The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-18
General Charles S. Warren Shows a
Bit Of Paper That Brought
Great News.
Harrison In tho Lead But Hie
Nomination by No Means
Certain.
Federal Office Holders Should BE Barred
From the List Of Delegates to
Minneapolis.

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u is long time between kilograms that
are worth $lO0,0 900 h word, and yet that rep
resents comparatively small part of the
value conveyed by the above message to
Gen. Cha'lss S. Warren, Of Butte, and
other plaintiffs. Every one Of the generala
legion OF friends was more than glad to
learn OF his good fortune, and all Join in
hearty congratulations to good friend and
a good fellow.
\ Ete stopped over in Helena last evening
on his way home, visited the Montana club,
received the good wishes OF his Helena
friends and, like all Butte people in Helena,
retired early to bed at The Helena. He
showed the yellow colored telegraphic me-
mento to an INDEPENDENT reporter last
evening and tried to tell Of his emotions
when he read il. A group Of Chicago news
paper men were near when he tore open the
envelope and it is needless to
say that love feast followed
''Ihe story Of this litigation would fill
IHE INDEPENDENT tomorrow said the
general 1T has been struggle for nearly
twelve years. but the supreme court Of the
United States has settled it. You are sur.
prised at the delay2 It is to be remem-
nered that we have been fighting one of
the biggest corporations in the world and
they have had no end of money to delny
matters until it has been hard picking for
the rest tot us. The gist of the controversy
ls this: The property involved ia a claim
called the Comanche, adjoining on the
east the Mountain View mine, the Boston
d Montana's big producer. It also
joins General Leggatt's Gambetta
mine on the west and the Colusa
on the south. 1t is perhaps
100 yards from the Montana Central rail
road. We have shaft down 800 feet and
are il sixteen feet of copper ore. No de-
velopment has been done within q wear or
hardly during the litigation aside from rep
resentation. The original title Of the suit
was David ". Upton ct al vs. James Lar
Kin. Larkin jumped the property and en-
deavored to secure q United States patent
about twelve years ago. Ills INTEREST was
afterward transferred to the Boston d
sMorsEna company, while Upton's inter-
estlcame into the possession Of one COM
pany ct which T. A.. Largey is president,
n. D. Blelenbutg. vice president, Lee Man
tie, treasurer. and myself secretary. Howard
+. Ienor, Of Deer Lodge, is also an owner.
We have been carving on tho suit ever
since and have finally won. 1t is certainly
great claim. General Bannister told me
this evening at the club that he considered
it the best undeveloped copper property in
the United States. A syndicate of Chicago
and Detroit people submitted an offer of
$500, 600 for it before left Chicago
During his three months trip east the
general has had unusual opportunities for
Watching tho current Of politics. He has
attended to his duties as member of the
republican national committee for Mon
tana and has secured fine quarters for Mon
tana'S delegation and Montanians at the
Minneapolis convention. They will find
rooms at the beautiful Hotel Lafayette on
Lake Minnetonka. half hours ride from
Minneapolis, at the Holmes and Beaufort
Paul. Concerning political gossip in the
east the general said: ''As I have
said often before. am for Blaine. |
but if his letter OF declination
means that he will absolutely refuse the
It looks now as though it would |
no means certain. do not believe Blaine
can throw his whole strength to the presi-
dent. There is decided movement to-
wards Mckinley. He will undoubtedly
have the Ohio delegation and probably that
Of Pennsylvania. The Iowa delegation
gates will be solid for Alger. It is difficult
TO say how any other delegations will be
placed. President Harrison's administra-
lion on the whole has given great satisfao-
lion. he has protected the American flag,
aas given to Montanians home rule, and
aas administered the affairs of his
office with great fairness. From all hear
,f the other side Senator Hills chances
If capturing the democratic nominate on
.re better than those Of any other oandi-
late The Bland bill will undoubtedly
oasD the house. l am inclined to think it
will be hung up in the senate until after
aoth national conventions meet. Should
he democratic convention dodge the silver
question. it win probably be hung up in.
During my trip east met many Mon
anians III Chicago, New York and Wash
ngton. l may say that in the latter city
vas particularly Impressed with the cour- !
esy shown by Gong, essman Dixon to Wis
tors from this state. l know that among
III representatives which Montana has had
It Washington not one ever commanded
more respect. attended closer to congress |
ional duties or was moro useful in the same I
'eriod than Judge Diaon.' t
Il have been away long time aud so
now very little about the political out f
ook IN this state. am thoroughly con- i
inced on one point; that is, that no federal 3
1lleeholders should be in the republican |
to Minneapolis. These men
ave honor enough for the present and !
hould be entirely willing to step aside and 4
llow the convention t, select it's delegates :,
'ithout any official interference | have :
card some talk about this federal officer :,
+ that heading the delegation, hut / am
are the republicans of tho state will agree
aat none should be included i'll the list"
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