The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08

The white winged dove of peace took
,ne sad, lingering look into the Audi
forum at noon yesterday where the
republican county convention was as
sembled and then flew disconsolately
out of the window. From that moment
IL was fight from the rap of the gavel
There was a scrap all through the noon
hour, and after two hours for refresh
ments the delegates met and strapped
all over again. Then they met in the
evening and renewed the fight harder
than ever.
The two wings OF the republican
party seemed about equally matched,
and the fight switched back and forth
The A. r. A. wing was clearly in the
minority. but seemed much better or
ganized and voted as a unit. They
proved better manipulators, and in the
face OF decisive defeat in the tenn
porary Organization at noon they rail-
lied I'm stronger numbers for the after
noon fight, and formed a combination
with nearly all of the Walkerville and
some of the Centerville delegates and
gathered to their sides most of the
county delegates who were not particu-
larry interested in either side OF the
element in Butte, and came to the
front with a bare majority.
In the evening session the thing
Switched again and the Mantle and
Carter men regained their ascendancy
The absentees were drummed up; two
OF the Centerville delegates were got
back In line and two or three others in
the city and in the country districts
were switched around and the conven-
tion during the evening session was
back to where II had been at noon. But
II was uphill work to recapture the
convention after the left wing of the
party had the machinery all in its own
hands, and only by the hardest OF fight
ing was the ring list of delegates
Knocked out and the substitute adopt
ed. Even then victory was disputed
The A. +. AS. insisted that there was
a mistake and wanted another ballot
The Mantle men wanted an adjourn
ment. The chairman gave a new par
liamentary ruling, deciding that a mo-
ton to adjourn was not i'm order while
any business remained TO be disposed
of. That confused things a good deal
and there were some very exciting
seems. Finally another vote was taken
and the A. +. AS. We're beaten again
by bigger vote than before.
IL was the hottest convention by all
odds ever held in Silver Bow county.
The 'old line" republicans gathered
for the most part at the right OF the
hall while the A. =. AS gathered most
ly at the left and constituted the left
wing OF the convention At the right
the fight was led by such men as
George w. Irwin. Wilbra H. SWEET.
Capt. II. A Niedenhofen. w. Nee.
White, J. III. Monteath. Thompson
Campbell. +. II. Metcalf and others.
At the left Charles Q. Johnson. Malcolm
ellis, c. V. Norcross, w. O. Weller the
whip on the Cornish" A. n. Yoder.
and others kept the fun moving.
Never was there grander. pluckier
minority fight than was made by the
A. p. AS. in yesterdays convention.
That much credit should certainly be
given them. They went down TO de-
feat fighting TO the last notch. While
under ordinary circumstances their de-
feat at the very start would seem suffi-
Client to demoralize them, they never
defeat. They rallied and
fought harder than ever. For a time
during the afternoon IL looked as
though they had plucked victory from
defeat after all. But the evening ses-
sion disposed Of them. and though they
had to be beaten again and again dur
ing the last session they were finally
OF. They made a losing fight.
but they made a grand one for a poor
cause and their fighting qualities are
worthy OF compliment.
As a matter of fact the A. +. As. were
beaten on every important matter before
the convention. In the two great fights
OF the day they were ANONYMOUSLY de-
feated. Several weeks ago they boldly an
their intention OF defeating Man
tie. Carter and Hartman as delegates 10
the st. Louis convention on account of
their votes in favor of the Indian school
They strained every nerve
10 secure control OF the convention in or
der 10 effect this design. but were over
defeated. While they were
able TO gather in outside votes enough to
slect the permanent chairman and thus
gain the machinery Of the convention.
hey were forced TO utterly surrender
heir fight against Montana's representa-
lives in Washington In order TO gain a
footing among the officers of the convsn-
ion. Their principal fight was abandoned
Ind all they hoped for was to retain the
prestige OF apparently controlling the
The Mantle people were very
'eady TO compromise and seemed salts
led TO let the A. p. As. have the conven-
ion. inasmuch as the resolutions in
tructed the delegates 10 the state con-
'ention 10 vote for Mantle. Carter and
hartman as delegates to the national con-
'ention. The left wing gave up that fight
Utmost without a struggle.
But on the second fight Of the day-the