Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-28
MIR. CLARK,s view oF r..

From the st. Paul s.Pioneer Press Of
November 10: W. A. Clark, of Butte,
Mont, the defeated Democratic candidate
for delegate, was in the city yesterday
on his way to New York. Mr.. Clark does
not appear to be in the least disconnected
over his defeat, and he was willing to
talk freely on the matter. When asked
about his canvass, he replied:
Il am not a politician. and I have had
very little to do with politics before this
canvass began. was chairman Of the
central committee, and when I was
nominated in the caucus / declined the
honor. Ex-Delegate Maginnis and
VToole had both refused to be candi-
dates, and when the delegation went to
the convention they went without a can
didate. Somebody nominated mi and 1
declined. | was nominated a second
time and declined, but I was urged SO
strongly that I accepted and made the
canvass. When I accepted the betting
was 3 to 1 on my election, and the Sat-
urday before election they were betting
2 to 1 on me-"
"Then you attribute your defeat to the
national Landslide, or is Montana a Re-
publican territory~
"Well, there has been a large immigra-
tiOn to Montana in the past two years
A great many of the new settlers come
from Republican districts, and a. large
of them are Swedes. They are
Republicans, but even at that
Montana is not necessarily Republican.
As l said before, on Saturday night the
was 2 to l in my favor, but there
vas a combination against me which
could not be defeated. On Saturday the
brennan Of the night shaft in the Ana
mine ordered his men to vote for
'arter. The day shift. on Sunday also
the same orders, and five bosses
we're stationed at II of the polling
laceS to see that these orders were car
led out. The employees of the Missoula :
lercantile Company received similar i;
rders, and the employers saw that they
Tere obeyed. I do not undertake to say {
Tho was behind these orders, but I do
now that they were issued. The en-
l0yes OF the Northern Pacific in the ter t
tory number about two thousand. {
hey were under instructions to vote for :
arter, although the officers Of the road
" that no instructions were issued by
lem. Besides this, Governor Hauser c
not enthusiastic for the ticket. To- C
low that the fight in Montana was not J.
/ the tariff question, n only needs to
ok at the result in ChOteau county. o
is one Of the largest wool growing +
'unties in the state, but it was removed
ON the influence brought to bear at :,
elena and Butte, and I received 3OO|
i'll the county. Dawson c;
unity, which was Republican two a
'ars ago, also gave me a small major N
y" II
WHEN asked ABOUT the admission Of the %
MIR. Clark replied: b
Il am not sure that Montana will be ~
United this year, for the reason that g,
ere are so many other territories ap- e &c
ying for admission. New York and the o.
her Eastern states do not care to be lu
t on a par with these territories, and 10
IL oppose their admission. Dakota, to
WeVer, should have been admitted by fir
Democrats. There is NO doubt but wi
South Dakota will be admitted
N, but | am not sure that Montana o,
II fare 50 we'll. This latter, if ad- ri,
tied. will be one Of the doubtful ne
tes." NV