Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
a RIGOROUS
Rejected Republican Candidate Elk
presses an Opinion About the Scant
Measure of Courtesy He Racaivaa

Ia Rejected Republican Candidate Ex-
presses IN Opinion About the Scant
Measure of Courtesy He Received.
The following communications is the first
mutterings OF the dissatisfaction created
in the Irish element Of the Republican party
caused by placing Engel on the ticket for
Justice Of the Peace. Mr.. 0'Donnell.s cYm.
plant that having received the second high.
est vote'in the convention he was entitled
to recognition on Mr.. Smiths withdrawal
seems not without justice.
BUTrE, October 3.-ETo the Editor of
The Miner.]-In your issue OF October I'd,
under the local, t.EngeI for Justice OF the
Peace" you use the following expression:
THE Irish element Of the Republican party
are left in the cold also by this move. the
chances Of that eminent barrister, Charles
0'Donnell, having gone glimmerinc.n In
due Justice to myself and man, friends.
it might be well for me to have
something to say on the subject.
Since May, 1882. / have been a resident Of
Silver Bow county, and during which time
l have been a Republican ia politics. /
have never sought any Office EXCEPT in last
June / asked for the appointment OF Jus-
tice OF the Peace. Although the two COM
m~issioners, Mr.. Jack and Mr.. Hall, were
Republicans, they stepped outside the
ranks and appointed James Forbis, q
Democrat, to the Office. Mr.. Forbis
treated the appointment with contempt.
ard in consequence it is still vacant.
Having joined the Harrison and Nor.
ton club" on the first OF it's Organization, |
| have been an active member since. AL
few weeks before the Republican Conyen-
ton / was spoken to by many OF my friends |
to be a candidate for Justice OF the Peace.
| wa assured by a large number OF Repub.
licans that / would receive their support. |
1t seemed to be the prevalent idea that one |
Irish element in the party should be repre-
sented. Although l did not make a great
canvass, / tookit for granted that / would |
receive the vote OF a majority at the con-
vention. To my disappointment I received
only 81 votes, which was not sufficient.
To those who voted for me I return INV
sincere thanks. Mr.. Engel received fifteen
votes. Had due courtesy been extended to
alter the resignation OF N. p. Smith, I
should have been the next placed on the
ticket, but the ring and the Republican
Central Committee thought differently.
l have been told that an as
sessment OF SIS was levied on this
Office Tor campaign purposes. The Jews!
"and they are u great people, thought
that money being q very essential element
in election times, they would go $25 better,
and offered w. e. Pettes, chairman OF the
Committee, 500. The noble and
patriotic" chairman could not resist the
bride, and recommended it to che other
members OF the ring I am informed
that the worthy chairman used the follow.
lng words: ut matters not what the quail.
OF a candidate are If he can be I
elected" As the ring committee, composed
Of Graves, Sergeant and Wey, could not |
iiHvr with the views Of The chairman, they
way, and Mr.. Engel received the unan-
nous nomination. Had I known that il
a matter of money I might have seen
,he Jews $1O0, and perhaps gone 800
better, but the chance wa not given me.
As to the other members Of the
committee, Mr.. Bray is fed with
congratulations and applause on his abili- ,
les as an orator" as q kind of SOD for :
he Cornish element, and Mr.. Hall seems !
o have 30 weak a mind that the few mem :
'ers OF the ring can use him as they see ft. :
have tried to be a Republican, and lido .
ntertain the highest feelings of respect for :
Judge Knowles, Lee Mantle, Charles War y
and George Irwin and other members of q
ne party since l came to the Territory. y
ut 1T is evident the party has made a
reat mistake in allowing such a man as
1.E. Pettes to act as Chairman of the g
epublican Central Committee. Il
To allow a great party to be ruled by a n
W OF such homemade local politicians "
very dangerous to the sue. IL
.ss OF it's best interests. I have lived
sfore and expect to live after the election. .,
nd ave believed in the principles of the +,
epublican platform. but how can 1 swal. z
" this pill is receiving my careful atten- N
on. The question has been often asked M
Q why is it that SO many OF the Irish peo- Ia
Q are Democrats. Let them read this r,
ter and then ask themselves how can ~
ey support the Republican county ticket.
Yours, yc
CHARLES O'DoNNELL. til