Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
THEY HAVE THE PULL.
CERTAIN MONTANIANS WHOM THE
NEW PRESIDENT RECOGNIZES.

anu coVcFl OCA0rS VINO d0t MOST In
gloriously Snubbed-The G. A. Il. Mez
| Left ont In the Cold-An Old Veteran
Of the Army Strongly Endorsed, but
IL Does not Count.
/ WAsHINaroN. March 11.-[Special to the
Miner. 1.-The President, to-day. sent in the
names OF George w. Irwin OF Butte for q
s. Marshal OF Montana, vice &. S. Kelley
Of Deer Lodge, resigned; and Jere Sullivan
oi Fort Benton for Collector Of Customs
at that place. Irwin was opposed by Col.
J. D. jerks Of Butte, past commander ol
the G. A. &. post OF that city, who was
endorsed for the position by the G. A. r
OF Silver Bow county, and Of the whole
Territory, and by Past Commander Bur.
dett OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
Of the United States. Cen. e. g. Wsrren
OF Butte endorsed Irwin, as also did Rus.
sell B. Harrison, and these endorsements
earned more weight than all the soldier
element Of the country, it seemed.
Sullivan was opposed by Cummings, the
present incumbent, who has held the Office
for fifteen years past. having served under
both administrations and given general
satisfaction. He was opposed, however,
by Hon. Thomas 81. Powers, of Helena,
who was the backer OF Sullivan, he being
also endorsed by the Republican national
committeeman OF Montana, General Chas.
8. Warren.
Numerous kilograms are being received
here hourly, deprecating the appointment
of the Hon. L. II. Hershfeld for Governor.
The President is in q quandary as to the ad-
visibility OF his appointment, which means
that the Republican state convention will
have to nominate him. and the argument
used is that Hershfield cannot carry Mon
tana for the Republicans uext fall. and
that not to nominate him then would be q
snub at the Harrison administration.
Delegate Carter, however. insists on his
nomination, saying that Hershtield would
pull through.
Ex-Cashier e. Sharpe of the Montana
National bank has also been prominently
mentioned for the Governorship, he being
an intimate friend of President Harrison,
having occupied adjoining pews in the
same church as the Harrisons at Indian
apolis. The latest idea is to switch Sharpe
to the collectorship nf internal revenue in
the place Of Collector Shield. whose resigna.
tion has been in the hands of the President
for several days past, with the request
that il be acted on Immediately.
Captain T. P. Fuller is also q candidate,
being endorsed only by Gen. Chas. s. War
rem, who wrote q personal letter to Dele
gate Carter on the subject, and by the Hon.
L. II. Hershfeld. As Fuller is opposed by the
rank and file OF the Republicans, it re-
mains to be seen whether Warren and
Hershfield are the stronger, or the Repub-
lcan party. Fuller's friends claim that
he served the government for four years as
assessor of internal revenue, and fourteen |
years as collector OF internal revenue, with |
credit to himself. He is SO fond OF the o. |
fee, it seems, that he desires to be ap-
pointed at once.
Sharpe's friepds are sending numerous |
endorsements for him.
Telegrams have been received here from |
of the territorial legislature, en-.
dorsing DR.. Cole OF Helena for Governor,
who, it is claimed. would be nominated by /
at the first Republican state
It is largely due to tue Efforts OF
Russell B. Harrison, the sen of the
President, that the Montana ap-
pointments are being forwarded
to the Senate by the President SO early
correspondents of the New
York morning papers do not feel kindly to-
wards the younger Harrison on account OF
mis- having his paper in Montana come out
with the cabinet appointments, which he
yave to the editor while in Montana, with
strict instructions not to publish until the
3D. OF March and then to wire special to
eastern papers, giving his paper credit for
it, thus endeavoring to have the press of
5he country look upon it as the organ OF
The Republican party in Montana.
More appointments for Montana are
ooked for from the White House to.mor.
row.