The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-04
The Famous Advocate of BIZ
metallism at the Margaret.
DEER LODGE is ALL RIGHT
The Entire Democratic Ticket VIII Win
by a Big Mejority-Notc n Gem
ment on the Campaign Now
Drawing to a Close.

Charles s. Hartman as the orator of
the occasion. There are few men In
America who have studied the financial
question more deeply than Mr.. Hart
man. liz Is a vigorous and convincing
speaker and his meetings throughout
the state have been tremendous sue
cesses. 1t will be necessary to &c early
this evening to ecu a seat.
In the northern part of the county
cards hav been circulated and posted
In conspicuous places bearing the name
Of the fusion candidates for the legis-
lature and the legend "A Vote for this
Ticket is a Vote Against Boss Rule.
The fuslonists have not had the audaci-
ty yet to post these cards in the city OF
Anaconda. although they are quite in
keeping with the Anaconda Recorders
campaign cry, IF you vote for the
democratic legislative ticket in this
county, you vote to further tighten the
corporation coils around you IL is
useless for the fusion candidates to de-
ny. as they sometimes do. that they are
striving night and day. with all their
limited abilities, to excite prejudice
against Marcus DAILY and the Anaconda
company: that they are appealing to
klckers and soreheads and backbiters
in Anaconda to the Billy Edwards ele-
ment in short, to pull them through.
Such Is the fight they are making and
such their weapons.
The Anaconda Recorder last night
said this: BILLY Edwards Is not an
issue: the fusionists do not know him
- All. ThnU hnNn nnthlnR
in common with him. He Ii not a mem
Der of any committee and the Standard
/ cannot fool the voters by dragging In
Edwards" Billy Edwards has been
and is yet the very head and front OF
| of the opposition to the democratic leg
islative ticket. 1t was Edwards VINO
caused to be printed and who person.
aUy circulated the scurrilous circulars
attacking one of the democratic legis-
lative candidates. THE fusionists do
not know him in this contest" Nom
sense. They gave him a conspicuous
place on the stage at the Margaret
theater at their opening mass meeting;
He Is one of their chief councillors ana
advisers. He Is doing most Of the dirty
work for them-not all of it. for there
are others. Edwards is going about
daily, or. to be more exact, nightly,
raising the anti-Anaconda,
~tion-tolls' cry. and working for the fu-
sion legislative ticket with all the ener-
gy and oudness that he can
The fusion candidates seem to have just
found out that he is doing them more
harm than good.
George Sloan Miller. the democratic
candidate for county assessor, Is about
as much of an old timer as anybody.
He came to Montana in 1864 and he mas
lived here ever since. He was born at
st. Joseph, Mo. on the 18th day OF
March, 1855. He anne to Virginia City,
Mont, with his parents on JUL i, 1905
being then y years old. In May, lsoo,
he went TO Helena, where his father en-
gagged in mining. AT Helena MIR. Miller
received the foundation of his educa-
ton. He removed. in 1863. from Helena
to Deer Lodge. and attended the public
schools there and also engaged IN the
hardware business. In 1915 he went
to Oakland. Cal, where he attended, Tor
two years, the state university, ana ar
terward took a course in Healds busl-
ness college. In 1877 he returned TO
Montana. He was a volunteer in the
expedition against the Nez Perces, dur
ing which war he was engaged as a
dispatch bearer and accomplished he
remarkable feat of riding from the
camp Of the army on the Big Hole to
Deer Lodge in eight and one-half hours.
Since n Mr.. Miller has engaged i'm
/ ulIltItHl OtNuBaAloiss ~ "oe "As'a 49,
firm OF Murphy, Neil a Co. at Deer
Lodge for more than eight years, and
for two years was a ~bookkeeper in the
bank of Larabie Bros. He was also en-
gagged in the hardware business I'm Deer
Lodge under the firm name OF ONeil
* Miller. He was secretary and treas
urer of the Champion Mining company,
and when that mine closed Town he en-
tered the employ of n. J. Bielenberg,
which place he retained for 80 months.
He was then elected county auditors;
next county assessor. which latter Of
flee he again aspires to and VIII re-
ceive.
MIR. Miller's record. as will be seen
from the above, Is clear, clean and good
in every respect. He Is an honest man.,
a genial and courteous gentleman. n
faithful public servant and when the
ballots are counted on Nov. 5 George
Sloan Miller will receive such an in
dorsement at the hands of the people
as he deserves.
Jack Conley. the democratic candi-
date for sheriff OF Deer Lodge county,
has seen as stirring times as the best
of them. A glance at a brief biograph-
ical sketch OF Jack CSnley will show
that he is not by any means a spring
chicken in the ways OF the West.
John -Conley VAS born in Baltimore
city, Md, May 20. 1854. and he Is con-
sequently a. years old. Soon after the
birth Of John. the family. conslsting
Of father. mother. two daughters and
three sons. removed 20 a farm abou IS
miles from Baltimore. where the father
engaged In the cattle business. John
was reared on this farm. lie left home
at the age of l6 and went to Darling
ton. Wis. where he worked or a farm
for two years. He then returned to
Maryland. and after a short stay. he.
with his mother. went To Carroll City.
Carroll county, Iowa. Mr.. Conley her
engaged in the business of raftsman
on the Mississippi. plying between
Reeds Landing and 81. Louis. He
worked on the river two years. and
then returned to Iowa. where he fired
a locomotive on the Chicago a North
western road until 1876.
In that year Jacks Western life be-
gan. He went TO CHEYENNE, wyo., n