The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-24
CLARK GAINED TWO MORE
Hannah and More Switch to the
Butte Millionaire.
A NEW SET OF TACTICS
Clark Heelers Are Trying to Induce the
Republicans to Absent Them
selves in Order to Reduce
the Quorum.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

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more votes to-day, making his total &c.
His new acquisitions are Senator Han
nah of Sweet Grass county, who has
been voting for Fox, and Representa-
| tive More of Meagher county, who has
been voting for Hartman and Henry
Senator Hannah made an address, in
which he threw himself a quantity of
bouquets, reminding the legislature that
ne had been to Manila fighting for his
country. He did not take up the subject
of Clark's bribery operations, but
sought to cast discredit on the oppon-
ents of Clark by alleging that they had
| accused him of having been brought
home from Manila for the purpose of
voting for Clark. Just as Hannah be-
gan talking brass band of a travelling
/ theatrical company came along and
| played during his entire speech. Sena-
| tor Hannah said:
"Mr. Presidential month ago to-day
| stood by the rail of the steamship
China and looked out over the broad
Pacific in the direction of the Golden
Gate. At that time 1 tried to forecast
SO far as could the action of this joint
assembly at the present time. (And the
| band played on).
W
months after the election, was en-
tlrely ignorant not only of the recent
election, but also equally as ignorant as
TO the action of the various parties as
well as the nominations upon the yari-
Gus tickets. At that time l congratu
lated myself upon that fact, because i
bel1eVed If there was one man who could
come here entirely unbiased, entirely
unprejudiced, entirely free from those
little prejudices and those little feelings
which necessarily follow political cam
palgn that man was myself. (And the
| band played on).
In order to reach here for the pur-
pose OF representing my people in this
body, l have purchased my passa ge
1000 miles across the deep, with money
which l earned carrying rifle for my
country at $l5. so per month. There was
something of feeling. in this also, but
mad no sooner reached this place; no
sooner had l cast my first ballot in this
election for a candidate for United
states senator than a certain class of
| politicians flung into my face, as some
or you too we'll know, the charge that
l had returned to this place at the ex-
pense OF a certain senatorial candidate;
had come here for the purpose of being
| an acting tool of his, and, Mr. Presi-
dent, may ask who those people are
| the same people whose self-appointed
mouthpiece stood a few days ago upon
| this carpet and cried in a stentorian
voice, TO hell with those dishonorable
methods in politics.! And that is what
| l want to say in reply to-day. (And the
| band played on).
| Up to the present time I have been
| casting my ballot for a man whom I
honestly believe to be the peer of any
man VINO ever aspired to senatorial
| honors in the state of Montana. and
l never did anything more painful to
myself than when / was required to go
! to him this morning and say that it had
| become necessary under the circum-
stances to change my vote. Since 1
| nave returned, have consulted to some
extent with my constituents, not with
my. constituents in the Helena Hotel
lobby-but my constituents in the val
ley OF the Yellowstone (and the band
| played on / have spent several days
in their homes. and in their places of
business, and I know, Mr.. President,
| this morning, that I am representing
with possibly one and only one excep-
| ton. the united sentiment of the demo-
Gratis of Sweet Grass county, the people
VINO elected me to this office, when I
| cast my ballot this morning for w. A.
Clark (and the band played on.)
In changing his vite, Mr.. More said:
For the last eleven days I have cast
| my vote for men whose names indicate
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tied coinage of silver, and in changing
my ballot I feel that still do the same
when I vote for W. A. Clark of Butte
clark expects to gain two or three
more votes Tomorrow. The republi-
| cans to-day voted for Cornelius He'd
ges,, and will probably vote for him
again tomorrow. The Clark people are
now trying to work a new game that is
| TO induce as many of the republicans
| as possible to go home or go to some
| other place on pleas of sickness in
themselves or in their families. Every
| republican that absents himself would
| thus reduce the number of votes neces-
sary to a choice. The republicans are
| told that, in that way. they could take
| the curse off themselves, which would
| otherwise attach to them if they voted
for Clark outright. But the republi-
cans are aware that they cannot alb
| sent themselves now without LAYING
themselves open to the gravest suspic.
| ions The republicans of the state who
| have the good of their party at
heart, are urging the republican mem
bers to remain here on guard and under
| no circumstances play into the hands
| of Clark. The same system of absen-
| teeism has been suggested by the Clark
people to a few of the Conrad men
! whom Clark regards as weak-kneed The
| Conrad forces, however, are as solid as
| rock, and no fears are entertained
| that any of them will prove treacher-
| ous
The vote for senator to-day was as
| follows:
| Clark. Observation-Disclosures. SO
| conrad -............ =
| Hedges neutrality-suspicious.. IA
| Maslhnls .''.'..'...'....... D
FOX
| Blake ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l