The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-27
Changes Will Be Made, But Mr..
Thompson Is Saying Nothing.
THE NEW MUNICIPAL YEAR
There 10 Likely to Re Some Ap-
pointments and Releases, and
the -eoret Organization Is
Deeply interested.

ing 10 get up a little slate of his own
The old municipal year ends with tbi
week and ali the appointive officer
are to be filled next Monday. Tn
mayor has given no intimation OF wba
ne intends to do in the matter, but h
mas told all applicants for office. in
cluding present incumbents, to send n
their applications in writing. Probabl,
the mayor pursues this course in ordel
20 get autograph letters OF his friends
Every applicant for Office is, very nat.
uraliy. warm friend of the mayo,
and IT Is natural, too, that he should
wish to preserve souvenir letters Oh
these his many friends
| IL Is known that the mayor has re-
ceived orders to appoint at least two
Cornishmen to city offices and to put
at least six Cornishmen on the police
rorce. 1t has been decided by the fac
| ton which up to the spring election
considered itself strong enough to ig-
more and insult the Cornish, that IL
cannot get along without their votes.
however reluctantly the Central Com
| mittee OF the A. p. A. has been forced
10 the conclusion that the Cornish mus,
/ be appeased. That clique of politicians
has been forced to Acknowledge that 1t
cannot win next fall unless 1t can
patch up an alliance with the Cornish
and the first step in this direction is to
be the giving of offices in the city ad-
mindstration to the Cornish, sorneltl1ing
which ought to have been done a year
ago. The c. c. c. found ii necessary
to appease either the Cornish or the
native Americans in order that the Ca
nadians might remain in power, and ii
being one of the leading principles of
the organization not to put a native
American in Office If a foreigner can be
induced to take 1t, 1t was decided to
instruct Mayor Thompson to appoint
two Cornish officials and six Cornish
policemen. Whether the Cornish will
be deceived by this post-election re-
pentance is a matter of great doubt.
But II is not altogether certain that
the mayor Will appoint the men picked
out for him by Mr.. Caldwell. His back
bone las stiffened considerably during
uhe past year and he was heard to re-
mark to himself the other day, while
seated meditating on a lumber pile
that he was pretty well satisfied with
the nine he had around him, that
Thompson's Pets were the best team
Butte ever had, the Never Sweats
alone excepted. that he did not propose
to fire anybody off the nine unless he
chose to, and that the next year he
was going to run the city to suit him
self, even If he had to raise the price
of municipal lumber 81 more per thou
sand to play even. tA1 y. .E.- - I
If the mayor decides to sacrifice some
of Thompson's Pets for the good of the
Cause. the next question is. who will
the unfortunates be who must be fired
in order that Caldwell may get the
Cornish back in line and win next fall?
II Is known that one man they are
after is Tebo, the present chief of DO
lice. 1t is demanded that the mayor
fire Tebo, or at least neglect to reap
point him, because a number of his DO
Cd for z
and Bryant. 1t is also proposed to fire
all policemen who worked for these
aldermen. But this is where the gang
may run up against a snag, for there
are some pretty good men in the coun-
Gil and they are not likely to permit
policemen to be fired for no crime ex-
cept supporting them for Office The
eclipse of Chief Tebo is demanded by
Mr.. Palmer. and this is the first thing
that gentleman has had the heart to
demand since the polls closed in the
Eighth ward on the 9Th of April Mr..
Palmer claims to represent the Cornish
of Butte and in behalf of the Cornish
he demands the removal of Mr. Tebo.
He is not particular who is put in Te-
bo's place The name of Andy Daum
has been mentioned and other names |
have been mentioned. A strong fight |
Is also being made against Tebo on the |
ground that he Is opposed to down. |
stairs gambling. A fight is also being |
made against Captain Waters. but not, |
so far as appears, with much success. |
In the fire department, as has al |
ready been stated in the Standard, |
there is some opposition to the reap !
pointment of Chief Werner. The fire |
department has recommended his reap |
pointment, while the insurance men |
are opposing II, and the mayor has |
told no one what he intends to do in /
this matter.
A change is expected in the head of |
he health department. Dr. o. b. Whit /
ford, the present incumbent, is a fine /
man. an able physician and a brainy |
but IL has been discovered since |
he was appointed a year ago that he |
was born in this country. In spite of |
this heinous offense, IL was concluded
10 let him remain in office until his year
should be up, a boon for which native
Americans are very grateful. As to
who will be DIR. Whitford's successor
{ not surely known. The name of DR..
McCrimmon Is very prominently men,
.ioned for health officer and the fact
mat DIR. McCrimmon was born In Can
ida and was naturalized on April last
gives him a mighty strong pull. In
addition DIR. McCrimmon is an able and
young physician and ex-
popular
Tenks win be reappointed sanitary POI
iceman.
No change is anticipated in the en-
cheering department. where City En-
yineer Blackboard has for years given
he best of satisfaction to the people
II Butte under all sorts and styles of
administrations. No change is likely
.ither in the clerks department,
Aessrs. Mcmillan and Walls both be-
ng very competent. very faithful and
Tery obligfng officials. The office OF
street commissioner has also been well
illed by a good Canadian, and Il is
iifficult to see how the mayor is going
o pick out any of his Pets for sacrifice. |
There doesn't seem ITO be any room for
he Cornish in the city hall and the
ct is better than even that Thompson's
Pets will retire Caldwell's Pets next
week without a base hit or a run.
An artistic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and