The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-22
HIS HONOR At STAKE
Colonel filant's Attitude In The Contest
for Senator.
VIEWS OF HONEST MEN
Facts Regarding the Article Pub.
iIshed In the ''Standard"-
Dolngs Of the Legis-
lature Yesterday.
VIEWS OF HONEST MEN

special Dispatch to the Standard.
HELENA, Feb. 21.-The splendid scoring
which Colonel Tallant administered to
those who had tampered with his good
name 10 still the talk Of Helena. Every
honest man In the city admires the manly
course Of tho colonel in putting o stop to
tho efforts Of Clark men to induce true
man to desert his party.
In order TO let itself down easy the Butte
Miner published this morning . garbled
and false report of the colonei's speech,
and every one who attended tho session
will swear that II was wrong. In fact the
Miner correspondent himself declared to-
day that the language in regard to the
STANDARD attributed to the colonel
was not used by him. Colonel Tai
liant said to-day that his remarks
were in no sense o criticism of tho STAND
ARD; that tho STANDARD had merely pub
lished the facts and the colonel did not
mention tho STANDARD except In the
opening sentences of his speech, whom he
referred to report which appeared in Ito
columnc in regard to an interview between
George L. lockwood and Don I. Willard
Of Great Falls. In the report of this inter
used nor was any reference made TO him.
AtA tAc u tVSy VIE lllOIulSK tuGIO 1tBO 6t-
pears dispatch from Mr.. Willard to Mr..
lockwood. denying the story that was pub
lished in the STANDARD of Monday. The
STANDARD refers to Hon. ID. A. Cory, a.
good citizen as lives In Helena, as its au-
thority for the story.
Mr.. Cory was seen by q STANDARD re-
porter this afternoon, and said:
II arm ready to state to anyone that I
m ,t,lo th<n n a.
lockwood and Willard, which appeared
item appeared as gave 1t to tho STAND
ARD. and gave II to the STANDARD Just
rs Mr.. Willard told me.
''Nfr. Willard himself made to me tho
statement regarding the interview as ii
was printed in the STANDARD. / did not
understand that what Mr.. Willard told
me was intended to he confidential and
do not believe that Mr.. Willard will deny
the statement when he understands the
situation. Probably he sent tho denial in
answer to q telegram from Mr.. lockwood
before he had seen the statement or knew
the circumstances"
Mr.. Willard in manager in Great Falls
Tor the firm of Bach, Cory & Co., Of this
city.
Mr.. Tallant in his speech Monday re.
marked that he had heard something to
the same effect as what appeared in the
STANDARD. In addition to all this, the
STANDARD has In its possession q letter
written by Don L. Willard 10 ID. A. Cory.
1t is q letter of warning to Mr.. Cory,
urging him 10 watch closely for fear that
certain republicans might be induced to
go back on their party. The letter 10
dated Feb. IS, which was last Saturday.
The letter is not published in full at this
time. but In case that some might doubt
that there had been an interview between
Willard and lockwood, II may be proper
to state that the letter concludes in these
words: "Rockwood said tonight that
Clark would be surely elected before
Wednesday next. Look out. lockwood
IL confident. (Sisned) DoN."
This letter was In addition to o verbal
interview between Mcssrs. Cory and vii.
lard.
There was no change In the senatorial
vote to-day. Ward, one Of the Dixon men.
was paired with Coder. Otherwise the
vote of the ballot was complete. Tho re.
suit Of tho ballot was: Whole number Of
votes cast, 81; necessary to q choice, rs /;
Mantle received 81; Clark. %; Dixon. II;
Couch. 1; Hunt, !. Annear voted for
Couch and Tierney voted for Hunt.
The Broadwater bill passed the house
this afternoon and consequently Tierney's
vote tomorrow will be awaited with some
curiosity