive. We have lsng known,
however, that Mr.. Word had given
up whatever asplrations he may have
ever hsd ar Congressional honors,
though We have hoped that, when
thc opportunity served, he might
nave bern In ius,st to terego bis reso-
lution and serve the people In . c.
paeity which he b % we'll qsaliaed
~ fill. It will he seen, however, by
the following letter to Hon. w. w.
Morris, that the Hon. gestleman has
irrevocably made up his mind tn
leave the Geld to other aspirants. and
unequivocally and decidedly declioes
10 be candidate. This decision Of
NJ. Word win be read With regret !
BY his ffiesds, especially - the
chances were % favorable, had be 20 |
chosen, for hun to have been ths
leader and standard-bearer Of Mon
tana Democracy - the approaching |
contest. Following b Mr.. Words
letter."
BUTTE CRY, n. r., July 10, 1859.
Hon. W. ". N0rris: l
DsAs Sin IL have your favor AZ
late date and mite yOa1 pertinent In
curry about the raee fDf C0ngrsA0 this
fall. Thankin9 you and other frseads
oil over the Territory f01 the kin,
mention OF my name In that cODnec-
tioD. do not wish tn BE- mlsunsler.
stood. I am ~ candidate Tor nOsnt-
nation tn any OlIlee. However mucI
It might be The desire Ut my friends
to have me RI I anl not situated I'D
~ tn give my consent To engage IL
L0litics a . candidate. l have n"
sspiratiOns 10 that direction. und
d. not wish friends to mention my
name in that connection. ! csnn"t
BOW call To my mind time within
the rss.t ten ys,an when I seriously !
enter, aimed . Thought Of bet,'sntng
s'r Congress. l haye less
inclination now In that dtsectiDn than
ever l,ad, and ] will MT, uu'ler any
ns'e.., tx . candidate. To IL.
the chs.ice Of the l,enple "f the Terri
tory ta,v any ps.itis'n would bs III
'.l.i,..r would highly esteem; but
Il.Iegnte's sxat in the Federal Con.
gre.ss has 10 charms fnr me.
Our larty l.. happily. 6lessed with
an abundance 0f material fssr COn.
crc.,s. lhere b NJ hack 0f C,ngres-
SIGNAL ti,n..es. We have Yni:e . nu',-
l..r nf cs,n,prtent men WIN ATE a'nhi-
ii..ua. and wlhs, wjll, nat uWwiilinEi.,
nsake the xsscrilicss expected ~
standard l~arrr. And, with har-
..n,ny In the cOnveniisu:, discrest
n..mins,to lon, sn.i united party, there
IAN lie no si.'sll,t IT Success. The
Democratic lAriy h stranger to-day
In tie Territory than It ha~ l,een fs'r
years. The result -: the eies'tis'u tws'
years agO showed IN unqtss'sliDntsi
n.sjDritv Of MT lss~ than l.::1kl. 1t j.
estimated t'.at mt ls~s
than thrre- fiftl,s IT the immigration
since then 10 Demscrx'ic. Surely, IN
~ Judgment. M casnlniEn In the
past ten years offered greater ,'ro'l,-
ise VI a,s.rsss than the cssminx one.
You will pl~'se make known to
these of my fri, n q who s3O MT ~
ready knew. my settled determine
lion, sMd To that ead you are Ut li('-
;.rtv tn use this letter In any way yOu
see l'r'prr.
ana your ooetiieat servant.