The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-09
ABOUT CARRIERS PAIR
II Cost Him a Vote ut a Critical Time
on Thursday-Thomas Got In
Working Order Again
on Saturday.

As o as Il was learn ed that the
republicans In Washington agreed last
Wednesday on a silver programme. the
West was anxiously Interested In the pro-
cecding. Everybody was DESTROYS OF
knowing what the republicans In the
house Of representatives proposed to do
and how the, intended TO do IL. Ths dis
patches from the national capital were
read with closest scrutiny. II became
clear that nj the caucus Of Wednesday,
TIE party lash was unsparinGly laid on.
Mr.. Carter OF Montana, was pre- sent nj
Wednesdays caucu OF house members.
He voted against the Mckinley PROPOSE.
ton to push n bill with the bullion re-
demption clause retained. After the eau
Gus several western republicans said
they would not he bound by its orders
and trustworthy special dispatches "a
several northwestern newspapers an.
nounced that Reed and Mckinley 10.
bored with these men, threatening them
and giving warning that II would be wise
for them to keep right In line.
The caucus action was pushed. BY a
very close vote, taken early on Thursday,
the house decided TO 70 ahead with the
Mckinley proposition which provided
that the question be settled on Saturday.
When this vote was taken IL was an
nounced that "Mr. Carter was paired with
Boatner, of louisiana, until June 30"
The news of Mr.. Carter's pair was sim
gularly slow in reaching Montana. The
STANDARD recalls only u newspaper in
the state that announced IL on Friday.
Up To Saturday noon. il had not been
mentioned, except In WI Montana pa
pers. The fact was promptly announced,
however, by dailies In Denver, Salt lake
City. Portland and San Francisco, and
throughout the East. The officers of the
National Silver Association noticed IL and,
as no explanation was given OF n pair
with a democrat who certainly would
have voted for silver in any
event., the case naturally at
tracted attention. Early on Saturday
then% national silver committee sent a dis
patch to the Ore Producers association mt
Salt Lake. Later in the day this dispatch
was substantially repeated tn Butte by a
prominent business firm in Salt Lake.
Following is In dispatch just as IL was
received in Butte, the closing sentence, in
parenthesis, preceding he signature OF
Salt Lake people. II was addressed to
w. +. Hall, superintendent of the Alice
mine. and read:
The ore Producers Association of Salt Lake
has received the following; Communicate With
republican state and county committees and
prominent citizens Of Montana, Colorado and
TAN w f'lh'N t"' hth tf'b' ~ N'sts
Colorado and Montana and senator Mitchell,
Of Oregon. Ia hold up the tariff hill until "A salts
factory silver hill IL passed. Sin votes only are re-
Iuired Ia Tie up. Have the newspapers write
against bullion redemption. ~ this il done II.
~f,stiyely and quickly, a satisfactory silver hill
will he passed. Use telegraph freely and send
hill Ia Silver committee Montana senators should
h. particularly impressed with Importance Of
this Signed,
NATIONAL SILVER COMMITTEE.
Garter dodged the question yesterday
Signed,
On Saturday, Superintendent Hall and
others scurried about Butte and the dis.
patch, Of which a copy was printed m the
STANDARD Of yesterday morning, was
sent To Washington. Atclegram received
last night from the STANDARDS special
correspondent AT Washington says that,
on Saturday last. Mr.. Carriers pair with
Boatncr was transferred To Mr.. Post Of
Illinois, n republican. who voted with the
Mckinley people in Wednesdays caucus.
Mr.. Boatncr. with whom Carter was first
paired Is a democrat, who, with Carter,
would have voted against Mckinley. Sat
urslay, on the motion Ia rccomhit and on
the final vote Mr.. Carter voted against
the Mckinley cancus scheme.