The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-26

The democratic campaign in Silver
Bow county was opened last night by
a splendid meeting at the Auditorium.
The true friends Of silver were out in
full force and packed the Auditorium
in pit and gallery. Every seat was
occupied and in the rear of the hall
hundreds were standing. Never was
there a more enthusiastic meeting held
In Butte. The audience was an audi
ence Of silver men. and every point
made by the speakers were roundly APP
plauded.
Those who have been saying hat
there is no democratic ticket i'm the
held this fall should ave been present,
Tor the men who rave been democrats
Tor years and years in Butte were
there. The platform was occupied by
leading democrats of the county, and
true democratic speeches were made
by true democratic men. The picture
OF William ]. Bryan. draped with ffags.
decorated the front of the chairman's
table, and every mention of Bryan's
name was greeted with ~uproarious APP
plause.
IL was evident from last nights
meeting that silver is not a dead issue,
In spite of the statements made last
week In Butte by Thoma Carter, and
In spite OF The fact that the foes Of
silver have received a reinforcement
from democratic traitors. Silver was
the burden OF the talk of all the
speeches. Every speaker made a good
silver talk, and that was the kind of
talk that the audience wanted. The
candidates of the democratic party are
running on a good silver platform. and
they don't have to explain the platform
either, as do those who are running on
the republican platform.
The proceedings of the evening were
by the presence of the Cop
per Hill band. II is a band newly or
ganized and composed of splendid mu-
ician who. according to the sentiment
expressed last night. will soon have a
band in Butte which will rival any in a
city famous for it's bands. The leader
of the band is Frank Holly. The mem
bers of the band are mostly residents
OF East Butte. II was the first appear
ance of the band in public, and IL re-
ceived a warm reception and well de-
served II.
On the stage were a number OF most
prominent democrats OF Butte, and the
Miner cannot point TO n meeting in
Butte's history where more representa-
tive democrats graced the platform
with their presence. Among those on
the platform were Thomas Lavell.
Henry Mueller. Nicholas Jahreiss. r.
ID. Leggat. Hugh I. Wilson, r. I. Wat
c. w. Newton. VIII Thornton. T..
.. Dugan. Joseph Volker. John III. Cur
tbs. Judge Terrell. f.. II. Wilson, Guy
Stapleton and II. r. Bartlett.
p. p. j. Macarthur. chairman of the
county committee. called the meeting
order and named Mayor p. S. Har-
as president Of the meeting.
following were selected as vice
presidents of the meeting: IL. l..
Frank, Thomas Lavell. Henry Mueller.
c. W. Newton, ]. A. Talbot. Henry
Muntzer. A. A. Gagner, DR.. ]. p. Reins.
Elias Siegel, James McGovern, Charles
q. Terrell. John A. Stromberg. John III.
Curtis. j. j. Mediation. John ]. Magin-
ness. j. f.. Oppenheimer. William Stolte,
A. H. Barrett, j. J. Knowlton. r. ID.
H.. r. Bartlett, p. J.. Brophy.
II. l.. Wilson. George Mehelich. ID. Do
rails. Charles Lane. John O'Rourke, J..
Gilligan. ID. M. Newbro. Patrick
Toliigan. Marco Medin. Charles Nc
T. NJ. Hodgens. DR.. G. d. Bry-
int, Pat III. Hamilton. AL Balmforth.
w. VI. Hall. John Mcguire. Chris
George Petrovich. Daniel Han
ey, DIR. W. NJ. Shultz, j. II. McQueeney,
O. Dugan. DIR. w. l.. Renick. w. ID.
Burbage, DIR. M. s. Bacon. N. Jah-
-eiss.
silver to the Core.
Mayor Harrington made a few appro-
pirate remarks in accepting the position
OF chairman and then introduced Cor
nelius Kelley, candidate for the legfsla-
allure, as the first speaker. MI. Kelley
made a strong argument for silver.
Speaking Of the local candidates. Mr..
said that Silver Bow will have
the largest representation OF any coun-