The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-03

the president. I wrote II because I am
going away for a month or two. and be-
sides ! have too much business Of my
own to engross my attention"
You have resigned. them" asked the
reporter.
Mr.. Morgan did not deny IL.
Where Is your resignat ion now?' he
was asked.
II handed IL to Mr.. Long ana Mr..
Long handed IL to the clerk and after
ward took 1t back n carried IL away
with him."
Mr.. CLINTON and Mr.. Macdonald were
asked for an explanation but they had
none to give.
They both declared they had nothing
against MI. Dorais and had no idea
what was up. Mr.. Lane declined to dis
cuss the matter.
GO and see Long" he said.
"I don't think 1t a proper thing for q
LIQUOR dealer to be a school trustee"
said one.
rs that the cause Of all the trouble?"
the gentleman was asked.
We'll, that il some Of IT." he replied.
1t being useless to try to get Informal
ton from the trustees. the reporters
hunted UP Mr.. Dorais. He was found
at his store at the corner of Park and
Arizona street.
When questioned he evinced great
surprise. He had not known even that
he Wa the cause of the mysterious
movements on the part OF the board of
trustees. He was told that the board
had adjourned when Ii was learned
that he had been appointed trustee.
and that one a resigned and three
Others had declared they would not sit
on the board with him. He was at nrst
~disinclined to believe 1t. but became
convinced.
Il can't imagine why I should be the
cause Of it," he said, unless 1t Is on
account Of my nationality. / was born
i'm Canada, but i have been in this
country IA years-longer than / have
been in Canada. I !have been on the
most friendly terms with Mr.. Ions
and several other members OF that
board for a number OF years.
'Can II be because you are ngaged
in the liquor business" IL was sug-
gested.
IN may be, though some of the best
men in Butte sell liquor. II there Is any
good reason for IL l am willing to re-
sign in a minute. II they had even
limited to me that ! was not desirable l
would not have forced myself on them.
1 did not seek the appointment and i
did not want il. 1 was urged to accept
IL and finally consented to TAKE 1t. In
justice to myself and Miss Mullins,
however, i Will HOt ItSiSu uhp thS
give me some good reason now. /
think they treated me unfairly, and II
1 am not good enough to sit. on the
school board with them l want to
now it,"
Mr.. Dorais went out to hunt up Mr..
Long and Mr.. Burke. Later in the
evening he was seen again by a re-
porter for the Standard.
Il saw Mr.. Burke" he said, but he
x,1,,l1 mt falE ahnlrf the matter. He
said that personally he had nothing
against me. He said that all there was
to 1t was that the board had met; that
my appointment a been received from
Miss Mullins and was passed around
among the members; that Mr.. Lane
went over and talked to Mr.. Long, and
Their returned to his seat and moved an
adjournment, which was carried. Mr..
Burke said thai was all he knew about
it."
Mr.. Dorais said he went to the Silver
Bow club to see Mr.. Long, but learned
that he was in Mr.. Morgan's Office con-
sulting with him.
Il am not going after them again."
he said. IF there'll be any further eff
fort to clear up this matter 1t VIII come
from them"
A reporter again called on Miss Null
Inns and found her very much depressed
over the turn matters had taken. Il
tried to avoid the very thing that has
happened she said. Il wanted to APP
point a man who would be agreeable to
every member on the board, because l
wanted the school work to continue
tremendously. L thought Mr.. Dorais
would make a valuable membe of the
board"
lis 1t a fact that fou members Of
the board have r~eslgned?" she was
asked.
mo, ! think not"
Were not their designations brought
to your"
designations. At least ] will not regard
them as such until l see the gentlemen
again"
Then they did send you some COM
munication?"
Yes: they said they would not sit on
the board with Mr.. Dorsis."
What reason did they offer for it,"
MIR. Richards. the clerk, told me II
was because Mr.. Dorais was In the
liQuor business"
Miss Mullins tried 60 get the trustees
together again and have them reconsider
their action and prevent the AFFAIR from
becoming public. and Mr.. Richards went
In search of the gentlemen. but evidently
did not find them. for at 10 o'clock he
had not returned. though she was still
waiting for him.
Several ~well-known citizens who have
the interest of the schools at heart heard
about the trouble and tried to straighten
ii out. They regretted the hasty action OF
the four trustees, but thought that the
scandal and it's publicity might still be
avoided by inducing Mr.. Dorais to resign.
They presented the matter to him in the
strongest light possible. but he fatty re-
fused TO resign until some good reason
for II was shown. and the matter was
ended for last night.
Mr.. Dorais In a business
man of Butte and one of the most prom
inent French Canadians in the city. He
served two years in the city council az
alderman from the Third ward. and was
foreman of the last grand jury which in
vestigated the old board of school trustees
and brought in the terrible arraignment
Of the crooked and incompetent outnt. He
has always stood well among the busi-
ness men and Is generally respected.
you will find that the four trustees
had some better reason for their action