Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-25
A UNITED PARTY
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
MONTANA CANNOT BE
DIVIDED
JUDGE SMITHS HELENA SPEECH.
Heinze Faction Calling Upon Ocult
Forces to Aid in Hopeless
Fight.
81 ecial Correspondence.

: 81 ecial Correspondence.
| Helena. Jan. "5.-The aspersions cast
I upon the republican members of the leg !.
| isaturc by representatives of the Heinze
! faction to the effect that WIN the proper
! time arrived they could break into the
, ranks of the G. y. p. were demonstrated
To be mere inventions of political mag
! inatiou. bare and empty sophistry. at
| the banquet which occurred last even
| ing at the Grandon hotel. Those present
! were the guests of Chairman Webster.
| Vice Chairman ellis and Secretary Bur-
| hurame, of the republican state central
! committee. and $50 covers We're laid. 1t
! was a gala occasion. an occasion where
: rt publicanS had Il reunion and enjoyed
themselves after the fashion of men with
| clear consciences. who had done their
! duty we'll and were confident of their
, ability to gain praise for their conduct in
( the future.
kilograms of regret on account of ina
/ biity to attend were received from Sena-
1 tor Carter. Hon. Lee Mantle. Thomas c.
/ Marshall. Rudolph Won Tobel, A. j. Ben
nett. S. c. Murray. w. u. Dickinson and
/ others.
| Senator Carter complimented the re-
/ publican members of the legislature and
expressed sincere regret that he could
/ rot attend the banquet and reception.
! He hoped that they would all live long
+ and dine we'll.
/ Among other things, former Senator
| Mantle said: "A united republican party
! Is watching your course with intense in
! terest. but also with absolute confidence
! in your Judgment and loyalty, satisfied
| that you will stand as bulwark of de-
! f,nse of the true character of the state.
! islation as shall give assurances of just
| and equal protection to all classes of our
| people; protection which shall guarantees
the rights of property and invested capt.
! tai. no matter where or by whom owned.
| Which shall encourage the development
! of our magnificent resources, and shall
/ in general tend to advance the moral
t and material growth of our splendid
! young commonwealth
Chairman Webster ofliciated as chair
! Ran and POSTMASTER of the evening. In
| his introductory address he stated that
/ all members of the party felt sure that
! the thirty-two republican members of
/ the Legislature were men of whom their
! constituents could feel proud. He then
! called upon Mr.. ellis to throw open the
| valve of speech and forge ahead for the
! dclectation of the audience.
. In a brief and appropriate speech Mr..
! Gillis. seconded all that had been said by
| Webster and called upon all present to
/ feel at home. He was followed by Sec
rotary Burlingame, who thanked those
| present that had assisted the party dur
! ing the campaign by speechmaking.
Il would rather be the ruler of the mi
hOrity in the house than the leader of
many wicked democrats" said Chair
man Webster and for that reason now
. call upon Representative Hedges to re-
Slond to that sentiments
Mr.. Hedges made an address which was
well received. in which he declared that
tie republican party did not stand for
/ men but for principles Numerous as
/ pensions had been cast upon the party
; during the late campaign but time would
d:sprove their truth and the party would
before many years had passed, be once
! aeain at the head of affairs.
Representative Dixon and Hon. f. D.
Weed followed with pleasant addresses
in which they predicted a glorious vic
tory for the republicans at the polls
VIXEN next election time arrives
Postmaster Irwin, of Butte delivered
an address sparkling with wit and sat
urated with logic in which he explained
Why Hon Lee Mantle WAS not able to be
present. He said that Mr.. Nantes
mother was i'll, and that tins fact haa
even prevented her son from coming
the state capital at all. However, Mr.
Mantle wished to meet all the republic
can members of the Legislature and COM
rhment them personally for the stand
they had taken for right and justice dur
inc the present session of the leesla-
tire. and therefore invited them to be his
guests at a banquet to be given to them
by him in Butte on Saturday evening
February ,.
Among other speakers We're: Eugene
Carroll State Senator W. F, Never
Chief Justice Theodore Brantley, Former
Mayor T.. %. Weed, Representative B. J.
Mcintyre, Representative George c.
Stul, Judge Henry c. Smith. CITY Attor-
ney Edward c. Horsky, c. w. Goodale
Il preventative l.. Fl. Faust, Representa-
tive Aaron Conner and w. J. Brennan
Mr.. CAROLS address was very humor
Gus and greatly entertained his auditors
Representative Mcintyre paid tributes
|" what he termed those two great and
%ranc opponents of republicanism in
the state of Montana, Hon. Lee Mantle
and Senator Thomas Carter" He pro-
posed toast to them and it was drank
with the guests standing as soon as the
cheering at the mention of their names
had subsidized.
The sensation of the evening was the