The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-16
NO RED INK CONVENTION
All Talk About a Rump Meeting
Has Disappeared.
CANDIDATES ARE BUSY
Selection of Nominees for County Offices
VIII Probably Be Postponed Until
After the Session of the State
Convention.

yesterday about holding a red ink con-
vention in opposition to the regular
democratic convention. which is to
meet al noon tomorrow. Ever since
Monday evening there has been plenty
of talk about that rival or rump con-
vention. but most of the talk had dis
appeared yesterday. The inspiration
under which the Clark workers have
been laboring disappeared. and when
thai disappeared most of the talk
about another convention disappeared
also. So his zest is not likely TO be
added to the interest in this falls cam
paign.
Candidates were very busy yesterday
letting the delegates know that they
are willing TO accept office at the hands
of the convention. There is quite a SEN
timent. however, in favor of not plac-
ing the county ticket in nomination at
to-morrow's session. but merely to or
ganize temporarily, select the delegates
to the state convention and then ao-
journ until after the state convention,
when the business of the
will be completed. This plan was fol-
lowed last year in this county and Is
favored for several reasons. II is con-
sidered preferable that the state
be placed in nomination before the
county ticket, n the state platform
adopted before the county platform Is
adopted. There are many matters con-
nected with the campaign which should
properly be settled by the state con-
vention before the county convention
completes it's work. 1t is also argued
that between the time when the dele
| gates were selected and the hour when
the convention meets tomorrow Is TOO
short an interval for the candidates TO
get around n see all the delegates
| and also too short al interval for the
delegates to obtain the requisite in
as to the qualifications n
| merits of the various candidates. the
ticket named at the democratic con-
vention will undoubtedly be elected ana
the delegates canno be too careful
i'm the selection of men to hold the
Silver Bow county offices. Most or the
delegates are at present unprepared
TO vote intelligently on most of the
candidates, and hence it would be or
advantage to the party to have he
convention adjourn for a week or ten
days. There will also be the advantage
of not keeping candidates for ONCE
when finally selected before the pub
lie so long. A long campaign is very
wearing on a candidates nerves ana
as well on his dough. and If the cam
paign is shortened for him a week OF
two he will doubtless be the gamer.
Probably there was never a CONVEX
ton selected in this county which Is
more truly representative OF the meT
who do the democratic voting in thl'
county thar the one which VIII NEE
tomorrow. The matter Of fusion anc
anti-fusion has been discussed IN thl'
county by men who sometimes are
democrats and sometimes are not, bu
the men who really make the demo
cratic victories in this county are rep
resented i'm the convention which meet
tomorrow. So far as known there ma
been very little discussion of the sub
iect Of fusion by the delegates who vii
meet tomorrow and their sentiment
are not known. 1t is true that the ticke
which vas so overwhelmingly de
feated was designated the "anti-fusion
ticket. but nevertheless IT is know
that many of those who are opposed [
fusion took most delight in downini
that anti-fusion ticket. The Clark PEG
pie fought under the colors of ant1-fus
ion under the impression that II woul
bring Clark lots Of support from demo
Gratis who are opposed 70 fusion gu
not favorable TO Clark. The bait dl
not take. however. The democrats O
Silver Bow county decided to dispose o
clark first and settle other question
afterwards. The Butte Miner kept &C
cusing those who cast 5,437 votes aga1ns
Clark at the primaries of being for fus
ion n in favor of electing a republ
can United States senator.
No such sentiments have, howeve
] been heard from the delegates VIII
were elected Wednesday night and it
believed that they are in favor of den
ocrats for office and 1t is know
4 they are the kind of demo
\ Gratis who can be depended on I
vote the democratic ticket year in an
year out. whether their particula
4 friends are candidates or not. The deli
4 gates to the democratic convention vi
4 doubtless find plenty of good democrat
4 timber to fill all offices. So far as know
there is no intention among the dele
\ gates of doing otherwise thar nominal
ing a first-class, simon pure democrat
ticket.
4 Geoff Lauzier announced himself vet
terday as a candidate for county trea!
\ urer. Mr.. Lauzier is a nephew of Geo
\ and Thomas Lavell, and for sever;
years has been manager OF the Winds
stables.
The delegates and a~lternates from pr
cinct 80 to the democratic c~onventic
are as follows:
Delegates. Alternates.
John jacobs. 49,. ........Mat Ok
II. Z. Gray ........ w. q. Worthingtc
EASTERN RACE EVENTS.