The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-29
THEY TOOK THE ARCH-BOODLER'S GOLD
The Price Which Rumor Has Placed Upon Their
Impossible i'm to Get-Some
Passed Unscathed Through the Furnace Temptation.

in which he bought up the republicans
was too disgusting even for Helena peo-
pie. There was an attempt at a cele-
bration tonight, but it was a perfact
frost. The meeting at the Auditorium
was chilling failure. Many gentlemen
are celebrating at the Montana club
late tonight with more show Of en-
thusiasm, but there the inspiration is
principally due to champagne. AS to
the republican flop to Clark. let it be
known to all men that Thomas c.
Power and Senator Lee Mantle actively
aided and abetted it, and that Colonel
Wilbur F. Sanders did everything he
could do to hold the republicans in line.
The attitude of nearly all the repub-
licans of minor Importance in the state
is perfectly well understood OF course
the testimony taken in the bribery in
vestigation and much other and still
discovered since the investigating com
mfttee reported will be brought out at
the proper time.
In Joint Session.
In anticipation Of the reaction the
hall of the house of representatives was
| crowded to suffocation. On the first bal
| lot Clark gained Senator Bowlen, max
ing his total Al. From the first day
| Bowlen had been voting for his friend
and fellow townsman. DR.. Fox, of Car
I bon county. DR.. Fox all along has de-
| nounced Clark's bribery operations
| with the utmost vigor and has repeat
edly declared that he had too much
| faith in Senator Bowlen's honesty to
suspect him for moment of ever 60
| the same Hannah. There were no other
| material changes on the first ballot.
Clark polled Al, Conrad 80, Leonard is,
| Maginnis and Fox 1, Senator Camp
| bell casting his vote for the Carbon
county man. Sands, republican, was
absent. After the result of the ball ot
was announced Day moved that the
assembly take a second ballot. Stan
ton moved as substitute that the joint
assembly be dissolved for the day. There
were no arguments and the clerk pro-
ceeded to call the roll on Stanton's sub
| et; nd
nays. all the members who voted for
| Clark on the second ballot voting no,
except Sweeney.
The Second Ballot.
The roll call on the second ballot be-
gan amid breathless excitement. Now
| was the time when every man was to
show himself in his true colors. The
strain on the nerves of the spectators
was terrific. Anderson" called the
clerk, and the tall, manly senator from
Meagher, in firm, proud, ringing voice,
pronounced the name of w. G. Conrad.
| Bowlen, of course voted for Clark
again. Campbell" cried the clerk. and
the brave, honest senator from Park,
who for weeks has had the Clark people
after him like pack of hyenas, stood
up, gazed defiantly at the enemy and
said Major Martin Maginnis." Clark
of Madison also voted for Maginnis.
Connolly, as usual, voted for Clark.
Courtney, seeing that it was all off,
left Conrad and cast his vote for Ma
ginnis, for whom he has the highest
|
of Clark. Eggleston stood by Conrad.
"Geiger'' called the clerk. The re-
publican senator from FlatheAd, vino
was put into his seat by force and fraud
last Thursday, was observed to arise
and address the chair He had taken a
place away up in front in order the
better to display himself as he led off
the republican break to Clark. His hair
had been freshly oiled and plastered
down, and it was evident that Mr..
Geiger considered himself one of the
biggest men of modern times. He talked
with the air of a circus fingmas.er
calling attention to the most wonder
full performance seen in this or any
other arena. When he reached that
point of his speech where he spoke
about his honesty he dramatically
tapped his breast pocket and shook his
head, an act that was productive of
roars Of laughter instead of the applause
he had so confidently expected.
Gruwell and Hannah voted for Clark.
The next name was that of Hobson,
the republican senator from Fergus
county, whom people have heretofore
regarded as an honest man. SO much Sc
that he has been called by some the
Rock of Gibraltar of the republican