The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-30
HAVE no CHANCE
The Cascade Republican Ticket Il
. Forlorn Hope.
DRAW A CROWD
Money Il Being Burned to Save Coombs
for h 6~enate-Ths Rest OF the
Nominees Must Fight for
Themselves.

Great Falls. Oct. 2s.-The republicans
are playing to small houses in these
days. in spite of the Carter barrel and
the punching of the heelers. Somehow
voters do not care much to hear of the
splendid record Of the party before the
war, and they do not turn out. Some
weeks ago they tried to hold a rally on
the west side. and seven men. including
the o speakers, were present. They
tried 1t again on Thursday evening. and
on this occasio not even the original
three men came around to listen to the
ell-binding Of John A. Largent and
G.. b.. Aldrich. They amused them
selves for a few minutes and when IL
was apparent that there was to be no
audience they returned to this side of
the river. The democrats have had no
difficulty in crowding the little hall
each time they held a meeting.
The truth of the matter is that the
republicans nave no chance OF election
at all. Whatever chances they did not
destroy by their own greed for Office
nave been wiped out by Carter and his
bad breaks and those made by his WILL
ing but clumsy l~ieutenants. The repub-
licans themselves admit that there is
no show for any man on their legisla-
tive ticket, with the exception of Frank
Coombs, and they are now concen-
trating their fire in a desperate hope
of getting him through the lines by
hook or crook. Tallant and Burlingame
have been left to fight for themselves
and by themselves, while the barrel is
being poured out lavishly for the bene-
Mt of COMBS. And yet there are some
republicans who claim that Carter is
not interested in this fight, when the
election of Coombs is the only thing
that car aid him in this fight.
The present indications are that the
democratic legislative ticket will be
elected by an average plurality of 400
votes. and this includes Stanton for
state senator. The republicans have
put up a tremendous fight against him.;
they have not scrupled to employ false
hoods of the fiimsiest nature, but they
have been forced to crawl on every
charge. In their extremity they have
finally come down to this argument. an
argument which 1t is to be regretted
emanates from the Office of the repub-
1ican sheriff. Stanton voted for the
anti-gambfing bill. John Guerin, the
chief of police in this city. stated very
positively when the law took effect that
so far as this city was concerned the
law would be enforced to the letter,
and when Guerin makes that sort of an
announcement 1t usually ends all doubt
in the matter. Gambling has ceased in
this city until a legislature passes laws
permitting IL to resume no matter what
may be said for or against the present
law. Most of the fraternity have left
the city. Many of them were desirable
citizens until the law made the pursu-
ance of their trade a crime and then
they became still more desirable cfti-
zens by acquiescirg in that Jaw. Now
certain men are trying to stir up feel
ing against Stanton, against Guerin
n against the present city adminis-
tration a of these facts. This is
about the story they tell-it turns up
on every side:
stanton voted against this gambling
and helped to kill Il in the state.
Guerin aided him by enforcing the law
rigidly after Ii was placed on the stat
ute books and the present city admin
istration is backing Guerin in all of
his acts. Now. Proctor. who Is running
for reelection as sheriff. is perfectly
willing to see gambling going on here,
and without his aid the county attorney
is powerless; so. IL we can defeat Stan
ton by electing Coombs, who at various
times has had an interest in gambling
houses, we shall have a man in the
state senat who will aid us i'm re-estab-
fishing gambling; by re-electing Proc
tor as sheriff we shall have control
over that office and when spring comes
o we will tackle the city election
and see that men who are willing to