The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-23
IN THE MIDST OF IT
Everybody in Butte Is Immersed in
Spring Politics.
TWILL LAST FOR TWO WEEKS
The PopulIst's Primaries To-Day
Republican Caucusses Tonight
"A" Standard" Reporter Elk
r-. oluded Last Night

Beginning with to-day Butte will be
right in the midst of spring politics.
and there is likely to be little intermis-
sion until the election. which is two
weeks from to-day. To-day the popu-
lists hold their primaries and the regu-
lar republicans hold their caucuses
The populists at their primaries to-
day will select five delegates from each
ward to attend the city convention next
Thursday. In some or the wards eau
cuses were held last evening TO select
tickets to be voted on at the primaries
to-day The primaries will be from 5
TO p. m, in the following places:
First Ward-Hogan-s carpenter shop.
Az North Main.
Second ward-Court house.
Third carbohydrates Office.
Fourth ward-Marco Medin's.
Fifth ward-No. $40 East Park
sixth ward-Room 3. stephens block
Seventh ward-Tom Boland's store.
hrst building south of the Montana
Central depot.
Eighth ward-Silver Bow Livery sta
BILE, S45 South Main
The republicans will hold caucuses
TINS evening between, and s o'clock.
In each ward. The republicans at these
caucuses will choose eight delegates
and eight alternates which will con-
stitute the regular ticket to be voted
on at the primaries tomorrow. The
caucuses will be held in the following
places:
First ward-Crangle's ASSAY office u
East Granite.
Second ward-Court mouse.
Third ward-Police court, City han.
Fourth ward-Auditorium
Firth ward-No. 33S Sast Park street.
near Curtis grocery store.
sixth ward-Butte Undertaking COM
panys office.
Seventh ward-St. James hotel.
Eighth ward-Fitschett's stable. cor
ner Main and Porphyry.
only TWO days are left for registra-
ton. There is no law compelling a man
10 register but a man has to register
IN order TO vote, and every man ought
70 take interest enough In his ward to
S sahe the trouble of registering without
being repeatedly urged TO do so. The
registration thus far is only one-haIf
What the total registration was last
year. Ihls shows a great lack of inter-
est In the election. The greatest nerII-
gence In registering is among the busi-
ness men who certainly ought TO have
most interest in securing good alder
men TO represent their wards.
Complaint has been made that dis
elimination has been shown by the reg
lslry agents In regard 10 requiring mar
urallzatlon papers to be shown before
registering, II being stated that mon
Oh some nationalities are required to
SNOW their papers while men of other
are not required TO do 60
inns Is hardly credible. but at any rate
~ is plainly stated that naturaiIzotion
papers must be shown and every nat-
uralized citizen should have his naners
IN MS pocket when ne goes to the REQ.
iStry office wv iSs-
me irregular wing of the republican
party which is generally Understood 70
De that wing Of the party which doesn't
peIong 10 the A. +. A.. held a meettnr,
yesterday afternoon in Judge IIolIanIiss
oIIIce. some old-time republican fight
srs, a little frayed and Scared. We're
.scoshizeo among those who went nm
lhe stairs. A Standard reporter who
lrled 10 gain admission in order 10 or
lain a report of the PROCEEDINGS ,vas
pohtely Informed that since the Stan.
1aro became the official organ ~ tho
.ouhty central committee of the A u
a 81 the irregulars did not care 10 NH
lsh It's reports in the columns of that
paper. Whether the irreguIars pronose
20 make a fight at the caucuses to-nipbt
,ould not be ascertained. IL was inti-
mated, however. that the trrepuIors A.
1 I contemplate putting a ticket i'm the
held this spring
fome- manufactured Ready Mixed
Eslhts at Schatzlein's IL w. B'dway