The Ravalli Republican., 1898-10-12
In fact, when you look it over, you
will find that the whole ticket is all
right, and one the voters can cheer
fully support.
TRIED TO DEpOSE MANTLE.
Hartman Pulls a Letter from; JOWnc De.
posing Chairman Mantle.

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Hartman Pulls a Letter from JoWnc De-
posing Chairman, Mantle.
There was a merry time in Butte
last Friday, when the silver republl-
can state committee met to I'LL the
vacancies on the State ticket caused
by the decliDatiOn Of Hartman for
congress and Smith for associate JUS
tice. Charley Hartman was present
to see what he could do for his new
love, the democracy. and after qucs-
tioning Chairman Mantle as to bis
endorsement Of the getting together
Of the two wings Of the republican
party in some of the countless, and |
receiving Mr. Mantle's reply that as
the democratic state convention at
Anaconda had declared itself against
a cooperation Of the silver forces on
state and national issues unless DEM
ocracy was given the whole works,
the fact that in some OF the counties
like Cascade and MSsOula the rcpub-
licans had gotten together Oh local
issues was a matter which he did not
think he had any right to interfere
10, Mr. Hartman pulled on the com
mittee the following undated letter
dcposing Senator Mantle from the
craftsmanship Of the party.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct t--, 1893.
| "Hon. Charles s. Hartman, Rozcman, Mont.
1t having been conc clusivcy csta blished
that Hon Lce Mantle, ch;lirlnan I, Of Of the STATE t
syer rsp"bdcif "t c"mmit1 of Mo1a f5ioS s
between the silver republicans and the gold
republicans Of Silver Bow county, Montana,
1f,f1
n;lncs Of certain men tor the legislature well
known to be members and supporters Of the
republican party, which is une4nivocally op.
favor of the single gold standard. and that
said Mantle and some members. of the state
Montana are enlcavorins to erect some ar
rangcment in other counties, thereby further
1>etlaying the party from it's oriEina! and
present purposes of unrelcnting hostility to
Nov, therefore, that the silver republican
v to the DIX prycp1cs ie Witch 1S ':sey aec 4
birth, hereby remove the said Lee Mantle
from the hairm2n nshp Of said committee and
appoint Col O. ?: Chisholm of Bozcman as
such chairman with full power to lp-olganizc
the State committee and remove all members
who are in sympathy, with the efforts to be-
| tray the party and ally it and its members
with the gold republican organi ization, and to
possess the ordinary powers Of chairman
in addition thereto.
you are requested to cause to be served
upon said Mantle Il copy of this q 0rder 9 of re-
mOVn1. tiiAS, ~, ION n II,
"Chairman National Committee Silver Re
publican Party
Mr.. Hartman was asked several
questions by members Of the commit
tee present and declined to answer
them. He was particularly asked
how long he had had this communi-
cation and when he received it. He
gave an evasiye answer, saying he
did not know When pressed for 4
specific answer, he said few days
ago, but he would not state when
Senator Mantle turned to Mr..
Hartman at the final act Of the spec
tacular drama and asked him If Mr..
! Townc had sent the Winchester rjtlcs
+ to enforce the order. Mr.. Hartman
replied he had not.
The state central committee re-
ceived the concluding act with laugh
, ter. Some informal matters occurred
=, and Mr.. Hartman retired with Col
r Chisholm, who carried the proxy Of
e. II. Goodman of Townsend, and r.
! A. OHara af Ravalli county. This
n concluded the act Of Mr.. Hartman
y and caused some amusement among
the members of the committee in
view Of the fact that he made no OBJ
a a lection to Mr.. Mantle's selection at
4 the Anaconda convention.
q The committee in Senator Mantle S
q Office then Endorsed Il. S. Hogan, who
q had been nominated by the populst
committee, as representative in con
~ gress Nothing was done relative tC
f, to the associate justiccslip.
Mr.. Hartman, Col. Chisholm and
!. r. a. O'llara Of hamilton left Mr..
y Mantle's office and repaired to the
a Butte hotel, where Mr.. OHara was
:, duly installed as secretary of the sill
4 yer republican party Of Montana az
:. viewed from Messrs. Hartman, CHS
J. holm and O'Haras standpoint
n Chisholm, Hartman and O'Hara
"a then went to the hotel, and, assun
4 ing to be the state committee of the
". silver republican party Of Montana
# nominated A. J. Campbell, the demo
IS cratic nominee for congress. and VIM
"a r. Pigott, the democratic nominee
70 for associate justice. They did no
ar. endorse the populist nominee 70
ps clerk OF the supreme court, and, a.
UllClG Ntl1 iio ttlCtlloJ LII UtiC IOt41lhd
is tion for chief justice, they could not
10 nominate Judge Pembcrton, the dem
re- ocrutic nominee, as they most likely
would have desired to, and thus mad
or it a democratic ticket in name Il
of we'll as in fact.
~ The nominations Of both the Man
he tie committee and the purporte'
~ Chisholm committee were each 1ile'
y with the secretary Of state at Helen
a. on Saturday. the last day allowed b
r law.
nc BY their acts, Messrs. Chisholm
AZ. Hartman and O;Hara have fully idct
Nc titled themselves with the demOCrati
rs. party.
al A GRANITE MAN TALKS