The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-08
II IS ALL GUESS WORK
A Census of Butte for Political
Purposes.
FUSION OR ANTI-FUSION
The Young Census Takers Went on a
Strike-Is Carter Behind tho Dealp
Or Has the Helena Club a
Finger in the Pie

There is a census of Butte now being
taken. The work was started bright
and early Tuesday morning and has
been actively Prosecuted for the past
W days. IL is not certainly known
under whose auspices the census is be-
ing conducted. but some guesses have
been made. There are some who think
or profess to think that the census is
being conducted under the direction Of
the state bureau Of labor and agrIcul-
ture. Others think. or say they think.
that 1t Is being conducted by the Butte
Quintessence Of Jeffersonianism club.
Others guess that Thomas II. Carter set
the census going when he came over to
Butte a few days ago, and that he has
some dire and sinister object in view in
the taking of this census. There are
other guesses which might be made, but
the samples given are sufficient to in
dlcate how far 1t is possible To get from
the mark some times.
While there is much mystery connect
ed WIN the taking Of this census, there
are some things which are known. 1t
is, Tor example. known tina the young
"HN - ''hAA6 III ttDSuS report
each evening to room ~ in the Silver
Bow block. 1t is also known that the
young census takers are taking the
census at so much per head. This in
was obtained from some of
the census takers who went on a strike
yesterday and finally quit their Jobs. 1t
seems that the committee which is con-
Quoting the census liked the wages of
the census. takers at 10 cents per head
for every person found opposed TO fusion
ana L cent per head for every person
found in favor of fusion. Now this
worked a hardship on those who were
working in precincts where the fusion
sentiment happened TO be strong. No
matter how diligently they might work
they couldn't amass much wealth at a
cent per head.
Then, it is claimed by the census
strikers. the committee showed decided
faVoritlsm toward the census takers
who brought in anti-fusion names. So
long as the names appeared i'm the anti
fusion list they We're accepted and paid
Tor whether said names represented
men, women, children, babies, demo-
Gratis, republicans. populists, prohibi-
Indians or dogs. The lists of
people favorable to fusion were care
fully purged Of all except democratic
voters
The strike, however, was only an in
cldehI IN n enormous work of taking
the census Of Butte by precincts. and
other census takers were employed who
are diligently at work and are bringing
In the kinds of names wanted. The
asked by the census takers
are as follows:
TO THE VOTER.
l. Do you expect to attend the demo-
ratio primaries?
2. Are you in favor Of fusion or OPP
To a.
3. If in favor of fusion, do you think
could change your mind, and if so,
much?
4. Have you had your eye teeth cut
yet? If so, would you ever suspect, un-
somebody told you, tina the cry of
usion is only a cloak to conceal the {
we are making to have Montana {
represented In the United States senate )
n an eminent ann Do you think Z
generally are on TO us, and If so,
much? {
4. Would you like to see a resident of }
fifth avenue in New York city conde- Z
cend to represent Montana i'm the Unit {
d States senate? If not, how much? {
TN case of persistent negative, double J
he offer). 7
6. a you any conscientious scru- Z
les against selling a seat in the United {
tates senate to the highest bidder? How !
luch do you value them per scruple? Z
I. In case subsequent events should I
rove such course to be advisable in 9
rider that Montana can be eminently \
.epresented in the United States sem 3
te. could you change your anti-fusion 3
n become a fusionist? Would 2
here be any extra charge for such =
If so, how much? 3
Sig here. e. =. ................ 2
.... ...... .... ............ Y
CTo be filled in by census taker). \
IT is evident that when the canvass 3
{ all the precincts is completed, room 2
Of the Silver Bow block will have a 2
retty good line on the people who are K
kelly to attend the ~caucuses, primaries 8
nd convention. o