The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-26
The Grabbed Senator From Bleeding
Kansas Not Likely to be
Returned.
After March Fourth He May En-
gage In Any Vocation to
His Liking.
The Alliance Mon Are Solid Against Him
Under All circumstances
ditlatcs for the Place.

uouACeu tudt t0ey Will O6VOt0 the remain
der of the time between now and the eth
of January to perfectinQ such an organiza-
tion among alliance members of the legisla-
ture rs will certainly defcat Senator In
gals. The leaders claim that all alliance
members Can he counted on to vote for the
man whom the majority decides on. That
question will be settled by delegate con-
vention to be held here on the 26th of jan
uary. This will bring to Topeka, besides
the members of the legislature and leading
politicians. fully 500 representative alliance
men from the 105 counties of the state, who
will surround the members of the legisla-
ture with such an influence and force that
the alliance members will be scarce who
would dare to disregard the instructions Of
their constituents.
The reports sent out from here declaring
that the eight democrats in the legislature
would cast complimentary vote for Judge
John Martin or Gen. @. w. Blair, and then
turn to Ingalls,, are not substantiated by
interviews with four of the democratic
members. These gentlemen declare that
they are not for Ingalls, In any event. but
are for democrat for senator. The Hon,
+. NJ. Gable, democratic member from
Leavenworth county, said that his interests
were with the peoples party if he could not
get democratic senator. The eight dem
ocrats have agreed to support one of their
party, and they hope, in the event that the
alliance could not unite on one Of their
number. that enough alliance men and re-
publicans would come to them to elect him.
rather have straight democrat If they can
not muster enough strength to elect In
gals, and on the other hand the alliance
men would be satisfied with democrat
rather than Ingalls,.
In q certain contingency the eight demo-
instance. Judge w. A. Peffer, editor of the
Kansas Farmer. has been candidate for
the senate Tor the past six months. He
joined the alliance movement early this
year. He WAS former republican and high
protectionist. He nude !, strong fight for
the peoples ticket, and feels that the sen-
atorship belongs to him. He has nineteen
votes pledged to him, and the chances are
that they will stay with him without regard
to instructions or caucus. In this event
the majority of alliance members would 90
to either John Martin or G. w. Blair If IL
was necessary to do 30 to prevent the cleo
tion Of Ingalls,. But it is not believed the
democrats will ever 90 to ingalls,. AZ the
present time j. +. Willets is the strongest
candidate in the peoples party. He has
forty-eight votes certain, and can GET mora
If needed. The fight in the alliance will be
between PETER and Willets with ,rerry
simpson as a strong compromise candidate.
Gen. Rice, Prof. Garfield and p. p. Elder
have not received much encouragement. |
and will not be in the fight to the injury of
any one.
The alliance of six of the Arkansas VAL |
ley counties was represented at Wichita |
last week by 228 delegates the object of the |
meeting being to give some instructions to
the representatives in the legislature. The |
were instructed to work for |
an alliance caucus and abide by the result,
and to use all efforts to defeat John j, In
gals for the senate. 1t is understood that
Jerry simpson, congressman elect from the |
seventh district, will be supported in the
caucus by all the representatives concerned
in to-day's meeting, and will come in with
! strong support from the Third, Sixth and
seventh districts. The meeting urged the
passage af a bill to cut railroad tolls, max
ng returns for operating expenses and not
per cent: for money actually invested by
company in the construction of the road.
The state is to be empowered to adjust ali
osses, doing away with the adjusting
lRents OF the companies. The state iusti-
utiOns are to be put under one one |
BOARD. the pay of each member not to ex-
'eed $l,5OO annually. The work Of the
)cala congress was endorsed unanimously,
md the force bill was denounced most We
lemently.