Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-27

ARE CONFIDENT

The republican city central committee
met last night in the Office of J. p. Stage
at his store, on East Park venue, and or
ganized for effective work. Phil Daniels.
committeeman at large; John Thomas
first ward: ]. H. Collins third ward: T.. c..
Davidson fourth ward: r. F. Templeman
fifth ward and Geo. Peterson sixth ward
committeeman were present. w. r. Allen
committeeman from the second ward.
was the only absent member which was
due to his being absent from the city.
Phil Daniels was elected chairman and
C. ]. Walsh secretary. The first business
transacted was tt fill the vacancies in the
first and third wards. Chas. E. CARRIER
was appointed as the nominee for alder
man in the first ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the withdrawal of VIM. Hal
tenhoff. In the third ward c.. r. Barker
was appointed to fl the vacancy caused
by the withdrawal of Arthur Fortier
nominee for alderman. Considerable 9TH
err business of a routine nature was
transacted for the success of the repubi-
can cause.
Who is C. A. Barker? The democratic
press has this to say of that gentleman:
Mr.. Barker may be a splendid citizen or
Mr.. Barker may not. Mr.. Barker is a
man whose name is unknown to nine
tenths of the voters in the third ward,
and Mr.. Barker is a man whom the public
generally has never heard a word about.
So far as the memory of this newspaper
runs, Mr.. Barker's name has never come
within it's scope, and it may be noted
down with a certainty that if a mans
name does not come within range of
a newspaper reporters observation he is
an obscure person indeed. This newspa-
per does not know who Mr.. Barker is. nor
does this newspaper believe that Mr.. Bar
ker is known to the residents of the third
ward"
Mr.. Barker resides 1t 213 East Eighth
street. a block east of the new court
house. He is but "a years of age has
spent half of his life in Anaconda, Q7
years., still the democratic press which
was established several years afterwards
does not know him. He was in Anaconda
when the first stakes were driven and
has been a. permanent contractor and
builder for he past ten years. He lever
entered politics before, but he is neverthe-
less well known throughout the city, and
especially his w ward, as a man whom
the democratic ward heelers do not care
10 meet, therefore they did not cultivate
his acquaintance, because they could not
use him. He comes before the people, a
republican candidate for alderman in the
third ward, without a tarnish. That he
will be able to handle his end of any ar
gument in the city council if elected an
alderman, there can be no question, be-
cause he is a fluent speaker, although he
has been OF the stump. His posi-
ton is one in which he can at all times
support every measure in the interest OF
the people of the third ward and oppose
measures against their interests.
The voters Of Anaconda are still wait
ing for the statement refuting the reso.
lutions adopted by the republicans who
charge extravaganza to the present
democratic administration. This plank
in the republican platform reads as fol-
lows:
1--WE condemn the present city admins
tration for it's inefflciency and extrava-
gance.' During a period of great local de-
preston in values and business the tax
payers ave been compelled by them te
pay for so-called improvements not de.
~ by the people and not necessary
for the good of the city. The good o. al
the people has been lost sight IF IN a
spirit of extravaganza and favoritisn
which has actuated the present demo,
cratic administration in it's official acts
1t is the opinion among many republi,
cans that the o plank will be assaile6
on or about next Sunday or Monday, Sc
that the republicans will not have an op
p%ortunity to answer it through the pres.
until Monday evening. the day of election