Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-10

THE declination by Mr.. w. f. Saw
g of the nomination rendered him
on the citizens ticket may have been
somewhat of q surprise, ss it certainly
-was a sore disappointment to the per
sons who labored so assiduOusly to
place him in a false position before his
friends in this county, but 1t certainly
was no surprise to the republicans
who have known so well mis- unswerv-
ing fealty to his party yer since he
has arrived at mans estate. There is
no doubt that he was cozened into
allowing the use Of his name at the
citizens convention by the representa-
ton that it was to be a genuine citi-
Zens movement, in which arty lines
were to be ignored and the best men
put up, thus securing e ticket, to
which there would be n opposition
and the presence of a gre.t many re-
publicans at the meetii : tended to
strengthen this assertior. Some mis-
givings as to the truth ri ii, however.
came to him when tie nominations
had all been made with the exception
OF alderman and he fC.nd an unbrOken
array Of democrats or the list. Atthi-
time, seeing the anomalous position
nrhe was being placed in he made two
attempts to withdraw his name from
the convention, but those to whom he
had given the use Of it, ungenerou-ly
refused to release him from what he
enormously deemed a pledge, and feel.
ing himself ~powerless TO help matters
he permitted the announcement to he
made that he was a candidate on the
ticket.
1t was not perhaps until the repub-
lIcans had placed a ticket in the field
that Mr.. Savage fully realized the I'M
fortunate attitude in which his regard
for his word bad placed him, Then
his endeavors were renewed to be
allowed to withdraw his name, but
the cunning politicians who thought
that they had hobbled the best worker
in the republican party go far SIS this
contest was concerned and for the fu-
ture so injure him politically as to
drive him out ofthe party, persistently
refused to listen To his repeated re-
quests TO be dropped from the ticket
and by artful insinuations sought to
Until into his mind the idea that his
republican friends were maliciously
expressing him. That these arguments
had for a time some weight, can readily
be believed. To an honorable man
who had passed his word 10 do a GER
tain thing there might reasonably
seem no relief save the assent Of those
Il whom the pledge had been given
to its withdrawal, and the argument
of older add better friends to undo the
mistake while there was yet time,
an unworthy act. But constant re-
Election brought clesrness Of judgment
and what seemed at first TO he a bond
Of honor, dissolved into nothingness
whenthe Interior objects Of the compact
were made clear. At no time since the
nomination was made has Mr.. Savage
been a candidate on the citizens ticket.
He declined at the time and in his
W mind he has felt DO allegiance to
the ticket al ary time since. "Adher-
ing to my original intention not to
run as a candidate for any municipal
office" is the language of his letter Of
declination and it proclaims the facts
in the case. The hope ofthe democrats
to array a life long republican against
his part and by so doing place him in
such Al equivocal position as would
result in his political death has been
dissipated like the morning mists, re-
vealing the republican party stronger
and more thoroughly united than ever
through the little episode.