The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-05
FOR GREAT FALLS,
Politicians From Other Counties
Meet Here to Finish tho
Slate for To- Morrow.
1t Looks "a Though Richards
Would Be Nominated
for Governor.
The Majority Of Present State OllCera
VIII Probably lie Renominatsd
without OFpositi0n.

The advance Rnard Of the delegates from
outside districts arrived in Helena last eve
ming and will 60 to Great Falls on the train
this morning. They came to Helena TO,
two reasons. First, because II 10 the best
town In Montana to visit for a good time,
and secondly. because it Is here thas tha
final touches are placed on the slate. The
west side was we'll represented. Al The
Helena are Mayor Mantle. Gen. Charles A.
Warren, George w. Irwin, Editor John B.
Reed. OF Butte. and Ex-Governor White, OF
Dillon. Paul Mccormick, Of Janction
City, who is on the anxious seat OF state
treasurer, IL also in town and it ID
understood that his candidacv IL favored
BY Commodore Power. Ex-Mayor j. N.
Keith, Of Missoula, il in town along with
Mayor Frank Higgins. They will remain
over to-day to see the Maroons put the fin
ishinR touches on the Aissoulians. A. B.
Cook is working avery minute 10 get away
with the nomination for state auditor. and
his chances are growing much brighter.
The visitors passed a good part of last even
ing at the Montana club, where they met their
brethren Of the local republican cohorts.
The remainder Of the Butte delegation will
60 through to Great Falls to-day and will
be joined here by the local leaders.
1t looks very much 90 though Richards
would get away with tho nomination with
out very great difficulty unless new com-
plications should atise. This Butte dele
cation is solid for him, and they claim that
the west side delegations will be with
them with the possible exception Of Madi-
son county, which will vote for Hickman
il his name 10 presented. The Lewis and
Clarke delegation u likely to be divided.
but Richards will have Ut least ons-half
of them md very likely more. Tn re-
publican machine seems to be working very
smoothly and a. usual, the other dele2a-
tions will follow when Lewis n Clarke
and Silver Bow lead.
The Inter Mountains nomination Of Col.
Botkin for lieutenant governor is taking
shape. A Butte leader said last evening
that the Silver Bow delegation would vote
solid for him and that other west side dele-
cations would fall in line. IF the nounina-
ton should come to Lewis and Clarke Hon.
Il. H.. Kleinschmidt will be . candidate and
the delegation from this county will again
be split.
There il an evident disposition to renom-
mate the old state officers. Secretary Of
State Rotwitt. Chief Justice Blake, Attor-
nsy General Haskell will be renominated
without opposition. Ben Webster, who has
been making a still hunt, will give w. J.
Kennedy some opposition for the supreme
court elerkship nomination. Auditor Kin
ney's chances are not go good. II would not
surprise anyone to see Treasurer Hickman
secure that nomination and Chas. s. Wright.
of Livingston. nominated for treasurer.
The officers of the convention have not been
decided upon but it is generally believed
that the business will be finished without
any trouble unless Mantle's white-winged
doves should %reappcar.