The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-29
Pat Points in
Passing Politics.

knows nothing about? Mr. Schatzlein
has had experience in the council as
alderman, when he served the city well.
Mr. Bray is also man who could be
trusted, but Mr. Kirk is not identified
with Butte in any way, and if he is
possessed of the requisite experience
and would be trustworthy in the posi-
ton, the people have no means of find
ing it out. In his short stay in Butte
he has been attorney in a few criminal
cases. That is practically all that Butte
knows about him.
1t can certainly be doubted If law
yer is proper material for mayor,
anyway. The mayor is required to be
in his office at the city hall during the
hours when court is in session, and con-
sequently lawyer elected mayor would
have to surrender his law practice. A
good lawyer could not afford to sur
render lucrative law practice to ac-
cept the position Of mayor, and poor
lawyer is not likely to make good
mayor The Butte Miner has remark
SSoe
run for mayor as well as for the posi-
ton of district judge. But the Miner
does not recall that the salary paid to
mayor is only $1,000 per year, which
is in full for all services, while the sal
airy paid to district judge is $500 per
year in this county. Good
lawyers can afford to surrender
their practice for salary Of
$500 per year, but not for salary of
81, 900.
1t is apparent. that the hardest fight
is being made against T. F. Normoyle
the democratic candidate for police
judge. The Clark people are particu-
larly anxious to beat him because he is
honest and refused an offer of $40, 900 to
vote for W. A. Clark for senator. Now
it is easy enough for the Miner to
switch its politics--it is used to it, But
Mr.. Normoyle has always been a demo-
crat and a consistent one. He was nom
mated for the legislature last fall by the
democratic party of Silver Bow county.
Mr.. Clark supported the republican
ticket in opposition to Mr.. Normoyle.
Mr.. Clark by this act confirmed him
self republican, and Mr.. Normoyie
could not vote for him in Helena with
out going back on all party traditions.
When Mr.. Nurmoyle returned to Butte
his low-democrats saw fit to honor
him with a nomination for the office
of police magistrate. The Miner has no
use for man who will not accept a
bride, and so is doing it's utmost to de-
feat Mr.. Normoyle.
The only argument which the Miner
has as yet been able to make against
Mr.. Normoyle is that he has only been
flee most of that time. AS a matter Of
fact, Mr.. Normoyle came to Butte with
his parents in 1885, which is a good
many years before Mr.. Kirk came. He
carried a route for the Butte Inter Noun
tain and for Town Talk for long time
in this city and worked as office boy in
several offices. He was educated in the
old Broadway school on the site where
the public library now stands. He sub
sequently attended college in Salt Lake
City. On graduating he obtained a po-
sition in the First National bank of Pa
louise, Wash, where he remained until
1898. He then returned to Butte and has
been here most of the time since. His
parents are residents of Butte and have
lived here continuously since 1885
James c. Sullivan, his rival for the Of
flee of police magistrate, is an out and
out gold bug. He has frequently de-
clared that he thinks the doctrine of the
free coinage of silver is pernicious. He
ran on the gold bug ticket last fall for
the Legislature.
Nicholas Hughes will make an ad-
mirable city treasurer. His friends
know his capabilities and are doing
their utmost for him. He is receiving
the united support of the labor unions
who know his worth and his loyalty.
There can be no question that Mr.
Hughes will be elected by a handsome
majority in spite of the fact that
strong man is opposed to him.
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