The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-30
IT IS NO SURE THING"
The Talk Of Side Tracking Klein
schmidt and Jockey for q
New Man.
a Plan to Overcome the Ill-Feol-
Ing Engendered by the
Primaries.
How Justice FIeIschsr Came to Is Let
Out of tho Raoe-Tho City
Treasurer.

The republican city convention meets to
night and the efforts that will be made Il
have it register tho wishes of Tom Crahar
and Billy Sims by r~snomlnating 4. FL
Kleinschmidt for mayor are likely to pro-
ducs somewhat of = CIRCUS. nnioas THU
object 10 abandoned before the delegate,
get to voting. The idea OF abandoning ii
was still talked Of last night. While thu
high wind made IL unpleasant TO stand or
tbs corners and discuss tho matter, group,
Of republican politicians sought the protec-
ton Of convenient doorways and talked
in whispers. The talk of sidetraoking bott
Klsinsohmidt and Loskey was the topic OF
discussion. When the primaries" wert
over Saturday night ii Was understood that
klsinschmidt had the majority of the dele.
gates though some Of the Jockey neu
would not admit 1t. Since the indignation
which the better element Of the
republican party feels at Saturday.
business finds more opsn expression. SOM
OF the machine made delegates are, it il
said, weakening in their support Of thai,
candidate for mayor. Three Of them, it ii
are disposed to vote for some other man
than Kleinschmidt.
With affairs in such shape, it ia not sur
prising that the republicans should be try
ing to Offset the effect OF their primaries by
dropping the present candidates and taking
up 9 new man. y. A. Cory, Moses Morris
and Frank =. Sterling are tbs latest onsa
mentioned. Neither gentleman is disposed
to attempt the difficult task Of overcoming
the disgust OF 4 large part Of their party
ct the methods by which q portion Of to.
nights convention WAS named. In the
still hunt for q dark horss the republicans
are not making much Of 9 success: Neither
Kleinschmidt will allow himself to be
pushed off the track. Jockeys friends are
too confident 70 let him be dropped, now
that the air is full of changes among the
delegates. How all this willturn out il one
Of the things that ia not sure, but either
way there will be heart burninaa.
Tho tight for the police Judge nomination
appears to have narrowed down to Sergeant
s. N. Nioholson and ii. N. Mcintyre. The
chances are favorable to Sergeant Nichol-
son. Justiee G. W. Fleisoher has been
pushed of the track, but makes no bones
az if he we're in better company. The judge
started in with the idea OF making a manly
fight for the plaoe. Il will not ask
q man to 20 to the primaries and
vote for delegates favorable to me-"
he said the dnv befora the ward meetings
were held. when they ars elected as dele
gates 7 shall tell them ! am 4 candidate and
ask their support" When they were elect
ed delegates the judge found ont that it
was too late. TIL support Of most Of them
had been promised. either by themselves Or
somebody else. Judge Fleischer then rea-
Lied that the high moral idea Of asking the
sutfragss OF fellow citizens has no place in
the arena Of republican politics in Helena.
For: city treasurer James B.. Walker, 80
far as can be learned, will have no oppon-
emit in the convention. It is known, how
ever, that the Kleinzohmidt people have no
strong affection for tho present city treas
ursr, n If their combination hangs to-
gether, they may spring some new man for
the nomination.