The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-05
TWO LOYAL LEG|SLAT TORS
A Royal Welcome rendered
Myers and Crutchfield.
WERE GIVEN AN OVATION
The Opera Houss Was Crowded to the
Doors With Admiring Friends-Elo-
quent Addresses Testified to
Approval OF Their Conduct.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

| Special Dispatch to the Standard
Hamilton, March 4-Ravalli county
two loyal and incorruptible legislators,
| Senator Henry L. Myers and Represen-
| tative S. NJ. Crutchtield, accompanied
| by their families, returned from their
| two months sojourn in Helena on the
noon train to-day. They We're met at
the depot by many admitting and en-
thusiastic friends, and after brief eX-
changes of greetings, We're driven to
their homes in carriages that had been
waiting their arrival Tonight the
streets are lighted up with bonfires and
the anvjls have doomed a loud and
heavy welcome. Arrangements for a
public reception having been perfected
by the citizens, at $3.50 o'clock the peo-
pie began to assemble, and very short
ly the Lucas opera house was filled to
overflowing with the townspeople eager
to welcome and to do honor to the two
gentlemen who have SO Loyalty and
spenddly represented this county and
who have come home clean handed and
as poor IS when they left here, hav-
ing passed with honor unsmirched
through the reeking corruption of the
late senatorial fight that has disgraced
Montana. Proudly they can look their
friends in the face, While the men with
Clark's thousand dollar bills burning
their pockets stink out of the public
gaze.
The hall was tastefully and appropri
ately decorated with flags. bunting. etc.
The committee on arrangements con-
sisted of D. J. Donohue. F. X. Pare
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looked no detail that would contrib
ute to the success of the occasion.
Many ladies graced the occasion with
their presence. The Silver Cornet band
discoursed some admirable selections
The enthusiasm of the people knew no
bounds. The words of every speaker
We're punctuated with loud applause and
the honored guests CT the evening were
treated to an ovation. Hon. r. A.
O'Hara presided, and in well chosen
words welcomed the gentlemen home
and eulogized their conduct at Helena
Mayor W. w. McCrackin. who sat in
the audience, was called upon by the
chairman and responded briefly. He
: said that while of opposite political
faith and although they had opposed
him when he ran for mayor and he had
in turn not torn his shirt off in their
behalf, still they were his representa-
tives, too. and he was proud of them.
Both gentlemen gracefully apologized
for opposing him and Mr.. McCrack
said the slate was wiped clean.
Representative Crutchfield spoke
briefly. He said. people who were not
in Helena could not realize what de-
bauchery and corruption had existed
He said that he had not been approach
ed. and hence did not know whether
he was proof against temptation or not.
He eulOgZed Senator Myers, who had
repeatedly been approached, but had
never wavered.
Senator Myers spoke eloquently and
at some length. He reviewed the SEN
atorial fight in detail and disclaimed
any credit for but doing his duty He
had striven to represent Ravalli county
guided by but one desire to be right
and would not unsay one word or undo
one act if he had the power. This end
ed the magnificent demonstration, and
with cheers for Myers and Crutchteld
the meeting ended.