The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-01
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Special Dsspaseh 70 TIE Standard
BosExAx. Oct. Sl.-Hundrsds Of men
marched through the mud on Main street
tonight amid drissling rain 10 the music
at ths Queen City hand, during the uaost
rsmaskahis display Of fireworks ever sssa
In this part ef the country. The day
dawnsd cloudy and at night rain began
to fall; bat Notwithstanding this, hum
drsds Of people eams from the valley 10
witness the manusvsrs os the Great Falls
Flamhsau club and 70 listen TO the
speeehss Of Senator Natts and Senator
Paris Cibsen.
Al 7:so O'Clock Main stssst from one
end to the othse was lined with men. NO.
msa and ehildssn, whiIs throush the mud
marched the Ylambsau club followed By
ct lsast 800 people bearing toechss and
bannors end shouting for Anaeonda. i
vas The largest and greatest and grandeet
pArode aud unsstins ever eeeu at Bese.
mau. Ths dIsplay efdre woeks was grand
and slieissd psalso fron al Who cav Il.
The psepls foesot the rain aud mud tu
the admiration they felt at the grand
sight presented to their case.
A. the opera house the crowd surgod In
front Of the building. Many in their de-
sire to get In and secure seats, lett the
great attractions ON the street. The stage
was crowded to the iimit by rsprsssatar
tive farmers, the auditorium from o..
ehestra rail 70 eallssy Was completely
fllled, and still ssvseal hundred could not
got In.
Il was dstseminsd 10 hold an evsrAew
meeting IN Armosy hall. and In . few nin.
utss this hall wss also insufficient 70 heid
the throne desiring 10 hear the capital
question discussed from IN Anaeoods
etaudpoint.
Whsnsthe curtain arose In the spacious
opera house, q. W. Highsmith. chairman
of the meeting, arose and introdueod
Mayer Ramsey. who spoke fervently aad
earnestly for 10 minutes. .'-r Nt
The mayer spoke of thess things whieh
are os great interest to Bossman locally.
namely the question Of market which
the Helena esatoss have endsavocsd 10 In
duct into the discussion Of this question
from ths standpoint Of the Northern
Pacific railway Which has permitted Hell.
sns men 10 obtain figures and denied the
same privilege 10 Anaoouda's friends.
He successfully contsadioted every state.
msut made By The Helena speakers and
proved that the market argument dwslt
Upon by the Helena speAksss was dslu-
sion not warranted by . single fact.
Mayor Ramsey answered every argument
made By the Hslsas msa during their
campaign. '.'f /" sog
senator Glbson then spoke In his usual
diRniflsd and eouvinclng manner. He
told the audtsoes q great many facts not
dwslt upon b. oeAse speakses and he con.
vinced them that Il was 70 The intsesst of
GalIstin county 10 support Anaconda for
the Capital. f.lt rt-.
Senator Natts arose and ser aa hour,
BY his magnificent power of oeatory,
3 person left the hall and
cheer after chssr rent The air
o. hs made each oe his telling points, and
as the coucluslen Of his spessh people
were 10th to lsave their ssats. The ssns-
tor gave In dstail the history Of the lsgis-
latiou which bseusht 10 Bosnian The agri-
cultural collsgs, and hs eonvinsed svefy.
one that Il was to the intseest Il Callatin
county to vote. 90 the psople have made
up their minds to do, for Anacouda.
When tue storm commenced the Helena
people smiled for the frat tims during the
campaign, but when the magnificent
dsmonstration In Anaconda's favor BE-.
came apparent. their smiles turnsd to
sighs.
II vas Q demonstration that conclu.
sivsiy proves that Callatin has not for.
gotten its friends.
At tho meeting In Armory hall Rev.
George Barnaby presided and In o neat
and telling speech introduced Pat. r. Bo-
land Of Butte, who spoke 70 minutes. and
was interrupted constantly by enthusi.
astic cheers, showing that his audience, TO
man almost, Was with him.
City Attorney Cotter Of Butte was the
next speaker and for % minutes in mas.
terry manner he spoke earnestly and con-
vinclngly in the defense OF Anaconda.
The next speaker was I. T. Slattery.
vice grand master Of Railroad Trainmcn.
who spoke to tho railroad men and
showed up in no uncertain way Conductor
Miller. who made the affidavit appearing
in Butte paper last week.
This meeting, although in a smaller
hall. was characterized by tho same en-
thusiasm as the ono a few doors away.