The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-30

IT WAS A PAINFUL DUTY
Eighteen Republicans Meet and
Make an Aldermanic Ticket.
DISSENSION is AROUSED
A Distressing Lack of Delegates Drives
b Faithful Doze and a Half
Further Down Into the Slough
OF Dependency.

First II. Allen
Second ward. Stephens
Third ...........M ]. Fitzpatrick
Fourth ward.............T. c. Davidson
Fifth ward...............Albert Axelson
Eighteen delegates and alternates,
only Is. met in republican convention
yesterday afternoon at 2:1O o'clock.
Monday night the few republicans of
this city elected 4S delegates to attend
the convention yesterday for the pur-
pose Of selecting six candidates for
aldermen, and there were gathered to-
gether In solemn conclave just Is men
Who braved the situation and put I'D
eight republicans and declared them
formally pitted against a powerful
democratic aldermanic ticket. There
was not a single delegate or alternate
from the Second ward. From the First
there were three; from the Third four;
from the Fourth four; from the Fifth
three. and from the Sixth four. That
was the total representation of the re-
publican party at the nominating con-
vention held yesterday afternoon in
the council chamber. 1t had been pre-
-viously announced that the whole thing
was cut and dried. There is no dis
putting the fact that it was dry, but
unfortunately for the looks of the
thing from a republican point of view
1t was BADLY cut-so terribly cut up
that the 1O-minute recess taken for the
arrangement of preliminaries and fix
ing" the thing expanded into an adj
5ournment of t~hree-quarters of an
hour; still nc additions to the assembly
NHrnrn DaaIA IL
FOR nominees, and the total absence
from the Second and the painfully slim
announcement from all of the other
wards held the faithful ones in a state
or p~erplexing conjecture n undis-
guised internal torment, until relief was
given by the fall of FitzPatrick's CAV
ell and the announcement that 1--WE will
to order, gentlemen" Mayor
Lesser was among the absent. The
convention was called to order by NJ.
j. Fitzpatrick. II. r. Whitehill nomi-
mated Fitzpatrick for temporary chair
man. He was elected, and Fitzpatrick
said, THANK you, gentlemen" j. w.
James was nominated for secretary,
but a gentleman had his eye on the
bench above and declined that office. SO
Roger Edwards consented to sit in the
secretary's chair. The chair appointed
the following committees:
Credentials-H. r. Whitehill, S. ".
Miller, +. S. Maxwell.
Organization - Fred Gangner, +.
Strickfaden, j. w. James.
Resolutions-John McMurray, ]. r.
Eardley, G. S. L. WisnerI
After a long recess, Whitehill, for the
credentials committee, reported the list
of delegates and alternates entitled to
seats, after reading off the names
of 96 men entitled to seats, the is pres
ent looked wistfully and dejectedIy
over the sea of radiant republican faces
was not there.
For the organization committee, COM
posed of James and two others, MIR.
James handed the report to Secretary
who read it. 1t recommended
]. W.. James for permanent chairman
and Roger Edwards for secretary. Mr..
escorted himself to the chair
that he had his eye on when he was
for secretary, and Mr.. Fitz-
Patrick went over and sat down by
No applause, no suggestion
of applause. followed the exchange of
seats.
G. S. E. wisner in a clear distinct
voice read the following report of the
committee on resolutions:
1t gives us pleasure to once more
be able to congratulate the citizens of
Anaconda upon the prosperous condi-
ton or their city, and that this pros
perlty mas been generously shared by
all. A year ago by the aid of our
allies, the populists and those
who organized under our banners, we
were enabled in the interest of better
municipal government to secure a
marked victory over the democratic CO
horts by electing hat sterling silver
and honored and upright
DIR. Oliver Lesser, mayor, and
live members of the city council. We
lake this opportunity to most heartily
Indorse the administration of Mayor
Lesser. and also the general couse pur-
by the aldermen elected on our
at the last election. They have
Ill faithfully performed the duties or
heir respective offices and have always
been found arrayed on the side of bet
er municipal government.
"A year ago when we asked for the
of the l~aw-abiding citizens of
Anaconda we pledged ourselves, should
he administration become entirely
,urs, to ~inaugurate many needed i'm
Although the govern
nent was not placed entirely i'm our
lands- and in spite of unseemly flibus- !
erine on the part of democratic men,
,ers o. the city council. we have been
matted To carry out many of these
pledges made at that time. The fire
has been remodeled and
Tut upon a more efficient basis, as was !
by us last year. 1t gives us :
pleasure to congratulate the citizens !
4 Anaconda upon now having the
and most efficient fire department
o be found in any city OF Anaconda's
lie in the West. Before passing from