The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-04-01
BOEENAN POLITICS.
The Republican Candidates and In.
terestIRg Features or the
Campaign.

To the Republican eye the municipal
election this spring is nothing short of a
complete "walk-over" They have bank
ell upon this proposition for some time,
and now await Its fulilment. A carefuk
census Of each ward, according to their
figures, developes strong array of Re-
publican noses that is liable to knock
down and drag out old Democracy and
annihilate him now and forever more.
On Tuesday the delegates got together
and nominated the ticket predicted by.
the CHRONICLE. The meeting was re-
freshingly harmonious and was quickly
over. Geo. Barnaby and D. C. Campbell
performed the lamb act, by being led in
with little red ribbon and, promptly
slaughtered, to give bona fide appear
ance to outsiders.
w. w Anderson, the candidate for
Mayor: is regarded as the strong horse Of
the party, on whose back several of the
weaker candidates expect to ride to vic
tory. Ofcourse he has posed for office
as far in the past as the memory of the.
oldest citizen extendeth, and has evinced'
an unconcealed repugnance to resign
ing the Office of Alderman, but
this is to be forgotten and fir
given by the "unwashed." They want
the Avant Courier's aid to strengthen
and build up the party, that for twenty
four years has spread patronage and cor
ruption two feet thick over the earth
and, expected with Jas. G, Blaine in the
chair, to have controlled the sun, moon
and stars ere this.
A. P. Clark wants the marshalship.
Tradition has it that Mr.. Clark has long
wanted something, but the only thing
he ever got was given him by the Demo-
Gratis. The Young Mems Republican
Club and Fire Company it is expected
will vote in body for Mr.. Clark, and
the saying that some men never tumble
until brick house falls on them," it is
expected, will not apply to this case.
Mr.. Budd, the applicant for treasurer
and assessor, was given this Office with
out question The horrible crime of
being mugwump was overlooked, and
with decided preference for the City
Hail to be relocated in Alderson's block,
he was taken in, re-anointed, admonish-
ed and re-christened, and became be-
loved brother.
Mr.. Luton, the candidate for city
clerk and attorney, is truly an Anderson
ian nomination, and after having organic
ed the Republican Club, Campbell feels
slightly tired" thereat, but will step up
an take his medicine just the same.
In the third ward Mr. Story Will not
need the assistance of David Anderson,
or is it expected that the ladies will be
required to exercise their franchise at
the ballot box, and humiliate themselves
in his behalf The census in that ward,
according to Republican statistics, is
overwhelmingly in their favor,
Mr.. Koch, in the fourth ward, it issaid
will not ''get there Eli" in all probable
ity, as the Democrats are in the major
ity.
In the Second Ward Mr. Liken has
been overcome by the desire to serve
his country and his God ii the Council.
The general impression is that Mr. Liken
will go right on driving nails, as of yore,
by aldermanic duties.
Although Enoch Hodson in the First
Ward stepped into the tracks Of w. Y.
smith, he is admiringly looked upon as
Iure racer, and to make it doubly sure
he women of the ward will be invited /
o the polls to pile up majority for
Enoch.
Jake Webster, who aspires to become
eader ofthe German element, intends to
pull off his coat early on the sixth, and
ak the patient public to sleep. It's too
,ad that Jake can't vote.
Messrs Carlin and Chisholm, of the
and Office, will not work openly in this
lection for reasons best known to those
Tho wish to hold fast to a government
'osition until their term expires. This
) too bad, as these gentlemen, it is said,
re the organizers who led the Republi-
ans to victory last fall.