The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-02-28
TN THE COPPER CITY.
A Resume Of the Most Notable Events Transpiring
During the Week-Notes and Personals.


clans are already actively engaged in the
work of campaign. The most important
part of the labor Of the politician is per
formed long before the conventions that
make the nominations meet The wires
are being laid in every part of the state
now for the candidates for the different
positions. The desire for office seems to
be quite as prevalent in this region as in
any part of the country. This being
presidential year, it is almost certain that
two state conventions, as we'll as two
county conventions, will have to be held.
1t will be necessary to call county con-
vention Of each party early in the spring,
perhaps in May, for the purpose Of nom
mating delegates for the state conven-
ton, which will meet some time about
the first of June. At the state conven
tion probably nothing will be done but
to nominate delegates for the national
convention of the party. The politicians
and the business men of the community,
and every person, will be opposed to
making nominations fer the state ticket
at q convention to be held so early in the
year. The campaign would be long, un-
reasonable and tiresome if the candidates
were named at the convention held in
early June. It is therefore safe to say
that the usual plan Of holding two state
and two county conventions this year will
be followed. The first county conven-
tion of the democratic party in Deer
Lodge county will be held this year about
the last week in May. The location for
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decided upon. A meeting of the county
central committee will be held in a
couple of weeks to decide that matter
and to discuss other matters Of import
ance to the party The county conven
tion for the nomination of candidates will
probably not be held until sometime in
August. It is even possible that it may
be later than that This will make {,
short campaign, and one decidedly more
satisfactory to the public and to the par
ties who will be seeking office. There is
a great deal of quiet talk in this commu-
nifty, as in other parts of the state, con-
corning the probability Of the candidates
for the different offices. For the county
offices a number of persons are already in
the field, but are working rather quietly
amongst their friends. 1t is understood
here that Sheriff Fitzpatrick is a candi-
date for reelection on the democratic
ticket. His deputy in Anaconda, Jack
Conley, announced himself as Il candi-
date for sheriff nearly month ago.
There are also two or three other names
mentioned in connection with the demo-
cratic nomination. but it is not knt wn
that the parties named are in any sense
candidates for the office. The sentiment
of the bar in Anaconda seems to be al
most unanimous, indeed If not quite
unanimous, in favor of the re election of
Judge Brantly as presiding judge Of the
third judicial district. Inquiry here fails
to reveal any desire on the part of any
of the attorneys for the nomination tor
the district judgeship on any party ticket.
There is a feeling which seems to be
growing in strength each day that the
judiciary should be removed from the
arena Of politics so far us possible The
lawyers Of Silver Bow county got together
in the election a couple of years ago and
decided unanimously upon candidates
for the position Of district judge and the
management was entirely satisfactory to
the public and the legal profession.
While there are a number Of attorneys in
Anaconda who are unquestionably fitted
to preside over the district court, there
seems to be no dissatisfaction with the
present incumbent of that office, who is
regarded as an eminently fair and upright
jurist, and man of much more than Or
dinary legal ability. For these reasons
it is quite probable that Judge Brantly
will have no opposition from this end OF
the county. It is stated that possibly
Judge Durfee of Granite county may be
a candidate for the office. Nothing def
mite is known about his intentions, how
ever, by his friends in this city. For the
office OF district attorney Anaconda seems
to have no special choice at the present
time. Probably there will be a full crop
Of candidates, enough to fill up on every
ticket, before the nominations are made.
For the other offices there is goodly
number of aspirants, but they have not
yet succeeded in deciding amongst them
selves just what office they would like to
take. Some people are willing to take
anything in sight. If they cannot get
one thing they will take another. But
the plans are so immature as yet that il
is not worth while discussing in any pub
lie way the probabilities. For the state
nominations it is more than likely the