Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-30
GRAND REPUBLICAN FIZZLE.
A Cold Day and Colder Republicans
Spell . Meeting.

Spoil . Meeting.
Col. W. F. Sanders, the Republican can
didate for Delegate in Congress, arrived in
the city yesterday by the 1920 train. At
the depot he was met by Chairman w. A.
Pinkham and several others of the 6. o. p.
Mr.. Sanders was taken ia q carriage and
driven toward the city. When on the cor
ner Of Gaiena and Main Mr.. Sanders alight-
ed and paid his respect to the "Chinese
Joss" in the Joss House, after which
the party were driven to the
St. Nicholas Hotel, where he was
rubbed down and groomed for the great
effort which he was to make in the after
noon at Centerville. Soon after dinner the
party took carriages for Centerville, where
Sanders was to address "a large and en-
thusiastic meeting" which, however. did
not put in an appearance. Some difficulty
was experienced in getting q crowd to-
gether; therefore the speaking did not take
place till 3 O'Clock.
Sanders speerh was mainly an abuse OF
poor old Sparks, who was about to close
up all the silver mines in Montana directly
after the election unless they voted for him
(Sanders) as Delegate.
The speaker also made Il severe attack
on W. A. Clark. Esq, for supporting Hon.
Jos. K. Toole. On the whole MIR. Sanders
speech fell fat on his hearers as q great
many of the se~venty-three persons who
were present have worked for MIR. Clark
and some are nov working for him, and
know that Mr.. Clark has always paid them
the highest OF wages. Mr.. Sanders was
greatly demoralized on account of the few
numbers thai were present yesterday alter
noon, As he remarked to several gentle
men afterwards hat it was a sad disap'
pointment to see SO small a number turn
ont in Centerville which he expected a
the banner Republican precinct of Silver
Bow county. The party about 5 O'Clock
returned to Butte for rest.
REPUBLICAN PROCESSION.
Last evening the grand rally OF tho 6. o.
n. was had about 1880. Centerville Re-
Club, twenty-six strong. marched
down Main street headed by two drums
and a fife. When opposite the Republican
headquarters q halt VAS ordered to allow
Mr.. Richard and some eighteen men and
boys to join in the procession, which was
soon headed for the ~redezvousin the school
yard of the Central school building.
AT RENsHAw HALL.
Several hundred people had gathered to
witness the grand parade which a. to
take place. Several OF the faithful were
busy asking men to join in the line, while
others were hiring them at 81 a piece to
carry a torch. The familiar sound came
from the young urchins. mister, I will
carry a torch. Give me one" While other
boys who were about I6 to IS years OF
and had a manly appearance, were
paid so cents a piece, the agreement being
made that they should all be paid as 500
they returned their torch to the Repub-
lican Central Committee.
LINE OF MARCH.
The line of march was then formed with
the right resting on West Park street and
Warfield in command, during which
the Alice band played several fine selections
music. The word forward march was
when the procession started off as
First came the the Alice band,
followed close by with a carriage in which
we're seated Chairman Pipkham, who had
q large torch of treble the capacity OF the
ones made especially for the occa:
sion, holding it in his hand 80 the audience
could see Col. Sanders, who vas seated in
the real OF the carriage, supported on his
left by Judge Knowles, while w. E. Hall,
ESQ.,, was in the forward part of the car
rage by Pinkham's side, and three torch
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Next coming Walkervi,le and Centerville
clubs, los men and boys in line,
with a number of transparencies. followed
by the Colored Republican Club, 3S strong,
who were consolidated with the Scandina-
Club at the head of which was 4 ban-
her on which was painted:
Vote for the Woodworking and industri-
Gus Pinkham for Probate Judge"
1t is said that Pinkham had it specially
for him from the funds OF the Re-
Central Committee. The Butte
Club, accompanied by the
Welsh political club. with forty-two men in
line bringing up the ear, making l9S in
line. The procession proceeded up Main
street, through Centerville to Walkerville,
the Alice mon having all been brought down
TO Butte by supt. Hall to join in the pro-
and the Democrats being other
wise engaged, it was found that there vas
no attendance on their arrival at Walker
vile to amount to anything. But a happy
thought struck them Theword vas given
TO sound the fire alarm and get the people
out from their homes.
THE SPEAKING.
A platform had been erected on the va
amt space close by the Alice Office. After
the faithful had gathered around the '.wah
hoss'' and his groomers. Chairman Pink
ham we. through the formality OF intro
ducing him to the little band present. San
ders' speech was the sa,ne old, old story
that he has been peddling around the
country for the past six weeks. There was
great deal of Sparks, q little OF Cleve-
land and Manning, much of Sanders and
the inevitable pole in it. Long before he
had concluded his tedious harangue the
crowd, which had scented the tempting
neal by, had been thinned down
to a few Alice miners, who staid by their
"Hall'' with a faithfulness worthy ofa better
cause. The meeting adjourned amid the
yawns of the decimated crowd and the
relief of the body guard.