The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-03

holding out illegal commissions.
amounting to $500. This money be-
longs to the people OF Silver Bow
county. but Mr.. Allan refuses to give
1t up. About June 4. John G. Morony.
state examiner. in his report, called the
attention Of the board of county COM
missioners to the fact hat Mr.. Allan
had illegally kept $500 in commits
sions on poll tax Inc demanding that
the money should be refunded. Mr..
Allan has kept 10 per cent of all the
money collected In poll tax. which is
absolutely contrary to the laws of the
state OF Montana. The salary of $500
per year is a pretty good salary and
the law expressly provides that there
shall be no fees or commissions That
Is the kind of oficial Allan il. The
xpaye of Silver Bow county want
no more of him.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
STANDS BEFORE THE PEOPLE OF
BUTTE TO-DAY AS 1T STOOD THE
NIGHT THE CONVENTION AID
JoURNED. 1T is THE ONLY TICK
EFT THAT WAS NOMINATED IN
OPEN CONVENTION; 1T IS THE
ONLY TICKET ON WHICH THERE
HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE.
BY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE.
In dealing with Clark's capture OF
the support OF John f. Lloyd. who de-
serted the silver republican ticket. the
xag.o NJ CiorEss ann nAuyGnaner
deals with Lloyd In a style so cold
blooded and so coarse that the public
can regard the Miners talk as nothing
short of insult added to what is un-
questionably regarded In Butte already
as the personal injury of Mr.. Lloyd.
There is no doubt in the world that the
Lloyd incident has operated in Butte
in a manner the very reverse OF what
the Clark outfit had planned. 1t has
hurt seriously the Clark-gold ticket. as
II ought to. 1t is an occurrence which.
among other things. helps to account
for the strong turning Of the tide
against the Clark ticket.
1t is true hat during the past three
days that turning against Clark has
been the conspicuous factor In this
weeks campaign in Silver Bow county.
1t is a fact that Mr.. Lloyd's desertion
of the silver-republican ticket n his
Extraordinarily written by a lawyer
in astonishing advocacy of the Clark
ticket. surprised Butte. More than that.
the Lloyd letter certainly impressed
unpleasantly hundreds OF those In
Butte who had always been firm friends
OF Lloyd. It is perfectly well known
that the professional rinf-raf In Butte
is under Internationally engage
ments with Clark. But the Lloyd Incl
dent led a good many citizens in Butte
Who are not ~partisans. who are not
CLARK men," who are not DAILY men,"
seriously to ask themselves how far the
Clark campaign can 60 In Its EFFORT to
reach citizens who have ranked as emil
nently reputable; certainly the number
Of them who indorse the Clark barrel
method il conspicuously few.
The situation can be described briefly
in these words-the action of Mr.. Lloyd
was a surprise to Butte and q disagree
able one to all citizens who hold them
selves aloof from the nasty feud which,
in spite OF every effort to the contrary,
has asserted itself In this years cam
paign. There Is no doubt whatever
tha Mr.. Lioyd's desertion has operated
TO do the Clark movement an hundred
fold more harm tina good.
Respecting the action OF Colonel
Lloyd, the Standard. satisfied to deal
exclusively with known facts and care
fully avoiding all current gossip. said
yesterday morning ION the night when
Mr.. Lloyd was placed In nomination he
was present himself and accepted the
offer most willingly. He denounced In
measured terms what he styled the
sale of the republican party TO Clark.
Apparently there was no man more
anxious to run or more determined In
his opposition to the millionaire policy
OF disrupting parties In order to gain
a senatorship."
The Standard was content TO let the
matter rest with hat statement OF
facts. But the Inter Mountain. on
whose ticket Lloyd was. dealt In great
seriousness with the matter. in its edi-
ton for Tuesday. 1t asserted that Mr.
Lloyd solicited the nomination for sher-
IN at the hands of the silver republican
party with every protestation Of ndei-
ity." that there can be no question
that Lloyd played the part of a CLARK
spy in the siiver-republican camp" and
that his name was placed on the tick.