The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
The Clark Ticket Not in Con-
formity With the Law.
CAMPBELL AND PIGOTT
Named by the Hartman Faction to FIJI
vacanciss-Nomination OF Both Sill
YER Republican Wings Ffled-wm
60 to the Courts.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


until late tonight to accommodate the
Hartman wing Of the republican party
who were not able to have their nomi-
nations prepared until nearly $50
o'clock. AS the flag fell at midnight,
there are five state tickets in the field
straight democratic, straight repubii-
can. populist. silver republicans (with
two candidates for congress). and "the
state democratic citizens labor ticket"
1t transpires that the filing for the last
named aggregation is not according to
law.
| The prohibitionists seem to be the
only remaining party that did not
show. At the time the secretary of
state left his Office tonight, the "drys'
were not in evidence
| The event Of the day was the action
of the Mantle and the Hartman wings
of the republican party in each filing
certificates of nomination to fill vacan-
cies on their ticket. They did not
| agree on congressman nor on associate
justice, which makes the silver repub-
lican ticket rather an add mixture. At
Anaconda the silver republicans nomi-
mated Charles s. Hartman for congress.
Theo. Brantly for chief justice and H..
c. Smith for associate justice, leaving
the clerk of the supreme court blank.
and these nominations were duly filed.
| Hartman and Smith Withdrawing, left
three vacancies TO be filed. To-day
Edwin s. Booth, secretary of the Man
tie wing of the republican party. came
| over to Helena and filed certificates
certifying that the state central COM
mittee of the silver republican party
had nominated T. s. Hogan for con-
gress and o. NJ. Holmes for clerk OF the
supreme court, thus filling two of the
vacancies. no action being taken on as
sociate justice. Tonight the Hartman
wing of the silver republican party
filed it's nomination for two of the va
cancies, congressman and associate
justice. For the former A. j. Campbell
was named and for the latter w. I.
Pigott.
This decision was reached after a long
conference held during the afternoon
and into the night in Mr.. Hartmans
room at the Helena. Colonel Chisholm
was chairman of the meeting of the
committee, and John s. Harris of this
city secretary. When asked how many
counties were represented by commit
teemen at the meeting, Mr.. Hartman
said tonight that about IA were repre-
sented by proxy or in person. So far
as can be learned, he and Colonel CHS
holm were about the only out -Uf-town
silver republicans present. Several To-
cal silver republicans were present, pre-
sumably armed with proxies, but at the
late hour the meeting adjourned 1t was
not the easiest matter to find out the
exact number present or holding prox-
les.
The meeting agreed upon the propo-
sition of nominating Campbell for con-
gress. but got into a long debate over
the associate justiceship. The matter
resulted finally in the nomination of the
democratic nominee. A certificate bear
ing the name of o. p. Chisholm, chair
man OF the silver republican state CEN
trail committee, and j. s. Harris, secre-
tary. showing that Messrs. Campbell
and Pigott were named to fill vacancies
was made out and tonight filed with
Secretary Hogan.
There was some talk that the secre-
tary would refuse to file the Hartman
nominations because the silver repub-
lican nominations had already been
filed. The secretary was in doubt about
the matter at first, but after consult
ing legal authority he decided to file
any old nomination that came along.
1t being a foregone conclusion that the
two wings of the silver republican par
ty will go into the courts to find which
Is the simon pure article, the secretary
concluded that he would give them both
an even start by filing their committee
certificates. Monday or Tuesday one of
the wings will seek by injunction to
enjoin the secretary from certifying the
nominations OF the other upon the off,
cial ballot. Then the courts will have
TO pass upon the matter.
After the Hartman nomination for
congressman and associate justice had
been filed II was learned that the orig
inal silver republican certificate did not
contain the name of o. NJ. Holmes in
accordance with the agreement made
at Anaconda between the silver repub-
licans and populists, and as his name Is
not on the Hartman certificate, he will
be shut of of the silver republican
ticket entirely II the courts decide In
favor of Mr.. Hartman.
Two other tickets were filed to-day.
The pops and the state democratic
citizens labor ticket" of Silver Bow
and Deer Lodge counties. The former
fills vacancies. while the latter nomi-
mates the entire state democratic ticket.
1t was presented by W.. NJ. Sills. and
supported by bundle Of petitions and
announced that I'VE, the undersigned
citizens of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge
counties. state of Montana. do place in
nomination for the respective state off,
GERS the above named candidates, to be
known as the candidates Of the ssnte
democratic citizens labor ticket"
II is not believed that this nomina-
tion will ever get on the official ballot.
because the certificate or petition is not
in conformity with the law. Section
1871 of the political code says: The
certificate OF nomination must be in
writing. must contain the name OF each
person. his residence. his business, his
business address and the ONCE for
which he Is named. etc" The certifi-
cate filed by Mr.. Sills does not give