The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-28
l.. Il. QUIGG THE MAN.
lie WIN Guido tho Dcstinlrs OF
tnna journal.

Hc VIII, Guido tho DestInirs of tho Mon
,nna journal.
For a week or moro there have been
meetings held by the gentlemen who III
corporated tho Montana State journal, tho
successor to DO of the Helena Daily journal.
IL. b. Palmer, who ia one of tho incorpor-
ators. said yesterday that & eat difficulty
had been experienced in settling in a legal
manner the affairs of the old company and
putting tho new concern III good shape.
Mr.. H. Ii. uershield told an iNp~ErENpENT
reporter in 1he afternoon that Il Sroat aeaI
of the delay IN s~taltinQ tho pape" hau been
accustomed by the failure to conclude ne
cotiations with l.. IT,. Qui9g of New YORK,
to assume charge Of tho paper. but that a
letter had boon received from him IN the
morning settling that question ana That
Mr.. Quigg would arrive i'll Helena IN a lit
tic whlle and take charge OF the paper.
M. Quigc,'' said MIR. Hershte!d, has
arranged with iriends in tho eaat to take
tho int est of tho bank III the paper. am
he will be one of tho heavily Interested
parties. He will bting his family and settle
in Helena. ! expect that he Will also CON
clude arrangements for tho pu chase or the
afternoon paper, and both papers VIII Do
issued from the same office. ms pc
lleye, will be a very good move. There IL a
desire on the part of the republicans Oh tne
state to make the journal tho leaning parry
organ, and after consultation WltA Ieaalhe
republicans from all over the state l fe!t
that Mr.. Qnigg would be more acceptable
to tho party than any other gentleman tnht
could DO selected. | also felt tlint IT woulu
DO for the best interest both or myseli
and the paper to have IT free from my con
troll and for that reason l desired Mr. QnlRg
to take my interest III it. Nothing moe
beyond the arranging of details Will DO
done until Mr.. QuigI arrives.
Gentlemen who nave becn supposed to
be oonreisant with the affairs of the new
Journal, said lnst evening that their I'M
desstanding was that Mr.. Quigg was com
ing to take charge of tho journal under a
threa years contract with Mar. He shteld.
but III tho light OF Mr.. Eersltleld's state
ment they must be mistaken. 1t 10 pretty
sure that the power behind the th!one I'M
der the Qnig9 regime Will he the non.
Ihos. H.. Carter, and all the factions IN the
republican latty opposed to that gentle
man will be summary sat down upon.
Mr.. Quigg and MIR. Garter have been the
closest political friends slnce Nr. GulgR
was editor of the journal IN 1889. "nen
the New York editor went back TO inc Ne"
York Tribune he never missed an oppostu-
nifty TO boom the then representative IN
congress from Montana. Il. ii. Carter.
The latter reciprocated when he was made
national committeeman by MAKING MT.
Quiga head of the iress bu;eau
in the national committee during the
last campaign. When they both went
down i'll the wreck in November each
skiimished for himself. at the same time
they kept a weather eye open personally
and for each other. The fact that there
was a chance to put the journal on Its feet
again gave MIR. Carter q fine opportunity to
put Mr.. Quigg in a position whore he would
be of incalculabls help to the ex-chalrman
in 1895, when a successor to Commodore
Power is to be elected. Mr.. Carter's last
trip to New York was in this interest. aud
the interview with MIR. Hershtleld shows he
was successful. The combination for
1896" said a too enthusiastic friend of MIR.
Carter last night. 'is Mantle and Garter.
in case thia legislature does not elect. and
in case it does, it means Carter. because
with the leading republican paper of the
stats to do his bidding, Power nor no other
man can bent him" u