St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-22

lie has. perhaps, all lutd lIldL u0 Is
politician. b 1t neither his friends nor
his oppOntn are of the same opinion.
de is simply practical business man,
who in his dealings has made and kept
friends; true NOntanian. and should
he 20 to the Tn ted States senate. 1t
Will not be because ~ was able 10
manipulate t's wires, but because
III, go l. # Montana as whole
ieel tdt in him they will have
representative VINO is genuine son
or the new state, and who, If he accepts
the Office. will fill it as he did the gov
ernorship-with honor to himself and
for the benefit of the people. Martin
Maginnis. who ably represented Mon
tana in congress for twelve yearS, is an
other East-Side Democrat who has a
strong following and who is prOmi-
nently mentioned for the senate. Ma
gInnis was defeated by Carter for rep
rpsentative in the late election, and his
friends say he should have the senator
ship as reward for accepting a nomi-
nation which was regarded at the time
it was made as giving slight hope Of
success.
AS DELEGATE IN CONGRESS
Maginnis proved his worth many
times, especially when SchurZ, as sec
retary OF the interior, sent special
agents to Montana to arrest every per-
son cutting timber on public lands.
This order caused a fuel famine in
Montana, but Maginnis succeeded in
having congress pass law allowing
trees to be felled for domestic and min
ing purposes. and thus secured hold
upon the good will of the territory,
which has never weakened. 1t was the
votes of the newcomers. who did not
know the services Maginnis had rem
dered, that elected Carter. AS de-
batter, Maginnis is the peer of any man
in Montana, while his experience in
public life would be of ineStimable ben
eft to the new state. Should HauSer
conclude to enter the contest there would
be very Interesting fight between these
men TO secure majority in the caucus.
On the West side it generally seems TO
be conceded that Hon. w. A. Clark, of
Butte, will be the lucky man. Clark is
a man of great wealth. culture, super
iOr linguiSt, and who has held many
positions in Montana requiring sound
judgment and executive cap city. He
has been a member of the legislature
a number of times, and was president
of the constitutional convention of 1884,
as well as that of 1889. A year ago he
was the Democratic nominee for con-
gress, but was defeated by Carrier, Ow-
ing to lack of interest in his campaign
by leading members of his party. Clark
took his defeat philosophically, and
made a visit to Old Mexico. He re-
turned in time for the spring election,
TOOK OFF HIS COAT,
went to work for the Democratic NOM
inees and turned the vote of Butte city.
At the election for members of the con-
stituti0nal convention he did the same,
while in the last contest he was in the
thick of the fight. He is the sort of man
the rank and file love to honor, so it has
happened that the man who, year ago.
was said to be politically dead, has, by
working for his party instead of Sulk-
ing in his tent or knitting those who
slaughtered him. won position from
which his rivals cannot diSlOdge him.
The universal opinion is that Clark is
fitted for the place and that he has won
it by his services to his party. Of
dark horses there are number, the
most prominent of whom is Hon. Sam
Ward. of Helena. Ward is an attorney
who has made fortune out of min
ing investments, and who is. perhaps,
the best stump speaker in Mortana. He
has always taken all active interest in
politics. and white he is not in any sense
a candidate for the senate. still he Is
looked upon as being very promising
compromise candidate In case the
friends of HauSer and Maginnis should
fail to agree. Ward is an old-timer,
popular. one of the very best attorneys
in Montana, and as a member of the
senate would be far ahead of any of the
new members. He is an aggressive
Democrat who believes his party allowed
the Republican state stealers entirely
too much margin in their recent manip-
ulatiOns.