Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-13
AFTER THE BATTLE.
TIE DEMOCRATS REAR SMILING
FACES OYER TEE RESULT.


Mountain Disproved by Cold Figures
Mayor Kenyon Receives C~ongratulatory
Telegrams-Omces at Ia Disposal O
the Next Council.
The Democratic victory OF Monday wal
such a decisive one that nothing remained
for the defeated Republicans but to accept
the situation with the best grace possible
The maiorities in every instance were sc
overwhelming that only one conclusion
could be drawn from the result-the people
wanted no o of the clique thai selected
their ticket for the Republicans to vote.
They expressed their opinion upon it al
the polls 30 unequivocally that few Re
publicans had the hardihood to charge
that unfair means had been used in bring
ing about the result. OF course it was to
be expected Of the Inter Mountain to de.
fend their chiefs ticket by charging that
the Democratic managers speut money
like water and that theresult was brought
about by the free use OF Doodle among
"the sure-thing men in the lower part oil
town." The simple answer to this ridicu-
lous assertion is that the overwhelming
majorities OF the Democratic ticket were
not obtained in the lower but in the upper
part of the city.
The First, Third and Fourth wards alone
gave Mayor Kenyon amajority OF 276 over
General Warren, while the maiorities he
obtained in the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
wards amounted to only ninety-six all
told. To give further emphasis to this as
s~ertion, the Second ward, hitherto Repub-
lican by u majority anyghere oser,a hum
dred. only gave General Warren seven ma
iority over Mayor Kenyon, q crushing re-
tort to any such ridiculous charge as that
the result was IN any sense due to the dis
tribution Of Doodle. Had General Warren
even carried his own ward by the usual
majority OF, say q hundred. and received
the vote obtained by Mayor Kenyon in the
lower wards, he would then have been
beaten by eighty majority. The charge OF
the "free use OF money in the lower wards"
therefore. completely dissipated.
Democrats all wore smiling faces yester-
day. Their candidates., who had won such
q glorious victory, were about town receiv-
ing the congratulations of friends. One OF
the two successful candidates on the Re-
publican ticket saved out Of the wreck said
yesterday that if he had had any idea OF
the lonely position he would have been left
in by the result, he would have canvassed
for his opponent instead of for himself.
Among the many messages of c~ongratula-
ton received by Mayor Kenyon on Mon
day night were the following, which more
than anything that could be said, proclaim
the unity OF the Democratic party and it's
at the result:
ANACONDA, April $50 Mayor Kenyon:
| congratulate you on your gallant fight in
the interests OF good government.
MARCUS DAILY.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, April S-To W. r. Ken.
yon: I have just heas RI; Of your election
and also clean sweep made, with one excep-
ton, Of the entire Democratic ticket. /
heartily congratulate you and the Democ-
OF Butte on the splendid victory.
W. A. CLARK.
HELENA, Mont, AprilS.-To Hon. w. R.
We congratulate you and the
city OF Butte on the result OF to-day's cleo
tion. The INDEPENDENT
General Warren did the graceful act to-
wards bis opponent by sending him a con.
missive on Monday afternoon.
In fact, there is no bitterness anywhere
over the result, all feeling confident that
Kenyon will give Butte an excellent
administration during the coming year.
The new officers and aldermen elected en-.
Ter upon their duties on the first Monday
n May, which this year falls on the 9th of
hat month, when they proceed to the ap.
Dointment Of such city officers as are not
The appointive officers who have
'erved during the past year veal a sub
lued air as though their term of Office was
lrawing rapidly to a close. Clerk Graves
aid yesterday that it would take any
,thsr man q year to learn his duties, as
he office was really a new one entirely
When he was appointed, the previous city
Jerks, being also city attorneys, having
ldopted no system in their conduct of it.
Tit appointiye offices at the disposal OF
he Council are, Marshal, Chief of Police,
Surveyor, Street Commissioner, City /
llerk, Chief OF the Fire Department, and
he entire police force. OF the present off.
ers holding these positions, all but the |
Surveyor, Chief of the Fire Depart. |
nent and eight out of the police force are
The City Council being |
qually divided politically, with a Demo-.
rat in the chair to decide a tie, these off. |
ers may be replaced by others, if consid-
red advisable.