The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-02
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GREAT BALEs, Dot. The fourth rsgu-
lar meeting Of the Auaconda-for.ths- Capt.
tai club vas held to-niGht In The opssa
houss and vas b. far the most enthusi.
astio and successful meeting ever gath.
srsd togsthss. Long before the time Cd
vsrtissd for the meeting the streets we're
crowded With peopls and to the enlivsuing
stsains oe music they marehsd
- the opsrA house and crowded
II from dome to parqust and out on 70
the street. The Highland pipsss, who srs
here to attend the gathering Of Tho Cals.
douians Tomorrow, marched down Cen
teal avenue, while Immediately In the rear
Of shem came the Nusician's Union band.
Both served 10 attract an immense crowd
and were heartily applaudsd.
On the stage were c. w. Pomsroy, T. e.
Collins. Charles Wsgnsr. Paris Gibson, J.
3. Chsnsvert. J. A. Sweat, ]. A. Burke Of
Butte and Chairman o. II. Perry. The
tirst speaker Of the evening. C. w. Pom
eroy, stated that In this Aeht
toe the permanent location Of the
capital no reference such - was made
at the Helena meeting few nights ago
that thoss who voted for Anaconda would
b bought By doodle and bssr would b
made. On The contrasy those who spoke
would eoui1ns thsiP speeches. 10 an intelli.
gent diseussion Of the issues involved.
After . few timely remarks By o. n.
Perry. J. B. Chsnsvsrt, president
sanitation, made Q most telling spsech,
stating among other things that - the
Great Northern strike resulted favosably
to the men through the chief iustru.
mentality Of M. DAILY he thought that
u bshoovsd every true friend Of labor 10
east his vote for Anacoods and sid in
rolling up such Q majority In favor of that
beautiful city that Il would sssve 10 chow
that mot only weea the workingmen In
favor Of that plaes, bat that they never
forgot those who stood by them. He paid .
deserved tribute 10 Mr.. DAILY, who he
said stood head and shoulders
abovs any Of The soeallsd frisods
Of the woekingmen who reside In Helena.
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president Of The Helena Mine owners -.
sociation duriug the Cosur d'Alsne
trouble. were In keeping With psrnieIoua
aostrlnss. His speech was libseally ap.
plaudsd b. the audience, which plainly
showed b. its sppeselatioa that b was In
sympathy with the ssntimsnts sxpsssssd.
Paris Gibson, who was The next
speaker, made one Of the most tellins
spsehss of the meeting and presented
arguments that were unanswsesbls. Hs
utterly Destroyed every point advanced
b. the Helena-foe-ths-capital speakers at
Saturdays meeting and succeeded in con-
vinciug the auditors that thsie Interests
demand that their ballots b cast foe Ana,
eonda on Nov. 9, and IL is safe 10 stats
at lsast 800 voters will enroll themselves
- members Of the Anaoonda-foC.ths
Capital club ~ result Of hia
magnificent arGumsnts. He sAh In part :
n will abuse no man, bat will sndsavos
b. argument and an Intelligent diseussiou
oe the Issue involved In this contest "a
show Why AnAconda should b chosen 10
prsfsrsoeo 70 Hslsna for the permanent
seat q government, and Whsn this eoo.
test b evYe thsa We Will bury the Helena
dead and care for the wounded, and "a
right ahead building up our city, which b
destined 10 b The Rmpirs City ot
the Northwest" In regard "a
the psrsonal attacks upon hlmssll
made hy the Hslsna press BE- wou0 paw
their truthfulnsss, but In rsfersits 4
the attack made upon the Great Falll
Water Power d Townslts company h<
desired to make Q few remarks. ThS
Great Falls Water Power D Townsite com
pany was organised In 1885, and had
/ through the efforts Of its member sue.
essdsd In bringing more than four mill
Ions of dollars Of capital here. which had
been invested In the United Silver D Re
filming oompany's plant, the B. 3 n. cop
per smsltss, the Bait and Sand Couls,
coal flslds, and the building Of the Gesal
Northern, The Great Ealls D Canada rail
roads, and all other industries that has
located in the city and vicinity since II
inception. "Hs said let the csty Of Helen
look after it, ewn corporations, its owl
skeletons In the closet, and not send u
speakers down here to attack this city o
Great Falls, and thsre industries will, lik
Hslena's pay roll, 20 on forever. Relativ,
to the location Of the permanent seat o
eovsrnmsnt hs said the state owns soarcsl
dollar In either city and no expense 4
the loss Of buildings would b incurred b
locating the capital In Anaconda. Ha
the geographical location been Of any I'm
portance. the scat Of government woul
bc at Philbrook, and in reference to Il,
question Of distance he said that not 8 pe
"a a