The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-06
.EX-GOY. HAUSER TALKS.
A Lively and Interesting Discus
sion Of Our Present Politi-
cal Situation.
Many n forts to Solve the Dead
locR. and How They Failed
of Success.
Confs rcnccs with Party Leaders In WASH
1ugton That May Lend TO Desired
Result

Ex-Goy. IS Z. Hauser when asked last
night by representative of Tm ISpErESp-
rNT what he thought of the political out
look naplied, "Well, as n Montanian sim
ocrely wish the deadlock was broken and all
the questions that il involves forever and
conoh isiyely settled; as democrat regret
that our party hasn't downed them before
th,s; but as an individual | do not feel in
thu least disturbed or distressed by recent
events. ] guess that covers about all of
your question"
I'll was reported the other night, governor.
That you used some pretty severe language
in speaking of the result of the democratic
caue sY'
The ex-governor laughed. every likely |
did" said he II haven't got no old vet but
TINT enjoy the luxury of getting mad once
IN while and using n little Montana Ian
guage where IL will do the most good. But
actions speak louder than words and lam
willing 10 be judged from first TO last iu
tins whole business by the record as finally
mndc up
Gov. Hauser talked freely about the vari-
ous points involved in the contest. He be-
heyed that the action OF the democratic
state senators IN taking tho oath OF Office
was mistaken party move. He had OPP
posed their doing 80 strenuously, believing
TINT they should hold their point OF
advantage as means of bringing
about compromise between the two rival
houses on bnsis involving an investigation
Of the election at precinct 81. His iudc-
nent had been oyerruled. Before the
democrats had decided upon their course.
he did all he could 10 bring the two houses
together for the purpose of an investiga-
tion. Even nfter the senators made their
decision to 60 in. he strongly urged them TO
get CONCESSIONS from the republican sena-
tors first. He himself saw several of the
republican senators and found them favor
able 10 u united eifott for compromise and
nm agreement WAS drawn up and signed by
some OF the senators of each party TO the
ELECT that the two houses should get to
gvther, the membcrs claiming the contested
seats To Withdraw, tu1t an impartial
lhNesu.ati"n OF the election IN Sill
v,r Bow rh ul be had, and pend
ing saca inquity thero should bo
no election of United States senators and
no attempt nj partisan advantage on either
side, anu thnt public business. meantime,
should receive attention. "So impressed WAS
/ with misgNings as TO the safcty Of the
course ihe democratic senators were about
to take. sud tue ex-governor. that tele-
graphed for w. w. Dixon, of IIntte. in
whose legal knowledge and sound iudg-
ment everybody has the highest confidence,
81 come over and advise with our people.
lie did so, and after long conference all
but two ot our senators agreed that ID was
best that our men should stay out until
such an arrangement as that proposed had
been agreed upon. But one or two Of our
senators would listen 20 nothing.
ngU IN thsU Ind tulf. u
wee and believed IL their duty
10 take the oath anyhow and that broke up
tae whole business. The republican con-
lerreCs, when they found our people were
golng TO surrender without condition, came
to us and sand that as long ms these demo-
cratic senntsrs were going in, anyway, their
people uldn't see the necessity OF conceding
anything. And guess they were right"
80 thoroughly WIS | impressed with the
necessity Of doing something tn settle the
differences thnt were doing such injury To-
our state and our business e,ests that
did not even then give up all hope OF reach
ing an understanding. ! sand 10 Gov.
Ioolc, and other friends, that so far
as my being candidate Tor senator
WAS concerned | would not stand
IN the way of n compromise one nom, ut:
that was willing that w. A. Clark. or any
other democrat. and any good republican,
should go To the senate. To this end tele-
graphed Tor A. B. Hammond, of Missoula,
and we tried for two days 10 bring that
about, but nj TINT time the republicans
were elther too much divided or too CONT
dent 10 listen TO anything.
The governor said that the Inst effort 10
break tie deadlock, made just before the
] republicans elected Sanders. was substanti-
ally on the basis of the settlement proposed
before the democratic state stnators took
! the Untn. II thought we should carry tnAt
| through snid lac, but we then had to deal
with one or two over-anxious senatorial as
! piTants on our side who went into the dem
Ocratlc house caucus and broke the thing
up, for reasons thnt may appear LATER"
| 'Ot course You know, governor, your enc
mics are rather hot ever the idea that you
are preventing the election of United States
senators by advising youl supporters among
the state senators 10 stny away from the
| JOINT cOnycutiUnY
II see they are; and rather enjoy that.
As matter Of fnct ] couldn't inhLence our
senators II / wanted 10. They are 1Ldepen-
dent men who will do what they believe for
tue best interests of the party. will ray
IN answer To Tint charge. however that IN
the pnst three dnys oni senators have been
IN daily ielcgr0pnic correspondence through
me with our friends IN the United States
senate ia Washington as to the course
they should pursue. They received
tonight tbu last Geographic message in I'M
swer 10 some dnnl questions sent by Sena-
tor Baker, of Chotenu. and as all these com-
munications will be laid before the caucus
tomorrow, have NO doubt they will be gov
erued by the advice OF these able and ex-
perienced statesmen in any action they may
lake"
"Doyou think there is yet possibility
that setil Ia. nt OF the deadlock will be
reacliedY'
1T IL YET possible. but not immediately
probable Both in political and a bust
ness sense the parties ought 10 get together.
do not believe either set of senators will
get their seats, but the democrats have the
best Of IL, in MY opinion