Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-23
ANACONDA
REPUBLICANS
CITY CONVENTION TO BE HELD
TONIGHT.
GOOD MEN TO CHOOSE FROM
FUNERAL OF ZENAs EVANS, THE
PIONEER, THIS AFTERNOON
SCHOOL MATTERS.
GOOD MEN TO CHOOSE FROM
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Anaconda, Mont, March 23.-The re-
publican city convention for the nominal
tiOn of candidates for mayor,
city treasurer, police magistrate and
aldermen in each ward will convene at
the city hall tonight at o'clock
There is every indication that it will
be the most harmonious gathering of re
publicans ever held in Anaconda which
is the assurance that a ticket will be
\ put in the field that will carry the party
to victory at the polls one week from
| next Monday. The republican party
| never had a better opportunity to win
an election in this city and if due care
is exercised in the selection of candi-
dates, with the party unity which exists,
there is no doubt as to what the outcome
will be. This Is surely republican
year in Anaconda and it remains with
the 40 delegates who will comprise to-
nights convention, how pronounced the
success at the polls will be.
! While there Is nothing certain in poll
ties it is forecasted this afternoon that
William r. Allen will be nominated for
mayor on the first ballot. DIR. Stepehens
will have many staunch friends in the
conventions in fact the delegates are all
his friends, but they feel that it would
be bad politics to take him out of the
be able to do the party greater service
than he could in the mayors chair If
he We're nominated, no one doubts but
what he would be elected; but on the
| other hand through his resignation as
| alderman, the democrats might be in
position to dictate who his successor
would be, and if it should happen, that
through that means, the democrats
should secure majority of the council,
he would, as mayor be at their mercy
when questions of great importance
should arise. j. b. Gnosc's name may
be presented to the convention for the
nomination but it is not believed he has
| the strength that either of the other
candidates will have in the convention,
Mr.. Gnose is a staunch republican and
would make a good mayor but he is
willing to abide with the result of the
convention and no one Will work harder
/ FOR the success of the entire ticket
whether he is placed upon it or not
The city treasurship is likely to de-
Velop into quite a lively contest in the
convention. There is some splendid tim
Der to draw from and no mistake could
be made in the selection of any of the
candidates mentioned for the office.
Those being pushed for the nomination
are r. B. Lewis, w. w Harper. Harvey
Nell, a. w. Burnet and G. s T. Wisner.
For the nomination for police naeis-
trate there will be quite friendly
rivalry between c. IT. Williams. r. T
Hayes, Captain Hallahan and IT. F.
Errett.
1t is difficult to forecast who the alder
manic candidates will be, but it is
pretty generally conceded that William
Haltenhoff will be the choice of the
i First ward delegation. In the Second
ward the race is between L. w. Men
/ denhall, +. V. LuXton and DR.. Mac
Donald. In the other wards the dele
cations will probably caucus before the
convention Is called to order in homes
, OF deciding upon the strongest avail
! able candidates.
Ihe funeral of the late Zenas e. Evans
took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the family residence. No. so Manla
street,and all that was mortal of the hon
ored and respected pioneer was laid IN
rest in the City cemetery, on the nil,
| above the court house The services
We're conducted at the late residence of
the deceased by Rev. Alfred Brown OF
the Episcopal church. Instead of an ad
dress, number of favorite passages Of
! scripture, which the deceased had
marked in his Bible, were read. The cor.
tege to the grave was the largest ever
seen in this city. A large number of
| floral contributions We're received from
friends of the family.
Miss Mclaughlin has received notice
that this county will receive its propor-
!, ton of the $4,000 bribery money in tbs,
hands of the state authorities. amount
| ing to $1,000, which will be applied to
the benefit of the schools.