Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
Champagne

| Chicken Salad. Prosperity Dressing.
Neapolitan Ice Cream.
Cake. Fruit. Nuts. Cheese.
Crackers. Cafe Noir.
| Eight Hours" for Recovery,
| The musical numbers were also chosen
| for the occasion. and throughout the
| evening airs that have for many years
| been associated with the party history
! were discoursed.
| Shortly after midnight Senator Mantle
| arose and was greeted with prolonged
| applause as he proceeded most gracefully
| to welcome his guests.
| This is said senator. 1.-THE first
opportunity I have had to acknowledge
! my profound thanks to the republican
members of the Legislature for the high
compliment paid me in akng me the eau
Gus nominee for the sena torship, and for
their loyalty in voting for me day after
day.
II have heard it said" continued Mr..
/ Mantle. that this is merely an empty
honor, but let me say that I would rath-
err be the nominee of the republican min
GRITTY in the legislature. standing as it
does for the highest citizenship. than to
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concilable mass. representing greed and
I inetficiency. styling itself the fusion
party of Montana
The minority in the legislature, said
/ Mr. Mantle. represented the reOrganiZed
and reunited republican party Of Mon
tana. Upon them rested q grave respon-
sibility. but there could be- no doubt as to
| the manner in which they would dis
! %,,:l~ -
| President Mckinley for rhis wisdom. pa
| triotism and craftsmanship. that called
| forth prolonged applause. Mr.. Mantle re-
! GREETED that they were not able to have
| with them their one senator. Hon. Thorn
| as Carter. and his coplicentary refer
ences to that gentleman were also en-
| Enthusiastically appauded. Senator Man.
tie paid an exceedingly graceful compii-
ment to the ladies during the course Of
his remarks. directing that the flowers be
| distributed among them. and in conclu-
sion proposed a toast to the members of
the seventh legislative assembly,
A REUNITED PARTY.
This was responded to by Senator w.
! A. Hedges, of Fergus county. He re-
| ferred to the record made by the repub-
] lican party in this state and recalled the
occasion when Mr.. Mantle was chosen to
! represent Montana in the United States
| senate. The people of this section, ne
said bl a very large majority wanted
Mr.. Mantle chosen again if only for his
! great speech in the senate on the wool
tariff Senator Hedges was highly graft
fed to find the party fully reunited, and
he realized how little there was in the
saying that "there We're no republicans ir
Silver Bow"
TO THE PRESIDENT.
Most appropriately Chief Justice Brant-
lie was called upon to respond OF the
toast: The President of the United
States" The sentiment itself was re-
ceived with great applause, and Judge
Erantley's remarks We're greeted will
constant demonstrations of approval
There had not been within our time
said the Judge, president more LOVED
by the people than President McKin
ley He had proved equal to all thu
emergencies that had arisen, and hae
brought new honor and glory to the re
public. Referring to local affairs, Judge
Rrantley said that while there were
many worthy republicans in Montana
the honor of senatorial nomination:
could not be more fittingly bestowed
than upon those two men who had grown
up with the party here, Carter ani
Mantle.
J. NJ Dixon, of Missoua. briefly re-
spcnded to the tosat: The Republican
Party" and Senator Meyer of Carbon
took occasion to compliment Mr.. Mantle
I'VE only regret" said the senator
that we cannot elect him. but we shall
continue to vote for him to the end.
The sentiment was loudly applauded.
LOYALTY"
Judge Smith. of Helena responding t
this toast. sal dthat the republican mem
bers of the legislature We're giving al
example of it by voting for Senator Man
tie. The action of the minority in thu
choice of caucus nominees said Judge
Smith, was in accord with the sentimen
oe the party.
Chairman Webster made brief ad
dress on the result of the late campaign
which. he said was full of encourage
ment for the party. The splendid gain.
made presaged a certain victory at tn,
next election. In closing. he proposed tn,
health of Senator Mantle and called for {
rising toast.
THE LADIES'"
In this toast Hon. Aaron Common o
kavalli county, responded with an elo
quent tribute. There was. he said. n,
more potent force for good In all TIN