The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-25
THERE'S MUCH TALK
Such a Thing as a Citizens Ticket
May Be Put Up.
AGAINST A. P. A. METHODS
The Manner In Which That Party
Turned Down Capable Alder
men Is Not Universally
Endorsed

In favor of the movement for a citizens
ticket being placed in the field against
the ticket OF the A. Z. A. central COM
mitee, which goes under the name Of
the Regular" republicans. Prominent
men among democrats. republicans and
populists expressed themselves yester-
day in favor of combining forces for
the purpose of freeing the citys rep
resentatiVes in the city council from
the thraldom of the central committee
OF the A. p. A, which becomes more
dictatorial with every growth in power.
A case in point is to be seen in the
turning down of Aldermen Pasco and
Schatzlein by the republican" eau
cuses on Monday night. Alderman Pas
coe has served the Second ward as
aldermen for six years, and Il is ac-
knowledged on all sides that Butte
never had a better alderman but i'm
ms early service in the council he ac-
CURED the pernicious habit of using
ms own brains and thinking for him
SELF. He Is republican. but he does
not suit the mixtures of various parties
whlch constitutes the c. c. c. of the
A L. A. He voted as he pleased on
every occasion the last year-voted as
he believed was best for the ward he
represented and for the city at large.
he refused to let the c. c. c. furnish
brains for him, so the c. c. c., which
selected the delegates for the ''republi-
can convention, shut out Pascoe and
selected delegates, who, IT is believed,
would pick out an alderman who would
DO as the c. c. c. desired and ask no
questions
Another case is that of Alderman
schatzlein. who has represented the
Fourth ward very acceptably. Mr..
Schatzlein is also republican and has
roo
account of his acquaintance with mat
tiers pertaining to the fire department.
The g. c. G. asked Mr.. Schatzlein IN
vote Tor the Hale house ordinance. Mr..
Schatzlein refused to vote for H. 81
don't believe IL is a good thing" he
said. and l am going TO vote as /
think"
Inen you viii not be reelected"
Mr.; Schatzlein vas informed.
Il can stand that" said SchatzIein
but l will never vote contrary to my
own views TO please anybody. | was
elected by the people of the Fourth
ward, not by the c. c. c." So Mr.
Schatzlein's name was placed on the
black list He was left out of the list
81 delegates to the convention and the
I. Z. {. has selected delegates who will
not vote for him for alderman.
Alderman Knowlton also incurred the
hostllty OF the c. c. c. by not voting
Tor the Hale house ordinance. T1ev arc
!, nouild 10 beat him i'm the Eighth ward
II they can. just for that reason.
Ihere are lots of people I'm Butte who
nave grown tired of that sort of thing
hey think aldermen should be allow
50 20 vote as they please without being
tyrannlzed by any secret cabal The
people of Butte did not elect the G. G
I. TO do its municipal legislation. IL
elects aldermen for that purpose and
expects the aldermen TO use their
brains-to be men. not tools. The sole
ana only reason that Aldermen Pascoe
Schatzlein and Knowlton have been
turned down by the c. c. c. is because
they nave not consented TO vote as the
I. {. c. wanted them to. and that Sc
cret organization has determined TO
nave men in the council who will do
their bidding and ask no questions.
The {. G. G. is using it's representa-
lives in all parties TO oppose and, II
possible, defeat the plan for citizens
ticket In a straight fight between the !
:. c. c. and the citizens, the former
would have mighty hard work TO null
II ii can keep the fight I'm |
party lines II Is certain that IL will win /
Il VIII be victorious in three-cornered |
light, but IL is doomed TO defeat N the /
citizens OF Butte will unite on the issue |
II the legislation of the city of Butte /
)elnS dictated by the G. G. G. and haV-
ng aldermen who are nothing at all
out tools of the c. c. c. 1t remains TO /
De seen whether the parties will be I
controlled by the agents of the c. c. c. /
'r viii unite I'm the endeavor TO free the /
'ity council from serfdom.
Registration closed at o'clock last l
vening and about $50 voters were I'm
Inc and shut out. They were primarily /
o blame themselves. for the office has
'een open for 10 days and there was
Imple time days ago for all to register
they had not neglected IL. The office
will be open the Saturday before cleo
ion, April 4. for the registration OF
hose who were sick, out of town or
unable to get TO the registry
flee during the last 10 days. The to-
al registration at the close last even
ng was 1852 The total registration at
he close Of 10 days a year ago was
.467. The decrease is Isis.
August Meyer. piano teacher and
uner. 134 w. Broadway or Stewart
Iusic company.