Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23
REPUBLICANS UNITE
IN THE CELEBRATION
OF A GLORIOUS Event
L0VE-FEAST OF THE FAITHFUL WHO FAVOR GOOD GOVERN
MENT AND WHO ARE PROUD OF THE TRADITIONS OF
THEIR PARTY.

John M. Murphy, George w. Rainier.
Charles Schatzlein, John Hamlyn, d. F.
I.amsdell, II. I. Richards, r. d. Ed
erkin, ]. r.. McCrackin, J. *. Watson,
w. d. Fenner j. p. Borch, c. H. Smith,
Ii. p. Beebe, w. e. Davey, lvor john
son, ]. Blake, Thomas Treveaille, w.
II. Crabtree, r. A. Macarthur, Leo 3.
Lygert Alex Anderson, Shelby Irvine,
w. w. Cheeley John H. Miles, M. Me-
Milin, J. Schiller, Charles Wilson, An
gus d. MacPhail, Charles Wilson,
Nick Reiter, George Harris, G. w.
Brockman, George II. Tully, b. r.
hathaway. Charles j. Koeberlein, Fred
Mclean, George NJ Ross, p. c. Man.
nix. ]. c. Gailbraith, T. Bailey Lee,
Charles 1laine, j. Trembath, J. S.
| Graehl, j. B. Virtue, Carey La Rue,
Joseph Hobba. f. l.. Grandley, A. r.
Avery, Fred Kitto, E. D. Omans, J. H.
Aaloney. George Kearns, G. W. Hickey.
+. A. Carder. James L. Taylor Harry
A. Reid, John G. Vigiant. Henry Blew
EFT, Alex Islewett. Fred H. Kohl A. J.
ellis, o. N, Gudlin, Fort Wayne, Ind,
| j. A. Norm, w. w. Dunks, i. W.
Thomas. w. r. Orem Thomas Amos,
| Chas. E. Dumas. Watson Wisner, A. j.
| Stewart, Add Williams, c. +. Will
hanson. w. e. Cloves. Geo. Blinn, A.
! Is. Marsham. Fred s. Bell. J. NJ
| Skeehan, w. IT. Sullivan, c. Johnston,
S. Hauswirth. Thos. 0. Miles. w. IT..
Mcdonald, VIM. Oliver, w. w. Will
Jams. Fred Souttecombe. Jack Lowrey,
Louis Obertres. w. c. Wentworth, J..
| 7. Graifn. NJ. P. Alexander, Joseph
| lag, William j. Lamb, o. c. Finding,
Jas. Carroll w. II. Cameron, Thos.
| IVro Dob
J. W. Dale, c. P. Brinton, r. Sephton,
Frank Hays, v. p. Sullivan, Sam Cor
den, Joseph Robinson. r. F. Hopper.
J. r. Silver. S. r. Williamson, c. D.
Tillinghast, Robt. Bolman, J. H. Blake,
| Louis r.. $. Holmes, John Buckley,
Ross Morrison, John J. Dodge. Samuel
Wise, William p. Ball. Richard Trela-
ven, William Ackler. George Bettison
John c. Heilig, J. r. Wright, Moses
| I.iphschultz, William Bailey, II. J.
Oates, f. A. Ford, H. Bartle.
| Along about IL o'clock. when everybody
! had helped himself to the many good
things around the board. including cl-
| gars, Toastmaster Darrow called the as
semblage to order. The first thing he did
was to read letters from republicans I'M
able to attend the festival, and express
ing their regrets. These We're from J. II,
Leyson, Robert Mcbride, NJ. l.. Holland,
! f. w. HaslSins, w. L. Meyer, j. E. Rick
| ards, F. w. Bacorn, Malcolm ellis, John
F. Forbis, Lee Mantle, Eugene Carroll
and Col. Irwin. The regret letter from
the postmaster did not count, because he
was much in evidence, and the reading
of it caused much merriment Follow
ing is the colonels letter:
ITO the Toastmaster of the Republican
Banquet at the Auditorium:
Mr.. George w. Irwin presents his COM
pliments and desires that you convey to
the assembled members of the republican
party SO happily gathered together his
, congratulations that the opportunity OIL
fers for a commencement. under such
pleasant circumstances. of the rejuvena-
ton of the Old battle SCARED collection
of veterans marshalled under the name
of the republican party. He regrets
| that engagements heretofore made and
of impossible cancellation, prevents his
being present but While absent in per-
son he is with them in spirit. HIS injunc-
ton IS .hat the fires lighted on this aus
picious- occasion be unquenchabe and
kept eternally burning on the sacred al
tars of the party. He greets you with
hope. expectation and knowledge that in
| pursuance of the above sentiment you
| will have ga Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight
John N. Kirk was called upon to respond
| to the first toast, George Washington
He began his remarks from his seat at
the table, but the banqueters cried plat J..
form, PLATFORM" and the brilliant repub-
| lican attorney assembled the stage. Turn
| ing and pointing his hand to the large
picture of Washington which adorned
the rear of the stage, he said that the re-
pub!icans Of Butte We're assembled to do
honor to the grandest American that
ever lived. This was indeed a happy
| gathering, and one calculated to restore
harmony and good fellowship among re-
publicans,and at the sar1e time comme,n-
crate the birth of the first republican.
| AS republicans in name and republicans
in spirit they gathered around this fes-
! tive board to chant the praises of the
| first president and renew their loyalty to