The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-23
Carter's Real Reason for not Being
a Candidate Again Made
Public.
He Read the Handwriting on
the Wall and Took
Heed.
Preparations to Send Democratic Litera-
ture Into Montana-The Story OF
the Theft Sumcient.

cratic congressional committee will be
made in Montana, to help the campaign OF
the man who may be nominated to succeed
Mr.. Carter. An especial effort is to be
made to elect democrat in the state for
reasons which are to some extent geoGraph.
ical They want foothold in the north
west. 1t was question fo- some time
whether to make the effort in Idaho or
Montana. It has been decided that Idaho
is hopeless, in view of the natural strength
of the republicans and the satisfactory
frame of mind in which the lead ore tariff
schedule has left the people. Another fact
which drew the democratic leaders to look
toward Montana was the refusal Of Mr..
Carter to be candidate for reelection.
That, it is publicly announced and gener-
ally believed. was due to fear on Carter's
part that his defeat was likely. Acting
on this theory the democrats have
aroused hope in their own breast. They
are mighty sorry Carter is out Of the race
for they think no would have been the
easiest man for them to beat. The demo-
cratic congressional committee would also
take an especial pride in capturing man
from the very home of the secretary of the
opposition committee. One of the most
effective methods will be to scatter demo-
cratic literature, growing out of the contests
for seats in the senate from Montana last
winter. The democratic speeches on the
subject, with the minority reports. will be
sent there in largo quantities. Mr.. Carter,
as secretary of the republican committee,
is making arrangements to attempt to
parry this democratic blow, and at the
same time counter, but will most likely
fail. Mr.. Carter is in correspondence with
the republicans of his state, and processes
to think that republican will be his sue
cessor. Mr.. Carter 10 evidently whistling
to keep up the courage Of the republican
nominee.
Gov. Ferry, of Washington, has tele-
graphed Senator Squire that it will be i'm
possible for the legislature to apportion the
state into Legislative districts until the
popuaation by precincts and wards 10
known. Senator Squire laid 7 the rmattor
before the census officials, and large force
was at once set at work compiling the
returns of Washington in the manner sug-
gested by the governor. This will take
some time, rs the supervisors made no
division of the counties into precincts. It
will be an easy matter to give the popula-
ton by wards in Seattle, Tacoma and Spo-
kane Falls, but there will be some difficulty
in dividing the other returns, as each
schedule will have to be examined sepa-
rately. It is hoped that the work will be
finished in few days. Senator Allen, of
Washington, is one of the committee OF
republicans appointed at the last confer
ence to draft plan of business SO that
an adjournment may be had before
September. Senator Allen would like
to have the plan include the adoption of q
previous question so that the election bill
might pass this session; but he has given ur
anything of that kind, with number Of
other earnest advocates of the measure.
copy of the West Shore, an illustrated Pa.
cific coast paper, was circulated in the sen
ate to-day and its cartoon showing tht
folly of Powell's irrigation scheme caused {
great deal of amusement among the sena
tors, who had listened to the debate few
weeks ago. The men from the mountain
states claimed that the artist had caugh
the correct idea of Powell's scheme o
carrying out the settlers by the appointeel
of the geological survey. There will be lit
tie of this sort of thing carried on for tn
next year or two.
Special Agent Peter T. Wood, of the cen
sus bureau, now at Minneapolis, has beel
directed to leave that city August "A TO
Helena and to take charge of the recoun
IN that city. He will probably conduct tn
recount by the same method as in Mime
apolis and will endeavor to get through a
, soon as possible, He will need the assist
ance of the citizens committee in securin
good enumerators, and they will be chosel
regardless of the fact that they are repub
licans or democrats.
Col. Sanders was given very cordial in
vitatiop to 60 to the First congressiona
district in Maine and make one or tw
speeches in the interest of Speaker Reed
Mr.. Sanders, however, to-day decline
to 90.
Samuel Weinstein, of Helena, is in Wash
ington on his way home from an extende
! trip through Germany. "Ihe people of th
> German empire" he said, 'are talking Q
the proposed tariff legislation in this coun
. try. They believe the passage of the Nc
! Kinley bill would be bad thing for tha
. country"
THE PENSION BUREAU SCANDAL.
Continuation Of Raum's Testimony-Pett
Proceedings.
Raum continued his testimony before th
! investigating committee to-day. He sal
+ that some of the money he had obtaine