The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-11-09
THE DELEGATE ELECTION.
A Complete Political Revolution in Montana

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pened in Montana vas the majority b,
which Thos. Fl. Carter, Republican candi
date, was elected Delegate for Montana
His most sanguine friends, candidates, com
mittees and newspaper people as we'll - thu
public generally, are overwhelmed will
amazement. The man who on Tuesday
morning would have declared such . result
possible would have been adjudged tit for
lunatic asylum. It is the first time tina
ubiquitous nuisance Who says: "Didn't
tell you so?" has been knocked clean out
Just think Of tan estimated majority Of
$500 for Carter over Clark in this Terri.
tory that has gone Democratic for 16 years
"Earthquake," "cyclone," "whirlwind,'
"landslide," 'cataclysm" and every other
word used to illustrate it, fails somehow to
express the idea. It was I complete political
revolution, and the old things had passed
away and the new conditions came quietly
as the day succeeds the Eight. 1t is . whole
lot better Is it is, and Mr.. Carter probably
is, As he ought to be, = very glad aud CRATE
full man. Nobody seems yet to fully com.
prehend how it happened. The idea of
Carter getting 1900 to 1,400 majority / n
Silver Bow county, while the local ticket
barely wins, is marvellous, while the result
in this county is scarcely less astonishing.
We are told by gentlemen from Butte there
were $500 men In that city who did not vote.
They were waiting for "boodle" until the
hour passed six. If there was nom used by
Mr.. Clark's friends 1t is creditable. But
boodlerswould have had a lively time evad-
ing the 1925 ''outlooks" the Republicans had
in the field.
We believe that little if any money was
used in the campaign, except what would be
considered for legitimate expenditure. The
large employers Of men generally appear to
have not exercised any undue influence over
their employees, but to have rightly allowed
them to vote as they desired. The question
Of protection to American industries had
been thoroughly expounded by Mr.. Carter
and q cloud of able assistants and the press
to the people of Montana and the response.
billy Of their action and its effects impressed
upon them. From these convictions, enter
tanned and firmly believed In by thousands
who had seen the evil effects of free trade
beyond the seas, and who diligently aided
in enlightening others, no sophistries of
the opposition press Of speakers could
swerve them, and, at the polls, hundreds of
men who never voted other than q Demo-
cratic ticket before, recorded their condem. /
nation Of the free trade heresy by voting for !
Thos. H. Carter. There was q large "vest
vote cast In Montana. This we take
to have been the underlying fact tha: pro-
duced. the result, although Mr.. Carter's
magnificent campaign, the splendid i'm.
he me- upon all who heard him,
the excellent H. nag ment of the executive
and bis thorough vindication
against all charges were potent auxilliaries.
Beside al this, Montana has been for six
years q Republican Territory on a fair ex.
of its qualified electors.
The Territory should be grateful that it
has secured the services of as able, indus.
and efficient . gentleman as Mr.. Car
;er to represent her in Congress. We do not
he will serve out his term Is Dele
gate, or that the legislators will theirs, even
f county officers do. In all reasonable
probability, II it is the will of the people of
his Territory, Montana will be admitted as
State before his term at least will expire,
md with admission will come . new legisla.
i've election and new laws. The terms of
county officers may be continued until the
lext regular election.
To achieve that purpose we are assured
Or. Carter will bend every energy, and We
re much mist AIKEN if bis service shall not
onmend him to yet higher honors from the
eople of Montana.