The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-04
THE ANACONDA CAMPAIGN
II Was Begun In Earnest After
the Result Was Known in
November.
Agents OF Marcus DAILY Are Busy
Now In All Sections of
Montana.
Four Men Who Arc Playing for the Zig
COST Stake Ever Involved In . state
Campaign In This Country.


Campaign In This Country.
Special to This Independent.
BUTTE, Juno 3.--If the people Of Montana
believe that the Anaconda company ia go
ing to wait until the fall OF 1894 before IL
begins the capital fight. they will find they
are out Of their reckoning. Those who are
close to the Anaconda management say,
and events prove they are correct, that ths
Anaconda company began the capital oam-
paign almost Immediately after the result
Was known last November, which placed
Anaconda and Helena in the race for 1894.
MI. Marcus Daily realized that the lsgisla-
tuse presented q most inviting field in
which to begin operations, 80 he won't over
TO Helena. and there WAS scarcely measure
that was brought before that body
but he was advised of its character before
IL was read in open session. and
he held his forces so we'll In hand that by
careful manipulation he was enabled to kill
or pass bill. or alter It's original character.
His men we're loyal to him and he insisted
upon absolute secrecy until the time
or enemies Of a measure his power. Then
he was on the side of those whose promises
of support in the onpital contest In 1894
would bear the most fruit.
After the Legislature adjourned the Ana
couda company directed its energies In
other avenues-all with one object. the
gaining of friends and votes in the capital
contest. He sent lieutenants all over the
state 10 gauge public feeling and report to
him what In their opinion was necessary to
be done to secure friends for Anaconda.
In many instances these agents have
reported. and = careful investigation shows
! that one of Mr.. Daly's plans 10 to secure .
| foothold in the business circles In the towns
in the eastern part of the state. Where II
has been possible some whom he can trust
has been furnished with the capital to buy
an interest in an established business.
Where this has not bsen policy, an agent
has been started In business. For two years
these agents will be in q position where
they can learn all that is going on, and they
will be missionariea In tho cause Of Ana
conda. They will not be known a. Ana
conda agents, and in that will be the sscrs I
Of their greatest usefulness. Who're ii ia
possible Anaconda money will be supplied
trusted men TO purchase interests in weekly
papers. Three Of these deals are now on,
and whom they are contaminated the Ana
conda company will have organs in ut least
three counties.
In Cascade county Mr.. Daily has secured
an interest in the sand Coulee coal mines,
and with this AZ lever. and his CLOSE re-
lations with the Great Northern Railway
company, the Anaconda company fully
expects to carry that county in 1894 fol
their city. In this county Mr.. Daily. a. the
agent of the company. Is strain,nR every
effort to break down the opposition of the
Cornish vote to Anaconda. 1t has alway
been Mr. Days policy to give the Irish tn.
preference. and unless it was unavoid able
to leave the Cornish miners severely alone
But he feels now that no must have III,
Il Cornish suppors for his town. and he Ii
taking very business like method to OBJ
tain IL. The Anaconda company AMI MIR
Daily own large number of mining claims
in this district. which they are not work
J ing. Heretofore few Cornishmen coulG
lease . claim from Mr.. DAILY o.
his company. Now no intlusntia
man need fear . refusal on the part of Mr.
Daily il he applies TO him for . lease Il
work one of his claims. aad no can get i
for two years. In addition to this. th.
Anaconda company 10 back of numeroul
email stores recently opened In Butte ant
adjacent towns. These stores are in charg'
of trusted agents, and where they canno
make sentiment for Anaconda they will b,
able to furnish headquarters with tn
status Of the members of The opposition.
Tho Butte. Anaconda Il Pacific railroat
is the Anaconda 0ompany's trump GARD
Work ON that part Of the limo between
Butte and Anaconda is going ahead. will
the prospect that it will be completed thi
ysar. Next year that portion Of il between
Anaconda and the Fiathead country will b
begun upon, but whether II will be pushe
to completion Is another question. Th
Anaconda company and Its friends ma
not push 1t to the point the people in III
Flnthead expect. but they will put lot o
, men at work for = month or two preceding
tho election, hoping by that means to xii
, two birds with ono stons-vose the laborer
on the railroad for Anaconda and get tn
Flathead vote by the promise Of the rail
r road.
Tho Anaconda company and Mr.. Dal
are playing for the biggest stake ever in
volved In political contest in the Unite,
States. Three years ago French syndi
: cate had an option on tho Anaconda mine
9 and works and all the oompany's holding
0 at the town of Anaconda. They did no
, take il up. however. Tho Anaconda com
psny can make tho deal II they can thro,
the state capital in. and il 10 for this tha
corporation will strain every nerve. Bu
even if the COMPANY does not care TO soil
. tho increase In tho vslne Of il
real estate holdings In Anaconda
tho capital 10 located there viii
repay hundred fold tho thousands spen
!. In the two campaigns. The fight 10 reall
one between 9 corporation controlled b.
four men. and the people Of the state o
Montana. The four recognize they have
big task to overcome the better judgmsn
of a whole state. and they will leave moth
ing undons to accom- plish their purpose
With nothinR on which to base q soli
, claim for recognition. the campaign o.
; their aide will be one of deception. intimi