The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-14
They. Will STAND FIRM
NO BRlBE CAN CHANGE THEM
Result OF the Caucus OF the Repub-
Ilcans Sunday Nisht-What
the Joint Ballot OF Ycs-
terday Shows.
Special Dispatch 10 the Standard,

>~f~~ses - es@sSa w tho sSsouudENs
HELENA. Feb. l3.-There wero men
standing in tho lobby at tho joint session
OF the legislature ut noon to-day, who de-
ciared, and declared openly, that IL any
republicans voted for Clark or for any
other democrat. they would never vote ut
aLother session Of the joint assembly.
These men werc not braesarts; they wcrc
not toughs. They werc not wild-cycd
wcsterners. They wcre simply men who
live in this state and who love the state Of
which they arc citizens. They were men
who will not permit il TO be said that Mon
tana is q state in which the words ''hon-
esty" and "honor" arc without meaning.
They were men who assert that so long rs
true manhood Is left in Montana thero
shall not be open buying and selling Of
votes in the Montana legislature without
protest more emphatic than mere words.
They Herc men who declare that il the
time has come for party lines to bc oblit-
Grated, the time has also come for true
men to assert that the honor of the state
Is above every thing else; that the legisla-
turc is not entirely corruptable. and that
no man shall be sent to the United States
senate who has the brand of bribery on
his forehead.
Another caucus Of republicans was held
last night, caucus in which true men
spoke their minds and declared feariessly
and unmncingly that republicans must
vote for a republican and that no excuse
could be offered for o republican 10 vote
for democrat. An investigation into
the motives OF tho men who forsook their
party was called for, and one or two of the
deserters who attempted an explanation
werc roughly handled. II was decided to
stand by Lee Mantle. The men who had
voted for Clark were whipped into line SO
Ear as 10 agree that they would vote only
for republicans. This had become gen.
orally understood by the time the roll was
called at noon to-day.
Tho hnll was again filled to its utmost
capacity and there was great deal of ex-
element, although of q suppressed
character. Three pairs were announced;
three Clark men against three Mantle
men. the Dixon men all bcing on deck.
When the name of Annear was reached
the representative from walkerville de-
clarcd himself for Thomas Couch of Silver
Bow. 1t would have been q graceful
thing had Anncar declared his readi.
sick man." but no didn't do that.
Benson voted for Lee Mantle. Burns fol-
lowed Annear's leadership and voted for
Couch, Co<lcr, another Clark republican,
gave his vote to Tom Carter. Lewis, who
voted for Clark Saturday, cast his vote for
Mantle. Leech, who has been paired for
several days, and who, II has been cur
rcntly reported, would vote for Clark on
his return, cast his vote for Sanders,
Tierncy also voted for Sanders. where
upon Benson switched from Mantle to
Clark, keeping up tho by-play on tho
Broadwater county bill.
The vote as announ cctl stood: Whole
number of votes cast, 6s; necessary to n
choice. 30; Mantle, 26; Couch, .: Sanders,
2; Carter, 1; Dixon. IL; Clark. %.
On Saturday Clark lacked three votes Of
an elcction; to-day he lacked 10 votes.
Tho Clark men claim that they can at any
time they see IT, get hack the rcpubli-
cans who voted for Clark Saturday; that
they are bound to them beyond posi-.
bility Of release, and that they arc scat
tcring their votes temporarily merely in
coup d'etat is arranged.
II the republicans, however, are voting
for Clark through principle, as they claim
II they are voting for him in order to assert
their manhood as their supporters put Il,
It is singular that they would switch back
so suddenly. Republican leaders declare
that these men will never dare TO vote for
a democrat again. Public opinion has be.
come So aroused on the matter that II Ii
uncomfortable for tho dcscrters to walk
the public streets, or stand in the hotel
lobbies. The pressure brought upon them
by strongly expressed sentiment since
Saturday, has been simply terrible. Never
theless, il is the general belief that, as the
Clark men claim, they will be on hand
again whom wanted. Meanwhile public
indignation has not varied in the slghtes,
since Saturday.
The Herald tonight states that the grand
jury will inquire into the methods used IN
influencing members of the legislature ts
switch from one party TO another. Colonc
Sanders expresses himself strongly in
favor OF n most rigid investigation
Whether the investigation be conducted
Immediately by republicans or later b,
the grand jury. or not at all. il is abso
lutcly certain that any man who votes fol
n candidate Of the opposite party will NEE
vengeance that will stand as possibl,
warning against legislative corruption M
long as Montana is a state.
Clark's workers are still active anon,
the republicans and the Dixon men. Tn,
Dixon men are true democrats, and iher,
is not money enough in Montana To in
duce any one of them TO forsake III,
straight democratic party and enter th,
mongrcl combination OF which Clark u
the leader.
The Clark men still claim their ahili,,