The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-25

Clark democrats. ana from tnose pop
uIists who are on the ticket who are not
the Immediate followers OF Tom Kinds.
It seems tina some of them have been
doing a little detective work on Kinds
lately. and they report that they have
indisputable proof Of the fact that
Kinds is working for his W election.
and for hat solely. The republicans
have proof that in a South Butte sa-
loon two or three nights ago Tom
Kinds was treating at the bar. and
there were quite q few democrats In
the crowd One Of the democrats re-
marked that Kinds was all right. but
that Thompson and the balance Of the
mongrel ticket would not DO at all He
had never voted for a republican and
he wouldn't. II is claimed that Kinds
then said: ITO = with the balance
of the ticket. Vote for me-. and that's
all I want"
1t is also charged that the same gang
was in the Silver Dollar saloon. on Arr
IONA street. Swede Murphy. the sweet
singer and oficiai bung-starter Of the
pODullSt II VI ~
ticket. after singing his favorite re-
frain. We'll Not Lose You. WILLIE"
called every one to the bar and used
these words. which were taken down at
the time by q man sent by the republic
cans for the purpose: Boys. vote for
Tom Kinds. The rest Of the ticket is
downed. anyway. and we don't care.
But help US save Hinds."
Now, II is not merely the fact Of
Kinds and his myrmidons working for
him only hat causes intense d~issatis-
faction among the republicans and
among other populists. but all that
share of Clark's money which was APP
propriated for the populist end of the
ticket is being used exclusively in the
interests OF Tom Kinds. The barrel
was turned over to Swede Murphy m
he let's Kinds and Hoy and the immed-
late supporters Of Kinds have all. they
want. and he helps himself to a little,
but not a dollar has been expended in
the interests of any other populist can
didate. One populist candidate declar-
ed last night that he a had enough.
II was all Kinds. so far at least as the
populist end was concerned. and he
would not exert himself any further.
He was satisfied now that the whole
scheme. so far as the populists were
concerned. had been worked in the in
teyests of Tom Kinds. In his desire to
be reelected county treasurer. he had
been willing to sacrifice the populist
party itself. and a done so. He had
captured the populist convention by
holding out glittering promises of Clark
DOODLE coming up. and was now sac
riicing all the other populist candi-
dates for himself. The fact is that the
portion of the populist party which has
attached itself TO the Clark combine Is
merely the Kinds clique and those who
have been attracted by the smell Of
Doodle. The balance will vote the dem
ocratic ticket.
There was a hot kick also last even
ing at the meeting of the republican
central committee, held at the repub-
lican club headquarters on West Broad
way. Several of the committeeman
threatened to resign. declaring that
they had had enough of the combine.
They were Disguised with the populists,
who were exerting themselves only for
the election of Tom Kinds, and they
were disguised with the Clark people.
who were devoting themselves solely
to the election OF the legislative ticket.
They thought II was about time that
the republicans left the combine and
supported a ticket they wouldn't have
to apologize for to everybody they met.
Two members Of the committee favored
throwing up the fusion and going in
with the silver republicans. Others
thought it was too late to do hat now.
but favored devoting themselves solely
to the election OF the republican portion
of the ticket. They would give Tom
Kinds some of his own medicine. IT
was decided to support Ben Calkins.
the silver republican nominee for coun-
licans to vote for him in preference to
either Kinds or Holland. Mr.. Calkins.
u was stated, had always been a good
republican, had never made himself b
noxious to the gold section OF the party
and was now in the Philippines in the
service of his country. The vote in IA
vor of Calkins was not unanimous. but
most OF the members of the committee
favored supporting him secretly. II. o.
Weller. John F. Davies and c. c. OAR
row made strong pleas on this subject,
while Malcolm ellis was the principal
opponent. Mr.. ellis said II would be
all right for a mar to do as he pleased
after he entered the election booth. but
II any action was taken in committee
II would be sure to leak out and make
no end Of trouble in ~squaring 1t with
h populists.
There was also a spirited discussion
at the meeting OF the republican com