The Helena independent., 1894-11-07

Nothing More Serious Occurred
Here. However. Than a Few
KNOCK Downs
Alarming Reports Sent sv AnaooUd ,
Agents Bring = Party Frsm Durts
10 Rescue nosdls AssntG

people all day. As soon as man nAd
voted he would come down town and
mingle with the crowd and these CON
stant aceesHionA helped 10 swell the
crowd until II became dense mass
from Sixth avenue to the head OF Main
street. All was excitement. Two men
had only 10 get into an argument,
whether II had any bearing on the
capital question or not, and inside OF
a minute they would be surrounded by
a surging crowd. AZ fast as one excite
ment quieted down there was a new one
TO take It's place, Nothing serious came
OF any OF them, however, The saloons
were all closed and as very few had ae-
cess to any stimulants the great crowd
kept pretty good natured over the situa-
tion. IL was only when some Anaconda
booster adopted the bulldozing tactics
OF the corporation town that there was
anything that wasn't good natured.
Even then nothing more than a few
passes and a possible knock down fol-
lowed. Reports Of all kinds gained cur
rency and kept the crowd in fever OF
excitement. Every rumor. like n snow
ball, gathered as II rolled until IL
gained enormous proportions. Most Of
them. II may be stated. started from
nothing or from very little.
Around the various precincts all day
there were crowds of voters, besides nu-
merous workers getting men 10 the poll
Ing places. Teams OF all kinds were
out engaged In this work and they did
great service. No man could give the
excuse that he couldn't get TO the polls;
he didn't have TO ask transportation.
A hint was sufficient. and Il was fur
nished. Despite the interest taken and
the number OF people about the polling
places everything went OFF quietly. oc-
casionally two people would get into
an argument over politics, but that only
created a ripple. Politics. for the time,
were forgotten. Not that the candi-
dates and their friends weren't taking
any interest in II. They were working
like beavers all day and getting In
votes for themselves and for Helena.
Outside OF the active work OF the candi-
dates on the several tickets nobody
would have known there was political
battle going on as well as a capital
| fight.
The greatest excitement OF the day,
however. came along about four o'clock
In the afternoon. Then the news reach
ed Helena that a special train had left
Butte with a gang Of Anaconda Pinker-
tons and thugs and several lawyers
bound for this city. The information
spread like wildflre. and soon there were
volunteers ready to go to the Montana
| Central depot to meet them and see
that they did not make any trouble OF
raise any disturbance. which was said
TO be the object of their visit. The re-
port also stated that there were several
lawyers on the train. coming over for
the express purpose OF securing the re-
release Of some Anaconda booders who
had been arrested for trying TO bribe
voters. Foreseelng that too much OF
a crowd might bring about the very
trouble IL was sought to avoid. about
twenty leading citizens got together
and decided to march to the depot to
/ receive the visitors. Though this was
considered sufficient yet the crowd could
not be kept away, and the advance
guard was followed by other and small
Ter detachments until several hundred
people were gathered at the Montana
Central depot. Some mounted the topi
of cars and craned their necks to ge
a first view of the expected train, which
was scheduled to arrive at quarter pas
five o'clock.
At last the cry went up: Here sh,
comes" and the crowd lined up alonl
the platform. leaving a good space 70
the expected passengers to alight on
The train consisted of only an engin
and tender, a caboose and one da,
An 81 lat
of thugs there allghted about a dozel
inoffensive looking lawyers and
stenographer. They were given a chee
and a cordial greeting. The party con
sisted OF VIM. Scallon. w. w. Dixon
NJ. kirkpatrick. j. II. Curtis, j. y
Kirby. John Caplice, John Branagan
Rod Leggat. Chas. Schmidt, Thos. Bul
ger Gus Erickson and T. ]. Mana
han. Several of them are the retained
attorneys OF the Anaconda compan!
and others are business men of Butte
They were under the impression tina
at least seventy-flve Anaconda sympa
thizers had been arrested withou
cause by TIE police of Helena an,
jailed and that they were not per
mitted 10 give bonds. Dispatches L
this effect had been sent TO Butte b.
the Anaconda spies here and the all
surd story was believed by many
When the story had been quite gen
orally circulated in Butte a party wa
made up TO come TO Helena 10 rescue tn
|. Anaconda men from what they weT
pleased 10 style In their bulletins, "out
: rageous persecution" The Rentleme
were very much surprised to learn tina
only about a dozen arrests had bee
made In Helena throughout the da,
and that there were good grounds 70
? those.
, Several arrests for attempted bril-
cry were made early In tho day, o
{ two OF the men were nearly $500 npiec,
all In 81 bills. on one OF them wa
found list of names Of men who ha
; been interviewed by the Anacond
workers and who were, according 10 hi
: statement. 10 be seen by the boodl
, distributors before voting. Copies {
this list were soon In the hands OF III
, police and the ward workers, and III
people suspected of wanting to Sc
l out were closely watched. one OF III
men arrested was Angus Mcdonald
formerly Northern Pacific englnee
He had gotten into conversation wit
, EGeorgc sullivan, who remarked that
had lust cast vote for Helena. M,
, Donald. II In claimed. applied "A vi
name to any man who would vote th'
way At this Sullivan struck Nj
c Donald Both were arrested. McDol
aid told JAiler Walker not TO let any
4 his friends see him, na he did not wal
any bail. Charles o. Brian, another
r. the men arrested. had on his person
. big knife. lie was released on ba
and win be charged with carrying col
|. oealed weapons.
' After taking dinner lat the hotS
n W. w. Dixon and others OF the But
| ii A.n A A.
0 found but two men who needed the
4. services They were T. II. Dougheri
{ and Thomas Graves, who were a
rraied ON the chnrEe OF purchasing