The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-15
DUBOIS IS SECOND
lie Has % and W. h. Clagett
Scores 81 Votes.
THE SITUATION is COMPLEX
None Can Foretell the Result Of
the Ballot To-Day-AlI Kinds
OF schemes and Combi-
nations IN the Air.

spcciIl Dispatch TO the Standard.
Hnisr. Jan. lt.-Thc second vote In
the joint session for United states SEM
ntor In succeed senator Dubois resulted
as follows. ". A. Clagrtt. popullst,
n, Fred T. Dubois, silver republican,
~. g. w. Cooper popullst s j. Il.
Neslcr, popuiist. o. a J, Crook popu-
list. 1; Texas Angel, popullst. 4. T. +.
Nelson, pnpulisL 1. u, ~ Budlong. ~
publican, I. Necessary 10 choice. 8i
Tho only material change from yes
terldys vote was that ClaWson. dcmu-
crUt. and bryan. populist, who. On the
previous day. voted for Clagett, left
him. the former voting Tor Angel and
the latter fur Wester. Bryan claimed
thai inasniuch as he aid not attend
the popullst caucus ON the previous
night he was not bound by the deter
minatiun To- vote for Ciagott. The
democrats scattered To various popu-
lists. Dubois secured his normal vote.
the plan to bid for democratic strength
by cXhiTJing a willingness Ia vote for
democrats having apparently been
droppcd as a waste of breath
Tonight the situation il enyclopcd In
mystery and no man seems to he able
to say what the result uf the ballot to-
morrow viii he. although IL II not be-
licvcd al this hour that there VIII be
any material change. The Dubois men
say now that, since Clagctt failed To
secure the election to-day he WIN lose
his following rapidly. This sccms a
very reasonable conclusion, ~ it IL now
aulhuritatiyely stated that 10 ~ ths
democratic members have signed an
agreement not 10 vote for clagctt un-
der any circumstances. and the Ciamor-
inE ~ other pnpulist candidates tG
SIIatYu.k fslunRft a n a lluhgaglllllly
may result In action adverse to him IN
the populist caucus. The Dubois men
anticipate that such action viii result
In the original clagctt men Withdraw
ing from the caucus, thus bringing
about an unCompromising clash ~ the
pupulistir forces. such "a result would
materially enhance Dubois chances.
The plan said 10 have been proposed
by the pupullsts to the democrats tn
submit the names of five popullsts To
the democratic caucus 10 choose from
may bring matters to head some OF
the democrats have announced that
such a scheme would Ne acceptable IL
them. while Others announce that they
would never accept II unless caucus
action and the strongest kind of party
influence forced them into 10. These
belong Ia the class who are unalterably
opposed Ia the election Of any popullst.
They hold that the action NJ the dem
ocratic state convention entering into
an agreement with the populists can-
not have any binding effect on demo-
cratic momhnrs ~ the legislature who
have received their authority from the
pppullsts and not from party con-
vention 1t may be stated that this
comes from the national committee,
through Secretary Walsh. who IL here
luboring night aud day for Dubois.
In thu senate to-day Bennett pre-
scntcd blll To do away with capital
punishment. aud Waters, In the house,
presented resolution condcmning the
proposed International conference on
hlmetallism and another favoring the
recognition of the Independence of the
cuban republic,