The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20
BUTTE POLITICS.
The Announcement Is Made That Rick
ards IL n GubernatoriaI Candidate.

The Announcement Is Made That Rick
ards IL n Gubernatorial Candidate
The announcement has been made
that ]. z. Richards is a candidate for
renominat ton as governor Of the state
of Montana, and while the news was
not unexpected, II having generally
been understood that the governor was
In the race, nevertheless the informa-
ton has given fresh impetus to the
political takers, and makes IL more
certain than ever that there will be
tussle for the Silver Bow delegation
the like of which was never seen In the
county before.
1t is not certain of course that the
gubernatorial nomination will be
awarded the republicans of Silver Bow
county, but the politicians of this
county figure that, as the congressional
nomination will doubtless go again to
Mr.. Hartman, an east side man, the
gubernatorial nomination will go to
the west side. If ii does come to the
west side, it is figured that Butte is
almost certain to get IL.
But the matter of getting the nomi-
nation for governor for Butte is not
troubling the politicians one quarter as
much as the matter of which one of the
Butte candidates to give II to. Gov
ernor Richards undoubtedly has a
strong following in Butte, although the
fact that he bowed to Father De Siere
on the street yesterday Is likely to
raise the dickens with him in patriot
ic circles. In Helena Governor Rick
ards is reported to be very strong, and
also in Great Falls and all through
Northern Montana. In Eastern Mon
| tana he seems to be not so strong.
The candidacy of Harry c. Kessler
was first announced in the Standard
early last winter Mr.. Kessler has now
returned to Butte from a trip Of some
duration and has confirmed the an
nouncement then made. Mr.. Kessler is
strong, of course with the militia boys
and the soldiers generally, and he is
also understood to have the English
Americans behind him, elements that
will cut quite a figure.
| Wilbra M. SWEET, speaker of the last
house, is another Butte candidate, and
| his friends will rally to the primaries
and the convention in a way that will
keep them all guessing. He is par
ticularly strong with the workingmer
| of the county and state, and is pretty
sure to have enough votes in the con
vention to make him strictly in the
| race
Then there Is another element which
the politicians seem to have been over
looking thus far. The central commit
tee of the A. p. A. met last week ans
endorsed Judge Levi j. Hamilton fol
governor. Judge Hamilton has not We
officially announced his candidacy, bu
the fact that he has the A. p. A. be
hind him will put him in the front ranl
of candidates at the very start. Judg'
Hamilton is an old and distinguished
citizen of this city, at present serving
as city attorney. The A. p. AS hav'
the republican party Of Silver Bow
county so thoroughly in their grasl
\ .,s,lx af,r
but A. p. AS. took part in the republi
can primaries, and the bulk of the re
publican vote, moreover, was A. p. A
They are figuring to control the count.
primaries and county convention II
just the same way. and 1t is dollars Z
doughnuts that they will do 1t. TIL
A T.. AS are not likely to be yer,
strong in the republican state conven
ton outside of the Silver Bow delega
ton But from past and presen
appearances they will have the Silve
Bow crowd If Silver Bow is to ge
the nomination for governor, the choic
of the Silver Bow delegation will cut
good deal of figure in determining
which one of the Butte candidates shal
have the honor. If the wish of the Sil
yer Bow delegation is Judge Hamil
ton, he is likely to be the choice OF tn
convention If ii goes to any Butte mar
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A. p A. wing of the republican part
figure IL out. They are confident the
can control the Silver Bow conventio
at any rate and IL they can they wi
send over a delegation to the stat
convention instructed for Hamilton
, The reason why the A. p. A. centrs
. committee has decided on Judge Ham
ilton is because II knows of no one
could name who would make the iii
. regular" republicans feel worse. Jude
, Hamilton has not been on good term
with the old leaders of the republica
party for years. They don't like hin
and It's mutual. The A. p. A. win
for that reason put Judge Hamilton
! as chairman of the city committee
! roasted the Inter Mountain and tn
, "Irregulars'' in the resolutions, ignore
: Mantle and Carter. and gave a slap q
the party's old leaders in this count
, every chance II got. The A. p. \
} leaders will now present the name
/ Judge Hamilton for governor. and
! he doesn't get the endorsement OF n
: Silver Bow delegation, Richards, Kes'
Ter and SWEET will have to do hard'
rustfing at the primaries than the
have yet done. It's going to be biz
4 of a fight.