The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-05
WAS BUT LITTLE TALK
Post Election Gossip Not at All
Plentiful.
Cl1YS NEW GOVERNMENT
Mayor-Elect Madden Will Steer Ana
conda's Ship of State Clear of
Breakers-An Excellent City
Council to Assist Him.

After every election, be it national
state, county or municipal, there is always
a deal of what newspapers call 'post-
election talk. Those who indulge in this
next-day talk don't call it post-election
talk. In fact, they don't distinguish it
by any special name: they generally start
it up by asking a friend whom they may
chance to meet: 'Well what do
you think of it?" and then the talk flows
on. Every phase of the election. every
detail is discussed. 1t is perfectly clear
now what was meant by the remark
made by so-an-so a week ago, and it Is
equally clear what so-an-so's trip to this
or that place meant.
But in Anaconda this spring there was
little or none of this talk. There was lit
tie opportunity for it. There being but
one opposing candidate to the straight
democratic ticket, his success was the
only election subject upon which any
thing could be said, and about everybody
had his own theory about how it came
about. ...
But while there was little post-election
talk of 'how it happened" there was a
deal of talk about the popularity of the
democratic officers-elect who will take the
helm of Anaconda's ship of state in an
other month. Universally and without ex-
ception, the expression was that no more
representative citizens could have been
selected to conduct the affairs of the city
than those who were the peoples choice
of yesterday.
No man of higher character, sterling in
tegrty or intellectual ability than John
NJ. Madden finds home within the boun-
a H,nc Of Nv MaI-
den a the helm of the local government.
Anaconda's citizens and taxpayers may
rest assured that the affairs of the city
will be conducted in an able. honest and
businesslike manner. Mr. Madden will
give the people of the city an administra
ton of economy. but he will also have a
care for the onward progress which has
always been characteristic of Anaconda.
Mr.. Madden's efforts in behalf of the well
fare of the city will be seconded by the
six aldermen elected yesterday, and by
those who remain in the council. The al
dermen chosen yesterday are citizens who
have the best interests of Anaconda at
heart-they will fail in nothing that looks
to the betterment of Anaconda's public
institutions. The city treasurer, Mr..
Walkup, has held that Office for nearly
two years. and nothing commendatory
can be said of his ability now that is not
perfectly apparent IN MS past admins
tratiOn
So. altogether, the people of Anaconda
have good cause to congratulate them.
selves on the selections they made on
Monday.
The next thing now that will interest
the public will be the speculation as to the
appointive offices. Mr.. Madden has the
appointing. subject to confirmation by the
council of a city clerk. a city attorney, a
chief of police and the patrolmen; chief
of the fire department and the firemen
and a street commissioner. 1t is. of
course, too early to say anything about
these appointive offices, but in the course
of a week or so interest in them will be
at its height