The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-07
WEST SIDE MEN SOLID
EiRelllt Splendid Dsneastliiea ID
llleoldl'S PlloI.
IT WAS A GREAT MEETING

Hundreds Of Nepresentasivo Men
os the Garden City showed
Their Frisndship. In No
Uncertain Manner.
AIsBouzA, 0et. A-The vhele town b
copper and blus to-aiGht, AnAeeoda's
catchy badees Appearing o. The button
hole Of men Of eli stations and vocatious.
Anacenda's campaign was formally
opeoed here thls evening with the blase
Of bondrsss ~ oeo0 Of anvils, and mslo.
dious and s>lssine pusio By the Garden
City baud. TAe hsv opera house wAs
crowded with a. lnteeested and snthusi.
astte audience long before the hour an.
nounced for the bsginning Of sxsrcisss
which inausuratsd the Copper Ciiy's cam.
paign In Nissoula. This u the Arss time
Tie house has been used since its rsnova-
tioa was completed, and this account Cd.
ded intersst to the occasion.
The stage was attsaetivsly sst. and
eeross the peoseeuium arch hung ban.
nsr bearing the inscription, "Aissouia Il
for Anaconda. Thar Interests arc Idsn-
tioal,n
Thsss vss Aot vacant ssat In the
operA house whsn the hand played the
oserturs, and cot In the hall and down The
stairway the crowd extended and In Il all,
and through Il al, was but one ssntimsnts :
I'VE are for Anseonda."
The meeting was glorious one. Rep
rsssntativss ee al sections Of the city and
county were thsre. One feature Of the
meeting was the marked dtRsssnee b.
twesn the meeting tonight and the one
hsld b. Helena . week ago. To-night
there was not ono wocd Of abuse uttered.
The speeches were ell arsuments and
Hslsns was given full credit foe whatevse
merit she poesssssa
Upen The platfeem te-aight was NOT
crowd ef stsangses. The faess thses were
sll familiar. The men there whe
thus testified TO thslr loyalty 10 Anaeonda
were Nissoula's citissns, men with inter
ests hsre, and msn oe standing In the
community. Thsv we're. Dwieht HARDING,
w. h. q. Dlckinson, A. J. Urlin. Joseph
Dsschamps, Charles Doemsr, h. o. Col
lins, ]. B. 7. Ryman,Y y. c. Wsbssss. Sossph
Wagnsr, all Of 4issoula. and Luke d.
Hatch Of Stsvensvills. Besides these
wsss The spsaksss ct The svsnins. .. g.
Murray, Judge Stapistoa and =. D. Natts.
HoN. Q. q. MURRAY.
s. G. Murray, president Of Anaooudar
sor-ths-C Capital club. opened the meeting
with Q heise addcess. Hs rsviswed The
law under which the capital election was
held and spoke os the eppesitiea 70 Mis-.
soula pear aeo. He said: "The
city Of NissouiA was not In that raee.
She was lsft stee to exercise her ma
tsrial privileges without any homs inilu.
sncss dominating the voters here With
al Of thses eonsiissations thses were
various reasons why the electors Of the
county Of Aissoula should cast their votes
for the different cities that then were can.
didates foe capital honoes. III eltissn
thought that the capital q The great state
Of Montana shouh b located In Q city
Whose Topography was ~ nearly perfect
- the great creator could make Il, hs
would cast his vote, probably, for the eity
q Great Halls, u hs thought that II should
b located In the best agricultural district
q the state, hs may have east bic vote soe
the fair city Of Bessman, if hs admitted
the pluek and vim Of the greatest mining
city on earth b. would cast his vote Tor
Butte u he bad rseollections Of the specific
assurances from that magnificent resort Of
eovsrnors and sx-govsrnors. judges and
sx.judges, milllonairss and banksss, laW.
ysrs and doctors Of the Montana club,
where they play Australian whist and
Montana fsssss-out or Of the last plungs
at the Broadwatss, he probably have cast
his vote for Helena; none Of those cities
ere In the race now but Helena and now
II the voter made up his ballot - . voter
Of the great state Of Montana and ex-
pectsd his vote to finally determine the
location % The capital Of Montana upon
the broad principle Of the greatest good Ia
the greatest number, hs would have cast
bic vote for Anaeonda."
lfIssouLA PROVED HEB YRrENDsHlP.
Mr.. Murray then showed how this
county voted two pears ago when she
gave three-0fths Of her vote to Anaconda.
Containing b rsviswed the statsmsnts Of
Hslsns's speakers . week ago which be
said we're not arguments but abuss and
b. showed their fallAeys 4 He concluded
b. quetins Colonel Betkin's statement
that the capital should b located 20 - to
svSSe4oH ~ soS WsSosSes 8SS8 " sts0
greatest number, and added; "That's
right, snd II that 10 followed the capital
viii b located at Anaconda"
JUDGE Wash" sTAPLEToN.
Judge Staplstou followed In clear, loe.
ical discussion Of the situation, setting
forth the salient points. characterised
Hslsna's argument regarding the removal
Of the university II the capital Il located
at Anaconda ~ ''clap-trap and bosh." He
said there could be no foundation for such
. statement. The question Of the
state buildings was discussed and
the speaker showed the falsity OF
Hslsna's statement ~ to the removal OF
the capital buildings. There 10 not
. stone or foot of ground In Helena be-
longing to the state. State quarters are
now rented, not from Helcna's people
alone, but from eastern investors who
have ''diamond hitch" on the temporary
capital. Speaking ~ q citizen Of Butte.
Judge Stapleton discussed an editorial
which appeared in the Miner this morn.
ing, not, he said, because anybody be.
lieved it, but to show tho falsity OF
Helena's stock arguments.
AS to corporation rule" he said. "Hel.
ena is under the direct influence OF cor.