The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-24
THEY ARE STILL AT 1T
The Boodlsrs Continue Their Attempts
lt Bribery.
CLARK's DESPERATE FIX
His Agents Are Not Relaxing
Their Efforts to Buy Repub-
llcans-Coder Called
Back.

not yet abandoned all hope Of still elect.
ing their candidate by tho help OF repub-
iican votes. Nearly ell the democrats ore
ready to unto on . good democrat any
day, but aro dotorrcd BY tho solemn -.
surancs Of Clark managers that Clark
will bo elected by tho help Of republican
votes before tie Legislature adjourns.
Sterling republicans in this city do not be-
lisve the statements. Conservative citi-
Gems generally do not believe that 10 re-
publican membcrs Of the legislature can
get up on the floor Of the house. deliber-
ately declare their votes for Mr.. Clark and
insure the infamy Of their names 40 long
as popular government exists.
II II not believed that therc are 10 10.
publicans who will confess, by voting for
Clark, that they have been bribed in somc
form or another. That efforts Of the
most desperate character are still being
made In Clark's interest, there IL no doubt.
In fact, the desperation Of the Clark men
is stopping at nothing in tho effort to OBJ.
tain republican votes. There is,an the
possession Of the STANDARD, letter Of
which the following 10 an exact copy:
"BOULDER. Mont. Feb. :. 1888.
Friend ---: Taking into consideration
our talk OF some time since will ask, viz: Can
You deliver me enough votes to eject Clark?
This Ia matter that concerns you and and II
you can deliver tho goods I will see you well
paid, In fact your own price. Answer.
(signed)
The letter 10 In possession of the STAND
ARD. The name signed to the letter aud
the name of the representative TO which
1t Is addressed will bo furnished IL the
genuineness of the letter is challenged. Il
is delicate Offer Of bribe, In which tho
Clark people used q personal friend in tho
effort, to corrupt man who has proved
his honesty by voting clear and strong for
Mantle each and every day. The direct
charges of bribery, made by tho Butte
In'er Mountain yesterday, have not been
challenged. The Inter Mountain declared
that ono republican senator had been
offered 8, ,OoO, another 4. 600, third s. zoo
and fourth, also, large sum, and that,
II the truthfulness of the statement II
challenged, the senators would SO declare
ON the floor of the house. But the state
ments have not yet been challenged.
kilograms by the dozen have been sent
to Billings to-day for Coder to be induced
to return. but Il 10 not likely that he will
show up in Helena ngain, unless the Clark
people send for him.
Coder's abrupt method Of leaving town
has been the subject OF comment all over
Helena to-day. His friends in the Clark
ranks insist that he is being abused. de-
clare that there is serious sickness In his
family and that he ought to be pitied.
Coder's conduct In this city few days be.
fore leaving the town was not the conduct
Of q grief-stricken man. II was not the
conduct Of man who had received bad
news from home, or of q man who was
anxious regarding the condition Of tho
members of his family.
In order to make assurance positive in
regard to sickness in Codcr's family. tho
STANDARD again to-day sought informa.
tion from Lcwistown. the nearest point to
Coder's home, to ascertain whether there
might be any substantiation of the claim
made by Cooler that his family WAS sick
and that his presence was indispensable.
In reply the following dispatch from an
absolutely trustworthy source was re.
ceived:
"l.EwIsrowS, Feb. %. isaa
Constable from here took dinner nt Co,ler's
yesterday. Heard OF no sickness. They have
not sent here for physicians and could get ono
nowhere else"
This dispatch is "a hours latcr than tho
ono printed IN this mornings STAND
ARD. Tho conclusion seems Irresistible
that the story in regard to serious illness
In Coder's family is all bosh, and this con-
clusion is the one generally accepted In
Helena to-day.