The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-12
IT WAS THEIR CHANCE
PLANS THAT DIDN'T WORK
One OF the Most Exciting Scenes
OF the Present Session.
In the Senate and
House.

Special Dispatch to the STANDARD
HELENA, Feb. lit vas ali axed IN
elect w. A. Clark to the United States
senate to-day, but he didnt get elected.
The long expected delivery of Republican
votes to Clark came at last. 1t had been
talked OF TO, the last month and during
this week Lad been daily expected. The
managers Of the Clark campaipn conf.
DENLY expected that he would be elected
iay. In fact no could have been
elected to-day. Now he never can be
elected. His grand opportunity 10 climb
10 n seat in the United States senate by
the golden-stair route vanished with tho
dissolution OF the JOINT assembly at noon.
il was carefully arranged plan by tho
Clark people. Tho joint assembly was Il
members short. The pairs were: Power
aud Hoffman. republican and Clark
uemoci1t; Lcech and Lockhart. republican
ana Clark democrat; Talent and McDon-
eii' republican and Clark democrat: Fol-
som and Gibson. republican and Dixon
democrat; Huffman and Ward. republican
and Dixon democrat; Montea,h and
Mathews, republican and Dixon populist.
ihus 1t will be seen that three Clark men
were paired against nine anti-Clark men,
giving him an opportunity which will not
occur again. Usually the Dixon men havo
been reluctant to pair with any one.
urgent business. Ward had been called to
Stevcnsville by the sickness of his wife,
and Mathews had consented to pair with
Montcath.
The Clark men started with this nd
vantage. They had Il all arranged TO
switch seven republicans to Clark. This
would give one less than number sufii-
cient 10 elect. For tho other man they
worked hard 70 get Tierney back into the
LARK fold, but failed. They used every
means TO get one Dixon man but failed
In their desperation they tried to get tho
clerk TO call Lockhart's name In spite Of
his pair. but tins plan failed. Nevertl,e-
less II was decided to turn the seven re-
pnbiicans in the expectation that the ono
vote still needed would come from
liorncy or some other direction.
As usual the Clark plans miscarried to
| n certain extent. Instead Of seven repub-
iicans. only five summoned nerve enough
10 stamp upon themselves disgrace that
Is indeiih'o. Tho hall was crowded again
everything proceeded as usual until the
name "a Joe Anncar of Walkerviile was
feacacd. As he began speaking all eyes
wero turned on him; every person in the
T, house witnessed his ignomy, his shame,
his treachery as every one in the country
will hear of il. In a shame-faccd. hesi,a.
tory manner, with crimson cheeks, he
made this excuse for his degradation
4 I'VE have been here long enough trying 10
elect United States senator. don't like
to sec poor sick man brought up hero
every day, and TO settle this thing I cast
my vote for W. A. Clark"
There was not breath OF applause. In
fact there was very little demonstration
nj any time during the session. Annear
took his scat and moved his face. That
was the only excuse he offered for an act
that will 20 down in political history and
that gives TO Montana the worst blot of
all. He gave il out that he was dong Il
oil for POOR Davidson's sake. yet when
Davidson wanted q pair. not Anncar or
any other republican would pair with him.
Benson was the next republican TO vote
for Clark. He didn't want 10 see what
Tierney was going TO do, but he voted for
Clark ut once. Burns md Coder. who
voted for Sanders yesterday. voted for
Clark. and so did Lewis. Ticrney cast his
vote for Sanders.
Tho vote ms announced stood: Mantle.
%; Clark. q Dixon, .; Sanders. 1. The
total vote was -, there being 20 necessary
for a choice, and Clark lacked three OF an
election.
| As soon as tho vote was announced
Bach moved that second ballot be taken.
Goddard moved that the joint session dis
solve. A vote on the latter proposition
was taken by rising. Three Clark men
who were paired voted against this mo.
tion. but nevertheless, the proposition
won by 81 TO 10. Presiding Officer Botkiu
declared tie vote and then said the mo-
ton was lost.
Senator Ma,ts inquired II he had cor
rcctly announced his decision. whereupor
Mr.. Bo,kin corrected himself and an
nounced tho motion carried. Benson did
not vote in the division. The result wa,
disappointing TO the Clark men. Onl,
five republicans voted for him. and thcss
five were the men whose names for weeks
have been openly mentioned as ready Z,
vote for Clark when their votes wcr,
wanted.
The Clark men are working hard to ge
the needed six more republican vote.
Monday. and they have s21ooO1 in tow
tonight as a fresh fund. The republican
claim that the rest of their representative
arc true and honest mon. and they canno
be bought.
Clark will be elected II money can bu,
his election but in no other way.
IN THE SENATE.