Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-12-19
STILL GUESSING.
That Appears to be the Normal
Conoition of Everybody in
Helena as to the Outlook.
His Excellency Fires a Message
at an Unorganized Senate
and a Rump House.
sPECuIATIONs.
A Harvest of Helena Gossip on the Poliii-
cal situation.


The Helena Journal publishes the
following as the current rumor Of the
capital city concerning the present
status:
Nobody, Of course, believes the re-
puhlicans will 'cep, the invitation Of
their democratic brethren, and there
is considerable ,psculati0n a. to what
the absentees will do next. Some one
has suggested that after thirty days or
some other period with legal sound
10 1t, they will declare the seats
Of the 'epuhlican members vacant,
and then get their fiiend, the gover-
nCr, to call another election to fill
them. This sounds absurd and impof
sIble, Of course, and especially 30 In
face Of the fact that all Of the republic
can members have taken the oath and
were present when The auditor called
| Nilt Ipll, ''ul n lillIt l'lFct'b up'u but
events Of the past few weeks will show
that democrats do not stop at absurdi-
ties, and in the absence OF any law,
they make, or procure to be made, a
writ Of mandamus, proclamation, or
whatever suits their purpose. II,
however, there are still people who
fondly believe that this is all talk and
conjecture. they can take the word of
no less a parsonage than the Hon. w.
A. Clark, who saws the seats will prob.
ably be declared vacant 10 few days.
Mr.. Clark was seen by a Journal re-
porter, Mt the Cosmopolitsu hotel last
night, and said that he had nothing :
say about the poliiics; situation. His
| feelings overcsme him vt last, how
ever. and he said he thought the DEM
ocrats were right. He frankly admit.
Ted. however, that the Precinct 81
should he investigated, but said he
wanted every otl er precinct i'm Silver
/ Bow county Investigated also. With
more ~ that frankness which has A.
WAYS distinguished him, he aldo ad-
mitted that the lower mouse was the
only body which could legally invest
igqte this matter, and said in so many
words that the only reason the demo-
crsts would not consent 10 the organi-
zation Of the house without either or
any NJ he members whose seats are in
doubt, rs proposed by the republicans,
was that there would be % republicans
and "a democrats. He knew Of course
that the investigation would be bv =
committee composed of an equal nuns
ber Of republicans and democrats, but
thought the members would be sucn
paItisans that the matter would have
TO be referred finally TO the house
where there would be one more of the
republicans than there were demo
Gratis. When MIR. Clark was asked
what tie democrats would do in case
the republicans refused TO come up /,
the court house be replied THAT re.
mains 10 be seem
"'Do you think they will attempt ia
declare the seats Of the republican.
vacant !? he was asked.
"Yes, probably. In case they don't
come in that will probably be done In
the next few days.
"'What will then be done
"'That | can't say. The governor
will probably be asked to call another
election to oil the vacancies Contin'
uing, Mr.. Clark said that be himself
was for no compromise and the report
thet he and Col. Broadwater. l.. II
Hershfleld. Col. Sanders and o her
had been In conference during fb'
day was utterly false. The report had
probably originated from the fact tha
he and Others had visited the new
Hershfield building. on the corner o
Main and Edwards street, where Mr.
Hershfield had kindly shown then
around"
IA further rumor going the round'
Yesterday was 10 the effect that .bougt
all the republican members OF tb'
lower house would be served with ,
notice to come TO the love feast, non,
would be arresttd for failure 10 come
There IL, OF course, a reason for. thii
consideration on the part Of the demo
cratic managers, and as explained b,
democrat yesterday. II is, 10 on
sense, a good one. In the event Of thu
arrest Of any republican member 70
his refusal 10 attend the circus nov
going on In the district court room
writ Of habeas corpus would be imme
distelv applied for. and In the attemp
Of the democratic absentees TO shos