The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-15
A BIG STEAL IN MONTANA
THE REPUBLICANS CAPTURE SILL
YER BOW COUNTY.

1t Was Done by Throwing Out a
Precinct that Went Overwhelm-
ingly Democratic If the Courts
Sustain the Act 1t Settles the Leg
islative Control-The Governorship
Safe.
CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. I4.-A special dis
patch from Helena, Mont, to a morning
paper says: "Col. Seligman, Chairman of
the republican central committee, an
nounces tn t the republicans certainly have
the legislature, either by one or three ma
jority. Official returns from Beaverhead
county elect James 2. Bennett republican,
to the lower house, and Henry Blair, repub-
hcan, Is awarded the seat from Deer Lodge
by majority of four. Both these seats,
heretofore, have bee counted for the dem
oorats. The count in Silver Boz county,
of which Butte is the county seat, has been
completed, but the republican counsel have
protested against counting the returAs from
the Eighth and Thirty-fourth precincts. Ar
guments have been made before the board
by the counsel for both sides.
THE EFFECT.
IF these precincts are thrown out it will
elect nearly all the republican county
officials and seat the republican state sena-
tor and two representatives from this
county. The republican arguments were
supplemented by affidavits alleging fraud
IN the Thirty-fourth precinct. The objec-
tons to the returns from the Eighth pre-
cinct are purely Technical Both give
democratic majorities. The total member
ship OF the legislature is seventy-on one, and
by the above calculation the
republicans have thirty-six and
probably thirty-seven. The canvass
in Lewis and Clarke county (Helena) is still
inc Jmplete. The legislative vote is t yet
counted. The dem Jcrats are alarmed at
the outlook, and Marcus Daly has been
summoned here from Anaconda to consult
with Col. Broadwa.e .er, ex-Gov. Hauser and
other leading mocrats. The Independent,
the democratic organ, charges the republic
ans with an attempt to steal the legisla-
ture and two United States senator's
SILVER BOW STOLEN.
HELENA, MONT, Oct. IA, IL p. M.-The
canvassers in Silver Bow county to-day
threw out the vote in what is kno vn as he
railroad precinct. which gave democratic
maj ,rity of ia This action, if it is up
held by the courts, will seat the entire
| republican deleg ttlon from that county III
| members) and overcome the democratic
majority in the legislature, thereby giving
the republicans control of that
body. The democratic managers
will ask Judge De Wolfe for a writ of
mandamus to compel the canvassers to
count the rejected precincts. The throwing
out of this vote, vi hile reducing Toole's vote
for governor, does not overcome his ma
jority.
PARTY FEELING RUNNING HIGH.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Oct. IA special to
| the Pioneer Press from Helena, Mont.
| says: "The news from Butte that the Silver
| Bow county canvassing board had
thrown out the Homestake Tunnel
precinct, which gave a democratic ma
| jority of 168 out of 172 votes,
was received here with jubilation by the
| republicans, and dismay by the democrats,
| because if the courts sustain the decision of
the canvassing board, it will insure re-
publican control Of the state legislature.
Party feeling runs pretty high, ald there
is much excitement over the news, but the
geperal sentiment is that the matter will be
left to the courts to adjudlcate.
AN INTERESTING COMPLICATION.
can interesting complication, however,
will probably ensue over this matter.
Without Silver Bow county the re-
publicans would control both branches Of
the legislature. Should the governor call
that body together before the contest is r.
tied, a sufficient number Of democratic
| members TO pre- vent quorum would prob
ably stay away, so that we would probably
be without legislature until the supreme
court decides the dispute. Another inter-
esting feature is its effect upon the ver-
norship, and Toole will not be inaugurated
unless it is patent at he is elected without
he big ma ajority Of the rejected precinct.
AS Tue returns are now declared officially
from every county in Mo itana, the legisla-
ture stands: Senate, republicans 8, demo-
Gratis g.; House, republicans 30, demo
cratS 2b