| Show REPUBLICAN TRICKS A Scheme to Steal Butte Montana Mon-tana Falls Through i AGAINST THE BUTTERWORTH BILL Arguments of Board of Trade lien A Repubtl can Silver Measure A Circular letter on Mexican Ores BUTTE Mont April 11ESpecial telegram to TUE HERALD The Democrats in this city came near being left entirely out of the approaching ap-proaching municipal election by neglecting tho formality of filing with the city clerk a certificate certifi-cate of their nominations The Australian law requires such certificates to be fed with the clerk not less than three days beforeelection and that official ruled that the threeday limit commenced at midnight last night Ho then attemptec to publish his official ballot containing contain-ing only the names of the Republicans and Independents In-dependents i the liner the leading Democratic Demo-cratic paper here this publication being required re-quired for three days before election he having worked until the last moment in order not to give the Democrats notice The point was taken however and although i was 3 oclock i the morning the Democratic leaders lead-ers were called out and a demand made for permission to file certificates and for a place on the official ballot This was promptly refused as it was part of the Republican Repub-lican programme and the Miner failed to publish pub-lish tho Republican ballot This spoiled the publication clause and tho two parties were once more even About noon today a second formal demand was made on the city clerk and this time he gave in only going through the empty for protest All the candidates will appear on the official ballot and the matter of publication was 1lxedby the Miner getting out an extra this afternoon The Republicans had been building high hopes on this little deal and are as corrcsspondingly despondent while the Democrats are rejoicing at the outcome so for tunatcly of what bid fair to be a serious dif culty I |
