Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29
A DEMOCRAT CHOSEN,
William A. Clark Made Senator
I 10 Succeed Mantle,
REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR HIM.
They Expect Thus to Disrupt Demo-
cratic State Organization.
NEW SENATOR'S WEALTH VAST.
His Net Income Last Year Estimated
to Have Been About $4,000, 900
other Senatorial Coptests-Few Le-
gisIntOrs at Harrisburg.

HELENA, MONT. January 2S.-On the
seventeenth ballot taken to-day the Mon
tana Legislature elected Hon. William
A. Clark OemocraD. Of Butte. United
Mantle.
The vote was Clark, 81 Conrad, q;
Marshall, 4; scattering. 4.
OF those who voted for Clark eleven
are Republicans. At a caucus of the Re
publican members held last night by
large majority of those present it was de-
cided TO be good policy TO vote for Clarh
and effect his election. in the belief that
it would hopelessly disrupt the Demo-
cratic organization Of the State.
WHITESIDE CHARGES.
The election of Mr. Clark was made
certain when the grand jury. which tho
roughly investigated the sensational
charges made by State Senator Whiteside
reported that it had heard no evidence
on which TO base an indictment for ille~
gal use Of money, thus completely vim
dicating Mr. Clark.
William A. Clark is 60 years old and
a native Of Connelsville. Pa. In 1886 his
parents moved to Van Buren, county,
/ la. where the senator-elect farmed and
pursued his schooling. lie studied law,
but never practiced. In 1862 he crossed
| the plains and located at South Park,
| Col.
RISE TO FORTUNE.
Mr. Clark was one of the first to reach
| Bannock. Mont, on the discovery of gold
! there in 1863 driving an OK team. HIS
| Montana career began with merchandis-
| ing, but he soon got into mining, in which
most Of his vast fortune was accumu-
! lated.
Mr.. Clark is the largest individual owner
OF copper mines and smelting-works III
the world. his largest properties being In
Butte. Mont, and jerome, Ariz. He has
extensive beet-sugar interests In Call
fornia. and large copper-wre works at
| THzabethport. y. j. He has plantation
| OF 1000 acres in Mexico, devoted TO grow
| ing coffee. tea, and tobacco, and rubber.
| His net income for 1888 was not far from
100000.
NO QUORUM AT HARRISBURG.
| HARRISBURG. PA, January 2S.-There
were not more than twenty members pres
|
called the House TO order. There were
| less than a dozen senators in attendance
AT the Joint assembly. The count OF pairs
showed 40 members absent and paired.
The ballot follows: Quay. 30; jerks, /;
| Dalzell, !.
Less than a majority being present,
! General Goblin announced that there had
been no election. and the convention ad-
iourned.
WISCONSIN.
MADISON. WIS, January 2S-Another
week has closed without any change IN
the senatorial deadlock. Two ballots were
taken in Republican caucus to-day, and
one i'm joint assembly, without any mate
rial change from week ago. break in
| the deadlock is looked for next week, and
| an election is expected. at least, by the
| middle of the week
| Many of the Cook supporters are waver-
| ing between standing solidly for their
man and joining the Quarles forces. The
| talked-of combination Of the field against
| Quarles is not looked upon as possible,
as the Milwaukee man is said TO be the
second choice of many supporters of the
opposing candidates. Many combinations
have been talked Of i'm the past twenty
four hours. but none have been deemed
| feasible If Quarles continues 10 hold his
present strength till Monday the chances
for landing the prize would seem to great
| ~ favor him.
The announcement was made IN both
| houses to-day that the several candidates
had agreed that whatever vote might be
taken on Monday noon, 1t would not be
regarded as an election.
CALIFORNIA.
SACRAMENTO. CAL. January 2S-To-
day Cosper. Of the Investigating Commit
tee filed a supplemental report setting
forth that Howard X. Wright had prom
| ised TO vote for Robert A. Bulla Tor
United States Senator in the event Of
Wright's election to the assembly over
year ago.
The report OF the committee, filed yes
! terday. was to have come up to-day as a
special order. II went over until Mon
| dav afternoon. however. at which time
| both reports will be considered
The deadlock still continues. The vote
to-day was practically the same as that
of Yesterday. although the absence OF
several members pulled the total vote
| down.
THANKS FROM MRS GRANT.
This evening. just before the vote was
taken. a majority, if not all, of the MEM
| bers who were voting for u. ;. Grant,
Jr.. received the following telegram from
his mother. Julia ID. Grant. in Washing
ton: II thank you for your loyal support
of my son, Ulysses 5. Grant"
DELAWARE.
DOVER, DEL. January 8.-The sena-
toral situation remains unchanged. TWO
fruitless ballots were taken to-day.
UTAH.
SALT LAKE. UTAH. January %.-Fouf
| ballots were taken for senator to-day
without change. excepting that the Repub-
| ucans voted for Mccarthy.
WASHINGTON.
OLYMPIA, WASH, January %.-one
ballot to-day. as follows: forster' -
Wilson. 2o; Hume 10; Ankeny. 10; Lewis
q; Bridges. l.