The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-07
VICTORY FILLS THE AIR.
Triumphant Democracy Still Shout
ing With Hosannas and Loud
Hurrahs.
A Lively Silk Hat Brigade Paints
the Town Scarlet
Red
What MT. Carter Says About lt-Dlx0n's
Majority in this County VIII be
One Hundred.

II has been long time since the demo-
Gratis of Montana haG an opportunity to
celebrate victory, and that probably ac-
counts for the zest and enthusiasm with
which they were cheering the victory yes
terday. 1t was hard fought and we'll earned.
and since Tuesday night democracy has had
possession of the town. When the average
democrat woke up yesterday morning from
his celebration of the night before and re-
freshed for another day he jumped in the
air as he read the morning paper and dis
covered to his great Joy that democracy had
swept the country from Montana to Massa-
chusetts, making the victory complete. Yes
terday afternoon some republicans began
paying their bets and those democrats who
did not win hats bought them with their
own winnings. Babcock's and Cans d
Klein's stores were raided by democrats
during the afternoon and both places were
almost cleared out of all the silk hats in
stock. Babcock the halter sold nearly 200
within an hour and they were bought and
paid for as though they were ordinary dol
lar and q half grand pa hats, but they
averaged 81 apiece and very few not dam
aged will be found this morning. silk
hat brigade was formed on Main street,
Col. Broadwater, with q silk tile, leading
the van. Fully l0O men with silk hats were
in line shouting hurrahs for Dixon, only
stopping at popular resorts to ease their
the democrats celebrate they celebrate;
and the indications are that they
have Just begun a. arrangements
are being made for monster demonstra-
ton in Helenn with ConRressnlan-elec
Dixon as the speaker of the occasion.
1<,nk -
on the election while walking into Mike
Mulkern's resort yesterday WAS rather
plagued when the rooster which 10 on exhi-
bitlon in Mulkern's show window began to
crow. That was more than the republican
could stand and he said: Mike, I'll give
neck" but Mike wouldn't take hun
dred for him. He proposes to send him
over to Judge Dixon at Butte. This is the
rooster that WAS first heard to crow after
the returns indicated Dixon's election and
Mr.. Nulkern started on a run to purchase
him, which he did after paying good
price.
Phil Shenon, in the midst of tho jollifica-
ton over the victory did not forget one
who was an untiring worker for the result,
ever ready to respond to the party's call,
and whose work is always effective and vol
UNFAIRLY offered, never looking for personal
reward. That man is Hon. W. Y. Pember-
ton. Mr.. Shenon is great admirer of
"Pem" and likes to hear hic stories. He
leaves TO-DAY for Utica, N. Y. to visit his
old home, but before he started he wrote a
few pleasant lines to "Pem" and enclosed a
handsome check.
good many republicans paid their cleo
ton bets yesterday without murmur, fully
satisfied of Mr.. Dixon's election. There
were few, however, who left theic places
Of business during the day and hung around
tho bulletin board on the south side of
&c.
but none came, and the prospects Of win
ming their bets dwindled away. The know
ing ones who had money up on the result
recognized from the first that the quickest
way to get reliable information was to en-
quire at The INDEPENDENT offic, or consult
it's bulletin boards. Quite a number belong
ing to the z. o. p. saved themselves consid-
cradle anxiety and annoyance in this man.
ner. while others were still more out of
pocket by misleading bulletins on the other
side Of the street.
The party managers spent most of the
day about the republican headquarters try
ing to figure out that their standard bearer
was elected, but it was not very encourag-
ing task. Mr.. Carter was with them good
deal during the day. representative of
The INDEPENDENT called on him last night
at republican headquarters to get Some ex-
preston from him in regard to the situa-
tion in the state. His face WAS thoughtful
and he did not have the general appearance
that he had when he received the news of
his election over Major Maginnis year
ago. M. Carter would not comment on the
result of the election at all, and the only
statement he would make for publication
was that ''the state is so close that the Of
fetal returns alone can determine the re-
suit"
Returns from Lewis and Clarke county.
with three small precincts to hear from,
give Dixon majority Of 100, and the Other
precincts will not change the result.