The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-11
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Tt is unfortunate for this gentleman
that he is d candidate Tor a sixth term.
particularly when the circumstances OF
his nomination are considered. LII he
had retired on the Iaurels won during
ten years service in congress and not
returned to the territory to connive with
a few alleged leaders Of the party for a
denomination for the sixth time, with
the chances of success at least doubtful,
his future public career would have been
much brighter and better.
That his nomination was brought
about at the dictation OF Hauser, Broad
water and that crowd, the chief benefi-
Charles OF Maginnis' reign. there is no
reason to doubt. There was no other
man laey could use us well, and Magln-
mis- w2s compelled TO break his solemn
pled.t to the people and sully his honor
at thEir behest. To bring about this
resultIhey started the hue and cry that
Maeir!nis was the only man in the party
VIC SVuIQ NC BUCICSStQa oIlO III w +S SttVS-
tive, although one-tourth otthe delegates
in theIconvention refused to sanction by
voice or vote the work 0: the majority.
Did Ma.innis act h%onorably with the
other prominent democrats who had as
pirations Tor his seat? Let the tacts
answer. BeforeI the al adjournment OF con-
gress he made several public avowals
that he would not again be q candidate,
and Messrs. Toole, Word, Mitchell May
heW and others were understood to be
in the race for the nomination. But
soon the leading democratic paper Of the
territory pronounced for Maginnis as
| the only man who could save the party,
and the re rain was taken up by. other
| democratic organsand by the democratic
(Maginnis) leaders and continued until
the day OF the convention. All these
papers are read by Maginnis. and did he
ever open his mouth or put pen to paper
to state for the benefit of those who had
| strong claims upon the nomination that
he was misrepresented and would under
no circumstances take the race again?
Not that anybody knows of. In fact,
for a month before the convention Ma
ginnis' whereabouts were unknown, ex-
cept to his clacquers, and the first heard
Of him he turned up at Butte with the
manuscript of his speech of acceptance
in his pocket! Hon. JOS. K. Toole had
honest aspirations for congress, but he
saw that the pins were set up for Martin
again, and that even If he did outvote
the latter in the convention he would be
slaughtered at the polls. And hence
Mr.. Toole's letter declining to make the
race.
But in order to give some color Of hon.
esty Of purpose to the Maginnis candi-
dacy, it was announced in advance that
he would not accept unless nominated
unanimously. Was there anything sin
cere about this? The acceptance Of
Maginnis with torty-tWodelegates voting
against him first, last and all the time
shows there was not. At every step in
the proceedings trick and treachery were
resorted to not only IN the interest Of
Maginnis but OF the ring that depend
| upon his services at Washington for per-
sonal fayors in the way of fat contracts,
etc.
1t was a fatal step for Martin. The
increase Of population in the territory
has been such as to almost insure the
success OF the republican candidate, par
ticularly SO popular a candidate as Alex.
G. Botkin, and when the valiant major
retires he will retire under the clerd of
de.eat, and no political sun will ever
disperse it. For a man of very ordinary
calibre he has been unusually lucky"
but the tickle goddess deserted him when
he acce tedthe nomination the last time.
After his present term expires, Martin
Maginnis, who might have been a u. s.
senator for the state of Montana, had not
his ambition ~overleaped itself, will be
rarely heard of in the mountains. His
political career is nearly run.
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