Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
TO.DAY,S CONVENTION.

r,o Territorial Republican Convention
,;.h meets in this city at noon to-day
WI he loaded with candidates. They
.,ne from every quarter. lu the van OF
,bronq and standing head and should
hove them all is Col. w. +. Sanders,
49,. war horse OF the party. He has be-
', o,ersd himself as sacrifice upon the
iv ,.ar ., his party and is willing, even anx-
ions to play the role OF martyr again. The
c.,orel is used to it. Hehas been scorched
w, burned and, parodoxical as it may
Saau, snowed under 80 many times in the
,,r the Delegateship that he enjoys
a,r, He will prove formidable candi-
,or the short haired tendereet in
,hp marty to down. 1t is hardly necessary
.,tote that the Colonel halls from the
Terrtory Of Helena.
The Choteau County Sphinx looms up at
.ha roJonel's heels. He is an old-timer too.
IA keeps close mouth and says but little,
I,,t the man who thinks that Colonel Tom
T. Power has been occupying all his time
IN grooming Judge Wade doesn't know the
head and front OF the Upper Missouri Nav.
ication Company. But Power is as eau
tious as he is silent and keen-eyed and un-
less he can see good sized opening in
which to throw himself for the good OF the
marty he will stay out in the cold a couple
years longer.
Young Burleish, from the Yellowstone,
comes backed by a strong delegation from
the Eastern portion OF the Territory who
demand recognition at the hands OF the
convention. They claim that their pedal
sytremities have lost their tenderness and
that having served as laymen in the party
for half decade they are entitled to the
Delesateship. Thev want it and want it
badly, and will make a desperate effort to
return with the blue ribbon upon the lapel
NJ the coat OF their rfavorite son.
The shibboeth of the clans from the
south is White, and portion OF the Silver
Bow delegation joins in the cry. Mr.. White
ia banker in Dillon, ind like Power, OF
penton, has bar'l to open in
case OF necessity. Like Burleigh he is
not very well known throughout the Terri
tory, which fact with the average Repub
il a telling advantage over Sanders and
other odtimers.
Missoua, in the west, hands over the
Hon. Frank Worden to the tender mercies
of the convention. Worden, like Sanders.
is handicapped by being an old timer, but
he comes, and like an old-timer he comes
to stay. Missoula County gave Judge
Knowles one majority two years ago, and
for their supreme effort at that time the |
Republicans OF the western bailiwick de- |
mand the nomination OF their favorite son. |
They pledge themselves that in case it be |
given to him Missoula County will hold on
to that one majority and thus remain the
banner Republican County in Montana.
Alderson, OF Gallatin County, looms up |
in the procession Of candidates, for the en-
We'd position. He comes backed by the en-
dorsement OF a solid delegation that means
business Mr.. Anderson is a long-headed,
sbrewd politician and if he doesn't "get |
there himself he will come pretty nearly |
saving who shall be the candidate. Gala
tin County has held the balance OF power
in Territorial Conventions more than once
before. The convention will hear from old
Gallatin.
The field IS also ful! oi dark horses that
will occasionally show themselves in the
shuttle today. Mills and Galbraith, OF
Deer Lodge, Knowles, OF Silver Bow, Wade
and Carter. OF Lewis and Clarke-Power's
entyy,-Fergus, OF Fergus County, and
Others whose names do not now occur to
us, may come to the front as winners.
There will be some fine skirmishing and
adrot work in the convention to-day. The
brains of the Republican party OF Montana
will be present, and the fight will be
pretty one.