The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-21
IT ISN'T BALLANTINE
Not Elected United StiteS Senator by
a Number Of Votes.
DUBOIS HAS A FAITHFUL %
Clagett Has One-A Move TO Estab-
lish a Home for Aged and
Decrepit Prospectors-A
Tribute to Teller.

sNFfihi l'l~paicu TO ihe Slhudhfu
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 2o,-The vote for
senator to-day was considerable Of a
surprise. ID had been expected that
liallantluc, popuIist. would come very
close to an election II, indeed. he were
not successful aud IL Is learned from
reliable source that II was so ar
ranged but the work of the Dubois
men during the night on certain demo-
Gratis changed IL all Bnllantine se-
cured ~ votes on the first ballot and ~
ON the second the majority OF the
democrats voting first for Lewis and
then for j. G. Rogers. giving the for
mer - and the latter H. so II could
have been possible. had the populists
voted for either of these gentlemen,
both Of whom are populists, to have
elected him. Dubois secured his entire
- votes. rcfuting the statement that
Rigby had left him. Rigby has voted
for some time for Il. u. johnson. demo-
crat aud hts return 10 Dubois tends
To confirm the statement that Johnson
is going To support Dubois,
ON the third ballot four democrats
voted with the populists for Ballantine.
while Clagctt. Cooper and Wester, all
popui,sts. received a vote each. On the
second ballot one democrat and a popu-
list left Ballantinc. Rogers Is prcsecut-
ing attorney for the Fourth district.
In the house to-day a memorial ask
ing congress to cede to Idaho all the
arid lands within the state, not miner
al, was adopted and move was In
auguratcd To establish home FOR aged
and dccrepit prospcctors.
In the senate the following. intro
duccd by Dubois man, was adopted
by a unanimous vote.
Whereas, The cheerful Intelligence
has been received that the legislature
of the state OF Colorado has proved
magnanimous to rise above partisan
ship bias and has. hy the unanimous
vote OF all the silver advocates OF that
body, returned Ia the senate that peer.
less champion OF bimctallism. that ro-
bile advocate of the peoples dearest
rights. Henry NJ. Teller. therefore, be II
Resolved. That the legislature of the
state ~ Idaho send greetings and con-
gratulations 10 the legislature and the
people of the banner silver state or the
union for thus honoring statesman to
whom honor Is rlghtfully due. BE II
further
Resolved. That the president Of the
senate and the speaker OF the house of
representatives be. and they are here
by required To notify the like officers
RADIO of the adoption of this resolution
and To forward each a copy thereof.
Tonight the populists are in caucus and
IL ls understood they are having a redhot
session. II h. the Clagetts against tins
antlS The popullsts who oppose 'las"u
and WHO have been forced to support MN
by caucus action. now maintain that no
should Il. permanently sidctrackcd. Win
him eliminated from the caucus II 10
urged hy these men that there Will b" ht-
tie difficulty IN selecting a man VINO VIII
be- acceptable to the democrats. u is un-
dcrsiood two names ARE being consInered
hy the popullsts. those OF Secretary or
State Lewis and Texas Angel. either OF
whom II il stated woul be satisfactory
TO the democrats. The strongest argument
against Irwis Is that his election would
leave "A vacancy In a state office to be
ulled hy "A democratic governor, and thls
may defeat him before the caucus. II II
known that the populists opposed TO
ClHgott have conferred with Governor
Stcuncnbcrg asking him directly II he
would appoint populist In the event OF
LOWS election to the senatorship. Re-
ports OF the governors reply are conflict
ing. but In View OF the senatorial aspirt-
tions said TO he entertained by his eN-
cell"ncy' II Is almost saie 70 S"S "e s"'e
the ropnhsts no s'iiria't'on. -.
'lag"u u ho'nlhk nv n''"
Win admlrhpi' s.h''alshp' "
gives rN"'h's VI '"' "'"snN "
'N'It'h over Tue PoPuhs's ""'"e Wv 80
test TWO years ago "n'h ne ,,i,,,,'
~" populls'S from Nouls i"' WINS
sweet rms i''on t'S"'." ~ sN'e,
defeat. and II " said by anti-Clagett men
that the alleged republican assistance
given MIN is on account OF the s.'Nlecr ne
rendered TO senator shoup az una, ume.
'agett mas !" p"puilH's "ouhn 10 nun "
tract il dissolved there seems TO be- little
chance Of the election OF popullst. 1he