The Butte inter mountain., 1902-01-14
BREEN WRITES
OPEN LETTER
CONTINUED From Page One.)

so recently passed the legislative assem-
bly, of the state OF Montana. Said bill
gives another assistant to the county at
tofncy, and as "A mark OF appreciation
of the kindly manner in which the popu-
lists generally accepted my appoint
ment5 made on January of tho present
year. without consulting them, ] deem
II advisable to leave the matter OF the
appointment of the deputy entirely In
their hands. and will appoint the person
selected by your committee or bearing
credentials as the choice of n majority
OF said committee, should the committee
not unanimously agree on am applicant.
I The following named gentlemen have
been suggested TO me by their friends,
or have made personal application for
the appointment:
! jerry j. Lynch. Appointment urged by
w. -. Clark, chairman OF the board of
county commissioners, and numerous
other friends.
Maurice English, whogc name has been
suggested by some of his friends.
Mike Donlan, whose name has been
suggested by some of his friends. | have
no personal knowledge whether Mr.. Don
Ian would accept the appointment or not
ii IL were offered him.
James Fitzgerald. Appointment urged
by a large number of populists
II. Il. Wedeknd. A written application
flied with me by himself.
j. NJ. Hinkle "a Mckinley republican,,
also applied personally for the appoint
ment, and was told that the appoint
ment would be the property of the peo"
pies party central committee, and by
his request his name Is submitted for
your consideration.
q. j. Langford. His claim Is also
urged by his friends.
Charles Whitehead has been recon-
mended.
Dan Yancey, attorney and stenogra-
pher. has made personal application.
The above list Is submitted, not with
the intention of binding the committee
of which you are chairman, but to bring
to your notice those who either through
themselves or by friends have made ap-
plcatjon. | will further add that should
the committee see fit to go outside of the
above list 1t is at liberty to do so,
but 1t Is my personal desire that some
of the above named gentlemen be con-
sidered.
The Office as 1t now stands is rep
resented by populist as chief deputy
allies in the late campaign Is Deputy
Yancey
| ! will further add that Mr. Yancey
will be promoted to the position Of CHIEF
deputy Of equal degree with Mr.. Mackel
and the new appontee will become the
deputy.
| Mr.. Fitzgerald Mr.. Langford and, /
believe, Mr.. Whitehead are populists.
NJ Iynch, Mr.. English and Mr.. Yancey
arc democrats OF the Bryan stripe and
In sympathy with us during the last
campaign. Mr.. Dolan Is either a demo-
crat or populist and worked for the
success of the fusion ticket during the
last two campaign. Mr.. Hinkle and Mr..
Wedekind are both republicans. Mr..
Wedekind Is of the eght-hour stripe.
The above information Is furnished as
was stated elsewhere, merely for your
guidance.
Hoping that you will give this matter
your earliest attention and bring II to
the attention Of the central committee
In time for them to act on between now
and Monday, March 18th, I remain sin
cereiy yours.
PETER BREEN
Peoples Party County Attorney.
Feeling that an elective officer should
comply with the wishes OF the people
who nominated him, / appointed Mr..
Fitzgerald for the reason that he had
received the Endorsement of a majority
of the peoples party central commit
tee. / viii further add in relation to the
resignation of Mr.. Fitzgerald that the
party who complained to this office in
relation to Mr.. Fitzgerald's conduct, is
the present chief of police, who came
to this Office on several occasions and
complained of the conduct of said deputy
to me personally. ! then requested him
to furnish me proof OF his statements
On or about June 10 or Ill, Mr.. Rey-
BOlds, the present chief of police, called
at my office, accompanied by a Mr..
Perelman, whose then, and / believe,
present address, Is No. 33 East Park
street in the city of Butte, and another
gentleman, whose name and address !
cannot at this time recall Mr.. Rey-
nolds at said time furnished what |
considered sufficient evidence and later;
namely on or about the 18th day Of June,
Mrs. Rosie Perelman, wife Of one of the
! parties under the direction Of her hus-
| band and Mr.. Reynolds, called at my
! office and supported the statements that
| had already been made. Upon the
! strength of said statements of June IL,
| 1901, I dictated the following letter to