The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-27
'TISA FREEZE-OUT GAME
Facts About The Senatorial Situation a
Helena.
LOOKS LIKE MULlsHNEss
Clark and His Followers Prevent
Ing the Election OF Demo-
crat-What the Result
May Be.
Special Dispatch to tho standard.

Special Dispatch 10 the standard.
HELENA. Feb. 3.-Thcrc has been .
quiet sunday preceding the four final days
of the Legislative session. The four final
days. IL IL expected will he tho livcliest of
them all. Tonight tho lobby 10 larger
than ever, and there is every prospect that
there will bc no rest between now aud
Thursday night.
Outside OF the senatorial question, the
matters which absorb most of the interest
are the Granite county bill, the Broad-
water county aud tho anti-scalpers bill.
Very spirited fights arc being made On all
thcso questions, and the town 10 full OF
workers on all sides. Tho bill for the
formation Of Granite county ID q very
meritorious bill, but is meeting strong op-
position from the Clark people, who had
promised both the Granite county aud the
Deer Lodge people to stand by them, hut
were forced to declare themselves Satur-
day against the new county. Mr.. Clark
is having q very hard time finding shoul-
ders enough on which to carry all his
pitchers of water.
The Broadwater county bill 10 also one
which Clark found himself compelled to
turn against, and this antagoniscd Tier
ney. There 10 the same situation In re-
gard to the anti-scalpars bill. CLARK again
promised both sides and II In boat as 10
what to do In the matter. These arc likely
to prove the Inost interesting fights, aside
from tho senatorial contest, during tho re-
mainder of the session.
The Clark people havo not set made any
answer to the manifesto Of the Dixon
men. The Clark forces are still being held
BY tho promise that the republicans will
he bought sufficient In number to elect
Clark. With four Dixon men who. IL 10
claimed. will he turned, there IL not pos.
sibIlity of this resulting. There is not q
Dixon man who will ever vote for Clark,
and nothing like tho number Of rcpubli-
cans necessary TO elect Clark can be pur.
chased.
Thomas II. Carter has arrived in town
and with other leading men OF tho party
will hold tho republicans firm. There was
. conference Of republicans held tonight
ut which Mr.. Carter delivered Q stirring
address on tho subject of fidelity 10 the
party, loyalty to Montana and honor to
self. The Clark people have announced
themselves as unuitcrnbly opposed To any
one who is the choice of the Dixon men.
The Dixon men havc declared themselves
for any democrat excep. Clark therefore
the Clark men declare that the senator
must be either Clark or "a republican. II
cannot bo Clark. The only chance Of elect.
ing q democrat therefore is that In tho
late hours Of Thursday night the Clark ad-
herents will become finally convinced that
Clark cannot be elected and will then
switch to o compromise democrat. This
10 the only hope lett for tho democrats of
the state. Clark has not consented to
withdraw in spite Of tho many urgent mp
peals from good democrats Ia this state
and In other states. The balloting will
probably continue Thursday until mid
night. unless choice is arrived at before
that time. Clark may ignore the demo-
cratic party and every democrat Of the
state by persis,inR in his hopeless candi-
dlacy until the hour Of midnight Is reached.
BY that means he can elect republican.