The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-12
MISSOULA DEMOCRATS
Preparing For the Coming County Con-
Yenton. .
E. D. Mats Assured of the Nominal
ton For State Senator-Before
Judge Evans-Personal
Mention.
Special 10 the Standard.

SDeclhl 10 tue otanuafu.
MIssoULA, Sept. 1l.-On Saturday the
county democratic convention will be held
in this city. So far as can be learned
there will be little or no opposition TO the
nomination of 4. ID. Mats for senator.
This condition results from no want OF
good material, but because the democrats
recognize i'm Mr. Mats man whom il
will be an honor to have represent them.
More or less has been said about his be-
ing tenderfoot, but that cry cannot be
raised by the republicans, since he and
DIR. Parsons came to the state within
about week of each other. Asnearly as
can be learned Mr.. Mats will have the
entire delegation from this city, a fine
contingent from the Bitter Root valley
and Thompson Falls district and fair
share of the representatives from the
other parts of the county. Should he re-
ceive the nomination he goes before the
people as the representative of the party
at large and not of any faction. Indeed,
there are no real factions in the demo-
cratic party of this county. He will get
the solid democratic vote and consid-
erable number Of the republicans who
are dissatisfied with the actions OF the
party bosses.
Mr.. Mats comes before the people as q
man Of unusual ability, an experienced
politician and a straight democrat and, il
nominated, will be elected by majority
which will astonish the republicans of
the county.
John Barry came up from Carter yes
terday and went to see District Attorney
Webster about havinga preliminary hear
ing on the charge OF killing Patrick
Welsh. As the coroners verdict was TO
the effect that Welsh came TO his death
from diseased condition of the brain
and heart and from excitement. Mr..
Webster told Barry that he would not put
the county to the expense of summoning
witnesses from the neighborhood of Car
ter, but IL the grand jury saw fit to inves-
tigate the matter he might come up when
wanted. As there appears to be no de.
sire on his part to run away, the action OF
the district attorney is generally praised.
This afternoon Dennis White, colored
man, appeared before Judge Evans,
charged with petty larceny. He was ar
rested last night by Officer Hutchens, who
believed him implicated in theft which
occurred few days ago. AT that time a
man from Thompson Falls visited one of
| the dives ut the lower end of the row and.
! when he wanted to leave, found that his
pants had been stolen. In one of the
| pockets was ticket to Thompson Falls.
| Yesterday well-known colored man
presented ticket to that burgh at Kohn's
pawnshop and received 81 for il. Kohn
watched him as he went across the street
and gave the money to White. Officer
Houtchens soon afterward arrested White
| for stealing the ticket. In court to-day he
disclaimed all knowledge of it, but there
were too many witnesses who had
seen him receive the money for
| IL from the man who sold 1t
for him. He said he had no
occupation and did not work, and Judge
Evans decided he was bad citizen and
gave him the limit of the law, 30 days in
Jail and 500 fine. When White was sen-
fenced he remarked: "Pretty slim evil
dence you convict me on. I've been ar
rested for murder twice but they couldnot
prove it,"
Hon. W. NJ. Bckford and his brother
are expected home from the Flathead
country on Saturday.
Gus Nelson, the well known Northern
| Pacific expressman, is proud of fine
new wagon the company has sent out
here from Chicago for him to drive.
This evening will occur the opening Of
the "Lee Southern,n one of the neatest
little saloons i'm the city. c. G. Winkler,
the proprietor, has had brick building
made for this purpose and has got in
some of the finest bar fixtures to be had.
| This afternoon he has been sending out
| invitations