The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10
IT WAS D|SHONORABLE
Clarkites Denounced by Flathead
County Democrats.
UNSEATING OF WHITESIDE
It Was Disgraceful, Disreputable and I'm
democratic--Nine So-Called Demo-
Gratis Who Voted for Geiger
Were Party Traitors.

| Special Correspondence of the Standard
| Kalispell, Feb. Alt a meeting of the
democratic central committee of Flathea
ticns were adopted:
Whereas, On the sth day of November,
1898, Hon. Fred Whiteside, democrat, was
duly elected as state senator from Flat
head county and qualified as such; and,
Whereas One John II. Geiger his re-
publican opponent, instituted contest pro-
ceedngs for said office, alleging as
grounds therefor, certain Irregularities as
occurring in certain precincts in Flathead
county at said election; and.
Whereas, Thereafter, upon the hearing
of said contest in the state senate of the
state of Montana, a recount was ordered
of all the votes cast for state senator at
said election: and,
Whereas, Thereafter, upon the re-
count of the said ballots cast at said cleo
ton for said senator it was duly and fair
ly ascertained that John H. Geiger had
received 694 votes and Fred Whiteside had
received 700 votes: and,
"Whereas. The said state senate, by
ajorty of it's members. incluuing it's five
republican members and nine so-caled
democratic members, the names of said
democratic members being as follows: w.
E. Tierney of Broadwater county, T. p.
Cullen of Dawson county, c. w. Hoffman
of Galatin county, Jerry Connolly of
Granite county, D. G. Warner of Jefferson
county, w. c. Riddle of Lewis and Clarke
county, w. ]. Hannah of Sweet Grass
county, A. w Mahon of Valley county.
c. C. Gruwell of Yellowstone county, did
cast out Is ballots plainly marked for
Fred Whiteside, and by such dishonora-
bic, disgraceful, brutal and undemocratic
methods did unseat the said Fred White
side, democrat, and in his place seat the
said John H. Geiger, republican, said
members giving a preteXt for the
throwing out of the said Is ballots cast for
Whiteside the reason that the cross oppo-
site the name of Whiteside thereon was
al the right of the name instead of at the
left although it plainly appeared from
each of the said IS ballots thrown out as
aforesaid that it was the intention of the
voter to vote for said Whiteside for sena-
tor: and,
Whereas. BY said disgraceful. dishonor-
able, disreputable and undemocratic action
of said nine so-called democratic senators
Flathead county has been deprived of her
duly, legally and rightfully elected state
senator and the democratic party of
Flathead county and of the state of Mon
tana put to shame and disgrace by the
action of the said nine so-called demo-
cratic senators, above named, it is hereby
Resolved, That we, representing the
democratic party of Flathead county,
and representing a constituency demand
ing clean methods in politics and a fair
count always. denounce unqualifiedly the
action of the members of the senate of the
state of Montana who voted to unseat.
and did unseat the duly elected senator
from Flathead county, Hon. Fred White
side, and more particularly and most spe-
officially do we denounce and condemn the
action of the nine so-caled democratic
members, to-wit w. E. Tierney T. p.
Cullen. C. w. Hoffman. Jerry Connolly,
D. G. Warner, w. c. Riddle, w. ]. Han
nah. A. w. Mahon, c. c. Gruwell who,
in their blind malice and in a spirit of
prejudice, forgetfu of all fairness and of
all honor, did dishonorably, disgracefully,
brutally and without legal reason and N
violation of law, deprived Flathead county
of its duly elected senator and the demo-
cratic party of Flathead county of its
chosen and legally elected senator; and be
it further
"Resolved, That a copy Of these pro-
ceedings be furnished the chairman of the
democratic state central committee and
to the chairman of each democratic county
committee of each county represented by
the nine so-called democrats and to the
secretary of the senate: and that a copy
be furnished for publication to the Hell
ena Independent Butte Miner, Great
Falls Tribune and the Anaconda Stand
ard.
"E. S. BOGART,
SAMUEL B. PRATT,
"a J. BURNEs.
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