The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-29
porter of the Helena Independent. which

porter OF the Helena Independent, which
has this to say about him:
~. ID. Caldwell. president of the Amer
lean Protective association in Montana.
came over from Butte yesterday. His
visit here had no political Significance.
he said last night at the Grandon. Ii
was private business that brought him
here. and that alone. He was not averse.
however, to talking about the order last
night. When asked as to its condition
at this time in the state he said:
The American Protective association
was never in such good shape in Mon
tana as IL is to-day. 1t is growing steadi-
ly. At our last annual meeting, held at
Anaconda in March. nearly every town
in the state OF any Importance was rep
resented.
"'weil. didn't the recent election in
Butte show a decline in the order so far
as that city was concerned? he was
asked
No, sir, II did not was the reply
There were eight aldermen elected and
In two OF the wards we made no fight at
all. In the others we elected four out OF
six. That didn't show much of a decline,
did It? or the 16 aldermen in the Butte
council all but three are Protestants.'
How many are A. p. ASP
That doesn't make any difference
There are a little more than half. per-
haps. / don't recall at this moment just
how many are members of the order
That is one of the mistakes people make
We do not insist on electing members of
the order. That Is far from our object
We do not work for the election of Prot
estants and not particularly for members
of the order. only where they are opposed
by persons who are directly against the
principles of the order
What is the outlook for the fall
electionT
AS to that cannot say. We are not
making an aggressive fight. I'm in the
Insurance business and not particularly
interested In politics myself just now.
stu L wouldn't be surprised IL the A. p
As. were heard from in November. We
will take no active part unless compelled
TO, however. III they put up good men,
there will be no fight so far as we are
concerned. IL men are nominated who are
In direct opposition TO our principles then
we will fight, assure YOU
Suppose Commodore Power or Sena-
tor Carter were nominated for governor
on the republican ticket, what would
happen?'
- I'm be logged IL know
Well. what do you think of the can
didatesr
Ask me an easy one. There are sew
en- or eight of them. are there not?
don't think the A. p. A. has a candidate.
don't know of any member of the order
who is a candidate
" You wouldn't make public your
choice OF a candidate If you had one,
would your
=" The A. p. AS. are extremely modest
was the reply. They don't want office to
any great extent. They count their sue
cess just as much In electing Protestants.
who may not be members of the order as
members themselves
" One thing l can say we are particu-
larry proud of. and that is that there is
no man endorsed except by a majority OF
the members. No, we will not make pub
lie who we will endorse. Every member
of the order will know. though, when Il
Is done. Every one is given an opportu-
nifty to vote on the matter. II is the only
political organization in Montana in
which all the members have a voice.
That accounts for Its perfect organiza-
uon' NO man is boss OF the order: the
majority dictates always
Mr. Caldwell is serving his third term
as president of the order in this state"