The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-29
REYNOLDS APPOINTMENT RE.
cARDED As CLEVER STROKE.
CHARLEY BAIR HAPPY one
He and His Shears Should Not Be
Overlooked Lat
err On.
from Fridays Daily Gazette.

The appointment of 8. G. Reynolds
of this city as minister plenipotentiary
and envoy extraordinary to the Crow
reservation at once recognizes that
young athelete in Billings politics as
a most excellent sprinter. Mr.
Reynolds has been we'll known in the
municipal affairs of the city and is
serving the city as alderman for the
second term from his ward. What he
has been lacking in a%vordupois as an
alderman he has made up in oratory
and sharp repartee in debate. In the
council he has been the guiding star,
looked for wise council and advice.
Outside Of city affairs the a~ppointee
to the Crow reservation has been In
known to state and county politics.
His time has been devoted largely to
business since coming to Montana,
several years ago.
The appointment Of Mr.. Reynolds
came in the nature of a surprise to all
the old line republicans of the city
and county. They had not the
slightest intimation that he was even
a candidate for the position. Natural.
ly when the announcement came that
he was named as the chief medicine
man and guardian for the Crows, re-
publicans who usually know what Is
oCfnr ~, ~, thu on,,noi1c re the Ya ~ ~
began to look around for the size of
the club which had knocked them over
the ropes. They gathered in small
groups and discussed the matter,
while Charley Bair perambulated up
and down the streets with a smile on
his face that would lay in the shade
the smiles he wore in the good old
republican days when he used to help
his friend Colonel Babcock into legis-
lative Offices in the county. That
very "foxey" gentleman strolled into
corners where he could not be observ-
ed in order to shake hands with him
self. It is asserted that it is the first
time In years that his left had had
been made aware what the right was
doing. The event is worth at least
10 years to Mr.. BARS life. To catch
the other fellows mapping is a trick
in politics that ought to make any
man feel like congratulating himself.
The coup places Mr.. Bair at ono as
the chieftain Of the party in this Sec
ton, at least so far as the dispenser
Of the plums to be passed aroupAk
is concerned.
Mr.. Reynolds appointment is one
which meets with entire satisfaction
to all republicans. They regret that
they were not permitted to have a
hand in the endorsement for the posi-
ton, as they really wanted to show
him that they appreciate his worth as
a republican and citizen. That they
were denied this small privilege has,
nevertheless, not made them less sim
cere in extending congratulations to
the successful candidate, and with
the hopes that he will not. overlook
his friend and benefactor, Mr.. Bair,
and his sheep shears when he issues
the edict that Chiefs Plenty Coues,
Spotted Horse and. Pretty Eagle, to-
gether with all the other male mem
bers of the tribe Of Crows, shall be
Invested Of their locks.
The showing which Mr.. Bair made
in the manipulation of Mr.. Reynolds
appointment clearly entities him to
recognition as chief manipulation Of
the shears when the new envoy ex-
t%raordinary to the Grow reservation
gets ready to make this appointment.