The Helena independent., 1889-11-01
ASTONISHED REPuBLICANs.

ITO" the Returns Came From silver Bow
and the Surprise They Created.
The Decision came down like Dcwolfe on the
fold.
Where the young lambs were bleating, left ont in
the cold;
Aud the wool, which was left when last they were
shorn,
From the skins ou their hacks in clawsful was
torn.
There WIS n happy and contented family
If republicans in Helena yesterday fore
noon. There were sweet, satisfied smiles
upon the faces IF all met and the reason
was plain enough tO all. The state can
yassiug board was canyassing the returns
ind Silver Bow county was presumably in
the soup When this Wis known. tllc smlrks
and amusing gflmaces could be- accounted
fer. Friends met friends, and hands clasped
hands and the nerve centers of each were
.Urchargcd with lluid full uf magnetic fire.
Eyr were bright, steps springy. and even
Old WAR horses felt IA trisky as tWO-year-old
cults with the bars down. a. e.
The count WAS going on. and no one had
been rouHed before the morning star hy the
t0us nlarum To the citizens. The enemy
>lumhtred slept. Silver Bow was still IN
the thrucs of pnrturition. The vote would
| bt counted. The event would be announced,
The bunTd would adjourn ia time to have "A
trusty messenger ON his way 10 Washington
| bcnriHg the gladstone tidings that all was
well. that Bernardo del Scalfoldalio had not
bowed his crested head, nor tanned his heart
Of fire. hut WAS still IN the saddle, flushed
| with victory. and wus riding gaiiy away to
| the north countree.
The count WIS going on. The governor
was not present. but the judge and secretary
were scanning the returns. Prints Rustic and
| Carter were watching the deal. Every
thing WAS 50 satisfactory, so pleasant 80
| agreeable that many u libatlon WIS poured
where II would do the most good. How
nice u seemed TO have everything they
wished. Sit down my soul aud take thine
ease. Everything is nll right Why should
we worry! Our name is not Dennis. Not
| to-day.
Tho count was going on. But in the
meantime something else was coming on.
| II WIS "A train from Butte. laundering
| over arches and rattling over bri iges. TN
| that tram WAS n trusty few and tney had
| the returns from Silver Bow county The
vote had been counted and placed in the
hands of trusty messenger, Charles
~ Gossnan. deputy clerk and recorder.
On the train were Judge Mcconnell, Hon.
| Samuel L. Hauser, Donald Bradford, j. W.
Buskett and Others. The sheets had been
made up including those from precinct No.
~ and they were coming to Helena as fast
rs they could come. II was l2:l0 when the
| train started and the engineer promised
that the run between the two cities would
| be made in two hours. When almost within
| sight of Helena there WAS an accident, and
the train was delayed forty minutes But
| only few knew the train was on the way
II pulled in, however, at 2:i0. and convey
ances were in readiness to take the party
10 the court house where they arrived al
$40.
| The canyassing board had resolved itseli
| into AN adieu, and no one was present when
the distinguished party entered the secre-
tary's office. A messenger WAS sent aftel
him. bot II WIS eight minutes before b,
| walked into his office. Exactly at $40 p
m. Mr.. Gossnan handed the returns t,
Secretary Walker. who received them, wrot,
out receipt and handed to Mr. Gossnan
| who plnced it in his pocket. and bidding
him good day, left
Not "A republican in the city knew tn,
returns had arrived. and when informed OF
the fact sOlacod themselves by remarkinl
that the thirty-fourth precinct was not in
| cluded, hut they We're soon disabused oi
that idea. They declared last night that
they would have the return thrown out
to-day for alleged irregularities in its form