The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-03

party. Ii ia not made or listened to
%derogation of the brilliant gentleman wi
has been receiving my vote of late. II
decd, all parties arc here represented.
believe. so far Us | can SEQ In looking ov.
the names. the most of them are taxpay
srs and all are voters. These oonstitusn,
of mine" slowly unfolding a long roll c
names, "amongss whom are some Of m
most estimable friends. among whom ar
men with whom ! have been %connecte
socially and in q business way. have i'm
plored me. in Wow of the circumstances
to disregard party lines and cast my vot
for a man who can end greater service t
ths state than any man of my own part
can. am convinced it will be for the in
terest of the state, and knowing l will re
csive condemnation, and that words will b
hurled at mo which have been uttered her
to-day, but l believing that my act will b
in the interests of the people. without hav
ing received any solicitation except VIII
might have been offered me in the opsl
light Of day. aud upon nothing but thu
solicitation of my commitments, / desire t.
cast my vote for tho Honorable w. A
Clark" Loud applause crested this an
nouncement.
Representative Leach. OF Choteau. wa'
the next TO change. He left Mantle ane
voted for Thos. Ii. Carter. Then Repre-.
sentative Lewis, of Cascade and Dawson,
another republican, voted for Clark without
any explanation, and there was no more
republican. of Silver Bow, was called. lin
esponse to ths pressure of over 1900 voter
whom l represent" he said, and the party
platform on which I stand; in response tc
all these l cast my vote for the republican
caucus nominee. the Hon. Les Mantls.'
Loud applause.
Representative Tallant was the next tc
explain his vote. II had not intended tc
crate to-day" he said, but in view Of
tho fact that some traitors have shown thei,
nerve and blood. I will say that am will
ing to stand with the republican nominee
regardless OF personal feeling. 1t seems to
me that when q man is elected as a membe,
or az a democrat. that he should vote with
his party. request my name to be re-
corded for the Hon. Lee Mantle" Gap.
plause.l Representative Iierney. the
Meagher county democrat who went amisa
on account of the Broadwater bill. for the
first time in many weeks again voted for
Clark, amid great applause. The last re-
publican to vote for Clark was Representa-
tive Van Cleve. of Park county. As ii tc
defy the other republicans who might ques-
ton his loyalty he got up and voted in a
firm voice. and ono that showed he was net.
tied at the insinuations that were thrown
out by some of his associates.
All the Dixon people but Bonner had
voted for him, twenty-six democrats and
six republicans for Clark. and twenty-five
republicans for Mantle and one for Carter.
The voting being over, 5000 people held
their breath while tho clerks announced
how the members had cas-: their ballots.
Then the result was footed up and Lieut.
Gov. Botkin took the figures. There have
these Lee Mantle has received twenty-five.
W. A. Clark %thirty-two, w. w. Dixon
eleven. and Thomas Fl. Carter one. There
being no choice. what is the further
pleasure of the joint assembly," As thirty
five was necessary to q choice. 10 was seen
that Clark was just three short of an cleo
ton, as he was On one former occasion.
Representative Bach tool the floor to
move for another ballot. Senator Goddard,
of Yellowstone. got the floor at the same
time and was recognized by the lieutenant
governor. Without comment on the pro-
ceedings," said Senator Goddard. II move
that the joint assembly adjourn sine die"
Representative Iallant seconded the mo-
ton. Judge Bach was then recognized.
Nov, sir" he said, II ask that the yeas
and nays be called, so that tho democrats
may be put on record as to whether they
are willing to vote for adjournment. or to
stay here and elect"
Senator Mats. Of Missoula. the leader Of
the Dixon forces, drew off his overcoat,
feet from the front row whore he sat,
squared himself for a speech. He said:
II stand here as one of those obstructing
democrats; for over fifty days we have been
in q deadlock; and during that time we have
made appeal upon appeal that the demo-
cratic party be united. We have issued
manifestos, and they nave been before you
you that the party be not split asunder
and that We select some good democrat that
we might elect, but no heed was paid to us.
We have Just heard that this joint Assem-
bly, is democratic, but we want no democrat
elected save by democratic votes, and no
man should be seated in the senate who
has attained votes by force or fraud. We
ask that the election of q democrat be not
tainted by fraud or bribery or
corruption, but that he shall
have an unquestionable right
and title. and we refuse to have ANYTHING TO
do any longer with men whose election is
oren to question. and as n democrat | insist
cratic votes. Montana has been repre-
sonted long enough by mon whose election
was tainted by fraud. We only ask that q
democrat be elected by democratic votes.
That il the reason WIN | am in favor of dis
solving thie joint assembly. The blame
rests with you and Won stand in n position
where you say !. shall be Clark or nobody.
Kisses. We insist that the democratic
party has many GOOD ms acceptable candi-
dates for this Office. They are not limited
70 one man. Then sir, ! say so you that
you mad turee weeks in which to Join with
US ID tho selection Of IN able man in oul
party. You have received appeals from the
national party to unite upon some Other
man. You have refused to listen to theg;
APP calls, and refuse to place a man in nomi
nation who nigh. nave been elocted.'
Applause and Misses.
When Senator Mats ga. down. ,Iudg,
Bach got no TO reply, but liepresentstlv,
Gallant called out of oder" mot de,
bRtable' and made othsr demonstration
despite the femongtrances OF other men OF
his side Of the qnest,on. Liant.-Goy. Bot
KIN got a round Of applause when hs safe
that, thOuvh the motion was not debatAble
he had permitted one gentleman to speak
and tho other should 10 heard.
II thank the chair" gaid Judge Bach
1T ls nothing more tGan / expected fron
you, sir. And it is nothing more than
expected from the gentlemen from Cascade
NOISE does not constitute the truth. | hay
read tho manifesto referred to, and hay
heard the senator from Missoula say h
wanted TO elect n democrat by demeerati
votes. lte manifesto itself denies this ng
seItion. 1t asked that the two popnlist
from Silver Bow be allowed to tako part j,
the caucus. was not elected to act witt
tins peoples Iarty men in "A dcmoerhtI
caucus. | refuse to lot two mon who ha,
already broken thelr wo.d to ths demo
cratic party say whom We should vote tor
men VINO refused TO 90 into any caucuo ex