The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
Mr.. johnson Will Have Charge
of Certain Political Matters.
HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING
This and That About Next Years Ont
look-How to Get Job When
Matters Are Ready for
Next Years Census.
Washington Bureau of the Standard.
No. 1145 G.. Street n, w.


who has been placed by Chairman
Jones in temporary charge of the Of
fa1rs of the democratic party, is one
or the strongest men on the comm..-
tee. He is big man mentally as well
as physically, and did splendid work
at national headquarters in 1896. He
was particularly in charge of that por-
tlon or the work pertaining to the de-
tails of the alliances between the DEM
ocratic party and the other silver mar
ties. He was uniformly successful and
MS work was deemed by all party lead
ers TO be of the highest Importance.
IL IS however, not regarded as proba-
Die That Mr.. Johnson, who is actively
engaged in the legal profession. will
remain long in charge of the corres-
pondence and other work of tho cam
iiii'tee' secretary c. A. Walsh of Iowa
IS expected home from the Klondike at
an early date and will resume his Ia
DORIS. 1t is reported here that Walsh
mas made a great deal of money in
Dawson city, where he has baen o,,-
uucting a newspaper and engaging in
suhdry side business enterprises. Mr.
Walsh is also an active and experencad
poltlclan. and there can be no doubt
.hdt the affairs of the committee will
We III competent hands during the en-
forced absence of Chairman Jones
Both johnson and Walsh are wa1l
known to the many prominent Mon
tanans who participated actively in
tne campaign of 1896 in the Middle
rt.-it
quarters at Chicago.
Chairman Jones will not return from
Europe until fall. and this viii leave
matters IN charge of johnson or Walsh
Tor several months Political interest
during this period will center very
largely in the Ohio, Kentucky and
maryland state elections, each involv
ing soVernorship and state tickets,
ana kentucky carrying with it Unit
cd states senatorship. There seems TO
De put one opinion as to Kentucky. and
mat is that the state viii come back
INTO the democratic column with a
neaVy majority all along the line, and
mat Senator Joseph c. S. Blackburn
VIII return to the senatorial place he
lost through treachery in 1896; although
not the identical seat. for that will
dent, Deboe.
iahd. The great overturning in Balti-
more TINS week is strongly indicative
OF feeling throughout the state and is
particularly important in view of the
TACT that the city has more than one
hal1 or the population of the entire
State. The republican papers in the
East are pretty well united in gloomy
productions as to the result in the Mary
land state election this fall, bur thew
quite generally solace themselve with
the comment that the state is firmly
ehtfenched for sound money" and that
IL Is certain to go republican on that
issue next year. Leading MARYLAND
democrats say, however, that the Mary
land gold democrats are very weary of
thelr republican excursion and are back
IN the party to stay. That the repub-
lleah leaders think that it is all over
with them in that state is evident from
the following pathetic expression of
opinion from the republican campaign
manager in Baltimore, Col. ]. Fra nix
Supplee: This election shows that
Baltimore is democratic city. ] have
never believed it to be a republican
city on national issues, and now it
SHOWS us that we will lose the state in
the fall and in 1900, as the parties have
gone back to their old allegiance The
Independent democrats deserted us and
went back to their old colors"
me democratic majority in Baltimore
city was S.641, gain over the preced-
ing election Of 10000. and enough to
warrant the alarm manifested by the
republicans as to the states political flu
ture. The Legislature elected next fall
VIII not choose United States senator,
but the state senators elected will hold
over until the next legislature, and so
participate in that function The con-
trmation of S. Davis Warfield, who has
been nominated for postmaster of Bal
tlmore, will depend upon the results of
the municipal and state elections, both
of which will occur before the senate
regularly assemblies. Wartield is the
man who is credited with leading The
Independent democratic movements
against Senator German and for Nc
kiney. On that basis he has been an
pointed postmaster, but the detection
of the Independent democrats in the
late campaign will probably cost him
his confirmation.
Ohio is certain to afford an exhibit
ton of picturesque politics now that
Manager Jones, the golden rule" en-
thuslast OF Toledo, is out for the re-
publican nomination for governor.
Buckeye republicans now here say he
has no chance of nomination, but they
admit that he may seek to run indie
pendent, which will greatly imperil
party success in the state Jones has
great popularity in Toledo, where, run
ming Independent and against regular
nominees of both old parties, he polled
I"o-thirds of all the votes cast for
mayor. If he should show even a frac-
ton of such strength in the state he
would be formidable independent can
didate. The democrats have three men
VINO are being prominently mentioned
FOR the office, all of whom are very
hopeful that democratic success is in
sight in the presidents own state
These are Ex-Governor James Z. Camp
bell, Congressman James A. Norton
and John j. Lentz.
Senator Richard F. Pettigrew of
south Dakota says that the populists |
will hold their national convention
early next spring and in advance of |
the democrats. They will nominate |
Bryan. The democrats" says the SEN
ator, will surely indorse the nominal
ton. He cannot be defeated in a dem |
1cratfc convention by any combina-
ton"
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