Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-20
No One Yet Named to Succeed
Alderman Mcguire.
MAYOR MADDEN TO RESIGN
That is the Run1Or That is Now Being
Circulated--RepOrt Can Not be
Verified at Present.

several days nave passed since Alder
man T. A. Mcguire of the Fifth ward
rendered his resignation, which was ac-
cepted by the city council, but his sue
cessor has not yet been appointed. At a
meeting of the city council held on the
evening of September Is it was expected
something would be lone in that direc-
ton, but the matter was not preached in
the meeting, therefore it is reasonable 10
expect that no candidates are availa BILE
to I'LL the position. However, before the
meeting was called to order Joe Peters,
city clerk, was heard to remark that he
had a. proposition for membership, and
the applicant was Dennis O'Leary, the
manufacturer of hot tomales. Mr..
O'Leary is a staunch democrat, but is ac-
cused of being at outs with the Mutual
Admiration club, and as an endorsement
for an office or appointment has to be APP
proved by that august body, is said to be
one reason why Mr.. O'Leary's name was
not presented. There is no truth in the
statement that a person to secure such
an appointment must have the endorse
ment of Judge ]. NJ. Kennedy, who also
Yields no small influence in the democ-
racy of the Copper City.
Anaconda has had many surprises
in a political way since it was
placed or the map, but the great
est of them all is the report now
current that Hon. j. NJ. Madden, MAYOR
of the city of Anaconda, and one of the
leading bookkeepels in the general offices
of the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany, is going to resign both positions.
If the report is true the cause is UNI
known, unless there be certain ~restric-
fIoy~ y1onol ,,,l,, ~, -.
be in Anaconda which are Objectionable
to the chief executive to which he will
no longer submit, and will resign rather
than to further obey the mandates of the
parties behind the throne. Not a sylla-
BILE has been heard in the council about
Mayor Madden's resignation, but if true
or not the report is out that he will do
so. Some of Mayor Madden's most init
mate friends claim now, as they did at
the time of his election. that he did not
want the office at the time the nomina>
ton was thrust upon him. Mayor Mad
den was a member of the last legislature
n returned to Anaconda with the ex-
pectation of settling down and out of
politics., but the leaders of the democratic
party would not have it that way and he
was nominated and elected almost unan-
1mously. because the republicans could
see now things were drifting in the Cop
per CITY and made no nomination. That
was the hardest blow the democracy evar
e
received in these parts and one which
will be felt for many years to come. Mr..
Madden is an honorable man and makes
an exceptionally good presiding officer in
the mayors chair. His relations with All
of the aldermen is friendly, but there is
said to be things which occur back of the
throne which a at times placed the
mayor in desperation to release himself
from these conditions.
The president of the city council is
Alderman j. E. Mcdonnell of the Third
ward, who is now on a business trip in
the east. The exact date of his return
IS not known. but he is expected back
inside of 30 days. Should it prove trne
that Mayor Madden is going to resign
the tim rumored for his resignation to
appear is on or about October 1, and if
presented as reported and accepted, the
city will be without a mayor the presi-
of the council absent from the citv
and one alderman short in the Fifth
ward, which leads many to believe that !
the present democratic council NAV dis |
tinguish itself before the year is ont