Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-03-21
|ThB POLITICAL ARENA
Red Lodge Unions Shy Their Castor Into
the Municipal Ring and Issue
Challenge to Battle.
A FULL TICKET PUT UP
Republicans and Democrats Express 0pin-
ion That Non-P Partisan Fight Should
Be Made in Opposition.

Some semblance of order is being
evolved out Of the chaotic condition OF
campaign affairs in connection with the
forthcoming municipal election. and the
two labor unions Of this city, doubtless
with the appreciation of the old saying
that the early bird catches the worm.
have taken the initiative and are now
prepared to 60 before the sovereign
electors of Red Lodge and ask the suf-
frages Of the voters at the April polls in
support Of full set Of candidates for
municipal office. This labor movement
is in harmony with an order that has
gone forth from the headquarters Of the
union element in Butte as a prelude to- a
thorough organization for the fall caln-
paign, when it is understood that state
labor ticket will be put in the field op 4
platform Of principles designed to sweep
the old parties out Of existence and
bring about political revolution. Last
week two committees Of six each We're
appointed by the Red Lodge Miners
union and the Red Lodge Labor union
to select candidates for city office and
present the names to the two unions for
ratification or rejection. In pursuance
Of this plan the committees got together
last Monday and decided to ask for the
ratification Of the following ticket:
4 Mayor-M. IT. Lucas.
City Treasurer-Jacob Kivikangas.
Police Magistrate Allison.
/ Alderman, First Ward g. Q. Grand
strom.
4 Alderman, Second Ward-J ohm Bakki
Aldermen, Third Ward George Rus
sell (long terms Matt Hunter (short
term.)
i This ticket was last night presence
to the Red Lodge Labor Union and was
ratified. 1t still has to run the gamut
Of the Red Lodge Miners Union at a
meeting to be held this evening. From
the present indications this organization
will pass all the candidates for cause
and go to the trial before the voters
without exercising single challenge.
The ticket as selected is distinctively
a labor ticket and is to be certified up tt
the city clerk as such by petition, which
under the election laws Of this state
must contain the signatures of not les:
than five percent of the electors wht
voted at the previous election. The
| tsl, 4 w,
for it is composed entirely of members o
the two labor organizations in this city
Mr.. Lucas is treasurer Of the Labo
union, Mr.. Russell is president of th
Miners union and Mr.. Allison is secre
tary of the Miners union. The othe
candidates are equally divided betweel
the two unions, but are not officer
thereof, being simply members of th
rank and file, the common herd, as
were.
AS the unions have elected 10 injee
into the campaign the issues which the
represent, dogmas, vagaries and ALL it
| probable that the electors who are nc
affiliated with this movement and al
! opposed to turning over the city govern
ment to set of men whose property il
terests at the best are comparatively ii
/ tinitisimal and whose executive abilitit
1 are untried and unknown. will unit
! irrespective of political affiliation, ar
1 put up non partisan ticket, compose
Of careful, conservative, respresentati7