Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-18
The MONTANA CAMPAIGN.
Some Phases or the Contest Pre-
liminary to Statehood.
THE DEMOCRATIC BIG FOUR.
Harmony Perohed on Last Fairs Po-
Iitioal Ruins-The Race Between
Maginnis and Carter-Rem-
intscences.
The Second Act of Statehood,

been performed in Montana. The first was
the selection by the two great parties of
nominees for the various state Offices, Nom
bers of the legislature and for congress, to.
gether with complete set Of candidates for
county offices. The second act was the com
pletion to-day of the registration of lsgal
voters who will participate in the election
the first Tuesday In October. Judging by
the number registered in Silver Bow county,
In which Butte is located, the vote will fall
materially short of the vote cast at the general
election last November Various causes
combined to produce that result, and it is
necessary TO recall past events to elucidate
the principal phases of the present cam
paign.
The revolution which routed the demo-
Gratis last fall was principally personal and
factional. Tho tariff, too, cut huge cash
in the democratic vote, because the sheep
men and many of the ranchers were STAN
peded TO the republican camp by the effect
i've cry of free wool" Calm reflection and
republican success have materially modified
their fears, and practically destroyed the
tariff as shlbboleth in the present campaign.
Last fall the leading democrats walked
abroad with huge knives in their hands,
slashing and gashing party candidates.
This was the primary cause of the eruption
which astonished the natives as we'll as the
rest of the country, elected Carter, the re-
publican candidate, to congress, and buried
w. A. Clarke, of this city, under an avail
| anche OF votes Marcus Daily contributed
immensely to this result. He is million
aire several times, is principal owner of the
Anaconda mine in this city and general man
| ager of the mammoth smelling works in the
lnsx % ,,l,,
the snug salary of $4,000 year. DAILY is
the prince of Anaconda, an imperous
boss, with rich mellow broque when
at peace with the world but a
resistless mountain torrent when in a rage.
| A few years ago two of Days employees,
| young men, persistently annoyed him with
| offers to sell for $4,000 certain water rights
| which were necessary for the life of the
| smelters. DAILY refused to buy and dis
charged the men. They peddled their water
rights in Butte and finally sold them to
| Charge for S25, 600. Meeting DAILY on the
| street few weeks later, Clarke suggested
| the proprlety of the Anaconda company pur-
| chasing his water rights. The announce.
| ment astounded DAILY, and when Clarke
strained his wrath and gave check
| for the amount. The loss of 800, 900
| took deep root in Daly's bosom, and
| when Clarke secured the democratic nom
boasted to DAILY that he would get there with
out the latterS assistance. DAILY quietly set
| to work to reap huge harvest of revenge,
| and his influence together with his army of
| 3. 800 employees, buried Clarke so deep that it
| required the resurrection norm of harmony
| at the democratic convention last month to
| bring him to life. Clarke was made chair
man of that convention, and his wounds were
| made to bleed afresh by being made one of
of the committee which rendered DAILY the
| chairmauship of the state central committee.
| But he has smothered his wrath in mis-
| anxiety to reach the United States senate.
The revelation of last fall also resulted in
| the election of republican legislature. The
| principal act of that body was the adoption
| OF the Australian election system in all its
| original otfensiveness. The intent of this
| cratic "Dg four''-Daly, Clarke, Hauser and
Broadwater, but is certain to prove boom
| erang to the party. Had it been confined to
| the cities, beneficial results would doubtless
| accrue, but its extension to the country, 10
| sparcely settled districts, has created intense
| feeling against the republican party
| and will be the means of losing score OF votes
among ranchmen and cattlemen. This large
| class were distant ten to seventy-five miles
| from the offices of the registrars, and even
if they were not detained by harvesting and
| the autumn round-ups, large per cent of
them would not undertake the journey to
register for the privilege of voting at the
| coming election. The old timers of the ter
ritory particularly the clan called NILSSON
| riaps," are furiously opposed to political in
| novations, and denounce the registration law
| and its box Office attachment, as the conspir
| acy of tenderfeet, and they will exert an ef-
| fective influence in securing a legislature
| pledged to wipe it out. And this feeling is
| not confined TO democrats. Country repub.
)icans are equally emphatic in their opposl-
| tion to the law.
Observations and inquiry among the rank
| and file of both parties in Helena and Butte
and along the Missouri valley leads to the
| conclusion that Montana will go democratic
| The party leaders are united and working
| together on the staJe central committee. The
ticket Is generally conceded to be superior TO
the republican, and the further fact that the
| big four are candidates for the United States
senate, with unlimited wealth to satisfy
| their ambitions. will exert tremendous
| force in favor of democratic success.
| II. G. Powers, of Helena, heads the repub-
| lican ticket for governor He ranks high
| among the rich men of the territory and is
| dealer in agricultural implements. His
business will not materially assist him in
| vote getting, as the memory OF countless
| per cent notes and foreclosures lnger among
| the farmers, and they will not be slow in re-
| ciprocating his "kindness." He is an en-
| thusiastic advocate of ''protection of home
| Industries yet the labor organizations OF
| that city assert that he has never had bolt
| threaded or nut turned in any shop IN the
| territory, but sends his work to Chicago.
| Tom Carter, the present delegate 10 con-
| gress has been renomlnated by the republi-
cans. Between him and Mayor McGlnnis
the race is decidedly close and local political
| experts cannot pick the winner. Carter Is
| hustling hurrah worker. He WearS smile
| yard long and all wool, and leaves pleas
ant impression on every hand he pumps At
| the Butte and Helena fairs few weeks ago,
| he buttonholed every man in the asscmblage,
| smiled on the ladies and kissed the babies
If tho popularity racket counts for
anything, Tom Carter will go TO CON
| gress with whooping majority. Major
| Maginnis is not as demOnstrative as IN years
gone by. He is calm, dgnified, considerably
IN love with himself and apparently content
| TO rest on lis record. He is unquestloDabiy
a hard man to beat hut Carter will give him
the ivellest race he ever experienced IN
! Montana
Az present the odds are in favor of demo
| cratic success, but no one can foretell what
| two week will develop. Both parties are
! straining every nerve and election day Will
witness one of the hardest political battles
| ever fought in Montana.