Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-22

HELENA, Mont. April 10, 1885,
write this litter on the golden root o
the American continent. The clear blu'
sky of heaven fits close down over me
and on every side stand the snow
capped Rockies, the sentinels Of God
watching over this wicked Montana
capital. As yet the ruin OF Sodom hai
not been let loose and the legislator
and the gamblers go on their evil way
rejoicing. The stories OF the reeen
senatorial fight still fill the air, and nj
one pretends to say that money by the
tens Of thousands Of dollars was moi
spent in the contest. As to jus, how
this money was given out is not known
but | am told that thirty-seven $1,000
notes were presented at single Helena
bank for exchange on the day following
the adjournment Of the Montana legisla'
ture, and another story is that 200 81 900
notes were sent from Helena TO the east
shortly after the 4th Of March. A
single legislator is said to have received
as high as $4,000 for his vote, and Il is
stated that one Of the candidates, after
spending what would be a fortune in
any other city OF the United States, lost
It all by refusing to give something like
$4,000 because he thought he could buy
the man for $500. The story of this
senatorial contest may come out in
future investigation before the United
States Senate. The writing Of Il from
It's origin TO its conclusion would MI
book, and can only give It In a few
lines. 1t had its origin in ieud between
two OF the richest men in the United
States. These were Marcus DAILY, the
rich copper miner, and w. A. Clark, the
noted Millionaire Of Butte City. Both
Clark and DAILY came to this country
comparatively poor, and both have
made enormous fortunes. Clark was
born in Pennsylvania about fifty'four
years ago, and he drove yoke OF cattle
across the plains to Colorado when he
was just twenty.three years old. He
worked In the mines near Denver tor
wages, then driited north to Butte City
and began to invest in all sorts OF things
in Montana. He peddled goods to the
miners, going about with wagon from
camp TO camp, and after he had saved
little money founded a store, which paid
him well. He got hold of several unde-
veloped mines, and before working
them went back east TO Columbia
College and studied mineralogy and
chemistry. With his increased knowl.
edge he came back TO Montana and
began TO make money hand over
fist. lie saw that there was millions In
copper. as well as in gold and silver,
and he shipped the first copper from
Montana TO the seaboard. From n
single mine he took out over thirty |
million pounds OF copper in two years |
and he now owns silver mines, copper |
mines, bank stock and other property
said to be worth at least a dozen mill
ions Of dollars. He has a private bank
in Butte City, the deposits Of which run
into several million dollars, and when
one of the corporations with which he
was connected was temporarily embar-
rassed and was about to be thrown into
the hands Of receiver he gave q single
chech for $4,000 and thus tded II
over.
THE PBUD OF CLARK AND DAILY.
No one knows how much Marcus
DAILY is worth lie owns, | am told, a
fourth interest in the big Anaconda
topper mine, which produces millions
very year, and he has electric railroads,
hnks, silver mines and gold galore.
! NE met him during my stay in Mon.
I ha and | will speak OF him further in
i bther letter. To come TO the senator
contest. II was number OF years
Z B that Clark and DAILY owned silver
Il hes which we're close to one another,
4 II | am told that the trouble between
e lm came from dispute as to whether
Il hrk had the right to certain part of
Ne property. DAILY thought that Clark
I'd injured him In his case, and he has
ever forgiven him. lie Is democrat,
is also Mr.. Clark. think Clark's
aim adioined Days and that he
the lead into the ground of the I
after. This brought ON a law suit
between the two, and the lawyers are ,
playing battledore and shuttlecock,
with that suit yet. II has been appealed
md still undecided The trouble start.
ny in this way was famed by iniudicious {
riends until the campaign OF 1888, when ,
lark wanted TO go to Congress. He !
lad made millions and he wanted a {
.ocial position for his family. He got ,
ne democratic nomination, which was {
imposed to be equivalent to an election, {
md the republican nomination went s
begging. Mr.. Thomas Carter, the head
u the national republican committee {
Turing the late presidential campaign. !
vas offered II and refused to run. lie a
vas finally persuaded to take Il. Daly i
brew his strength to the Republicans ,
nd the result was that Carter was elect. /
d by more than A,ooo majority, II was ,
think, the first time Ia Republican had
een elected for fifteen years, and only a
he second time in the history of liz =
tate. In 1890 another election occurred =
nd Carter ran tor second term. but =
lark was not in this contest and NJ w 4
)iSon, Marcus Days friend, was elected i
hen came the admission of the terri. /,
Dry, with two sets of senators and with i
lark as one of the democratic nomi. u
ees. The seats were given to the II
however, and thus Sanders n
nd Power became United States Sena. h
DIS. In Iso2 CLARK still wanted to 20 10 "A
ie Senate, and he decided to put every a
hing into the contest and make Il 70, n
IS the story goes here, he pulled wires N
! every legislative district, and when 81
he election was over he thought he had ii
sure thing. DAILY had apparently made +,