The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-30
The Bosnian Opera House Crowded
With an Enthusiastic Audience
Saturday Night
Judge Cullen, Mayor Weed and
CoL Sanders Speak Eloquently
for Their Clty.
Convincing Arguments for Helena for the
Permanent Capital of the state
A Rousing msetiag.
HpeclAl 10 Th0 Independent.

bDecihl 10 Inc independents
BOHEMIAN sepL ga large and en-
thusiastio asssmblags Of Gallatin county
and BozsmAn citizens gathered al the
opsrA houds this evening 20 hear the Hon.
w. Il. Cullen, Col. W. r. flanders aud
Mayor Weed. OF Helena. speak on Hslsna's
il,ntss 70, the capital Of thu state OF Mon
taua. Upon tho stage were Col. Chisholm,
chairmsn Of the meeting; Gen. l.. Wilson,
OF Bozeman; Goo. kInksl. IT,. OF Manhat-
tan. and the three distin auiahed speakers
from Helena. The meeting Was opened
y tho Helena Mandolin club, after which
Col Chisholm, In few sprropriats
and we'll chosen remarks, introduced the
first speaker OF the evening JadRs
Cullen. When the speaker arose the house
rang with applause. showing that Hslsnl
had many friends In Gsllstln county and
In the city Of Bozeman. Mr.. Cullen made
. vary convincing speech, during vhIoh he
gave figures showing how the town OF Ana
eonds vas run by Marcus Daily and ,hs
Anaconda Townaito company. OF which
Mr.. DAILY and ]. B. HseEin were the head
pushsrs. The speech made by Cullen was
listened TO with great attention by tho aud
fence. which comprised a good many wear
srs Of tho Anaconda copper badge and b!uS
ribbon.
The next speaker was Mayor Weed. who
made IN eloquent speech In favor OF
Helena. He made many friends for
Helena In his speech and was quite libsr-
ally appiauded. He spoke OF the difficult
ties In rsaehinR Anaconda for the majority
Of the vsiers Of the state and Of tho way
the oari.al would berest this grsa, oorpo-
rs.ion. the Anaconda company. and Abe
voters and taxpayers Of this great state.
Mr.. Weed, after proving to his hearers tha,
Anaconda was NOT a proper place for the
state capital, introduced. amid great ap
plauso. Col. W. +. Sanders. Tho colono
In his romarks said II was not necessary,
and NOT his intention, 10 make a Ions
spssoh on this subject. as the preceding
speakers had done all shat was necessary
hs thought, to oonvlnos the people thai
Helena Was the proper place aud that the
count on the 9Th Of November would show
thia to be q fact. The eoionsl's rsmAIk'
were wsll recslved and he was frequently
interrupted by applause. when the oper,
house opened largo crowd Of men wearing
Anaconda badges marched 10 the opcrt
house and occupied front seats. II wa,
expected these men would make soms
demonstration. but such was not the cass
The meeting was large one and showed
that HelonA's side was being we'll looked
after in Gsllatln county. The Anaconda
boomers would have the stats al large be-
lieys that no considerable number OF Bozs-
man people are for Helena in this contest
but this tonight disprovos oil such claims.
Tue interest manifestei by the R'eat audi
ence this evening was intense. This is the
hrst time during this campaign that She
capital question has boon discussed from
the platform In Bozsman. Tbs impartial
statements and facts presented tonight
we're all material points we'll taken and Oh,
argument given In Helsna's favor wal
voightT and convincing.
The Bnzemsn people may be slow iu de
Gliding the merits of the capital question
but admitting that Is 80. every day of th,
cumpaiRn adds nav and earnest men ant
women to the ranks OF Helsna's supporter
10 this oiiy.