The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-07
WAS CHEEREO
Arouses Enthusiasm of the DEM
ocrats Of Sheridan.
LIVELY POLITICAL WEEK
Senator Mantle Tried to Square Him.
self With the Voters OF Mad
ison County-A Demo
cratic Sweep.

VT ~ VI ~
Sheridan, Nov. 2.-The past week has
been rather a lively n politically.
three meetings having been held by the
different political parties in our town.
Friday night Charles Hartman was the
speaker and he held forth TO a large
audience in Goo Templars' hall and
delivered a mastery address on the
financial question. touching local poll
tics in a brief way. For nearly two
hours he held the attention of his audi
nee enrapt. interrupted at frequent in
tervals by the applause which greeted
his sentiments. From the mines and
from the ranches and farms In our
vicinity the people came. From far and
from near. until the hall was packed
TO ~suffocation, to listen to the eloquence
of the speaker, came the voters and
friends of silver. MI Hartman spent
but little time I'm personalities or vitup-
Grafton, but In a mastery way he re-
viewed the issues OF the campaign and
made many a friend for the white
metal by his matchless eloquence.
The following evening Messrs. Mantle
and Weed also addressed a large audi
ence and spent most of their time in
explaining away the statements and
proofs made by Mr.. Hartman on the
preceding evening. Mr.. Weed was the
first speaker and he spent a good part
of the time allotted to him in explain
ing the reason of his political Hop.
Two years ago Mr.. Weed stumped this
section of the state in the interests of
Mckinley. and save for the explanation
Of his course and some abuse Of Hart
man and Campbell. his remarks
to naught. His way of deliv-
cry vas tiresome I'm the extreme. After
every sentence he would pause for
breath and wait for the applause which
never came. After three-quarters of
an hour. during which he wore him
self out and disguised his audience, he
closed his address with an appeal for
the voters of this county to elect a re-
publican legislature to the end that
Lee Mantle may be returned to the
Unietd States senate.
Mr.. Mantle then addressed the aud
ence and his speech. which was list
ened to most courteously. was mostly
to- an effort to square himself
with the people against the charges
by Charley Hartman on the
evening before. For an hour and one
half he talked or these lines. There
was neither expression to his face nor
gesture during his discourse. and he
the impression to his audience
that. like the schoolboy. he had learned
his lesson and learned IL well.
Monday night II was the republicans
of the gold brand that were out. Their
speakers were IL. r. Cason and Thos.
and their reception vas not
quite a frost. but more like a freeze up.
The crowd in the hall was slim when
the speaking began and before its close
there was no one left TO hear the ora
tors save the band and the ones who
were on the stage to encourage the
speakers.
Registration was not quite up to that
of two years ago. only 81 names being
the books in this district, against 35i
two years ago. There appears TO be
nearly the same falling off throughout
the county. save for the districts of
Pony and Twin Bridges. where there is
a small increase.
At the present writing the chance of
democratic success at the polls is very
bright and save for n or two minor
offices. IL looks as IL a clean sweep of
the county will be made by the demo-
Gratis.
A pleasant Halloween party was CIV
at Brandon Monday evening by
Misses Mary and Rachael Cisler. The
evening was a very pleasant one and
the amusements provided by the young
ladies were varied and interesting. The
feat Of eating an apple, dangling from
a string. was INDUCED in by about 20
NOunk people III FRANK 'bnNdN nan
aged to get his apple out of sight first,
a handsome edition of "Lu-
ellie" for so doing. Frank Linderman
was the last one through and his BOBBY
prize was a rag baby. Drawing a pic
ture of a cabbage was next INDUCED in
and Miss Carrie Raymond won first
prize. a souvenir spoon. Frank Conway
the BOBBY, McGinty's baby. Sugges-
tions came next. a lot of articles being
$500 80 an N fnhlA GlO0aGfinO tho
name OF a popular book. Miss Katie
O'Brien won the prize, a souvenir
spoon. Guessing the names of poets
from riddles read by the hostess was
mex tried and the prize, a book mark,
was won by Frank Linderman. Guess
ing Judges prize riddles came next.
and Frank Carey won the prize Of
Tered. a handsomely bound copy of
THE House Of the Seven Gables"
After a bounteous suppe was served.
the guests returned to the parlor and
resumed the round OF At $3.50
the party broke up. the participants
voting their hostesses the most charm
ing OF entertainers. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. IL. Miller. Mrs.
A. A.. Estlin. Misses Mabel linn. Katie
O'Brien. Carrie Raymond. Ella Vim
cent: Messrs. Dora Havilan. Frank
Carey. Frank Linderman. Bruce
Thompson, Charles Dorey. Herb. n
Robt. Nisbitt. Rimi Barill. Frank Con-
way.
There were many a mischievous elf
abroad Monday night. To judge from
the appearance OF the streets Tuesday
morning. Everything portable was
t~ransposed In some point where IL had
no business being.
H.. NJ. Quirk is stringing the wires
for his electric light plant this week.
The dynamos nave arrived and busi-
ness will begin in about two weeks.
There was no regular meeting of the
city council this week. a quorum not
being obtainable Tuesday night.
A son was born To the wife OF John
Nelson at the Barber ranch. one mile