Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-26
- ANACONDA NEWS -

The above is the ticket and the plat
form made by the convention of demo-
Gratis which held forth at the city hall
yesterday afternoon. 1t is the ticket
which the republicans are going to de-
feat by a sweeping majority. The ticket
Is weak and some of the men upon II
are incompetent to have the direction Of
the city government in their hands.
There are, too, some very good man
nominated along with the others, but on
the whole it is comprised of men who
should not be permitted to conduct the
city government unless the citizens Of
Anaconda desire to see a bunglng mess
made of it.
The convention was a surprise to
Mayor Madden and his friends and they
were not in it from the start They
We're turned down cold, and their oppo-
nents, being in control of the convention,
took occasion to throw the worst of vile
epithets at them. Mayor Madden and
his supporters We're branded in a word;
speech by John II. Casey (who has been
promised the city attorneyshp by Mr..
kelliher in the event of his election) al
a gang Of political shylocks and trick
sters Of the worst sort. Mr.. Casey also
fearfully corrupt that they undertook to
control the convention by stuffing the
ballot boxes at the recent primaries.
Mr.. Casey made these charges against
the stalwart democrats who are in con.
troll of city affairs while he was in tbs
act of nominating his friend Kellihe i.
When he had closed, Dennis O'Lear,
the 'speiler'' of the Sixth ward, joineo
in the mud singing and declared that
the time was past for slate making on
Main street.
Both speakers were applauded by the
Kelliher following, and the name OF
Mayor Madden having been placed be-
fore the convention by County Attorne v
Duffy, the delegates proceeded to ballot
for mayor. The vote resulted in % fol
Madden and IS for KelEher, whereupon
the latter was declared the nominee.
After the vote it was seen that the
Maddenites were going to be left out i'll
the cold entirely, and many of them lett
the convention and declared openly that
they would not support the ticket.
Kelliher and his supporters have be IN
busy for several weeks and they were
careful to get enough of their men oul
to the caucuses and primaries to control
the day. With a few exceptions, the
democratic organization of Anaconda Is
in the hands of the wing of the unterrl-
fed who affiliated with the fusionists
last fall.
After the result of the ballot was
known. j. H. Duffy, who had nominated
Madden, was recognized and stated
that on behalf of Mr.. Madden and on
behalf of the gentlemen who voted fo:.
him, he desired ITO say that there will
be no divided democracy, and that every
one will support to his utmost the cam
didacy of Mr.. Kelliher. And I move you,
therefore, Mr.. Chairman that the noml.
nation be made unanimous" which mo-
tion prevailed.
Mr.. Duffy undertook to pour Oil on
the troubled waters and to extend the
olive branch to the majority, but no, his
! overtures were not appreciated, and III
the little speech made by the nominee
when he was called for, he showed in
discretion in doing more mud throwing
which sent the temper of his opponents
to the boiling point, irreparably WIDEN
ing the breach.
| The city treasurership went to Dan
| Dwyer. who was on the Kelliher slate
defeating Ed Burke, Martin Corriga1
Joseph Peters and p. c. Sullivan in the
| following vote: