The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
VII SPERS In THEAIR
Rspublic;n and A. P. A. Gossip That
Is Lurking About.
AN IRREGULAR'S SURE TIT
When the Counties Hold Their Con.
ventIons and How the Situa-
ton 10 sized Up-No DEM
ocratIo all Yet.

Although no official announcement
has as yet been made on the subject,
IL Is whispered by the winds that circu-
late between the city hall and the
Hauswirth block that the republican
county caucuses will be held on May 4.
the primaries on May 6 and the county
convention on May Z. 1t is also whis-
pered by these same winds that Carter.
Mantle and Hartman shall not go as
delegates to the national republican
convention, IL there is any virtue in
wind. This decision has been arrived
at, and 1t will be executed IL the pa
itriotic" wing of the republican party
succeeds in controlling the state con-
vention. 400
The principal objection to Carter is
the interview which he gave a reporter
in Washington a few days ago in which
he babe defiance to the A. p. AS OF
Montana, declared that he never feared
an enemy who fought behind a bush
and intimated that, judging by the cal
iber of the A. p. As. he met in the sena-
torial fight at Helena last year. they
are not worth noticing unless their
votes are needed and then they can be
got. 1t Is also alleged that Carter is a
Catholic. i91
Against Mantle II is urged that he
voted for the appropriation for sectar-
ian Indian schools Thursday, and pa
triotic circles have been flashing red
white and blue lightning ever since the
announcement of that fact reached
Butte. Carter and Hartman also voted
for the bill and they are on the list
The A. T.. AS. of Butte are going to
beat these men for election as dele
gates to the national convention If IL is
in the cards.
The question is whether the 81 dele
- l.~r.~ .ew~ ...f4 y.
such scattering delegates as may be
picked up in other parts of the state.
will be able to control the Montana
state convention. There seems little
doubt of their ability to control the Sill
YER Bow county convention, and they
are working hard to make sure of it.
The irregular" republicans seem prac-
tically to concede the county conven-
ton to the A. p. AS, and IL they are
going to fight them at the primaries no
Inclination of that fact has yet been
given. One of the leading 'frregulars"
said yesterday.
I'VE will rely on the republicans of
the state to sit down on these fellows
when they get to the convention. They
understand all about the situation in
Silver Bow county and every PROPOSE
ton that comes from this county will
be regarded with suspicion and will be
defeated. Carter Mantle and Hart
man will be chosen delegates by the
votes of the entire body of delegates
with the exception of the Silver Bow
delegates and perhaps a dozen Others
whom the A. p. AS. may succeed in
getting into the convention. These
fellows will be simply ignored when
they get into the state convention. Be
sides, / don't think they will have the
Silver Bow delegation solid" rra zen
Deer Lodge county has already held
its county convention and has elected
its % delegates TO the state convention.
The ''irregulars" say that seven If
these % are A. p. As, while the A. p.
A. leaders in this city claim that they
have IL of the 20 delegates. The irreg-
ulars however, claim that the A. p. AS.
will cut no figure in any other part of
the state, and that practically their en-
tire strength in the convention will be
the Silver Bow county delegation.
The republicans of Park county will
hold a convention at Livingston on
May 9 to choose the delegates to the
state convention. The primaries will
be held April 20.
The Billings primaries will be held
on May and the county convention on
May Q. a-.s-
The republicans of Madison county
will hold primaries to-day and their
county convention on May 2.
The republicans of Custer county met
in mass convention on Thursday at
Miles City and choose delegates TO the
state convention.
The republicans of Meagher county
will hold primaries ON May and their
convention at White Sulphur Springs
on May s.
The state convention will be held In
Butte on May IL. Six delegates and
six abternates are to be chosen to the
national convention, and Montana will
be about the last state TO choose its
delegates. The several counties of the
state will have the following number
of delegates:
Beaverhead. 49,. .... -. -. 10
0alDOn. .......... p
Idscdue.. ....... ........... ........2 -
Cnoleau-. ....... .................... 10
CuStef.s.. .sss....'. .............. ....lO
DdNSon. .s...... ........ 1890.
DeeT LouSe.. ....s.. .......... 70
rcfSuS. $50. ..'...''.. s'........ $50. ~
rldVnSdu.. .s...... ...... ...... AZ
Ga4la1sln. ...... ...... 49,. III