The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-17
IT'S A SPLENDID TICKET
Words of Commentator Heard
on All Hands.
WILL WIN WITHOUT FAIL
The Miners Opposition Has Removed
the Oaly Element OF Doubt-Ar-
engagements for an Active Cam
paign-Political Gossip.

| On all hands were heard Yesterday
| words of commentator of the splendid
ticket placed in nomination by the dem
| ocrats of Butte. 1t is the general opin-
ion that it will win without fail from
| top to bottom. The Miners opposition
to 1t has removed the only element of
,, doubt, for it has been the rule for years
that every ticket is in hazard which
receives the Miners support
The democratic city central commit
tee met last evening and made ar
rangements for an active campaign.
Both the republican conventions will
meet tomorrow. 1t is expected that
they will fuse. Provided they can agree
on platform and candidates. 1t is
difficult to see how the platform can
both declare in favor of silver at 1G to
! and against it, but it may be that ma
tlonal Issues Will be entirely ignored
More difficulty is likely to be encounter
ed in the division of spoils The Nc
Kinley republicans don't want to give
the silverites thing, while the latter
| Insist on having the nominee for mayor.
The leading candidates for mayor are
a. f. Bray and Charles Scbatzlein.
Each side claims a small! majority, but
the chances for Bray seem somewhat
more favorable. These gentlemen held
conference yesterday, but whether they
liked things up or not is not known.
w. c. Bachelor has announced himself
candidate for city treasurer.
Registration continues to come in
heavy. 1t is evident that registration
Will FAR exceed anything in the previous
history of the city and may be much in
excess of 5000. At the close of the
Offices last evening there had been add
ed on the east side 1856 and on the west
SIDE 362. This makes total for the
east side of 1,117 and for the west side
of LOSS, total for the city of 2203
The populists held their primaries
last evening to elect delegates to the
city convention. Following are the
results:
First ward, delegates-Anthony SHOW
I'm, John Byrne, M. Toner, Mike Null
deric, P. j. Harrington, E. w. Thomas,
Robert Vanson James Collins.
Alternates-F. Connolly, NJ. ]. Tool,
r. M. Canton, Dick Walsh, Mike Sui
Ivan, George Clark, Mike Flick, Pat
Conlon.
Second ward delegates-Dan McDon-
aid, William Haggerty, Dan Brown,
John McQuirk. T. Wilson, T. D. Hynds,
w. Grant, G. s. Smith.
Alternates-Alfred Bryant, Pat Low
ney, II. M. Ward, c. J. Haskins, H. A.
Arnold John Weston, j, M. Kennedy,
John Compe.
Third ward, delegates-W. d. Clark,
James Byrne, John Hoy d. NJ. Kinds,
T. V. Lowney, T. ]. Mason, Charles
Cammans, J. P. Murphy.
Alternates-J. P. Sullivan, Robert
Glover, Ed Jones. Mike Dean, r. S.
Thomson, T. r. Finnigan, Ed Murphy,
George Smith
Fourth ward, legates--James Bro
gan. Pat McHugh, Martin Hay. r. r.
Kinds. Thomas Curtis, w. E. Deeney,
Peter Breen, r. E. Pelkey.
No alternates chosen.
Fifth ward, delegates-Thomas Nc
Laughlin, w. A. Shifelbin, A. C. Nc
Hardie, Ed Mccoy, Pat O'Donnell Mike
Hurley, James McGovern, Thomas Cos
grove.
Alternates-Geo. Smith, Will Burns,
George McDorval, D. A. Jonen. viii
Trevartan, Alf Rumble, Mike Johnson,
Bill Hogan.
Sixth ward, delegates-L. A. Van
horn. Joseph Benedict, John Helm, Pat
rick McMahan, William Thompson, M.
G. O'Malley.
Alternates-Charles Nenaman, Mike
Toole, Edward Schwarz, VIM. OBrien,
Fred Richie, Mike Kennedy.
Seventh ward, delegates-Martin Ell
lOtt, George r. baftiell, Barney LAS
sidy, John Sorenson, Ted Smith, P. H.
Burns, James Byrne, John Nelson.
Alternates-Rube May. Burt Ken
needy. J. C. Harris, Alfred Haas, J. H.
Sweeney, o. A. Baum, James Ingram,
H. J. Sumers.
Eighth ward, delesates-J. l.. Davies,
w. C. Sherris, W. H. Locker, H. Davis,
w. ]. Keenan,, F. Millner, A. Holtz, J.
P. Wilkinson.
Alternates-A. Doull Charles Ashton,
Dan Harriet, ]. A. Moore, Mike Joy,
James James, George Lytle, Eugene
Hamilton.
First annual ball will be given by
the Thusnelda lodge No. 4. o. D. A.