The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-08
Another Day OF II.

- VEN now. the political atmos-
-. phere In Silver Bow county Is
not cleared; indeed. as on
Germs the silver-republican element. the
confusion is greater this morning han
e this being the result of yester-
days surprises. But II the affairs of
h silver republicans are more mixed
h ever. yesterdays political bust
ness brought finally into one aggrega-
ton several ill-assorted elements that
have spent the past fortnight in the
effort To hnd out where they were at.
The Clark element in Butte was
bound to get at least a little work in
somewhere. II finally made its i'm
~fiuence" effective in the formation of a
partnership with the republican gold
bugs and with some of the populists.
II became certain at the last moment
that the Mantle republicans would not
under any conditions max unholy al
liances with the Clark campaign fund.
Thus the Clark democrats, processing
10 be for Campbell. get legislative can
didates on a ticket with other gold
bugs-a ticket which will give what lit
tie strength II rallies to n goldbug can
didate for congress and against Camp
bell. and do what IL can toward the
election of declared goldbugs To mem
berrhip in the mex legislature
which will elect a federal senator
Thus the case stands at this hour. with
the populists yet to say what they pro-
pose to do about the shuttle hat didn't
regard them at all.
As for the silver republicans. the sit
uation presents it's perplexities to those
whom that psrty's interests chiefly con-
Germ: the Standard does not presume to
be able to guess how the tangle will
be made straight. Mr.. Hartman served
notice OF removal on Senator Mantle.
this. as appears. on authority OF Ma
tional Chairman Towne. The Standard
knows no precedent for this course. A
few weeks ago a similar notice was
served On the silver-republican state
chairman in Colorado. in the name of
Chairman Towne. but the details of
the action are not at present at the
Standards command.
There Is. however. this difference.
that. in the Colorado case. the Towne
notice was served either just prior TO
the holding of the state convention or
at n moment of its assembling-the
Standard cannot be exact as to the
momen of ervice. In any event, the
cases thus presented are not a parallel;
whether Mr.. Towne's edict run against
a ticket once put I'm the field. the STAN
dard cannot say.
As we have said. the Standard knows
no precedent relating TO yesterdays
proceeding. Nor does the Standard
know of a precedent wherein a polit-
zeal party which. on a national issue
and with representation in the federal
senate the direct test. has gone into
fusion with the opposite political party.
to the extent OF helping that opposite
party TO elect legislative members who
will choose the member Of the federal
senate. The thing il a paradox. and IL
has made possible the novel situation
now presented in Butte. The plight Of
the silver-republican goldbugs in Mon
tana has been that they were using
their good Offices for the election Of
eoldbug members Of a Montana legis-
lature that viii choose a federal sena-
tor.
Many complications may arise: II Is
even a question whether all Of them
are matters. in relation to political par