The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-03-04
The BATTLE IS OYER
Scenes After The Great Senatorial
Contest at Helena
QUlETNESs RElGNs NOW
The Temporary Capital ~ Silent
~ the Grave = But Little
Comment on the
War.


pected that United States senator will
be appointed by Governor Richards to-
morrow. The governor assured STAND.
ARD reporter that he would not appoint
before Saturday, and Il is believed that
tho appointment will then he made. Il 10
said that the certificate Of appointment 10
all made out. and that all that remains is
for tho name to be filied in. II is of course
. question Of much conjecture az To who
will be the choice. There Is no chance Of
deadlock this time, and there Is NO doubt
that republican will be appointed.
Lee Mantle's friends arc very nc.
tive and believe lac has tho best
chance Of oil. George Irwin last evening
received a dispatch from General Warren
at Butte. stating that he had petition al.
sady with 5000 names signed in Nantes
favor and that he would begin wiring over
the names at o'clock. Irwin promptly
telcgraphed hack for him TO send the pc.
tition by mail. Wilbur +. Sanders.
Thomas H. Carter and L. Herschfleld arc
at work on east side candidates. A re-
mark attributed to the governor to the eff
feet that his appointment would be in tho
nature of surprise IL construed a. mean.
ing that Mantle. Sanders OF Carter will
not be the choice, but that Herschflcld
from the east side or Ex-Governor White
or Captain Mills from the west side may
get the plum. Ex-Governor White and
Captain Mills are both Oh the field. Tho
name of Lieutenant Governor Botkin 10
mentioned as possibility. but ii is not
generally believed that he has any show,
IL indeed Is alter II.
The senatorial contest has been fought
over again hundreds of times since yes
terday noon. Democrats are greatly dis.
appointed, aud now realize that they
placed too much confidence in Mr.. Clark's
assurances. At the Clark caucus. preced-
ing the banquet the night before the final
day OF tho session, four democrats in
sisted on Clark's withdrawal, on the
ground that he had been voted for up to
the last day without result and that now
an opportunity should be given for the
election of some other democrat. Assur.
ances were given. however, that Mr.. Clark
would undoubtedly be elected OH tho first
ballot the next day that republicans and
Dixon men had been secured in numbers
more than sufficient to insure election,
and that all that was necessary was for
the democrats to stand firm one moro
ballot. On this assurance objections were
withdrawn and vino was opened. Tier.
ney was present and agreed to vote for
Clark.
When the ballot was taken yesterday
with the result Of another Clark collapse,
It was expected by those who sincerely
have tho interests OF tho party at heart,
that Clark would then withdraw and let o
democrat be elected. Had he done this,
the motion TO adjourn would have been
defeated and democrat would have been
sent to the senate. But Clark sat ON the
front row and remained an obstructiouist
to the end in spite OF the hot scoring he re.
ceived from Senator Mats. Democrats
in the Clark ranks who expected that
Clark would withdraw his name after one
ballot are much disappointed.
There wcrc two banqucts at the Helena
last night. One was given by Lee Mantle
10 the 2s men who stood loyalty by him to
the end. in spite of terrible temptations.
w. +. Sanders, Governor Richards,
George Irvine and other prominent repub-
licans wcrc present in addition to the IS
members of the legislature. Every one
present had something TO say, aud the
banquet developed into an expert.
cncc meeting during which each
member recited tho particulars OF the
temptations they had received and told
how much they had been offered.
Carpenter. Monteath ami Goddard com.
planned because they had been ovcriookc cd
by the bribcrs. The Miner has something
to say this morning about the noble %.
but the - democrats who stood by Clark
we're not exposed to the great temptations
that bcsct % republicans and the Dixon
men.
A. +. Bray gave a banquet last night to
some Of his populist friends. Among those
present were A. 4. Bray and wife. Ser
geant-at-Arms Hines and wife. Speaker
Mathews. Pat Mcaney, DIR. A. II. Mitchell,
Tim Sullivan. A. L. Coates. William Icy
shon. James brown and ,(eorgc T.. Me-
Grath. There was q very pleasant time
and lots Of good speeches.
The city is growing rapidly depopriated.
Most Of the Dixon people left town on
this mornings Northern Pacific and
Great Northern trains. On this after
Moons train to Butte were W. A. Clark,
W. II. Kenyon. George lockwood. Leo
Mantle. A. r. bray and Colonel Doiman.
Coeicr also went over TO Butte on the train.
Lewis will go TO Butte tomorrow. Bon.
ner did no; attend last nights session Of
the house. bu, left town. He left word for
his trunk to be forwarded 10 him Mt Gran.
iic. Speaker Mathews will remain here
until Sunday. Beecher will also remain
until the frs, part Of next week.
The Clark men attribute their defeat to
the lack Of good speakers and pariiamcn.
tarians on the floor. Good speakers were
all rcpublicans or Dixon mon Tho