The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
TOM CARRIERS FAILURE
The Senator's Last Trip to Butte
Was a Vain One.
A QUIET FUSION PLANNED
The Regular Republicans DO Not Appear
to Be Stuck on the PIan-The
Grudge Too Bitter to
Be Foryotten.

By all the signs Tom Carter failed
in the effort he made in his trip TO
Butte last week to bring about a union
of the old republican and the silver re-
publican forces. Mantle ala his share
towards the desired reconciliation by
having the silver republican conven-
ton adjourn without naming a com
plete ticket. II being the understanding
that that part OF the ticket not named
by them would be named by the reg
ular republicans. thus effecting a quiet
fusion. provided the regular republicans
would merely meet and fll in the bal
nee OF the ticket.
But the rub is that the Mckinley re-
publicans are not willing to fll in the
balance of the ticket merely. n do not
seem to be stuck on fusion with the sill
yer republicans with whom they have
been at enmity so long. The grudge Is
too bitter to be forgotten in a moment
for the sake Of Carter or anybody else.
At least that is the way very many
OF the republicans talk. Some OF them
are trying to carry out Carter's plan.
but the indications are that they will
prove to be In the minority In the cOn-
vention. There Is a very strong senti-
ment among the Mckinley republicans
in favor OF putting up a straight repub-
lican ticket II they don't get 500 votes
for 1t. They argue that that IL the only
way in which they can build up the re-
publican party in Silver Bow county
once more-that fusion invariably
weakens a party. In any event they are
opposed to accepting the terms offered
by the silver republicans. The silver
republicans. in their view. have gone
ahead and taken what they wanted OF
the ticket. leaving the rest To the Nc
Kinley republicans to accept or leave
alone. as they pleased. The Mckinley
republicans are not particular about
taking "leavings." and think they
should dictate the terms on which the
late silver men should return, rather
thar permit the late silver men to die
tate the terms on which they should
be taken back.
Efforts have been made during the
past week through Clark emissaries TO
have a citizens county ticket placed in
the field which shoul include a COM
bination of Clark democrats" McKin.
ley republicans, silver republicans and
popufists. The plan included dividing
the offices up among these four frag-
ments OF parties. calling the result a
citizens ticket, and letting the fight be
made on local issues" The Inter
Mountain and the Miner have already
been paving the way for this kin OF a
campaign, but there Is now very little
likelihood OF the combination being
formed. None OF the other fragments
or parties seem TO cotton 10 the Clark
democrats" much. They think they
are handicapped enough already. In
fact any kin of n fusion seems to be
a matter Of much doubt at present.
The Mckinley republicans meet in
convention next Thursday. If those on
posed to fusion prove to be in the
ascendancy, as now seems likely. a COM
plete ticket will be put in the field. The
gossip about town names the following
men as likely TO be the candidates be
fore the convention:
For sheriff. w. r. Young. formerly
under sheriff.
For clerk and recorder. Ben Sampson.
For county treasurer, A. ~. Yoder or
Sam ]. REYNOLDS.
For coroner. Joe Richards. Col. Dick
James and u. Dodge.
For county attorney. George A. Clark
and George r.. Dygert.
For state senator, ex-Mayor William
Thompson and g. r. Leonard.
For the legislature. +. T. Mcbride.
John Miles. +. f.. Curtis. John Opic.
Neal Mcdonald. r. G. Smith. r. J.. Ben
nett, c. c. barrow, G. +. Lloyd. j.. II.
Vivian. J. ]. Gamblers. James Davidson.
J. r. Creighton, David Maule and John
Carkeek.
ton. Miss Eva Strasburger.
For county auditor. Harry s. VALE
y. u. Paxson, Arthur Smith.
For assessor. John A.. Cannon.
II Is the plan to nominate lawyers for
justices Of the peace.