The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-31
In THINGS POLITICAL
Interest Awakened Among Living
StOnianS by The Action of States.
DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS
E. n. Talcott Outlines the Plan He
Would Follow ~ Named as a
Member-New Pump of the
Water Company.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard
Livingston, March 29.-Thcre is an
awakened interest in this city in things
political. brought about by the action
taken by several state conventions
which selected delegates to attend the
republican convention at St Louis. So
far all of them have adopted planks
upon the financial question which. to
say the least, are not what would most
suit the silver contingent OF western
republicans.
In regard to the Minnesota financial
plank, w. III. Poorman, who was in ST.
Paul just prior to the convention. took
advantage of the occasion to inquire
into the situation there and ascertain
as far as he could just how the mass
OF the people of that state stood upon
the silver issue, and IL is his impress
sion that silver would carry the day
there by a good round majority, II a
vote could be taken upon the question.
The press and the politicians OF the
state represent only the minority OF
the voters in the fight which they are
making against silver.
One of the Livingston papers has
made the statement that this city will
work to secure at the hands Of the re-
publican convention which meets at
Butte May IL. the naming OF T.. II. Tai
colt as a delegate to the ST. Louis con-
vention. In conversation with the
Standard correspondent. Mr.. Talcott
stated that he had no particular anxi-
ETY. to go as a delegate to st. Louis A
delegate from Montana would be
placed in an awkward dilemma IL an
attempt was made to whip the silver
forces into line; no matter which con-
tingent a man acted with. he would re-
ceive the censure Of the opposite side.
One thing was certain. however, said
Mr.. Talcott. and that was that II he
was sent as a delegate he would not
join in any bolt from the convention. IL
silver was not given the recognition de-
manded, and delegates OF national
prominence choose to walk out, they
might do so, but as for him, he would
work in the convention for the silver
cause. but meeting defeat would accept
IL with the best grace possible. and
work and vote for the candidate of the
republican party, whether he were a
goldbug or not. The silver issue he
considered an important one, but IL did
not overshadow the one of protection
The water company has put in a new
pump to raise the water from the yell
lowstone. The pump has a capacity of
100000 gallons per day, and was rem
dered necessary by reason of a steady
extension OF mains and an increase OF
service.
The Golden Rule store was opened
to the public yesterday. under the man
agement Of Mr.. Samsel and a corps of
lady assistants.
Mrs. Carrie Preston has begun an ac-
ton to secure a divorce from her hus-
band, T. II. Preston, alleging i'm her
complaint that the defendant had been
guilty OF cruelty toward her upon di-
vers and different occasions.
John Work, who returned from Cali
fornia last week, reports having met
many Montanans in the Golden state
Residing at Los Angeles are at least
half score OF families who formerly
lived at Bozeman. Mrs. Work will pro-
long her stay on the coast until June.
the climate there proving quite bene-
fetal to her