The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
DEMOCRATS WILL WIN
Interest Centers in the Congress
sional Contest.
A DESPERATE FIGHT MADE
Supcrhuman Efforts Being Put Up to
Save Marshs'rs Bacon-The Fort
Issue-Hoean as a
Catspaw.

a day Of comparative quiet in the Uni
versity City. There has been some
quiet rustling about town on the part
Of the candidates. but no demonstration
by either party. IL is generally con-
coded that the democratic legislative
and county ticket will win here and
the chief interest centers In the
congressional contest. The Marshall
people are still making superhu-
man efforts to make the county show
M well for their candidate. They feel
that Colonel Marshall ought TO have q
good vote In his home county. they say,
and they are devoting their entire at
tontion 10 this contest. Many Of the
candidates on the county republican
ticket are getting scared over the SIT
uation. and ut least n Cf them to-day
was scurrying around with a wall that
he was being traded for the sake OF
Marshall. When last seen he was hunt
ing for evidence. It may be that he
found IL. but he has not made N re-
port on the matter.
The Marshall people continue to as
sert that their candidate II the only
man who can save-Fort Misscula. They
do not allude to the fact nat Tom Car
ter sat still and let the fort be aband
oned. all the while sending messages
to Missouia that the fort was all right.
Even when the quartermaster was
busy shipping away the equipment or
the post. the willy Thomas stu tele-
graphed thai everything was all right
n that the post would still stand. lf
Tom Carter couldn't save the post. IL Is
doubtful n Tom Marshall can do IL.
There is no more popular man In MIS-
soula county than Tom Marsnall, ana
were Il not for the fact that he Is on
l. Y.,a eide - tho silver question
he would have the unanimous vote or
his home county. There are many men
here who admire the talents and the
! charming personality Of the colonel.
hut he IL so radically wrong on this
question that they cannot support him.
Even IL the fort issue were p logical
ono. II Is so far o~vershadowed by the
silver issue as to he OF no live Import
ance In this campaign. o.
So II Is with Tommy Hogan. He has
many admirers and personal friends
here who cannot vote for him this year,
as they realize that a vote for him Is
a vote for Marshall. TIC cut OF a sim
rle vote from the Campbell plurality
would he 10 aid I'm placing this state OF
Montana in n false light. The cam
didacy Of Hogan Is a hopeless one. and
AL tina " can accomplish IL n reduction
In the Campbell vote. His supporters
have all along claimed that the silver
Issue was foremost in the local cam
naiCn and in the state. II they have
been sincere In their assertions. they
must see that they are now doing the
silver cause great injury by indirectly
aiding in the advancement Of the cam
naign OF Colonel Marshall. These men
should be able to see in Missoula. esre-
c'ally. that the interest that is taken bv
the cold men In Hogan's cause Is not
unselfsh. The none" that Is being
snent here for Hogan is furnished by
the men who are irving to elect Mar
shall. " II the same money that Is be-
inr used nv the roldhuF forces for their
own candidate and rs swelled in volume
somewhat by fundr hat have been
hrourht here nv the Clark hunCstarter
for Western Montana. This hung
starter has heen more or less Discreet
In his distribution Of favor hut his
work has been discovered and hts vic
Tins found out. Wherever his money
has been left. there has been n shout
for Hogan. The Clark influence here
Is being eXerted for Hogan in order tn
defeat Camrbell. This has become so
apparent within the mast few davs that
II Is now common talk here. Hcgan'G
name on the Official ballot is at the
head Of the coldhup legislative ticket
IN this county. and he stands unon the
gold platform of st. Louis. He has al
WAYS been rated as n silver man. but
he IL certainly In bad company for a
silver man.
The history Of the republican legis-
lative ticket Is familiar to most Of the
voters in M'ssoula county. II was tho
selection of the FoldhuC convention
that Endorsed the 81. Louis platform
and commended the financial policy OF
the republican administration. when
the first overtures were made In this
county toward a fusion between the
two wings Of the republican party. thu
gold men ave II out natfooted that. II
there was tn be any fusion. their leeis-
lative Ticket must stand as originally
named. They would sacrifice their
county candidates. but the goldbug leg
~isiature would not be given up. They
stood nat upon this proposition. and
/ they won tut. The ticket that heads
both the silver republican ESQ called)
ticket and the gold ticket r. made nv
OF ~oldbugs. The name Of T.. J. Powers
appears on these tickets but he IL not
q resident ~ the state n does not
inter into this discussion. The only
silver ticket Is the democratic ticket
: and that is the only ticket that de.
: serves the support ~ the friends of sill,
: Yer In this county
The candidates for county Office upor
; the democratic ticket have made 9
good anvas Of the county and are N
, Food shape Their chances for election
from one end Of the tickle to the other
are very bright. D.. T. Curran has suci
! an excellent reputation throughout tn
county that he IL assured OF n gooo
majority for the ONCE OF sheriff. Tn
excellent oualifcations Of George c
/ Higgins for the office OF county treas
urer have made him many friends. an,
/ his election Is almost n certainty. Fo
county clerk. VI. T. Wilkinson tn
democratic nominee. Is admitted by nj
to he the best qualified man in tn
county lie Is competent and We
posted on county affairs and will max,
. model clerk and -ecorder. I. G
Denny. for county attorney. has re
! peatediy demonstrated his fitness 10
: the position. His LOYALTY "a the silve
cause. rs contrasted with the yellow
COMPLEXION of his rival. Is enough II
Itself TO insure his election. Clarenc
Prescott. the candidate for assessor. :
5 So well and fayorablv known in thi
. county hat he ought 10 have no q
Z In winning ont. Frank Kern. for nd