The evening times., 1898-02-11
POLITICS In MONTANA.
aIarcus DAILY Ambitious to Succeed
senator Mantle

Helena. Mont. Feb. 1l.-Marcus Da-
ly. the copper king and race horse
owner, having tired of making other
mems political fortunes. has decided
to become the next United States Sen
ator from Montana. to succeed Senator
Lee Mantle, who will go out of office
next year He has not said so him
self but the edict has gone forth. and
all things are being shaped according
ly.
This decision on Dalys part is ac-
cepted here TO mean political extinc-
tion to Charles s. Hartman. present
Congressman from Montana. and to
Lee Mantle. the present Senator. and
the downfall of Thomas H. Carter. the
other Senator. unless Carter. who is a
good proVider himself, shall land in
some Federal position before the crash.
Marcus DAILY is the manager OF the
Anacona mines and smelters, en-
pioying about 1900 voters. In this
position he controls many other corpo-
rations and influences. which carry at
least 1900 votes more. He has un-
limited money. and spends it by the
hundreds and thousands to gain his
objects. His power was clearly shown
in the capital fight in which he nearly
secured the capital of the State for
the little mining camp of Anaconda.
with all the big places against him.
Days politics are those of Marcus
Daly, pure and simple. He kept Joe
Toole and then Martin Maginnis as del
egates IN congress as long as il suit
ed him. They were Democrats He
then elected Mr.. Carter to Congress by
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Republican ticket. and in State
which, until the last campaign. was
nicely balanced between the Democrats
and Republicans i'm it's total of 40 900
votes the Anaconda vote was the bal
ance of power. Then tiring of Car
ter. he elected his private attorney. w.
W. Dixon. Democrat Then came
the silver campaign and he threw his
weight for Hartman. Republican. and
on the silver issue Hartman received
seven-eighths of the vote of the State
With DAILY in the race himself for the
Senate, he cannot support Republican,
so. instead of Hartman being renominst-
ed by fusion party he will only have
the silver Republicans. Daily is just now
a free-SilVer Democrat. and the Demo-
Gratis are demanding man of their own
party in Congress. This will result in a
straight Democratic convention at
WHICH DaiN, a tfee-SliNer Democrat, Will
be nominated. The Mckinley Republi-
cans will put UP gold standard candi-
date for Congress to preserve their State
organization. a they did before. and the
silver Republicans will either be fort eC.
to herd by themselves with Hartman as
the leader of their forlorn hope. or for
sake Hartman for the silver Democrats
nominee.
Any way the game may go Hartman
seems To be out Of the running and his
manly detection from the st. Louis con-
vention Will. after all, avail him moth
ing. Montana is for the Chica 90 plat
form. and a straight Democratic con-
vention in that platform. with Daly's in
fiuence added. will rally large majority
OF the voters, regardless of previous par
ty Affiliations.
In the meantime Senator Carter is not
idle. He has the patronage of the state
at his disposal. owing TO his refusal TO
leave the St Louis convention. lie also
has been appointed TO take charge of tie
census work for 1900. He viii thus have
a strong, well-Organized force at work in
every political precinct to secure We
publican or at least Carter legislature
i'm 1900 TO return him TO the Senate. &c is
not believed. however with the silver is
sue and Marcus DAILY against him. he
can win despite his well-known energy
and political shrewdness. He rs now