The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-16
After an Honorable Contest He is
Willing to Await the Verdict
Of the People.
He Looks for q Tidal Wave to
Follow the Great
Crime
Soms Of the Methods Used by Republicans
70 Accomplish the Steal Of the Nom
tana senatorships.

terday afternoon. He talked freely about
the senatorial contest Ut Washington,
though he said the newspaper reports had
covered the matter very thoroughly. He
said: 1.-THE matter was discussed in all Of
its phases in the arguments before the COM
mittee on privileges and elections and in
the debate before the United States senate.
In the matter Of arguments and in the dis
cusaion Of all points bearing on the situa-
tion the republicans were routed. There
was an unanimity of opinion among the
democrats on this point, and there were
many republican senators who expressed
The Same belief. Some of them were dis
posed to act fair until the question came to
vote. There were twelve republican soma
sors who agreed among themselves to vote
60 return the case to the state for settle
ment, but IN the meantime keep
it pending before the committee
on privileges and elections 80 that
Governor Toole could not appoint United
States senators. The democrats were en-
tirely willing to accept this solution and let
the people of Montana say at the next
election which side was right. But the
pressure brought to bear on these republi-
can senators was 80 strong that they were
compelled to fall in and vote with the more
bitter partisans who never intended from
the outset to seat anyone but Sanders and
tors was that it was imperative tor the re
publican party to hold the long. term sena-
torship in Montana. This they believed
would clinoh their majority in the senate
no matter how great democratic tidal
wave might follow. They never seemed to
look into the justice Of the issue. Senator
Hlscock was one Of the men who said until
&hn 1oc ~ 20 hot hA A. - II
the question back to the state. On the day
of the vote he was surrounded by half q
dozen republican senators urging him to
vote with them and he finally consented.
am told that no contested election case
was ever so thoroughly ventilated
before the people. Il was dis
sg's se SENATOR'S %as's Daniel 6a
Turpie, George and Gray made exhaustive
arguments and brilliant speeches, and the
verdict even among republicans is that the
republican senators made failures in
answering them. Several republican sena-
tors told me personally that their claim
lowed the case very closely. The independ-
ent journals of the country condemned the
great theft in unsparing terms. Mr.. Clark
and did not believe that we would get our
seats when we went to Washington, but We
were determined to have the great fraud
shown to the people, and this, l think, has
grateful to those democratic senators who
gave their time to the study Of a compli-
Gated question, and SO clearly and success
fully discussed it in all of its parts. The
two men who are holding the Montana sem
atorships are regarded in Washington as
pretenders who are occupying positions to
right. And they are SO regarded by sena-
tors of their own party, as
] know from conversations with
republicans who have taken
the time to thoroughly post themselves on
the sitlaetiop. Both Of these men have been
will be looked upon with contempt as long
as they retain their seats. You will remem-
Der that Sanders and Power for few days
occupied seats on the democratic side of
the senate. They changed to the other side
because of the open expressions of contempt
that greeted their ears. Power is regarded
as the most insignificant senator that has
man Of ability, but both men will be under
q cloud while in that body. Sanders was
very busy during the investigation and cir
Culated spurious interview with ex-Gov-
ernor Hauser in which the latter was made to
say that the democrats stole precinct "a and
by the republicans. This was printed in
the New York Tribune and marked copy
of the paper was laid on the desk of each
senator. This is but one of the several
similar methods used by the republicans to
seat their men.
The general impression among men Of
both parties, so far as have been able to
observe, is that there will be great demo-
cratic tidal wave in 1892. The late elections
point to its coming and the administration
of Harrison is making democratic votes
daily. Cleveland seems to be the most
talked Of candidate at present, but it is yet
too early to determine the result of the next
national democratic convention. The demo
Gratis in all parts of the country are prepar-
ing to win great political victory, and I
believe they will be successful.
The democrats in the house favor the
free coinage of silver and gold, and there
are also republican representatives with this
view. The latter, however, are held in
check by their party leaders in the house
who do not favor free coinage. The silver
men do not favor the Window measure and
doabt if it will be passed.
word about the appointment of Major
Pete Roman. see that your Washington
states that it was the result
Of Mr.. Russell b. Harrison's influt noe,
do not think this is SO. Major Romans APP
pointment was endorsed by all the army
officers who knew him, by the missionaries
and by hundreds of citizens of both parties
though Sanders, Power and Carter were os-
tensibly for the appointment Of another
man."
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