The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-10

is an East side man. Mantle was in
Butte at the time of the ppointment
and leaves there tomorrow on the Great
Northern railway for Washington. His
credentials were forwarded to Washing.
ton by mail which left here at | o'clock
this afternoon. ca the same train
with them went Sanders.
1t is believed hero the senate will re-
fuse to admit Mantle on the governors
appointment because by Keeping him
out they keep out another republican
senator from Washington, as the dead
lock there gives promise of terminating
the sane as l. did in Montana. At the
same time they will lose one senator
from North DaEota. but under the cir
cumstanccs can afford to do do it.
The appointment C. Mantle is not gen
orally satisfactory to the best element Of
the republican, party here.
The present mayor Of Butte. Mr.. Lee
Mantle, while tot practically engaged in
the mining industry has been for many
years Il prominent factor in the life of
the great camp. and has always taken
an active part in promoting the mineral
interests OF the state. Mr.. Mantle was
born at birmingham, England. Dccem-
her Is, 1854. Ills family moved to the
Omitted States ia 1868 and settled in
Utah. As IA boy he performed all kinds
of hard work and drove an OK team in
1870 for b. T.. White, afterwards governor
of Montana. He was taught telegraphy
by W. n. Shilling at Malad City, Idaho,
in 1872, and afterwards held vsrious
positions in the employ of the Western
Union Telegraph company, Becoming
owner Of the old Pleasant Valley stage
station, he remained there as agent of
Gilmer a. Salisbury until 1877, acting
also as postmaster and telegraph opera
tor. Daring his stay there he became
acquainted with nearly all of the leading
men in Montana, and decided in that
year to move to Butte, where be became
agent of Wells, Fargo n company. Col,
liroadwater also employed him to act as
agent of the Diamond Il Fast Freight
line.
In 1880 he was elected a member of
the city council Of Butte, and the fol
towing year organized the Inter Noun
tain Publishing company. lie has ever
since been the manager of that property.
which was the first republican daily
newspaper in western Montana. Mr..
Mantle has taken an active part in pol
iticS. as Il republican. during the last
twelve Years. Has been Il member of the
territorial legislature. and was speaker
Of the last huu e of representatives prior
20 Montana becoming Il state. In 1881
he was Il delegate to the convention
held in Chicago which dominated Jas
q. Blaine. In the first state legislature
he WAS Il candidate for United States
senator. In lSSS he was made president
Of the first Mineral Land convention
held at Helena TO protest against the
acquisition Of the mineral lands 10y the
Northern Pacific contrary to the terms
Of its grant. by his activity in this
matter he incurred the hostility of the
Northern Pacific company and has bad
occasion to fee! it on many occasions.
notably in his candidacy for United
States senator. Mr.. Mantle was tenn
porary chairman of the republican con
vention at Butte in 1890, and at Mis-
soula in 1892. and was elected mayor of
Butte in April of last year by the largest
majority ever given to a mayor of that
city. He is a member of the Knights OF
Pythias, the Odd Fellows and the Elks
He is also interested in turf matters
being vice president of the West Side
Racing association and for several years
owner and conductor of the Butte race
curse.
Mr.. Mantle is the youngest OF seven
children and has maintained a home for
his mother since he was fourteen. His
mother is now eighty years of age and
still lives with him in Butte, Mr.. Mantle
being a bachelor,