The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-14
ELECTION ECHOES.
From Start to Finish silver Was the
Great Question.

SssHt 10 Glutsn WI tne
Great Question.
Missoula, Nov. 12-Missoula has set
tied down to business again after the
temporary interruption of the election
OF this week. The interruption was of
less Importance this year than usua
and the merchants rave not mad the
usual complaints about the dullness OF
election week. The campaign vas a
quiet one although 1t was very thor
ough. There vas no hurrah business
about IL n there was no mudslinging
during its progress. The fight was
made, for the most of the tickets. o
the principle that the county is SO vi
tally interested in the silver cause
that IL could not afford to be misrepre-
sented in the legislature or in the ma
tional congress. 1t was upon this issue
that the democrats made their "
of the county. According to the post
election statement of the local repub-
lican paper. the republicans made
their campaign a fight for men and
not for principle. That Is not to be
wondered at, as there were so many
hostile and conflicting principles rep
resented upon the republican ticket
that Ii would have been difficult to
make fight for principle without con-
hicting with the success of some of the
candidates on this mixed-up ticket. 1t
was a campaign anyway that was a
surprise to many people of the county
who had looked for a hot and dirty
fight. the change has been
agreeable Is evidenced by the many
expressions of approval that have been
heard since the campaign opened. 1t
is to be hoped that all subsequent
campaigns in the county will be made
along these lines.
An analysis of the vote shows that
II. Il. Wilkinson. the democratic nom
inee for clerk and recorder. received
the highest vote of any candidate upon
either ticket. HIS vote was 1,245. as
far as the returns have been received.
John Hayes, the democratic candidate
for coroner. received the largest ma
tority, his excess over the vote for his
opponent being more than 500. The
majority received by the democratic
candidates for the lower house of the
legislature Is nearly 500. which is
larger than was expected even by their
warmest friends. With the exception
of General Marion and Frank Long
star, the remaind0S OF the democratic
candidates received majorities that
range from 65 to 300. The defeat of
these two gentlemen has occasioned
considerable surprise all over the coun-
ty. IL was not generally expected. but
an explanation Is to be found i'm the
Hogan vote. II was the fact that both
General Marion n Mr.. Longstaff
stood firm in their support of A. J.
campbell that cost them their election.
MIR. Longstan was one OF the most en-
ergetic campaigners for the democratic
candidate for congress. In his advo-
cacy of Mr.. Campbeil's cause he in
CURED the opposition of many of the
Hogan supporters and they organized
against him. On the morning of elec.
ton day General Marion was ap-
preached by some of the leaders of the
Hogan movement in the lower valley
and was asked to throw his support Ia
Hogan on the condition that all of the
Hogan votes should he given to him.
n general said that he was for
Campbell all Of the time and would
no change Those Hogan votes. which
would have elected him. went against
him, and that counts for the vote
I'm the Frenchtown precinct Tia was
cast against Mr.. Marion.
One OF the local surprises OF the cam
paign was the defeat of Hizzoner. Ii
was generally expected that he would
go through with a rush. He was unfor-
tunate In having his name twice upon
the ballot N spelled wrong zach lime.
Once IL was "Myars" and again "Mey-
ers. IL was this confusion of names
probably hat encompassed his defeat.
Had II not been that his name was so
mixed up on the ballot he would I'M
doubleday have been elected.
The lumber camps, aImos without
exception. stood true 10 the cause OF
silver. The majorities that were rolled
up for the silver ticket in all OF these
places show that the lumber jacks are
true To their colors. In some instances,
they voted FOR men who We're not popu-
lar with them for some personal reason
or another, but IL was a question OF
principle with them n they forgot per-
sonalltles Tor the time. Ii goes to show
that the lumbermen from sawmills to
logging camps are right upon this prop
osltlon ana that they are willing to
show their colors. Your lumber jack
may be inclined to let OF tear a little
at times when he gets to tow n. but IL a
stranger We're TO listen to the discus
sions OF public questions that AXE place
In the of these ca mps after
supper he would soon discover that they
are all well posted and that their hearts
are in the right place. Much OF the sue
cess OF the democratic ticket In this
county Is due to the loyalty OF these
woodsmen. They studied the questions
at issue carefully and then voted as
they hough was right.
Colonel Clarence Prescott 4. receiving
the congratulations OF his friends upon
the fine run that he made. When the
campaign opened the colonel was
thought to have one OF the hardes
fights OF the whole list upon his hands.
but after he had been in the field for a
week his friends soon saw that they