The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-29

has already reached the claim-everything
stage Of the campaign. generally indica-
tive OF great and growing fear. The Off
Gals OF the committee issue interviews
daily in which they assert that every
thing is going republican. II Is. however.
well known that the republican cause Is
so desperate that the managers have
practically abandoned hope OF escaping
serious loss in the Eastern states. or of
doing more than hold their own in the
Middle West. They are looking In a very
singular direction for gains. They actual
~ expect them I'm Kansas. I'm Nebraska
and I'm the Dakotas. More confidently they
anticipate gains in the Rocky Mountain
states, Washington and California. The
certainty Of hCavs losses In the East has
RENDERED the managers rather desperate.
This fact accounts for the remarkable en-
erCy the gold republicans are wi in
the mountain states. The federal office
holders have been vigorously prodded and
urged 10 produce some OF the results so
freely promised by the local Mckinley
bosses who have been given the distribu-
ton of the offices.
FRS. in importance the republican man
ayers class Wyoming. Here they hope 70
return the Easy Dodger. Clark, To the
senate. and TO defeat Arnold for congress.
Next in consequence. as figured by the
politicians, is Colorado. Here Wolcott,
NV . VI NHN - NAfAA nus a EA@A~
In the pot. II is no secret that the orders
10 the federal officers Of Colorado are TO
sacrifice everything to get men nominated
as hold-over senators who can BE- depend
ed upon at the right time TO see a great
yellow light and vote Tor Wolcott. 1t IL
well known that this Wolcott propaganda
has the active support OF d. II. Monatt.
who was a great silver republican leader
In 1895. IL is also asserted that another
wen known bland and breezy silver re-
publican leader has a card or two vi his
sleeve that he VIII play 10 the advantage
OF the Mckinley people at the right mo-
ment. This report may do the gentleman
an injustice In fact. hut there Is not a
shadow OF doubt that the republicans here
have been whispering among themselves
for some time that he can be relied upon
10 help in an emergency.
In the ledger in which the secretary OF
the republican congressional ommitte
keeps tab on congressional districts the
First Colorado, or Denver, district is
marked as ''hopefuL" This IS on the sup
position that there may be a collapse ~
all fusion. The Second district Is given up
as hopeless.
In all the mountain states the gold re-
p~ublicans are putting forward the claim
that they are Just as good friends OF
silver as any others. This drugstore as
ecrtion does not seem TO jibe very wei
with the letters which have been dis
patched by Mark Hanna TO his agents In
hat section. These demanded that all the
platforms of the republican party In the
several mountain states should stand up
for the single gold standard. These Hanna
letters were. however. OF the class CON
fdcntial. but FOR immediate publication
and were obviously intended TO give the
mountain state gold republicans a chance
TO pretend TO defy the great boss. As a
matter OF fact. Hanna does not care any
thing about the platforms IN these states;
but he cares a great deal about the sue
cess OF any suhsCrvient candidates who
may happen 10 be elected upon them.
In Wyoming the republicans have a
dense zoloid platform. keeping the party
strictly in line with 1886; in Idaho there Is
a pale yellow imitation of the same. But
in Colorado. Utah and Montana, unless
the republican managers fan I'm their
plans. the gold republican party will have
the assurance 20 make a bold bid for votes
as a friend OF silver The particular
purpose Of this course IL to decoy the
silver republicans. IL Is not the plan. as
outlined here, 20 do more than 10 indorse
silver republican candidates wherever
they can be depended upon" The great
hope Of the managers Is that their
scheming may result I'm the election Of
legislatures IN Montana and Utah. and
hold-overs for Wolcott In Colorado. In
Idaho nothing is looked for but a posi-
bile chance for the gold candidate for
congress II the other parties 90 it alone,
ana make a tGuT=sl4tu contest,
Secretary Ovcrstrtet Of the republican
congressional committee has recently
paid a visit to the mountain states. Since
his return DE has freely admitted that he
sees no chance for success in Montana.
The bright promises hat our Tom
made when he beat Commodore Power
out Of the position OF discussing officer In
and for Montana have not materializcd.
Ovorstreet sadly con'esses 10 the fact that
Montana IS welded TO It's silver idols"
J. W. Blake Is the latest Montana man
10 visit Washington and be Interviewed.
lie SAYS 10 the Post. THE silver republic
cans and the fusion democrats would like
greatly 10 send Mantle back to the senate,
as all agree that he has acquitted himself
handsomely In Washington. The populists.
too. might be induced to support him. The
democrats. silver republicans and popu-
lists viii all hold conventions on the same
date and I'm the SAND town, but whether
they will agree to fuse or not IS a matter
Of speculation. The straightout repuhli-
a ticket Of their own. but they haven't q
ghost Of IA chance 10 win.
III no fusion takes place there will be
AZ least four tickets IN the field. and II
will be anybody's race. The only chance
for Senator Mantle 20 be his own success
sor seems TO lie In the adoption OF a CO.
operative programme
II Is again announced that President
Mckinley win tour the Yellowstone park
in October. 1t is too early for details Of
his trip. HOSFORD.