The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-01-08
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELE
CATION.

CATION,
The latest revised congressional
directory is on our table. Respect
ing the delegation from Montana it
says:
Senator Lee Mantle of Butte, was
born in 2851, in England; came to
the United States at the age of II
years with his mother, his father be-
ing dead, and went west to Utah
territory; few years later removed
to idaho, and in 1872 removed to
Montana; worked on farm until rs
years of age; afterwards learned tel
egraphy and entered the employ Of
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany; remained with that company
six years on the old overland stage
and telegraph line running to Mon
tana; next removed to Butte City,
Montana, and entered the employ of
the Wells-Fargo Express company
as agent; in 1881 organized a daily
newspaper known as the Inter
Mountain, with which he has been
connected ever since; he has been
alderman and mayor Of his home
city; was three times elected to the
territorial Legislature of Montana,
the last time being made speaker;
was the first president Of the mineral
land association Of Montana; in 1884
was a delegate to the national re-
publican convention; in March, 49,
81, the state legislature failed to
elect United States senator aud
he, being the caucus nominee when
the Legislature adjourned, the gov
ernor appointed him to fill the va
cancy; the senate however, decided
that it was the duty of the iegisla-
turo to elect and that the governor
Of state could not legally appoint
under such circumstances, and he
was refused seat; January -, lS-
95, he was elected by the legisla-
ture to fill the existing vacancy.
His term OF service will expire
March 3, 1899.
Senator Thomas H. Carter, OF Hell
ena, was born in Scioto county,
Ohio, October 30, 1854; received a
common school education in Illinois !;
was engaged in farming, railroading
and school teaching for number of
years studied law and was admitted
to the bar; in 1882 removed from
Burlington, Iowa, to Helena, Mont. :;
was elected delegate from the terri
tory of Montana to the Fifty first
congress as republican, and on the
admission OF the state was elected
its first representative in congress;
was commissioner of the general
land office from March, 1891, to Ju-
ly, 1892; in January, 1895, was
elected to the United States senate
by the Legislature of Montana for
the term ending March 3, 1901. In
July, 1892, he was elected chairman
of the republican national commit
tee.
Representative Chas. S. Hartman,
of Bozeman, was born in Monticello,
Ind, March /, 1861; read law with
Owens & Uhl; removed to Montana
in January, 1882; was admitted to
the bar in 1884, and in November,
1884, was elected probate Judge of
Gallatin county, Mont, and served
two years as such; in 1888 was a
candidate for the Legislature from
Gallatin county, aud was defeated;
in 1899 was member of the con
sttutional convention, and has held
no other office; was elected to the
F'ifty-third and Fiftyfourth con
crosses as republican and to the
Fifty fifth congress as a silver re-
publican mo democratic and popu-
list nominations being made against
HIM, receiving 1892 votes, against
9,429 votes for Q. F. Goddard, gold
republican.