The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
4 HOPELESS CANDIDACY
Applause Entirely Absent at q
Hogan Meeting.
THE AUDIENCE WAS COLD
Hogan and Judge Clemsnts Failed to
Arouse administrations Dodgsd
thee silver ousstion-Clsmsuts
Attacked the Courts.

Inc pOpullstS. assisted by the silver
republicans. held what was advertised
to be a rally for their combination state
and congressional ticket at the opera
house last night. and IL any further
evidence was necessary as to the hope
lessness of Hogan's candidacy IL was
amply furnished by that meeting. II
had at least been expected that there
would be a crowded house and a noisy
and enthusiastic audience. but II was
directly the opposite. There were a
great many vacan chairs down stairs
and the gallery was MOI more than half
filed and as for applause. that was al
most entirely wanting. The audience
so cold and the meeting such a
frost that 1t was absolutely pitiful. and
but for a few loud populists, under pay.
who had seats on the stage and I'm the
gallery. the speeches of both Hogan
and Judge Clements would have been
received in dead silence. IL was but too
plainly evident that the audience was
made up largely of intelligent people
and that they were not in sympathy
with the speakers or the disappointed
and disgruntled horde they represented.
Among the few prominent %populists
on the stage were Herr Won Shifel-
bin. T.. 8. Booth, John F. Davies. Gen.
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ply. the terrible Swede: w. ID. Fenner.
Frank p. Weldon. Paddy Mcmahon.
with his sweater and dress suit. and
last. but not least. O'Malley. and a
quartette of coiored men.
Shifelbin. striking one of his gra-
cious attitudes with his hands yer
his kidneys, opened the meeting and
after a few characteristic remarks. he
introduced A. b. Keith as chairman.
Mr.. Keith told the audience that he
would rather be gatekeeper in a house
of populists han dwell In the house
OF the righteous. He introduced Mr..
Hogan as that grand young common
err" and as he stepped to the o he
was greeted with piercing creams and
populists In the audience, but with very
little applause. Mr.. Hogan during his
speech steered very clear of the silver
question, the paramount issue, and said
the only question in the state was one
OF human liberties and then he launch
forth into a rambling harangue
about corporations, s~yndicates, big
buildings and millionaires. He excused
himself for allowing his name to re-
main on the Silver Bow goldbug ticket
and said he never had any desire to
withdraw his name. The only merit of
his speech was that II was very brief.
He failed to arouse the slightest enthus-
iasm and the applause was given very
sparingly. n but for the half dozen
strong-lunged populists in the audience
he would have been an awful frost.
Music by the choir" remarked A. Il.
Keith as Hogan turned his back to the
audience and took his seat. After the
music, Judge Clements. candidate for
the office Of associate justice of the SUI
preme court. was introduced by Mr..
Keith. Judge Clements said it was un-
usual and unexpected for a candidate
for the supreme bench to appear on
the platform and discuss political is
sues. but he had M apology to offer
for his appearance. He then presented
a~rraignment of the judiciary. but his
speech on that subject was coldly re-
ceived.
He said hat by the legerdemain of
construction courts destroyed
the rights and liberties Of the people.
II is easy for a crime to be committed
under the Hoax of the law. A sheriff
may go out on the streets and shoot
down the people without cause or ex-
cuse. and II cannot be called murder IL
the judges say IL Is not. Judge Gle
ments spoke about government by In
junction and the power Of judges in
contempt proceedings to send men to
Jail without jury or trial. He said the
issue before the people of this state
as " INV obNth oot bohfta,o ~
fdy or professional scoundrelism. The
Judge arraigned the democratic party
and went into the slavery question
which. he said. was carried on in the
name of Christ n Jefferson.
IF they can do that in the name
of Christ and jefferson. what In the
name of God can they not do in the
name of free silver" asked Judge Gle
ments. and that was his only reference
to silver.
He then made a vicious attack on
Hartman because he re-
signed his nomination for congress and
told his audience that they should vote
for Thomas Hogan. IL IL did elect Mar
shall. better that than encourage "po-
treachery and professional
scoundrelism." As soon as Clements
on his abuse of Congressman
scores of people got up and
left the house.
The chilliness and hostility Of the au-
dience was so d~iscouraging to the
speakers that the meeting was brought
to a close shortly after . O'Clock.