The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-14
The Remaining Plums in Montana
Not to Be Handed Out for
Some Time.
Hiram Knowles, of Butte, Backed
by Justice Miller for the Dis
trict Judgeship
d. u. Weed to Retain His ONCE Repuhli.
cans After the Land Onices Carter
ON Admission.


gressman Carter went through the various
departments to-day TO look after some UT
gent Montana matters. He had, ms dele
gate, cleared up considerable business, but
there Is yet good deal 10 do. II is not yet
settled whether or not appointments will be
made in Montana for the important offices
until the election of the United States sena-
tors. II the complications Of the election
muddle should delay matters il is likely
that the most urgent appointments will be
made. Hon. Hiram Knowles, of
Butte, is supported and recommended
for United States district Judge
of Montana by Judge Miller of
the United States supreme court. Judge
Knowles studied law in Judge Miller's
office. He went to Montana twenty years
ngo, was associate Judge of the territory for
eight years and resigned to engage in the
practice of law.
II isprobable that l.. ID. Weed. who was
appointed United States district attorney for
Montana territory, will be reappointed TO
the same position for the state. II is not
known whether Marshal Irwin, who was APP
pointed last spring, will apply for reap-
pointment.
There are yet four land Office positions
held by democrats. for which there are nu-
merous republican applicants. II is not
likely TINT appointments will be made for
the postofces until the terms of the pres
ent incumbents expire.
Mr.. Carter in nm interview says
the early OF later admission by proclnma-
tion Of the president would not in the least
affect the status of the Montana dispute.
The state government goes into operation
as IL should, and M was intended in the
enabling act the contest will be settled ON
the same grounds m IL would have been had
the proclamation been withheld two
weeks.
Theeorrespondent OF the st. Louis Re
public on the same subject, telegraphs his
paper as follows: The extreme hurry with
which the proclamation was issued admit
ting Montana. Immediately after the arri-
val of the returns. little delay being taken
to examine the constitution, AZ in the case
of the Dakotas, makes IL apparent that the
administration stands in with the attempt
10 steal the Montana Legislature and
through fraud elect two republican senators.
IL was only few days ago that the final
count was completed by the republican re-
turning board. which hoard threw out the
tunnel precinct in Silver Bow county giving
the republicans n majority of the legisla-
I ture. Prince Russell. the son of his father.
hurried Immediately from Helena eastward.
I Whether he brought the returns, or they
were forwarded by mail 10 President Hnrri-
son, il is not known. At all events they
hardly had time 10 reach Washington when
the proclamation WIS issued admitting
Montana 90 statehood.
During the entire period sinceth election
the democrats have relied upon the honesty
of judge DsWolfo, who has held the thieves
in check, and they have also expected TINT
the honest democratic territorial supreme
court would pass final Judgment upon the
Acts Of the dishonest cnnynsHinQ bonrd of
Silver Bow county. ms well as the repub-
licun state canyassing board which Hus-
tanned the first fraudulent act of the Sill
yer Bow judges and threw out the tunnel
precinct.
by the issuing of the proclamation of nd.
mission, the republican supreme court elect
ed at the October elections, comes into
power and the territorial supreme court
which WIS appointed by President Cleye-
land ceases 10 exist. The innl Judgment in
the contested election cases will now come
before the republican court, and the
clnims Of the republican bosses in Wash
ington that they would finally be able
10 steal the state OF Montana, seem about 10
be verified. Every act of the republican
managers in Montana il now made clear.
Instead Of allowing the contested cnsea 20
come before the legislature, where they
have in all similar cases been settled, they
force the matter into the court, and, by Sc
curing admission before the territorial su-
preme court has nm opportunity 90 pass
upon the matter, they will hnye final judg-
ment NJ the hands Of the republican Judges
who were declared elected by the state can
vassing board, which commenced the sec
Ond steal.
II WIS only few days ago that Attorney
General Miller said Montana could not nf
ford tO come into the union with any blot
OF fraud upon her escutcheon.
Whether the arrival of Prince Russell has
had anything 10 do with changing the con
yictions of the encouragement and the
president is not known, but il IL more than
likely that the elections Of Tuesday, which
have cast gloom over the republican man.
ayers, and the Harrison family in pnrticu-
lar, have made them desperate and they
take this high-habded manner of prevent
ing any democratic United States sonntors
from being elected IN the new stntes.