The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-23
BADLY ROUTED.
Governor TOole Drops a Bomb
in the COnSpiratOrS' Camp.
SANDERS HIRES A HALL
Republican Members Prepare to Organ
lie a Rump Legislature.
THREATS OF DISCRETION.
some at the Delegates VIII" sbon't p'rNr"~e
tp lie. Made FDols at. Selecting n
Candidate for speaker or
the House.

stVs 49, WV
HELENA. Nov. 2-TIe governors pro-
.%lamation. issued at 4 o'clock this after
noon broke the backs of the coIIspirators.
Acting under his uudoubtcd ~r.rogativc.
hc designated the rooms i'm the court
house. heretofore. used for such purposes. as
the meeting place. of the legislature. This
the republican cons irators had antici-
pate,i. hut his futl,cr action i'm announcing
his reorganization only of men with county
clerks certificates was ~ sumner. On TINS
point the proclamation said:
"wHE.E.As. IL has come To my knowl-
edge that two sets of certificates have
been issued to persons claiming to bc
elected to said Legislative assembly. each
ma from n different source, and
not all tn the same persons; and.
"WHEREAs. IL il probable that "a conflict
may .,ris.' ..tween the respective claim
ants to- seats in said body and i'm the "rgan-
ization thereof which may impsrii the
peace of the state; aud.
"wuEHEAs. One set of said certificates
have been issued aud delivered i'm pur-
suaI,cc Ia section l.Gsi of the general cleo
ton laws of Montana 10y the county
clerks of the respective counties. and by
virtue of section Is. of an act of the lrgis-
Iativc assembly Of the territory of Mon
tana, entitled An act to- provide for the
registration of electors and To prevent
fraud at elections approved March x, n.
d.. lSSJ: aud
"WHEHEhs, by express law the persons
holding such certificates are. declared Ia
Ia elected Ia membership and deemed tn
ir elected for all purposes of organiza-
ton of either branch of the legislative as
s.Inbly and
"WHEREAs, When So organized such
! Legislative assembly. by tie constitution.
becomes the judge OF the qualifications of
its own members.
.Now. therefore. I, Joseph X. Toolc,
governor of the state of Montana, do
hereby designate the court house of the
county of Lewis and Clarke at the said
seat of government as the place where
said Legislative assembly, comprising the
persons holding and prosecuting ~c"rtiii.
Gates of election from said county clerks.
shall meet"
The fatsIs,,1ent run ont the proclan,a-
ton in "A 3 o'clock extra and the action al
the governor spread like wildtirc. The
republican conspirators hastily retired
from public view for IA back-room confer
ence. which lasted till a late hon,
o-nig!t The result was IA da"
cision to make "a complete back
down. The cons,irators have ahan
donc,l their plan to capture the cunir
house and State Auditor kenn"y has il
sued "a call to the rump house of r..prc~rn
tativcs tn meet in ~ room in the lrot
block on Lower Main street. The rtInl
house will he short lived. The Republican
rank aad file are not disposed 10 follow
tire conspirators much further and soni'
of them will hc early descrters-p perhaps
tomorrow. The governors prompt actor
has certainly prevented "a collision. Th'
democrats are in good spirits Tonight.
Ii was I "a. m. before tn" democratic eau
cus adjourned. Il. Biakcly, of Galiatin
was named for speaker: 4. =. Pond. a.
Jefferson. for CLERK. aud Miles Finley, -
Butte. for sergeant-at-arns. Mr.. Bl,kcl
il the oldest member i'm point of service
and under the law will swear in the mem
beers Tomorrow i'm the absence of TN" AT
.ditor, who goes OH with the ruInp house.