The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-26
BUTTE POLITICAL FIGHT
The Old Lin, Republicans Steal a
March on The U;urp3rS
CITY CONVENTION CALLED
It Looks Now as Though the a. p.
AS VIII Have to Co II Alone
a Citizens Ticket Looks
Very Probable.

BUTTE, March 25.-The republican city
| central committee stole n decided march
| on the A. p. A. party tonight by fixing
| their convention for next Thursday after
noon, two days i'm advance of that of the
secret religio-political organization. The
city central committee met this evening
with a number of representatives from
the committee OF 10), and in accordance
with the instructions of that body, il was
decided not to hold primaries. 1t was de-
cided to hold the republican convention
at noon Thursday in Caplice hall and an
apportionment of II delegates and II all
ternates from each ward was made. Tho
list of delegates was partially made up
and it will be completed tomorrow. There
is rapidly growing feeling in favor of
citizens ticket among both democrats
and republicans, and there is reason to
believe to-nights action of the republican
city central committee will not prevent
the successful carrying out of such plan.
a citizens mass meeting was suggested
at first, but the republicans were unable
10 agree to this for the obvious reason that
they are IN position which compels them
to hold convention If they wish to retain
their party organization. Were they to
abandon their convention, the A. l.. A.
would promptly name their convention a
republican gathering and would appoint
n republican city central committee from
their own ranks, which would be the death
OF the republican party. The leading re-
publicans favor n citizens ticket, but they
find themselves confronted by circum-
stances which make n convention abso-
lutely necessary for the preservation of
their party and in order TO prevent awk-
ward entanglements il was decided to hold
IL in advance of the A. Il. A. convention.
A
will be robbed of any false support that il
might otherwise steal in tho way of a
name and its nominees will have
to DO entered in the race
as straight A. p. A no
Irish-need-apply candidates. However,
the republican convention will not be
compelled TO nominate n full ticket,
while the democrats will have the same
privilege, and il could be easily arranged
so that the two tickets could dovetail in
together and receive the support of both
parties. Leading democrats have ex-
pressed their willingness to support the
strongest candidate for mayor that can
be found, whether he be democrat or re-
publican, and it is certain that the re-
publicans will put up their strongest man. |
IL is n conceded fact that if the demo- |
Gratis and republicans put up straight |
tickets the A. p. A. would be almost GER |
tain to elect all of their candidates and |
capture tho entire city government, which |
event Is rightly regarded in tine light of |
public calamity. There is a desire on the |
part of both republicans and democrats
to give the A. II. A. a drubbing that will |
cause their immediate retirement from
active political life, and il is entirely |
within reason to believe that this end will
be accomplished.
There we're go now names entered in
the great register of the city to-day, maxi
ing total registration for six days that it
has been open of 3.1S0. This is by far the
heaviest registration that Butte has ever
had and Indicates that whilo everything
is remarkably and unprecedentedly quiet
on the surface, outside of the muss kicked
up by the A. Il. A., there is a powerful
undercurrent of general interest in tho
approaching election. In accordance
with the carefully prepared plan of their
leaders to capture every
thing In sight. the a. L. n. wore instruc-
ted to register early and nearly nine
tenths of those who registered on the first
day were members of that organization.
They have been keeping il up in a drove
ever since but have been gradually falling
Off and so well have they been.handled i'm
not 20 members of the A. Il. A.
registered. Th s p%T arc owne eo.
business men aud responsible citizens are
now registering in full force aud the regis
try Office is crowded from the opening
hour in the morning until the closing hour
At night. The registration will close on
Friday night and IL is expected that there
will be in the neighborhood of $500 names
OH the list.
The democratic committee of 10 that
was appointed at the mass meeting on
Friday night TO formulate plan of action
m connection with the city election, held
A secret meeting tonight. A proposition
20 fuse with the populists was voted down
With neatness and dispatch. and il is un-
ierstood that the committee will present
! report at the meeting tomorrow night
iavoring a citizens ticket.