The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-22
Butte Department.
In THE QUIET NOOK
Business Transacted by the Boys
Loyal to the Cause.
4. p, A. JUDGES AND CLERKS
The Mayor Ignored COMMITTEE
Request-A Boycott on Bicycles
Made by the Pope Manu-
featuring Company.
\. p. A. JUDGES AND CLERK

featuring Company.
There was an incident at last We'd
nesday night councils meeting which
escaped the attention of the general
public. 1t was in connection with an
appointment of judges and clerks OF
election at the ensuing municipal cleo
ton. At the previous Thursday even
ing session OF the county central COM
mittee of the A. p. A.. list of judges
and clerks had been prepared and this
list had been presented to Mayor
Thompson with distinct orders to ap-
point them at The next meeting of the
council.
Heretofore II has been customary
for the aldermen of each ward to select
a list of judges and clerks of election IN
their wards. present the list 10 the
mayor and have him appoint them. III
seems that some of the aldermen last
Wednesday evening got wind OF the
fact thai the mayor would depart from
the usual custom in the appointment
of election day officials, and thus rob
the aldermen of one of their dearest
prerogatives. They kicked to the mayor
abou. it, and insisted that the judges
and clerks should be appointed by the
aldermen and not by the A. +. A. cen-
tral committee.
The aldermen who remain faithful
and loyal to the A. p. A. waited in vain
for the mayor t. appoint the judges and
clerks a.. the council meeting Just
before adjournment Alderman Niyion
rose in surprise and inquired If the
mayor was not going to appoint the
Judges and clerks of riection.
Id hot ut
ter to the aldermen" said the mayor.
II understand that has been the custom
heretofore and the aldermen may bring
in their lists next week and | will sap-
point them"
This was a staggerer but il may be
stated on good authority that ii saved
quite a row in tle council that night.
The mayor was subjected to consid-
cradle criticism at the A. Il. A. central
committee meeting the next even
ing. Several members of the
committee thought the mayor
should not have been so chicken
hearted. Even IL he were criticised
"a little he should have been willing to
endure that for the sake of the Cause.
Some of the aldermen had suffered
criticism and contumely for the sake
of Mayor Thompson and he should not
he unwilling to suffer a little criticism
for the sake of himself and the rest of
the boys. Tt was decided to work on
as many aldermen as possible to get
them TO present the judges and clerks
selected by the A. p. ~ committee,
and Judge McMurphey was instructed
to copy off the lists for each ward and
give them to each of the aldermen
friendly Ito the Cause.
Mr.. Palmer reported the political sit
uation very encouraging. The only
thing that could beat the administra-
ton. he said, was a citizens ticket and
all fears of that were now dissipated.
The only thing necessary TO do now
was to beat the opposition wing Of the
republican party ait the primaries and
the city would still be safe for Canada.
Secretary Davies was instructed to
purchase a scrap book and carefully
preserve all the accounts of the COM
mittees meetings appearing in the
Standard for future use A commit
tee was also appointed 10 ascertain IL
possible the traitor who gives up the
proceedings of the meetings to the
Standard.
Lists of delegates to the city conven-
tion to be supported by the A. p. As
at the caucuses and primaries were
presented and after some revision were
approved Mr.. Johnson made an elo-
quent and patriotic speech. defining
the duties of the friends and brothers
were called for March %. primaries for
March %. 1t was thought improbable
that the other republicans would call
caucusas of their own. Supreme Repre-
sentative Cullom was reported by the
Sixth ward committee as a fit candi-
date for alderman from that ward. The
ward committees were instructed to
beat Schatzlein in the Fourth ward
and Knowlton In the Eighth at any
cost. on motion of the secretary sec
onded by Palmer a safe was ordered
for 5000 from the Supreme Supply COM
pany. Toronto. Ont. to hold the rec
ords.
Mr.. Palmer was asked to be excused
from committee work this week as his
outside political work will require all
his efforts.
a boycott was ordered placed on the
Columbia bicycles. which are manufac-
tured by the Pope Manufacturing COM
pany.
1t was moved and carried that the
committee meet nightly until after
election