The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
CLARK'S SHAMELESS HEELERS
ARE LOSING THEIR GRIP
The Goods Were Not Delivered According to Contract
Preparing for Final Effort to Buy the Toga John R.
Toole Holds Virtuous Parson Hannah Upto Ridicule
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

| special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. 27.-Clark's vote to-day
was exactly what it was yesterday
just 49, He expected to gain two more,
but failed to get them. The arbitrary
and glaringly unjust manner in which
Whiteside was thrown out of the SEN
ate to make room for a republican, is
making trouble for Clark Several
house democrats who are voting for
the Paris millionaire have been CRITICS.
| ing the action of the senate majority
in the severest terms These democrats
say that whatever may be thought of
Whiteside personally the facts showed
beyond any shadow of doubt that he
had received majority of the votes
cast in Flathead county and that his
election from his seat was therefore a
the honest men who are voting for
Clark is so strong that the Clark forces
had all they could do to-day to pre-
vent his total vote from showing
falling off. Tonight the Clark people
are saying that they will surely win
tomorrow, but they have been saying
that for a week. Disguise it as hard
as they try. they are growing discour-
aged. They relied upon certain Helena
republicans to swing six or eight re-
publican members into line, but the
Helena republicans are unable to de-
| liver the goods. The exciting events
of Thursday are still the chief topic of
conversation, the brutal unseatine of
Whiteside is producing strong reac-
tion against Clark all along the line.
The whitewashing report of the grand
jury had been discounted for days and
| failed absolutely to strengthen Clark's
cause. Whitesde's final speech in the
joint assembly, and Attorney General
Nolan's speech denouncing the action
of the grand jury are being widely read
in the Standard. the onlv paper in Mon
tana that printed them, and are excit-
ing favorable comment among all who
are not so blinded by passion and pre-
judice as to be incapable of exercising
their reasoning faculties. The Clark
| people are more active than ever to-
night. 1t is universally conceded that
day. he cannot keep his present force
of 40 intact.
John II. Toole and the Parson.
In the joint assembly to-day the first
speech was made by Senator Hannah,
who said:
"Mr. President: 1t is not my inten-
ton to make a speech to-day. There
are things which I might say to the
members of this assembly this morning.
I might tell you this morning that
John R. Toole came to me since the
opening of this contest and held before
me the elittering prospect of my own
election to the United States senate;
promised to me the q votes which he
said were controlled by his faction if
I would stand by that faction in this
contest
st might also tell you that the same
John R. Toole not less than 20 minutes
before the time changed my vote from
Fox to Clark, came to me and begged
of me that I would get up that morn
ing and explain my vote to this as
sembly. In renly to what was said
upon this floor yesterday, I desire to
say that this assertion was absolutely
false, it was nothing but the fulmina-
tion of an absolute and unqualified liar.
Prove it, say. And gentlemen of this
assembly, inasmuch as the gentleman
who made that assertion will now have
his whole time to devote to the matter
of gathering evidence, 1 presume we
may now look for the proof"
In replying to the foregoing, Repre-
sentative Toole, when his name vas
called, rose and made few humorous
remarks, which threw the assembly and
the entire audience into a state of hi
1arity. the Clark people themselves
joining heartily and unreservedly in the
general laughter at Senator Hannah's
expense. Mr.. Toole said he had no in
tention of making a speech, but when
he saw an eX-minister of the gosp4l
wriggling before him like snake i'm
paied on nail, he could no longer re-
main silent. He desired to make 10