St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-02
Republicans Again Planning
to Hold a Montana Seat
in the Senate.
They Have Found a Demo-
cratic Traitor Who Will
Work With Them.
The Scheme Is to Unseat Four
or. Five Democratic Leg
iSlatorE-Elect.
North Dakota Seems to Have
Given Mr.. Harrison a
Small Majority.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HELENA, Mont. Dec. 1.-Durlng the
past week 1t has developed that there is
a conspiracy OH foot to repeat the frauds
by which the Republicans sent two SEN
ptors to Washington III 1889. Until ten
days ago it was impossible to tell, owing
to the closeness of the result on the
legislature, how Montana stood on joint
ballot. Finally, when all the returns
were in. it was found that of the II
votes Oh joint ballot the Populists had 3,
JheDemocrats Sc and the Republicans 80.
OF the Populists two are Republicans
and one Democrat. The senate con-
SlstS of sixteen members, nine Demo
Gratis and seven Republicans; the house
of fifty five members, tWenty-Seven
Democrats, three Populists and twenty
five Republicans. Of the twenty seven
Democrats in the house one, a. l..
Hamilton, of Choteau county, was de-
feated on the
Face of the Returns
by tWenty-seven votes. When the
board of canVa SSerS of ChOteau cOnnty
canvassed the returns aftidavits were
filed with them by the voters in the Box
Elder precinct to the effect that the
election there was fraudulent, Tor the
reason that number of half-Dreed
voters had been paid $40 each for their
votes. AtfidavitS were also presented
to the same effect from half-breeds who
had received money to vote for the Re-
publican candidate. The board of can
VasSerS, consisting of TWO Republicans
and one Democrat, following the de-
cisiOn of the supreme court of the state
i'll the case OF Precinct 81, Silver Bow
county, in 1889, by unanimous vote
threw out Box Elder precinct. This
gave Hamilton, Democrat, a plurality,
and to him they issued certificat
For months it has been known that
Lee Mantle, of Butte, Z
Republican, would succeed Sanders as
United States senator. provided his
party controlled the legislature. 1t has
also been an, open secret in POLITICAL
circles that "a leading millionaire
Democrat was back of his
candidacy, and the returns from
Silver Bow county Nov. showed this
Democrat had done all in his power to
elect Mantle men 10 the legislature.
This millionaire politician has always
posed as Democrat, but last spring he
elected Mantle mayor OF Butte, and Ill
every case. where Mantle's interests
I were cOllCGTHeAi, sIle Has lHTOWu HIS III
fluence against the Democrats and for
the Republicans. The deal between
them is business one, and is connected
with supplying Butte with water. Two
days ago
The Anaconda Standard.
supposed to be a Democratic paper.
came out in column editorial denounc-
ing the action OF the board of canvasserS
of Choteau county in the Box Elder
case. Today it followed it up with
another column, in which the clue is
given to the plan the Republican men,
bers of the legislature propose to follow
in order to send Mantle to the United
States senate. 1t is to get enough DEM
ocratic members of the house to vote
withthe Republicans and the two Re-
publicansPopuiists to unseat Hamilton
and at least two more Demo-
Gratis, and thus give the Republicans
majority on joint ballot. 1t is not sure
that the Democratic leader referred to
above can control The caucus for Mantle
under the circumstances, but if not,
then ex-Land Commissioner Carter will
be the Republican choice. The national
committee chairman is taking very
active part in the scheme. The Demo-
Gratis are watching every move of the
Republicans. and with the experience
gained in 1889, say they will checkmate
the state stealerS this time.