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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
12
The Democratic convention at Anaconda embraces candidates for governor Norris and lieutenant governor Long, plus associates for the supreme court and railroad commission. The platform emphasizes public service, experience, and steady leadership, with nominees Nevin Violette Newnan Ramsey Goodwin Sherlock Folan and Mauntjoy highlighted for their respective roles.
G CANNON says he could not stop debate or voting on Littkefield bill in the Sixtieth Congress. He accuses bishops and agents of misrepresentation and defends his lack of power versus rules or judiciary committee actions. He names Rev Nicholson and Rev Miller in context of Anti-Saloon League influence.
Sullivan, the Democratic nominee for county assessor, is among the best known men in Butte. A California native, 45, he came to Butte about 20 years ago and has run a local business. He has varied in work and is seen as qualified to ensure fair property taxation.
The piece profiles James Ramsay a long time Dawson County clerk and prominent Montana figure, recounting his rise from the hard winter of 1886 through his court service and influence in Dillon and Butte. It notes the era’s political tensions, the 1880s boom, and a contested Republican meeting in Butte where attendees weighed local power and reform.
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