Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-22
A CONSPIRACY
Conceived and Being Executed by
Democrats 10 Delay the Canvass
in2 OF the State Returns.
The Independent Still Fighting the
Registration Law-Arother Cronin
Sensation is Outlined.
ACreat Democratic Conspiracy.

, atteat btlnDtfatic conspiracy.
TIE Ce,uocra claim thai the repub.
licHus ere tfyiBg To delay the udlnl--
sion Of MoItaua into the Union. This
| false allegation j. IN de IL c0vrr a clear
cunc"rt' q conspiracy Ot the d-iIurrat-
/ ic party machine 10 prryent the gav-
rIDur snA biz cont r.sa irun legally
eau yass Ing the election r4.urns until
after III. nauuamlr ease Is heard on
Nav. 7Ih. To tits eHd M hercul-an
Effort is beiUg mace 10 prevent tp-
| ic urEs from being sent in fum the
various cOun' ICES, and thus ind, fibitely
| pcs pnne the canv, :, which would
have the effect tn delay the admission
OF the territory. The work # every
canvsssing board in the territory i
completed, yet certified returns have
been received from five counties only.
Why? Evidently because "A strong
pressure has been brought TO hear
! u on the cu-tndians ol the returns to
delay them. IL the returns from
~ ough counties are held h1ck 10 leave
In doubt the adoption of the cons itu-
ton the conspiracy will embarrass the
commission who certify Ia the Presi-
dent A knowledge If their weakness
IN the HomI stake Tunnel case in
spires the democrats to thts desperate
movs. Mr.. Seigmau. chairman of the
republican territorial committee, IL in
possession ~ evidence that gerifies
these allegations. Why did Mr.. A. J
steele chairman Of the democratic
committee for Lewis aud Clarke. ur-
gently request Mr.. Il. c. Dear, county
clerk Of Custer, to hold back the re-
turns Of that county until siter October
3bth" Why were similar demands
sent to other counties? viii the peo-
pie ~ Montana calmly submit to
scheme that will bar this territory
from entering the sisterhood of states
with North and South Dakota aud
Washington without forever releeat
ing to political Oblivion the ambitious
conspirators against the veal Of the
commonwealth Helena Journal.
II is true tha. l.. c. Dear, the dem.
ocratic county clerk Of Custer county,
still holds the election returns from
this county, Notwithstanding the
county csnvassing board have long
since certified to the same, and they
were and are in perfect readiness to he
submitted 10 the state board ot cam
vassers. Mr.. j. b. Collins, chairman
Of the republican central committee OF
this county, interviewed Mr.. Dear
yesterday in regard to this matter, ard
the following interesting conversation
I'm subsiaDcs) was bad:
"Have the official returns been sent
to Helena yet ?n asked Mr.. Collins.
"No, they have not."
"Wby not?n
swell, there is no hurry about it,"
"fes there is, too; you retard the
work OF the state board of canvassers
by your delay. IL isa shame and a
disgrsce. What do you hope to gain
by such action ?n
"Oh, well, / guess we know what
we ara doing. II NAV aid us in the
legislature"
81 don't believe II. and let me tell
you one thing, you democratic county
clerks who are delaying the returns
won't gam anything for yourselves by
such procedure"
THAT may be, but we help the legis.
lature."
"How long do you propose to hold
back the returns?'
"Till II suits my convenience 10 for
ward them. / have thirty days in
which 10 do so."
"Then the people have to walt your
pleasure"
"Thats about the size Of ~
This evidently being "sbout the size
OF IL" there was nothing for Mr.. Col.
llns to do but withdraw I'm dlsgust.
The holding Of these returns by Mr..
Dear 10 high-handed outrage on the
rights and privileges OF The people
whose servant be Is. An outrage in
stIgated by the democratic ring at the
capital who have instructed all demo
cratic county clerks ia the territory to
adopt this plan OF delayin the action
Of the state board OF canvassers, and
where 70 faithful and willing tool as
Mr.. Dear hes not been found they
have induced the officer 10 follow the
old form Of sending up the returns to
the territorial auditor, by whom they
would be returned again to the sender
to be remailed TO the territorial secre-
tsry. This circumlocntory program
involves a week or ten days. and Is
adopted in cases where the clerk will
not come out fiat footed and defy the
people as Mr.. Dear does. This Ia all
done with the one object in view of
preventing the state board from can
vassing the returns before the man.
damus case In Silver Bow county can
be heard.
And yet democratic politicians Of ali |