The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-08
IN POLITICAL CIRCLES
, No Indications That There Will
Be Any Hot Contests.
HAVEN'T WARMED UP YET
The School Trustee Election May De-
velop Into Drawn Battle-Regis-
tration Begins Next Tuesday.
Candidates for Aldermen.


political way, although there are no
indications as yet that there will be
any very hot election contests this
spring. In the municipal election only
aldermen are to be chosen and that is
not likely to produce any very great
warmth, but of course you can't always
tell. There is no indication either as
yet of any great fight over school trus-
tees but that is a kind of election
which at any stage. of the game may
develop into a drawn battle.
Registration for the municipal cleo
ton opens next Friday. There will be
10 days for registration. The registry
Office on the west side will doubtless be
at the armory, in the public library
building, while the office on the east
side has not yet been selected. The
democratic city convention will prob
ably be held some day next week. No
movement has been made as yet by the
other parties. SO far as has been made
public, but doubtless there will be re-
publican and populist tickets in the
field in some of the wards II not in all
of them. There is very general de-
sire and very fervent hope on the
part of the best citizens in all parties
that a good quality of men be nominat-
ed for aldermen-a better quality than
has been usual in recent years.
Little is heard as yet as to the prob
able candidates for aldermen. 1t seems
probable that Thomas Bryant will be
the democratic nominee for reelection
from the Second ward In the Third
ward John j. O'Meara and NJ. r. Tar
pey are spoken of. L. L. Mayo is being
urged to run in the Fourth ward and
in the Sixth W. II. Davey will in all
probability be prevailed to run for an
other term. In case of a fusion be-
tween the democrats and the silver
republicans the latter are likely to be
civ he oil ,i, hat i1,,Ss ~,
the Seventh and Eighth wards and
possibly in the Fifth also. The munich
pal election takes place on April 4, the
first Monday in the month.
The school election takes place two
days before the municipal election-on
the first Saturday in April. There are
two school trustees to be elected. The
terms of w. d. Hawley and A. T. Nor
gan expire. Mr. Morgan was elected
last year on the ticket with Messrs.
Long, Burke and Frederic to fill
vacancy. In case Mr.. Morgan will run
again his nomination will undoubtedly
be endorsed by the entire community
for he has made a model trustee and
there is no dissent to the proposition
that the present board of trustees has
been the best Butte ever had. There
will be general regret if Mr.. Morgan
refuses to serve another term.
AS to the candidate to be chosen to
succeed Mr. Morgan nothing is known
as yet although a number are spoken
of. Doubtless public meeting will be
called at which candidates will be Sc
lected. Among those who are already
spoken of for the position are Frank
Sullivan of the editorial staff of the
Miner Charles Lane, FitZ Butler, de
Putron Glidon, w. A. Clark of South
Butte, w. c. Bachelor, Ed. Booth,
James II. Lynch, George Cook, w. E.
Headings, John Caplice, Pete Peter
son, Malcolm ellis, Dan Yancey, Phil
Harrington, w. e. Deeney, w. J. Cox
Pat Mullins. George Dent and Cyrus
Retallick. There will be only three
days of registration for the school cleo
tion. but there will be 80 registry
offices.
The state superintendent of public
instruction has issued a letter of in
struction to all county superintendent
regarding the school election to prevent
the holding of irregular elections. In
all districts of a population of more
than 1900 there must be registration
The qualifications of voters are thus de-
scribed in the codes:
Every citizen of the United States
who has resided in the state of Mon
tana one year. and 80 days in the school
district next preceding the election
may vote thereat. Women of the age
of II years and upwards who are citi-
zens of the United States and who have
resided in the state of Montana one
year and in the school district 80 days
next preceding the day of election may
vote thereat.
The law provides that any trustee
failing to qualify within Is days after
election forfeits all rights to the office,
and that the county superintendent
shall appoint to fill the vacancy.