The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-08
CHAS. A TOWNE
REMOVES CHAIRMAN MANTLE
On the Ground That He Has Countenanced Fusion Be-
tween Silver and Gold Republicans This
Means a Wide Open Split.

There is a split in the silver repub
lican party and two organisations ar,
now in this city. each claiming to b
the proper party. One organization
may. for convenience. be known as the
Mantle silver republican party and the
other as the Hartman silver republican
party.
There was a meeting called for yes
terday in this city Of h silver repub-
lean state central committee and also
OF the populist state central committee
for the purpose OF filling the vacancies
on the state ticket. The populists met
in the afternoon and selected as their
candidates T. s. Hogan of Anaconda,
secretary OF state. for Congressman
Theodore Brantiy for chief justice and
]. M. Clements for associate justice.
To-day is the last day I'm which nomi
nations can be legally filed, and the
nominations were sent last evening to
the silver republican committee. which
met at the ONCE of the chairman. Sena-
tor Lee Mantle. The bolt of Hartman &C.
CURED. however. before a decision was
reached as to whether this ticket
should be Endorsed by the silver repub-
or not.
The bolt came about II this way:
Congressman Hartman demanded Of
Mr.. Mantle what fusion with the gold
republicans in various counties of the
state meant. They had fused in Cas-
cade and In Missoula counties and there
had been talk Of fusion in Silver Bow
county. Mr.. Mantle replied that the
men nominated on the gold republican
tickets were silver men. There was
QOma hot fQ1kinG haeL anA f1rtl 80
most of those present expressed them
selves on the subject. Finally Mr..
Hartman sprang the following order
deposing Mr.. Mantle as chairman:
Duluth, MIMI. Oct. =. 1S9s.-Hon.
CHARLES >. Hartman, Bozeman, Mont.
II having been ~conclusively established
that Hon. Lee Mantle. chairman Of the
state silver republican committee of
Montana, has countenanced. IL not d.
rectly caused. a fusion between the sill
yer republicans and gold republicans of
Silver Bow county. Montana, and
placed upon h ticket nominated the
names of certain men for the legislature
well known to be members and sup
porters OF the republican party, which
Is un~equivocally opposed to the free
coinage Of silver n in favor of the
single gold standard. and that said
Mantle and some members Of the state
=" caiu shkCI republican
party of Montana are endeavoring to
effect some arrangement in. other coun-
ties thereby further betrayfng the partv
from Its original and present
OF u~nrelenting hostilities to the repub-
hcan party,
Now, therefore. to the end that the
silver republican party OF Montana
may maintain Its integrity and loyalty
TO the principles which gave the party
birth, i hereby remove the said Lee
Mantle from the Craftsmanship of said
and appoint Col. o. +. Chis- |
holm OF Bozeman as such chairman.
with full power to reorganize the state
and remove all members
who are in sympathy with the efforts !
to betray the party and to ally IL and
us mbe with h gold republican
organization, and to possess the ordin- |
airy powers Of a chairman in addition
hereto. You are requested to cause TO
De served upon said Mantle a CODY of
this order of removal.
CHARLES A. TOwNE.
Chairman National Committee Silver
Republican Party"
Mr.. Mantle. 1t seems, refused 70 he
deposed and rot not recognize the
authority of Towne to remove a chair
nan selected by the Montana state
convention. There was some more hot |
talk. and finally Mr.. Hartman walked
out OF the hall accompanied by Col.
" Z. Chisholm OF Bozeman, Mr..
JHara or Ravalli county, and wilbra
d. SWEET, secretary of the committee.
SWEET resigned as secretary. saw
ng he was not decided which part OF
ne party to go with. but he would wait
find out.
Butte hotel and proceeded to organize
COMMITTEES. John Mcguire was made
Committeeman from Silver Bow county
Mr.. Hartman made this statement to
Standard reporter:
The necessity for the r~eorganiza-
ion Of the state committee had seemed
ever since the state v
ions, Tor II has been apparent that
usion between the gold and silver re-
In various counties has been
n process OF achievement. The action
" the silver republicans in MIssoula
'ounty, In Withdrawing from the ticket
lnd actively supporting the nominees
the regular republican party for the
was but one Of the many
.'vidences OF this plan of union OF
orces the silver Republicans
md gold republicans in the state. nfhe
Iction OF the W conventions in Cas-
ade county Is additional proof of the
xtent that the plan of union between
old and silver republicans has been
arried out in the state. In Cascade
ounty the silver republicans indorse
six Of the gold bug legislative
In exchange for some petty
ounty offices. When Senator Mantle
asked the question by me as to
would be the policy of the state
in such a case, he answered
hat 1t would support the ticket. The
lea OF a silver republican state COM
deliberately and wilfully aiding
the election of six gold bug members
T the legislature and A. the saua t,uo