The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
IT WAS DUTIES HOT YEAR
The Unvarnished Tale Which a
New Diary Unfolds.
IT'S THE POETRY OF DATES
But There Is a Hint of Dolefui Prose In
1t for Those Who Wish Now That
Certain Things In Politics
Had Never Happened.

One OF the contributions 20 the litera-
ture of the closing year is an interest
ing little publication in the form OF a
diary. the title of which Is "A Hot Year
In Silver Bow Politics" From advance
sheets of this volume the following
sample paragraphs will be found to be
of ~engrossing interest:
March 15-Registratiop for spring
municipal election begins.
March DEMONSTRATION for school
election closes.
March Is-Caucus of citizens party
In walkerville.
March 19-Democratic city
ton. Aldermen nominated In each
ward.
March 20-Sermons by several Butte
clergymen in favor OF municipal re-
form.
March 21-Citizens' meeting at Audi
forum dominates candidates for school
trustees. Opposition meeting dominates
candidates in city hall.
March 22-McKinley republicans hold
primaries for city convention.
March 23-Silver republicans hold
convention and nominate aldermen.
March 24-City registration closes
with n total enumeration of 4.245 votes.
March 26~-Populists hold primaries.
: March 2s-Populist city convention.
April 2-School election. Citizens
ticket victorious.
city election. Democrats elect most
of their ticket. VAUDEVILLE election.
May 2-Newly elected aldermen take
their seats.
June l9-Tom Kilgallon gives a picnic
at the Nine Mile house.
Aug. 12-Proclamation to the faithful
by Lee Mantle. chairman silver repub-
lican state committee.
AUG. 13-W. A. Clark arrives from
New York.
Aug. 22-Meeting of democratic coun-
ty central committee.
Aug. 29-Meeting of republican
ty central committee.
Sent. l0-Jim Brown publishes in
Butte Times his opinion OF W. A. Clark.
Sept. 12-Democratic caucuses. And
the next day IL snowe
e Se"t. 13-Silver republican primaries.
Sent. 1~4-Democratic primaries. Clark
saves two precincts.
Sept. 15-Populist primaries. Repub-
lican caucuses.
Sept. 16-Republican primaries.
Sept. 17-Democratic county
ton.
Silver republican convention.
Populist convention.
Proposition for fusion offered by sill
yer republicans is postponed by demo-
Gratis until after state convention.
Sept. 2l-McKinley republican con-
vention. Delegates selected to state
convention and adjournment taken.
Sept. 2T-Silver Bow democrats reject
fusion proposition and nominate a
fun ticket.
Silver republicans nominate half a
ticket n adjourn.
Sept. 2S-Butte Miner as usual bolts
the democratic ticket.
oct. 6-Conventions Of the Mckinley
republicans and populists. VIII they
fuse?
oct. Fusion accomplished Of gold
republicans. Clark democrats and popu-
lists. Silver republicans refuse To join
the combine.
oct. 1i-Swede Murphy elected om-
cial hung starter OF the populist sec
tion OF the fusion movement.
Judges of election appointed.
oct. 12-Thompson refuses to resign
I'm favor Of Kilgallon for state senator
on fusion ticket.
oct. 13-W. A. Clark promises to put
up a six story building better than
Hennessy's, and Swede Murphy de-
clares such action contrary to populist
principles and platform.
oct. 1i-Swede Murphy pacifed.
The two Toms-Marshall and Carter
talk for gold at Auditorium and are
apDlauded by fusion county candidates.
Oct. 15-All Butte Is convulsed by
announcement that fusion movement is
not for Office or for Clark for the senate
but IL only In the interests OF good
government"
Oct. 16-w. A. Clark & BbI. announce
that the barrel is only to be used for
election n fusion legislative ticket.
Oct. 11-Frank T.. Corbett. attorney
for w. A. Clark. placed on fusion