The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-11
He WILL TALK SILVER
Representative Hartman viii
Speak in Boston.
MANTLE FOR GOVERNOR
1t Is Said to Be a Little Trick Put Up
by Senator Carter-Director G. D.
Wolcott's Report on Mines
and Mining.
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No. Il45 q Street n w.

Washington Bureau of the Standard,l
No. I145 q Street N. w. I
Washington, Jan. 6.-Representative
Hartman has accepted an invitation
to speak at a large democratic meeting
in Boston early in February. He goes
in response to a warm invitation ex-
tended by George Fred Williams, the
leader of the silver democracy of
New England. The meeting is expect
ed to have considerable influence on
the conventions Of the present year.
Several prominent democratic and
silver republican speakers are to be
present on this occasion, and they will
once more" plant the silver standard
squarely at the front. II is well known
that the gold democrats are going TO
make a strong effort to defeat the
endorsement of silver at this years
gubernatoffal convention in Massa
chueetts. 1t will be remembered that
it was defeated in Connecticut last
year. This fact gives the present pill
grimage of Hartman and his associ-
ates to Boston an important bearing
on the declarations of New England
conventions regarding the silver ques-
ton.
Senator Lee Mantle has been made
a member of the sub commission on
mines and mining of the United States
industrial commission. He takes the
place of John L. Kennedy, who has
been given another assignment. The
senator will actively participate in the
work of collecting information under
this head which will i6pptifU him
more closely than heretofore with the
work of the commission.
Senator Carter is expected home
from Montana. He will not he able
to report much progress in the matter
of the rapprochment between the two
so-called wings" of the republican
party in Montana, as far as the situa-
ton is known here. The senator was
not very we'll when he left here, and
was by reason of grip fncapacitated
for his usual political activity. So far
as Senator Nantes immediate fol-
lowing is concerned, it can be said the
! Barkises in Washington are perfectly
willing to return to their
ancient mornings. There seems
no good reason to doubt as
far as they are concerned that SEN
ator Mantle can be the republican
nominee for governor in the century
year Il he desires. Senator Manila
himself does not discuss his political
future. but Carter republicans who
hold Office here say they think it would
be a good thing to endorse Mantle FOR
the senatorship at once. Just how the
new fusion or refusion party will deal
With the silver question is not reveal
ed by these gentlemen, but it is prob
able that it will adopt the Mantle plat
form Of protection and silver, and
that this will be coupled with enthusi-
astic support of the policy of imperial
expansion
1t is fair to Senator Mantle to say
that he is not as much enamored CT
the idea of running as a republican
candidate for governor two years
hence as are the Carter men who have
figured the thing out to their satisfac-
ton. The Carter republicans would.
however. eagerly accept Mantle as a
candidate for governor, and if he
wants to make the race he will lie
given the chance with Whoop. At
least this is what the Carter people
here think.
The president is personally very
friendly to Senator Mantle and will
offer no objection to any political en-
terprise that involves his recognition.
He might even wink the other eye at
any silver plank that might be con-
tanned in the platform, bearing with
this alteration because it might help
Tom Carter back to the senate. Thus
there may be briefly outlined the flu
ture of Montana republican politics as
seen by the Carter contingent here.
When the senator gets back from
Helena he may bring a new version,
but the one here given is up to date.
And then, Senator Mantle has thus far
given no assent.
Senator Mantle and Representative
Hartman do not speak these days as
they pass by. They have not excang-
ed a word since their break in the
campaign. While many men promi-
nent in political life are friends of both
gentlemen no one has yet been sutfi-
GENTLY confident to undertake to in
vite either one of the gentlemen to re-
sumo their former relations of amity
and good will. Many leading demo-
Gratis think Mr.. Hartman is likely 10
be a pronounced senatorial candidate
against Carter and believe the lines of
Montana's retiring senator and con-
gresham will certainly again be cross
ed in 1900.
Director Charles D. Wolcott of the
geological survey has made an extend
ed report to the senate committee on
mines and mining favoring the estaD-
lshment of a bureau or division of
mines and mining in the geological
survey. He says IT believe that the
mining interests should have a clearly
defined representation in the organiza-
ton of the government, and that either
this proposed division or bureau Of
mines should be established. I think
that such a division or bureau would
be of decided and practical value to
the mining interests of the country
Secretary Bliss concurs in the recon-
mendation.
Director Wolcott says $150,000 would
be sufficient for the statistical work
and for Investigations which have been
waiting many years to be undertake
en- owing to lack of funds and proper
authority. The total metallic mineral
product for the calendar year 1897
which includes pig iron, silver gold,
copper, lead, zinc, aluminium, antimo-
ny, nickel and platinum, considered as
commercial commodities, was 1861
006,330: and the non-metallic product,
such as coal, building stone petroleum,
clays. quarry products, etc, valued at
the point of production, was 1929 49,
S45, making a total mineral product
ton a1,,a.3