St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-03
PARTISAN PLOTTERS.
Montana Republicans Perfect
a Plan to Break the Leg
islative Deadlock.
Watson,a Defeated Candidate,
Will Be Declared Elected
State Senator.
Both Illegal Bodies Will Then
Elect Republicans as Uni
ted States Senators.
Scotch Crofters at Salt Coats
Are Reported to Be
Starving.
Special to the Globe.

Cpetlal W Iuc NsiODt.
HELENA, Mont. Dec. 2.-Montana
Republicans have about perfected their
scheme for breaking the legislative
deadlock. Heretofore the stumbling
block has been the absence of the
eight Democratic senators, thus pre-.
venting organization. Among the DEM
ocratic members of the senate is G. j.
Mcnamara. of Furgus county, who the
Republicans claim is not a citizen
of the United States, as he
lives on Fort AssinabOIne military
reservation. Watson, who was defeat
ed by Mcnamara. has come to town at
the request of the Republicans to be
used as tool in the CARRYING out of the
theft. 1t had been intimated to him
several times that he should assist the
schemes of the cOnspiratOrs by making
a contest for McNamara's seat. He was
sent for again and again. but he thought
that McNamara's election was settled
without question. and has hitherto re-
fused to come to Helena to further any
plots for Ousting the FERGUS county SEN
ator. He finally changed his mind, and
now no Ids that it is his high duty as a
citizen to set
THE LEGISLATIVE WHEELS MOVING
even though he lends himself to the
furtherance of unlawful and disgraceful
methods. From the multiplicity of plots
evolved by the conspirators, this one
has been determined upon. On Tues
day. or, as is more probable, on Wednes-
day. Watson will go into the meeting Of
Republican senators and ask for
seat in that body. He
will have no certificate of cleo
ton, but that will not matter. Ne
one will be present to contest his seat,
and he will be declared seated, law or
no law. Thus imagining that they have
prptence for quorum. the Republicans
will declare the senate organized and
ready for business. The Rump house
will he notified to that effect, and the
two unlawful combinations will carry
on alleged-leglSl2tin tinn---fhey- will, of
course, receive no recognition from Gov.
TuoIe, but after their bills have been
neglected by the executive for CUSTOM
ary time. they will be declared laws,
and appropriations will be issued by
the treasurer. The conspirators then
Imagine that a Democratic protest will
follow and be carried into the courts.
1t is expected that judicial cinch will
here be secured for the benefit of the
conspirators. and that the long
CONTEST WILL BE FINISHED.
1t may be asked. what will prevent
the execution of this plot? Every step
of it will he prevented by law. and il
that is Overridden there will be buSi-
ness for the criminal courts. The bold
ness of this conspiracy will suggest it
self at the outset. The military reser.
walton is reserved only for military pur-
the jurisdiction of the state over
that particular section of land;
neither does it disfranchise
citizens living on it. Senator Nc
Namara. as well as other citizens reSid-
ing OIL the reservation, has always voted,
and no question as to his right to this
privilege has ever been raised. No
question as to his eligibility to represent
Fergus county in the state sem
ate after b election was heard until
the cOnspiratorS began looking around
for means to further their ends. By no
form of law could Watson become SEN
ator bv reason of McNamara's ineligi-
bility. J his much is firmly established.
Il IS claimed. however. that ex-Gov.
Carpenter, now candidate for Sena-
torial honors. has found legal prece-
dent that will be used for an excuse for
seating Watson. Ii the first step
should be taken contrary TO all
legal authorities, conspirators would
carry on matters with high hand. In
deed. it is doubtful If they would stop
until they landed in state prison. After
two United States senators have been
elected the scheme will be allowed to
collapse, and natural order of things
60 OH. Prominent Republicans, when
asked about the above, admitted that
the plans as outlined were substantially
as agreed upon by the Republican sena-
tors. Democrats generally regard the
scheme as bluff. but Speaker Blakely
is fully convinced that the Republicans
will now stop at nothing to gain their
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