The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-18
THE CAMPAIGN.

THE CAMPAIGN.
1t Is Being vigorously Conducted BY Both
Parties.
The best evidence of campaign work in
Madison county is the registration. This
has been thoroughly finished and it is prob
able that less than twenty voters in the en-
tire county have been left of the rolls. In
the Virginia precinct every known voter has
registered, and the work has been done
quite as we'll in other sections. The demo-
cratic central committee, under the chair
manship of T. j. Farrell. has been tireless
in its efforts to secure a full reRistra-
ton OF voters, and expense has cut
no figure in this work. At Pony and Red
Bluff teams have been out seven weeks
bringing in men and at Sheridan and Twin
Bridges no efforts have been spared. Will
lam Enness, veteran democrat of the
Jacksonian blood, has taken, good care
of the registration in his precinct. All of
this means of course that the full demo-
cratic vote will be polled on election day.
The republicans have likewise been working
but it is believed that they have been
slower in this respect than the democrats.
In many of the counties of the state there
has been noticeable lack of interest be-
cause no county officers will be elected this
fall. In Madison county it is different.
Every democrat is pulling with his polite !
brother to elect Dixon and Buford. AZ
democrats did very we'll in the election of
county officers last year and have no
reason to worry on that score for some time
to como. They elected County Attorney
w. A. Clark, the popular and energetic sec
Rotary Of the central committee. Treasurer
Gilbert is democrat and 80 are two county
commissioners. the superintendent of
schools, the clerk Of the district court and
the assessor. This fall all of these men find
time to look sharply after the
corners for Dixon and Buford. The
flooding the county with their campaign
documents. One is a oerd with a portrait
and autograph of the smooth and bland
like Thomas Henry ON one side and twenty
three alleged reasons for voting Tor him o
the reverse. The other document is Selig-
mans speech at the Butte convention.
This BY the way is very disgusting to the
republican voters of Madison county, many
of whom believe that falsehc cd should at
least bo tempered with conservatism. Those
Who know Selignan's narrow escape from
the wrath of the miners think the speech
might at least have been delivered by an
other man. To Madison voters the most
striking lie Of the entire series is that which
says that ''in Madison county the miners
were bribed into voting the democra' IL
ticket by promises of railroad to be built
and SO on" This is an absolute falsehood
Thus far no republican campaign orators
have appeared in the county though several
good democratic meetings have been held
Hon. w. NJ. Bickford and Judge Clements
have been doing excellent work. At Pom!
Mr.. Bickford spoke to packed house ans
ono of the best campaign meetings eve
known in Virginia City was held on Tues
day night in the court house. The room
Was handsomely decorated with flowers ana
dags in honor Of tho occasion and the au
dience was so large that the room VA
crowded t., the doors. The leading Citizen
of the county were present with their wive
and daughters. Nh. Bickford's address
was an able and logical discussion Of affair
of the day.
He began by referring to the iniustio.
and hardship OF the present registration
law. Under the stringent protection Of THU
Law the greatest fraud ever known was per
petrated at precinct 81 BY. tho republican
party. Tho speaker gave the details Of this
crime ana Clearly showed the progress O
the steal. II Is the judgment OF the peopl
TO say Whicn party Is Sient m the Erea
proposltion OF Wnetnef the people OF MOD
issue Of the campaign is of NOR
interest 70 the people OF Mon
tana tnan almost any other. IN
history OF leglsiatlon On slIvef was Minutei
gwen. Inc Dill fusneo tnfongn congress
oemonesize sNver was ~ heartily pposed D.
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maze ~ M. Dlana 20 nave sllSer iemone'
1zeo. I.s We sseaolly opposed ~ IN
eass oos tnrouen tne changes OF fepubhca
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