St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-22
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From the Sunday Globe.l
Special TO the Globe.
BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 20.-One Of the
most, if not the most interesting capital
fights that ever took place in the United
States will be decided next October In
Montana. The two contestants are
Helena, the present capital, ana
Anaconda, where the great re-
duction works of the Anaconda
Mining company are located. The
contest possesses many unique features.
On one side is arrayed the oldest,
weaIthiest and most p0pulouS city III
the state. On the other town less
than ten years old, with but
one expensive building and that
a hotel. The older city has 4
score Of millionaires, a hundred
fine business blocks, paved streets,
public librarseS. magnificent county
building, and all those things that go 10
make up 4 progressive modern city.
Pitted against these dozen millionaireS
is one man, Marcus Daily, himself a
millionaire. but who twenty years ago
was Il common miner, working i'll the
Nevada bonanzaS. This one virtually
owns the city he proposes to make the
capital OF the stale, and for ten years he
has been bending every energy to ac-
comulish that OBJECT. While the score
of Helena mlllionaireS have been sitting
down supinely or working at cross pur-
poses. the one man who is working for
Anaconda has made everything sub
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close mouthed, asks advice of no one,
and conlideS i'll no one. He has about
him
y WELL-ORGANIZED ARMY
every member OF which knows his
place. and his obedience is implicit.
Opposed to this Helena las rabble
without leaders, and where disobedience
is the rule. While the Anaconda chief
tain trusts no one beyond the duty he is
given to perform, the Helena people do
not map out line of action that is not
discussed on the street corners within
twenty-four hours after its inception.
With all these facts in mind it will
surprise no one if Anaconda is the VIC
tor in the fight. The constitution
adopted in 1889 provided that the Ques-
tioU of the location of the permanent
capital of the state should be submitted
TO the voters in 1892. At that election
there were seven candidates-Helena,
which had been the capital for twenty
five years, Boulder, BoZeman. Butte, Deer
Lodge, Great Falls and Anaconda. The
latter was the last city TO enter the race,
and It's candidacy was for weeks Ihp
Jest of the state. But Mr.. DAILY worked
day and night; nothing was left undone
that would gain a vote for his town.
When the votes were counted it was
found that $4,000 had been cast. OF
these Helena received 14,010, and
ANACONDA WAS SECOND
in the race with 10. 1873. The next high.
est was Butte with 1852. The law
provided that i'll case no city received q
majority OF ali the votes the two places
receiving the highest vote should bt
the candidates in 1894. This make:
the race now between Helen.
and Anaconda. From the day the
votes were couhted to the present
time Helena has done nothing looking
90 the fight next October. But it has
been different with Mr.. DAILY. He be-
gan his capital fight of 1894 in October
1892, and has not lost sight OF it day
since. So we'll is he conducting his
campaign, and so perfect are his meth
DDS, that there is little ;:doubt
if the election were held Feb !
his town would win. There is not {