The new North-west., 1888-05-04
PLAINLY STATED,

A prominent Republican is authority for
the statement that strong feeling Of jealous
rivalry has developed regarding the selection
At Livingston of Delegate TO Chicago to
represent the West Side. This feeling
rankles with. more pronounced intensity in
the bosoms Of Captain Mills, of Deer Lodge,
and the Hon. Lee Mantle, of Butte. Each
Is afflicted with aspirations, aud, IS only
one can be selected, there Is . good deal of
the "viewing with . jealous eye'' business
connected with the contest. There Is Is
YET no display Of open hostility; but good
deal Of quiet work is going on, the ultimate
or the other. At one time Captain Mills
labored under the belief that he had = clear
field and that Mantle would keep out Of the
Delegate fight aud try for the Congressional
nomination. But recent developments have
dissipated this Impression, and Mills has
come to the conclusion that Mantle is lay
ing his wires to 60 to Chicago. This change
in the situation has aroused Mills to realiza-
tion of the fact that lie must haul down his
flag of truce and make q straight-out fight
If he expects to win. Mantle in the mean
tlme-while Mills was laboring under this
delusion-had, it is alleged, made consid-
cradle beadway in securing pledges Of sup.
port, on the quiet, aud the gentleman who
gave the information to the Independent Is
confident that the Inter Mountain manager
has a Winning lead in the race. The fight is
being waged So q6iett!l tly- that the general
public has had no suspicion of Il; bds-A IS IS
pretty certain that Mantle has tomahawk
concealed about his person and Mills carries
a scalping knife in his bootleg. II one
should hear Of q hand-to-hand combat at
any time he need not be astonished. At
present the volcano is smouldering.-Inde.
pendent, 1st.
Plainly stated, the above is 4 tissue of lies
from beginning to end. Mr.. Mantle was
Delegate to the last National Convention.
He does not desire to 20 again this year;
neither does he desire the nomination for
Delegate to Congress. We have Mr.. Man
ties authority to say this. Mr.. Mills is now
publican Committee and as such is entitled
to a seat in the National Convention. he
will not be able to present the credentials
he now holds and would therefore certainly
not seek others. Beside, be is not now and
never expects to be, in Montana or else
where, an aspirsnt for any political office
whatever. Mr.. Mantle and Mr.. Mills were
mutually aware of these facts long before
the Independent published the above; were
friends and served each other long before
Mr.. Eastin ever set foot in Montana, and
probably long before he ever heard Oft, and
are likely to be friends after he has quit
Montana for Montana's good. We gave
Mr. Eastin welcome 70 Montana, on
his recent arrival here, with cordial good
will, and with other newspaper men of the
Territory, have endeavored to treat him
with fairness, courtesy and charity. He
has thus, and with other fabrications Of
falsity and grossness, responded. For years
the newspaper men of Montana have gen.
orally treated each other and the public
with fairness and truthfulness; maintained
their personal friendship and self respect
and commanded that of the people even
through the fiercest campaigns. This will
not be the case, 50 far as Mr.. Eastin is con-
cerned, if he pursues his present course of
manufacturing falsehoods and sending
them broadcast through paper of which he
happens to be the present ephemera, and
be will perhaps find 1t better to discard the
ward methods he has brought with him and
adjust himself to the better conditions pre-.
vaillng here.