The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-25
HOW THEY COT DELEGATES
Gold Republicans Use the Names
of Staunch Democrats.
AN UNWARRANTED INSULT
Silver Republicans Put on the McKin-
leyite Delegation Without Authority.
Three Mad Men Democratic
Township Convention.

There were three mad men in Ana
conda yesterday morning when the list
of gold republican delegates and alter
mates elected at Deer Lodge on Friday
was read i'm the Standard. There might
be more, but so far only three of them
has been heard from.
Sig Goodfricnd. who was named as
an alternate, was the first mad man the
reporter ran up against. My name
was put there without the slightest
warrant" said MI. Goodfriend. II had
no knowledge that my name was to be
used until / read il in the Standard
this morning. Where anybody got the
idea into his head that | was a repub-
lican, much less a gold republican.
Why, say, ! never voted a republican
ticket in my life, and the prospects are
that ! never will.
Il want il understood. and distinctly
understood, too, that I'm a democrat
from the ground up. have always been
a democrat and always will be a demo-
crat. The man that put my name on
that ticket didn't know what he was
talking about. If that's the way the
gold republicans get their delegates,
they must be awful short of mem
bers."
William +. Furay. or BILLY" Furay.
was the next man found. He was
booked to head the list of ~alternates.
Why said Billy. Il vas never so sur
prised i'm my life as / was when | read
my name i'm the Standard this morning
as being an alternate to a goldbug con-
vention. l a goldbug! Well, not much.
I voted for Bryan. and I'd vote for him
again or any other silver man. I'm like
Charley Hartman. when he said, I'm
n SilNnp anuh1iH1n with fhn accent IN
the silver
My name was used without my
knowledge or consent. and | ant to
be understood that I'm not a gold re-
publican. not by a long shot. I'm a
republican and always have been, hut
I'm for silver first and republicanism
second"
Albert Copinus. another man whose
name was included i'm the list OF alter
mates. didn't say very much. but he
looked as though he thought a whole
lot. He put his denial in a short phrase
which was as expressive as il was
brief. I'm not one Of hat class he
said.
There are doubtless others also whose
names We're used by the administra-
ton republicans without warrant. all
of which goes to show that hat wing
| Of the party has not even enough ad-
herents in Dee Lodge county to Till up
its own delegation.
The democratic convention for nomi-
mating candidates for justices OF the
peace and constahlCS for Anaconda
township viii be held tomorrow even
ing at Foskett's hall on Main street.
The convention will be called at :
Z o'clock. The following representation
t. included i'm Anaconda township and
the number Of delegates indicated are
entitled To seats. Anaconda. First
ward. 10: Second ward. II: Third ward.
10: Fourth ward. Il. Fifth ward. II:
sixth ward. 10: Carroll. north. 4: Car
roll. south. s. Blue Eyed Nellie. 3; Sill
YER Lake. .: cable. >. Georgetown. .:
Lost Creek. >: Mill Creek. 3: Stuart,
.: Warm Springs, ..
It is probable that not more than half
I these delegates will he present at the
l convention. as the business 20 come
before " is Of only minor importance,
being the nomination II only two Jus
Y tees and two constables.