Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-08-22
WAS IT REVENGEa
LII TORN UP OYER
THE CASCADE OMISSION.

Why Did Chairman McCutcheon Ieay,
q that County Out of the Conventio,
Call. and Why Is He Out Of tae Terri
4. tory When He Must Have Known til,
Row It Would Raiser
HELENA, August 17.-fSpecial Core
Ispondence OF The Miner There is CON
isiderable comment among the Helena Re
lpublicans over the action OF the Terrific
rial Central Committee ia regard to ths
Cascade County exception in the call fol
the convention that meets in September to
nominate candidate for congressional
delegate. Colonel McCutcheon is out ol
town, and seems to have left no authorized
spokesman behind him. Secretary Sab.
linger has taken his permanent departure
from the Territory, which will necessitate
the filling OF vacancy.
| There is a great kick at Great Falls. The
Republicans up there have just caught on,
| it seems.
The cause of the commotien In the Re-
publican ranks is the following paragraph
printed in the official call for the Septem-
Der Territorial convention at Helena:
The county Republican committees of
the several counties Except Cascade) win
proceed to call county conventions in their
respective counties and elect delegates and
alternate delegates to the territorial con-
vention as above designated"
This call has been printed in the organ
here for more than a week, and by the Re-
publican papers all over the territory. It
did not appear in the organ Thursday.
Why?
A Cascade Republican, at the Grand Gem
tral to-day, branded the action OF the com
mittee Tor Col. McCutcheon) as serious
blow to the rights and dignity of that
county. He said that factional feuds would
be revived again, and that Rolfe and Mckay
would lock horns if something was notdone
to satisfy both of them in the matter Of rep
resentation at the Helena convention. The
traditions OF the party, he said, were not in
accord with the action taken.
There is a sprinkling OF sentiment here
in favor of the belief that Colonel Nc
Cutcheon is responsible, and that he is
filIed with spirit OF revenge. His side
pdFJuef, Juugt hOue, uaS lOSG his lnuuenc0
in Cascade, to large extent, and cannot
control the election of the delegates to |
Helena. while Dan Mckay, the new star
in the political firament, is in the ascend |
ancy and is for Burleigh. There is strong
suspicion that Colonel McCutcheon-who |
is not for Bnreigh-is trying to head him |
of. 1t is peculiar way to do it. The |
Colonel is liable to make more enemies |
that friends. 1t doesn't pay to disfran-
chise a county, even if a temporary advan-
tage be gained. 1t is evident that some
Kind OF scheme will be worked for the |
benefit OF some aspiring politician.
Judge Role is the regularly appointed |
chairman OF the Cascade county Republican
committee and has the authority to call |
,he convention. But il he did, the wiseacres
affirm that Dan Mckay would be certain
10 slaughter the Rolfe forces in the county
and elect anti-McC Cutcheon dele
'ates to Helena. This seems a plausible ex-
)lanation of the mystery"
1t is possible that Col. McCutcheon did
lot go to New York with the sole purpose
II dropping into Indianapolis en- route and
laving an interview with Harrison He may
lave had an idea that during his absence
he storm might blow over. His lieutenant
whoever he may be-should notify his
ommander at once by wire. oil the facU
hat Cascade is likely to resist the attempt
o "exeept" her. TELEPHONE.