The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-24
THE COLDBUGS ASSEMBLE
Colonel Sanders Trying to Stir
Up Some Enthusiasm.
TALK ABOUT CANDIDATES
Judge Brantly and Judge Smith Are
There With Their Lightning Rods,
but the Radicals Say They Want
Straight McKinleyites.

| Special Dispatch to the StadTari
Helena, Sept. 23.-Many delegates to
to-morrow's state convention OF the re-
publicans arrived to-day and the ball
ance are expected on to-morrow's early
trains. 1t is expected there will be a
good share of the 4s2 delegates present.
The Silver Bow delegation and part of
the Deer Lodge delegation arrived on
a special train over the Northern Pacinc
at o'clock. Quite a number of local
republicans, headed by band, went TO
the depot to welcome the visitors from
the west side. The delegates and others
marched tn the Helena hotel to the tune
of Marching Thro' Georgia" Colonel
Sanders was quite a prominent figure in
the procession and made several efforts
TO stir up a little enthusiasm. A large
banner labeled Mckinley and pros
perity, not one but both" carried at
the head of the procession. created con-
siderable amusement The arrival of the
Silver Bow and Deer Lodge people add
ed a stir of life to the republican politi-
cal pot and soon the lobby of the hotel
was the scene of the usual button holing
and contabs that precede a state con-
Vention.
The eastbound Northern Pacific
brought many more west side delegates
and others, adding to the interest in
tomorrow proceedings. A number of
caucuses were held during the evening,
but SO far as can be learned. little was
detnltely decided upon as To who will
be nominated tomorrow. Tom Mar
shall Is frequently mentioned as the
congressional candidate. To hear some
OF the rabid republicans talk his nomi-
nation would be equivalent to an cleo
tlon. Others who are guided by better
political sense maintain that although
"A recent convert to republicanism Tom
Is not OVerburdened with a desire 10
tackle political suicide this early in his
republican career. Charles Leonard of
Butte is also mentioned, as are several
other goldbugs. If there is any one In
the republican party anxious TO make
the race against y. j. Campbell, his
workers are not making much noise in
Helena tonight
Little can be learned about the prob
abilities of the judicial nominations c.
ii. Grubb Of Kalispell is hot after the
chief Justiceship. Judge Brantly is here
carrying large sized lightning rod in
the nope that the convention might be |
induced TO nominate him i'm the desire |
TO gather in silver republican votes.
lhefe is some talk of nominating Hen |
ry {. Smith for chief justice, regardless |
or the fact that the silver republicans |
and pops have named him for the asso- |
ciate justiceship.
The proposition OF nominating anyone |
who has been nominated by a silver re- |
publican or populist convention does |
not, however, meet with very much ia |
Vor among the yellowest element i'm the |
party The simonpure, rock-ribbed gold |
bugs say they will have none of IL. |
There Is another element. however that !
has plentiful supply or olive branches |
which II holds out in the hope that the /
prodigals of two years ago will return |
The greeting that this element extend /
cd tonight to w. b. Thompson, ]. +. |
Richards and others I'm the Butte dele |
cation who supported the silver repub- |
lican movement two years ago was /
quite marked. They all got the glad /
hand and We're liberally patted on the |
back.
As Colonel Sanders is a delegate to |
the convention and will probably be |
primed for trouble. II remains to be seen |
just how far the prodigals will be per-
mitted TO advance off the penitents' |
bench. The convention will meet at 10 |
o'clock 1t is understood that S. c. |
Murray Of Missoula VIII he temporary
chairman, with Malcolm Gillis Of Butte
one of the secretaries. There is some
talk Of making John T.. Forbis, a recent
convert TO r5publiCanism. permanent
chairman, but he declares tonight that
he did not care To advance quite that
rapidly. The fight of the convention
viii probably be over the resolutions. IL
there is any fight.
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