The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-30
MR., CLARK'S ELECTION
A SURPRISE HERE
The Montana Miners Victory
Over Days Opposition.
The Standardized Triumphs After
Numerous Defeats.
History of the Battle of The Two
Democratic Giants in This
Struggle for Supremacy.

The sudden election of w A. Clark, the
millionaire banker and mining man of
Montana, as United States Senator to sue
coed Lee Mantle came as great surprise
TO everyone in this city, II having been
supposed that his rival. Marcus DAILY.
would at least be able TO keep the Legis-
lature deadlocked for some time to come.
Both Clark and DAILY are Democratic
leaders, each of powerful faction in the
party, and either would rather have al
lowed the State to go unrepresented in
definitely than to see his rival walk away
with the prize. DAILY himself was not a
candidate but espoused the cause of one
who was opposing Clark, and the latter's
election comes as crushing defeat TO him
How the Republican votes were obtained
that brought about this result is not known
here yet.
DAILY and Clark used TO be friends, and
both have been prime factors in the devel-
opment of their State, but they quarreled
over some insignificant water rights. be-
coming involved in litigation and grew TO
hate each other. This was some years
ego.
Each has had his triumphs. Clark has
ALWAYS been DESTROYS of political prefer
secure it, running for Delegate from Mon
tana, which was then Territory, but
being defeated by T. H. Carter, the pres
ent Senator. In 1889 Montana was ad-
mitted to the Union and Carter became
Representative from the new State, while
Clark contested for the senatorship.
With him stood Martin Maginnis, also
claiming to have been elected. But the
Senate finally seated W. F. Sanders and 7.
c. Power. the latter two being Republic
cans and the Senate then being controlled
by that party.
Sanders drew the short term and his
seat became vacant in 1898. Clark was the
nominee of the Democratic caucus TO sue
coed him. but although the Democrats had
a majority in the Legislature, DAILY by
means of his personal influence. succeed
ed in producing deadlock, and it finally
adjourned without electing anyone al
though for DAYS Clark had within one vote
of majority. The Governor then ap-
pointed Lee Mantle who, however, was
denied his seat. but was regularly elected
when the Legislature reconvened.
The Capital Fight
This was Days triumph, but Clark got
back at him some two years later when he
defeated a nearly successful attempt OF
DAILY to have the State capital located at
his little mining village of Anaconda rather
than at Helena, the principal city.
Since that time the fight has waxed even
more bitter. Each maintains an eight
page paper in a four-page town IN order
10 have the pleasure of abusing the other
Daly owns the Anaconda Standard AMI
clark the Butte Miner, and each cheer
fully pays the regular losses in return Tor
his fun.
DAILY is a good hater and Montana peo-
PIE think that he is the ADLER Of the two,
but. being impulsive to a degree, he has
made good many enemies. He is horse
man and owns a string of racers that have
come in first under the wire many time.
Clark on the other hand, although he likes
horses prefers trotters TO runners. Clark
is also a patron of the fine arts, and re-
Gently astonished New Workers by bidding
$4,000 for Fortunys painting of The
Choice of a Model and taking it away
from under their very noses.
Days influence comes from the 1act
that he is part owner and manager OF the
Anaconda silver mines and employs some
1000 men. He also controls other corpor-
atoms and influences, SO that altogether
he has some s 600 votes at his personal dis
posal Montana's total vote is only 1000,
so that he very naturally holds the bal
ance of power even without considering
the fact that he spends money like water
in order 10 attain his ends.
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pure and simple. He kept Joe Toole and
then Martin Magnnis as delegates in Con-
gress as long as it suited him. They were
Democrats He then elected Mr.. Carter
to Congress by throwing the Anaconda
vote TO the Republican ticket. and in a
State which, under the last campaign, was
nicely balanced between the Democrats
and Republicans in its total of 10000 votes,
the Anaconda vote was the balance of
M q elected
his private attorney, W. W. Dixon, Dem
ocrat. Then came the silver campaign
and he threw his weight for Hartman,
Republican, and on the silver issue Hart
man received seven eighths of the vote
of the State.
DAILY was for long the financial hacker of
The silver Republicans, Mantle and Hart
man IN Montana, Towne in Minnesota
Dubois in Idaho. and the rest The
knowledge Of this led to the supposition
that he would back Hartman for Senator
against Clark when the time vas ripe fol
such a shift in the balloting. Montanianl
saw that this is a mistake-that DAILY ha,
no more use for losing politicians thar
he has for horses that continually run
second and has turned against the whole
silver Republican outfit. They clincl
their opinion with the story that since tn
elections last November he has displayed
decided GOODNESS toward Hartman and thai
AT a chance meeting in a hotel DAILY CAV,
Hartman the back of his hand"
May Defeat Carter.
The election OF Clark probably insures
the defeat OF Carter next time, so that Dial!
can send candidate of his own to th'
Senate TO balance Clark. Montana is for
The Chicago platform, and a straight DEM
ocratic convention in that platform, with
Days influence added, VIII rally a larg'
majority Of the voters regardless of pre-
yious party affiliations.
In the mean time Senator Carter is no
idle. He has the patronage OF the STATE
a. his disposal, owing to his refusal Il
leave the ST. Louis convention. He alsc
has been appointed TO take charge of tn,
census work for 1909. He will thus hav
a strong. well-organized force at work IN
every political precinct in a last effort 4
win out.
II is not believed, however, with the sill
yer issue and Marcus DAILY against him
that he can win, despite his well-knowl
energy and political shrewdness.
There are charges that Clark won hi
election by bribery. but no one seems Il
take much stock I'm them or TO really ex
pect success in q contest of Clark's sea
based on them.
Montana has already had two contest
before the Senate In her short State his
tory. Besides the cases of Sanders an
Power, noted above, was the case of l.
Mantle, which formed precedent for man
similar cases, and involved the right of
Governor 10 appoint after a Legislature la
failed TO elect.
That same winter the legislatures {
Washington and Wyoming failed to eie'
Senators, the Governors making appoint
ments. A long debate ensued, the I'M
result being that these gubernatorial al