The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-08
IT'S A BIG SCRAMBLE
But Carter and Mantle Are Surely in
the Lead.
SWEET ELECTED SPEAKER
Most OF the Trouble Up to Dato
Has Been i'm the Selection of
Subordinate Officers for
House and Senate.
SWEET ELECTED SPEAKER

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
HELENA, Jan. 1T has been a quiet
day in senatorial circles; that is to say,
there has been plenty of work, but all OF
a quiet order. Tho saloonkecpers are be-
ginning to complain of the legislature.
They say it is disappointment. There
is too much sobriety loose to suit them.
Most of the members go to bed as early
as midnight. Some of them don't drink
more than pint of whiskey day. The
saloonkeepers are hoping that this scan
dalous state of affairs will be stopped and
that the legislature will repent and be
saved.
There seems to be strong Power cur
rent setting in to-day and the Cartcrites
are not SO sanguine as they were yester-
day. They fear Power is undermining
them, but the old fellow is SO sly about it
that they can't exactly locate him. The
Carter campaign has been noisy one,
and conservative men think there is moro
froth than substance to it.
But let nobody think Tom Carter is
overlooking any chances.
As between Mantle and Richards. one
thing is certain, one or the other of them
is terribly deceived about the situation in
general, and the Silver Bow delegation in
particular. Disinterested judges say that
it is Richards who is deceived. Unless
the surface indications are all wrong,
Mantle will be elected on the first ballot.
Precisely at l. o'clock to-day State
Auditor Cook called the house TO order.
Tallant was appointed temporary secre-
tary. Associate Justice Dewitt then adj
ministered the oath of Office TO the men,
bers.
James II. Monteath was called to tho
chair and the house proceeded to organize
by electing the following officers: w. ii.
SWEET of Silver Bow, speaker; A. r. Joy
of Park, speaker pro tenn. Z. W. Stetson
of Missoula, chief clerk; Charles L.
French of Madison, assistant chief clerk;
j. D. Taylor of Cascade, sergeant-at-
arms.
After the election of these officers re-
cess was taken until . o'clock for the pur-
pose of allowing the republicans to caucus
upon the remaining officers.
At 3 o'clock the house was again called
to order, when the following officers were
| elected:
Thomas Trevail of Granite, assistant
| sergeant-at-arms j. ID. Mitcell of Teton,
/ enrolling clerk; L. L. Manning of Raw
| ALI, engrossing clerk; n. j. Myers of
| Mssoula, doorkeeper; ID. T. Hooper of
Lewis and Clarke, janitor; George w.
| Jones of jefferson, day watchman.
The rules of the third legislative assem-
| bly, were adopted as the temporary rules
of the house and Won label, Losee. An
derson, Anderson and Oker were appointed
as a committee on rules. Tallant, Sparks
and Bennett were appointed a committee
| to wait upon the senate and inform that
body that the house was ready to transact
| business. The speaker appointed COM
mittee, composed of Messrs. Rodgers,
| Spriggs and Gordon, to wait upon Gov
ernor Richards to inform him that the
house was properly organized. The
house then adjourned until IL o'clock to-
morrow.
The chap lain, pages and committee
clerks of the house are yet TO be elected.
The handful of democratic members of
| the house held a caucus yesterday morn
| ing and made up the following slate
| Walter Cooper, speaker; j. L. Anderson,
| speaker pro tem. G. +. Wiltz, chief clerk
| Miss Carrie Carter, assistant chief
clerk; John C. Gray, sergeant-at-arms;
| Richard S. Carter, assistant sergeant-at-
| arms Miss Hattie Hord, enrolling clerk
| Miss Nellie Cole, engrossing clerk; Miss
| Rose Payette, stenographer; j. L. Murray,
| doorkeeper; James Fulkerson, watch
man; Aaron G. Green, janitor; Rev,
| Frank B. Lewis, chaplain, and the folio W.
| ing pages: Paul Jerks, Sam Longhorn
Willie Kenyon and Walter Collins.
/ Tho following persons were chosen at
the populist caucus: George w. Oker oi
! Deer Lodge county, speaker; IL. B. Hill
| of Cascade, chief clerk; Miss Amelia
| Brendenbach, assistant clerk; Edgar
Heagy of Deer Lodge county, engrossinG
clerk; w. J. Crittendon of Silver Bow
enrolling clerk; Mr.. Patten of Lewis and
Clarke, sergeant-at-arms; j. z. Dunseth
of Deer Lodge, assistant sergeant-at
arms; p. II. Ca mpbell and Mr.. Anderson
of Helena. doorkeepers; Henry Wagonel
| and Mr. Johnson of Helena, watchmen
| Rev. L. Z. Taft of Helena, chaplain
| Mr.. AlcFadden of Helena, janitor,
and Herbert Spencer, Walter Donnelly
Arthur Brown and Earnest Douglass, al
of Helena. pages.
| 50 tar none of the members have boIteC
their party caucuses. In every instance
as far rs the officers of the house havt
| haen voted for each candidate received