The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-03
THE GRAND OLD SIXTH.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Which No
Hall Was Big Enough to
Contain.
Col Cornelius B. Nolan Answers
the Defenders Of Sure
Thing Games.

Able Speakers Cordially Received BY. the
Greatest Crowd Ever Seen In
Adams Hall.
The greatest crowd, in point Of numbers
and enthusiasm, that ever got together III
the Sixth ward, crowded into Adams hall
last night. hlled the stairways leading to it,
and stood patiently out on the sidewalk.
willing to catch what words foated over
the heads of tho multitude or to get a
glimpse of the candidates. Of the democratic
party. Joseph 4. Cuskelly presided, and
gathered on the platform were John G.
Curtin, tho democratic nominee for mayor,
Judge W. p. Smith, the nominee for police
judge. County Attorney g. B. Nolan, Pat
rick Calvin. W. J. Fuchs, Robert b. Smith.
Denver Z. Dayton, 4. w. Knight, Anthony
Harrity, $. X. Davis, G. p. Connolly, u. j.
Walsh, Richard X. Purcell. G. B. Garrett
and others equally we'll known Hon. Il.
,. Smith was the first speaker He said IL
was not unjust to claim that the
administration the past year had
been run in the interest OF 4
clique and gang. which was disgrace to
any city and which ought not to be toler-
ated. Notwithstanding the fact that tho
better element OF the republican party had
demanded the retirement OF the present.
regime in tho interest of good governments,
the primaries and the convention had been
packed and tho cut and dried programme
put through. It was the same old ticket;
the same old crowd; thsre was no nssur-
ance that this Kleinschrnidt administration,
if continued, would not be conducted by
the same persons and the same methods, or
that it would be one bit better than
in the past. 1t Was simply q question as to
whether the sure-thing gamblers and the
thugs should run the city. Mr.. Smith
pointed out the extravagance Of the present
administration, which had nothing to
show for its money spent. The money
had mostly besn expended in paying po-
litical debts.
4. J. Walsh said no one had vet been
able TO deny that the present organization
OF the police force was for the purpose Of
protecting and not preventing crime. As
no one could deny it, they sought to throw
the blame on that efficient public official,
the county attorney. They did this, know
ing i was not Col. Nolan's duty to 20 into
the byways OF crime or stand on tho cor
police was to make arrests and secure evil
dsncs. The duty of the county attorney be-
gan wheretha Of the police ended His
activity in punishinR crime had brought
down on him the enmity OF the lawlsss ele-
ment. but law abiding citizens loved him
for the enemies he had made. Mr.. Walsh
also paid ha respects to the strset com-
missioner, who had demonstrated he said,
that public office was Il private snap.
When the name of County Attorney
Nolan WAS announced the cheers and APP
plause which greeted him showed that sthe
Sixth ward had no feeling i'll common with
the 'aure-thinR" element Of the '.sirloin''
precinct. "A number Of years ago. said
Col. Nolan, "a sewing machine agent in
the state Of Ohio. whose duty kept him on
hotel in a small town. He arranged with
the hotel keeper to provide for himsslf and
his horse. Desiring to remove some Of the
dust from his person before going to eat,
he was shown to his room. The room was
disarranged and on dirty wash stand
was piece OF soap too small for Washing
purposes, but little too big to be mistaken
for pill. Asmall piece of calico hung on
g nail, but it was SO covered with dust that
it's use would have dehled his person. Such
is the condition OF the republican party in
Helena to-day. The disarranRed and dis
ordered room represents the republican
party of Helena. Applause. The dirty
basin represents the kleinschmidt
administration. Applause. The small
r Gsp sssrnq wso s. nshs shs
assailsd my character AZ public officer
Loud applause. That towel 80 despicable
and detestable represents what il known in
this campaign as the Graham or sure
thing element, Loud cheers and ap-
shall not attempt to touch that sure
thing, element for fear of contamination,
Applause. The soap | shall simply use
for Il minute. Laughter and applause
Tho basin | shall handle with gloves
Long continued applause.l The repub-
that in it there are men who are actuated
by the highest impulses. But unfortun-
ately for that party in Helena, for the past
twelve months it has been controlled by
wing and a power which, were it placed
among angels, would contaminats and dis
figure them. Loud applause.] T. r. Ster-
ling said that If the sure-thing games were
being played, the county attorney and
not the police WAS to blame for
their continuance, Laughter. My
and the police secure the evidence OF his
offenss. The citizens of Helena pay $685.
900 year to maintain \ police force Of
over twenty men. Mr.. Sterling says the
only duty devolving on the department. is
to see that hacks are not run too fast and
laughter. He would lead you to believe
that If burglary We're committed, that il
a man were Murdorously shot down, the
policeman who attempted to arrest the Of
fender would be assuming the duties OF the
county attorney aud oversteppng his own.
Loud applause. The brave officer who a
few months ago attempted to arrest a high
wayman WAS murderously shot down. Ao-
cordinr to Mr.. Sterling and Mr.. Klein
schmidt. when that weapon was presented
at his breast, the officer should have al
lowed the highwayman to stand there while
he hunted me up to consult ~ to the de-
STABILITY and advssbility OF placing the
offender under arrest. Laughter and ap-
plause. During this past twelve months VIM.
Sims has frequently come to my office aud
presented facts and figures respecting bur-
Dlsrles and other offsnsss. but challenge
him to produce single instance~-though
the preas has tesmed with stories of people
who have been heeced by tho sure thing
xamss--where ho has come TO my office
with single fact regarding these things"
Il Loud applause.
Col. Nolan then told how, while engaged
on a case in the district court a few months
ago, he heard that some ons had lost Sl 900
at one of these ''surs thing" games. He
obtained u stay in the case he was trying
and went TO police headquarters. Before
he got there tho prosecuting Witness had
been disposed of. The colonel then told
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