The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26
tanned by the city. That alone will ac-
count for the falling-off.
IN ANACONDA.
The Democrats VIII Elect Their Ticket
From Top to Bottom.


From Top to Bottom.
The city of Anaconda on Monday,
April 3, will elect a mayor, a city treas
urer, a police magistrate and six alder
men, one from each ward. The demo-
Gratis held. their city convention last
Monday and placed these candidates in
the field: For mayor, John M. Madden;
for city treasurer, John r. Walkup; for
police magistrate, T. D. Fitzgerald; for
Second ward, w. NJ. Kelly; Third ward,
Joseph E. Mcdonnell: Fourth ward.
P. T. Dunn: Fifth ward. Joseph Sla-
dich; Sixth ward, F. H. Murphy.
1t is conceded on all sides that no
stronger, better ticket could be, or ever
has been nominated in Anaconda 1t
is SO strong and invincible, in fact, that
when the silver republicans met in con-
vention Thursday night they passed
resolutions declaring it inexpedient to
place any candidates for municipal Of
flee in the field. The reason they as
signed was that silver was not an is
sue in this election, but back OF this
was the fact that the silver republicans
as good citizens We're perfectly satisfied
with the democratic nominations and
realized the folly of opposing them.
| John M. Madden, the candidate for
| mayor, is gentleman whose high char
| acter, executive ability. good horse
| sense and pleasant demeanor have
made him a universal favorite in Ana
conda. John r. Walkup has filled the
office of city treasurer with such con-
| spicuous ability and care that his re-
nomination and reelection were fore
gone conclusion. In like manner there
was a very strong popular demand that
| Police Judge Fitzgerald should be his
own successor. Judge FitZgerald's con-
| duct of the office has been above crit
i,iS 10 90 re. a off q h.
solute fairness and impartiality, but
| tempers justice with mercy whenever
the occasion really calls for it. The
comparative freedom from vice and
crime which Anaconda has enjoyed is
due partly, of course, to the efficiency
of the police but is also to be largely
| attributed to the firmness with which
the little Judge" has dealt with all Of
tenders brought before him.
The democratic candidate s for alder
| men are without exception tirst-rate
men and will serve their respective
wards and the city at large with zeal
| and wisdom.
Although the silver republicans de-
| cided not to oppose the democratic can
| didates, so-called "ctizens' ticket
was filed on March IS with City Clerk
| O'Leary. There had been no citizens
| convention or mass meeting for the
| naming of such a ticket, and the move
ment is regarded as one faEnef pl III
| dividuals than of any considerable
number of citizens The citizens ticket
| has for it's standard bearer that erst-
while populist and democrat, Charles
| H. Williams of the Second ward The
rest of it as filed was: For city treas
| urer. Fred Gangner: for police magis-
| trate, Dan Flanagan: for aldermen
| First ward, Raymond Sale: Second
| ward Mike COsgrove: Third ward DR..
| F. l.. St Jean; Fourth ward, William
| Morley; Fifth ward, Joe Bolkovich;
| Sixth ward Frank P. Dolan. OF these
gentlemen Messrs. Gangner. Flanna-
| gan, Cosgrove. st. Jean and DOlan have
I withdrawr-they never had any inten-
|. ton of running on such a ticket.
| j. NJ Kennedy is running as an indie
| pendent candidate for police magis-
| trate. Mr.. Kennedy has been demo-
| crat in the past and was a candidate
| for the nomination at the democratic
| city convention. He made an active
| canvass among the delegates, but Judge
| Fitzgerald proved too strong for him.
| Mr. Kennedy was unable to accept de-
| feat in the true democratic spirit and
| has since announced himself as an in
| dependent candidate, thereby reading
| himself out of the democratic party,
which has repeatedly honored him in
| the past. His best friends regard it as
an ill-advised movement on his part and
! are hoping that he will yet reconsider
| the step and so save himself from the
| humlia ton of a terrible defeat, for
| Judge Fitzgerald is one of the strong
| est men who ever asked for the suf-
frages of the voters of Anaconda.