The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-21
THE JOINT ASSEM- bly,,
A Sensation Growing Out OF = Charge q
Attempted Bribery.

A Sonsation Growing Out of = Charge Of
Attempted Bribery.
Representative Tallant, of Cascade, brok.
the monotony OF the joint assembly yestsr.
day by replying TO an article in the Ana
oonda Standard, in which IL WAS alleged u
friend of his, of Great Falls, had been ap-
preached to induce him (Tallant) to vote
for w. A. Clark for United States senator.
When his name was called before casting
his vote for Leo Mantle. he made Q fiery
speech on the subject. II hardly know in
What .hs words TO- express myself" he said
speak, when the air IL SO foul and SO full OF
corruption as that of Helena has been for
the past few weeks. l pick w the Ana
conda Standard this morning and and that
my friend. Don l.. Willard, Of Great Falls.
has been approached by George Il. Rock.
wood. one OF the Clark managers, and
asked TO get one republican, whom he
we'll knew, TO vote for W. A. CLARK. The
matter wal brought to Inv attention on
Saturday by MI. Willard himself. who said
that seven republicans had gone ia
David Cory. my. personal friend. and told
him that l had been purchased to vote 70,
w. A. Clark. and to $50 if something could
not b. done TO keep mo from leaving the
republican ranks. Mark the words, tina,
! had been purchased II would seem
that an archanRel from heaven could not
have lived in Helena for tho past three
weeks without being besmirchsd. Such q
charge against a man who has been the con-
sistsnt republican that | have. and who has
never violated q republican principle mol
bolted = republican nomination. If that
lonsly Nazarsne had come TO Helena and
tried to ineulcate the doctrine of Chris
Judge TallAnt denied the story 90 far az he
was concerned, and then went ON to defend
the other republican membsrs against
whom similar charges had been made. II
don't believe ono cent of the coin Of the
realm has evsr been accepted by these gen
tlsmen." hs said. II know that ii has
been offered. Thank God none Of it has
ever been offered me. It relieves me of the
responsibility of bringing the men who
would make the offer, to the bar of this
house or to that of the supreme court" In
conclusion he asked those who heard such
charges made not to believe them. For
himself he believed the republicans re-
ferred to too honest to engage in any such
business.
The vote of the senators In the joint as
sembly was az follows:
For Clsrk-Buford, Cardwell, Cullen and
steele-4.
For Misunderstanding. Brown. Folsom,
Goddard md Hatch-5.
For Dixon-E2Rleston. Gibson and Mats
g.
Paired-Hoffman and MoDermott with
with Power and Swift.
The members of the house voted az fol-
lows:
For Clark-Ash, Bach. Beecher, But
Ter, Davidson, Dudley. Kilgallon, Lookhart.
Logue. Loring. MoDonel, Martin, Murphy,
Scharnikow and Truman-15.
For Mantle-Babcock, Benson, @. H.
Bray, Burrell, Burns, Carpenter, Fleming,
Gcodell. Huffman. Jefers. Leech, Lewis.
Jockey, Losee. Mckay, Mstzsl. Montsath,
Rose. SWEET. Tallant and VanCleve-21.
For Dixon-Bonner, A. +. Bray, Burke.
Fitzgerald, German. Smalley, Ward, Walk
up and Natthews-9.
For Carter-Coder-l.
Fol Hunt-Tierney-1.
Paired-Sappington, Wahle and Wilson
with Annear. g ayes and Lawrence-6.
Joint ba!lot-Clark 10. Mantle 26. Dixon
u, Carter !, Hunt l; total, 80; necessary
to choice 30.