Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
MASONS O|SBANO.
AFTER AN IDEAL CONSISTORI
AND BANQUET.
READY FOR THE CITY ELECTION.
Republicans Preparing to Sweep Ev-
erything-Bright Promise for
~. Bear Gulch Mines.
Livingston, Mont. March ..

The eleventh annual reunion of the
Particular Consistory of Eastern Mon
tana. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons. came to an end in the Valley
of Livingston Thursday evening with
grand banquet The day was devoted
entirely to the cOnferrng of ceremonial
and official degrees. 81 and 80. The 3and
degree was conferred at night session.
Immediately following which the ban
quet was served by the ladies of the
Eastern Star. The banquet was very
sumptuoas affair and had been prepared
With great care and pains by the aux
Hilary of the Masonic fraternity. F-v-
erything which goes to make up a splen-
did spread was there: nothing was lack
ing: nothing awry. The banquet was
presided over with pleasant grace by j.
A. Savage, who has acted as toastmas-
ter for so many Masonic banuuets that
il has become a sort of second nature
With him to act in this capacity. The
following programme of toasts was re-
sHonded to:
Our Government" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Fired Koeher. thirty-second degree
History of the Scottish Rite. ........
....S. NJ. Nye, ST., thirty third degree
Relation of the Scottish Rite to York
Rite" s. H. Robson. third second degree
:iParticular Consistory of Eastern Mon
tana" Sol Hepner, thirty -seco-d degree
Our Departed Brethren. ............
Nv. F.. Bennett. third second degree
Visiting Brethren" Observation-Disclosures. :.
........A A. ]. White, third-second degree
albert Pike. ............
..........S. NJ. Nye, third-third degree
Inc Ladies'. ............ ..............
rty
Glass of 1"O1". .........J. l.. Harrington
Besides the regular progromme i'm
promptu toasts We're responded to by J.
w. Davis of Bohemian. w. II. Lyons of
Minneapolis and E. J. Carter of Mis-
soula. Altogether the meeting was
very successful one. The visiting Ma
sens departed Friday morning for their
homes in the various cities of the state,
Well pleased with the manner in which
they We're treated by the good peo-
pie of the Windy City" ..,.N
.ur .t-r. 81
Interest in the coming city election
has begun to manifest itself and things
are growing a little warm around the
edges. SO far the activity manifested
in city affairs has been all on the re-
publican side of the fence. A seeming
apathy has beset the democratic city
leaders, which augurs i'll for their sue
cess on April FOOLS day. The republi-
cans this week have issued call for
delegate convention, to be held in the
city hall, Tuesday, March 10, 1901, at
: O'Clock D. m. for the purpose of nom
mating for office, men to fill the fol-
lowing positions: Mayor treasurer. DO
lice magistrate. The ward primaries are
called to meet Saturday, the 18th inst,
10 name delegates to the convention.
and also to nominate an aldermanic
candidate in each of the three wards
OF the city. The retiring aldermen are
Jones, Harvey and Robinson. Two of
these are democrats, but the republic
cans are confident of filing their places
with members of their own party. So
far, the democracy of Livingston has
Issued no call for primaries or for a
convention. but such call will probably
be issued from the Office Of the Post
next Thursday.
Talk reverts to M. H. Lashorn, can
dldate two years ago for the position
of mayor. as the man whom the re-
pupllcans Will have to lead their ticket
this year. Lashorn himself saws that
he does not want the office, but then
there's whole three weeks between now
and the date of the convention. Mr..
Lashorn was defeated by one vote last
time. and is considered the strongest
man in the party. He is said to have
been counted out" last time, and the
republicans are very confident that he
can win if nominated.
For the position of city treasurer. the
republican leaders are talking very
strongly OF picking out young man
FOR the race. J. c. Human, who han
dies the Inter Mountain in Livingston.
is the young man who is talked of. Mr..
Hinman has never had any experience
In politics. but is popular young gem