New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-24
THE MONTANA ELECTION.
A SCATHING EXPOSURE OF DEMOCRATIC
RASCALITY.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE REPUDIATES THE FALSE
HOODS THAT HAVE BEEN put
INTO CIRCULATE ON.


INTO CIRCULATION.
10 the, Edftor OF The Tribune.
Sir: AS there have been many falsehOods con
corning the recent election in Montana circulated
throughout the East, emanating from Democratic
sources and cOlOred by Democratic preiudceS feel
II than Just TO send truthful account OF II.
wish to characterize deliberate falsehoods the
report sent East that Judge Blake Of our Supreme
Bench; Governor Carpenter. Thomas ii. Carter Con-
rcssmanelect, and other prominent Republicans have
denounced the throwing out of the precinct in Silver
Bow County as outrage against law, a political
crime, etc. The Democrats would like them to have
said these things; but, in point Of fact none OF
them ever dreamed of such a thing. Judge Bake
will be one of the judges to try the case Governor
Carpenter is the lawyer retained in the by the
state Committee and T. n. Carter is cordially Co
operating with us and the rest OF the gentlemen
mentioned. The Democratic papers claim there mas
been charge OF fraud In all the history of Montana
tainted 1t is with Democratic hefts of office. There
has been campaign in which fraud OF the
vlest sort was SO rampant as i'm the election of
October 1. The Democrats used every form Of In
timdatOr known to coerce their employees into voting
their ticket They purchased votes by wholesale
They ran Republican employees into other counties
to prevent them from voting They took Republican
railroad men away and filed their places with Demo
Gratis who voted in their stead They bought
Judges of election. In Lewis and Clarke Counties
they ran 600 Republicans out OF the county
to prevent them from voting, and repeated this act in
every county where they had control. Az Anaconda,
where some Of the vilcst frauds pcrpetrated,
they sent nearly 800 Republican employees out OF that
precinct and prevented them from voting They sent
hundreds OF Italians who had been Illegally naturalzed
hundreds OF other terate foreigners to the polls
at Anaconda with small printed slips of paper In their
hands, which they delivered to the judges and which
neither speak, read nor write the English
language, and wish vote the straight Democratic
ticket and hundreds Of votes were so poed by these
| Ignorent men, who assumed without knowing word
the language to dictate the policy of this new state
and by whose able help the Democratic managers at
tempted to steal It, They had clerks OF the courts
securing the hills with the seal Of the court with them
hunting up ignorant half breeds and naturalzing them
They sent strikers to vote in the names OF registered
Republicans early in the day. They retained as their
chief worker at Anaconda a man who. was arrested
several weeks ago for embezzng United states funds
while acting as an officer of the Territory. They com
mittcd every fraud every outrage against pure bal
lot that man IS capable Of and then sent dispatches
to Eastern papers that no charges OF fraud have
been mades accuse the Republicans of trying to steal
the State and by their false messages East try to In
huence public sentiment against the Republican
party.
Here is the exact status OF the Silver Bow
A. nrpcinct No "a known as the Tunnel Precinct
there we're TIA. votes cast The returns as made
showed III Democratic and three Republican. when
fine returns came from the silver Bow ranvas'lhS
poarl they showed such irregularities that the pre-
sumpton was that they were not true returns Upon
investigation by the Board, lasting over three days. III
which the fullest publicity was given to all ther
nroceediugs and eminent counsel appeared for DOth
iIes was discovered. first, there were only three
iudres instead OF the five required by law; second
e returns were not in the handwriting Of tie clerks
II wa, found tan affidavit Of one of the judges OF eec
Ito, ted BOARD
81 The Completion Of the voting the judges, notwth-
standing the mandatory law that the counting snail DE
public elected all outsiders ron I' ioo1' % h. nS
paprr and pasted II over the windows ana theh pro
cceded TO count the vote at THEN own sweet pleasure
and In their own manner one OF the Judges WiOts
ont all Of the returns himself, and when they had
arranged the matter to suit themselves me Judges
certified TO the returns. then made the clerks ATTEST
them without having any idea as TO their contents.
Aildavits were presented by larger number Of men
than votes returned that they voted the straight
Republican ticket The CanvaSsing Board. backed by
The best legal talent in the county, decided that a.
Inc law had been grevOusly violated. and the people
who were designated to make the returns had not
done So they were not legal ictuS ana coud nov De
omes ZION TO be decided by the courts and the Repub
can party will abide By the decision ON rs face The
hove precinc show, most bare faced frauds and the
such. They have scattered the men VINO voted there
part Of Gb the bre nay a Rq sSS0h the OF a 1ne
number OF men are being used. good many nave
innocrnce' At Anaconda they have been sending
their Illegal voters oil by squads of twenty five and
MY Does this look like fraud They have p's sued
questioned and show the most frantic desire TO re
lnovo the proofs Of their guilt beyond the reach OF the
lave seats will be contested for fraud In Deer Lodge
Jefferson and silver Bow particularly There has
not been brought up as yet question OF cOntestng
Of the Republican seats. sr,rc,,,x
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Helena, Mont, Oct %, 1889.