The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-30
RECEIVED AN OVATION
Members of the Silver Bow Dele
CATION Return to Butte.
FRIENDS PROUD Of THEM
Senator Whiteside Welcomed as Hero.
Rejoicing in Butte Over Thirteen
Tried and True Men Fortunes
Couldn't Buy Them.

Most of the members of the Silver
Bow delegation to the legislature came
over from Helena Saturday night and
yesterday they received an ovation at
the hands of their friends. There was
more celebration last night over 10 men
who remained true blue than there had
been the previous night over the cleo
ton of Clark to the senate. The Sill
yer Bow men were glad to get away
from the communicating, impure atmos-
phere of Helena, and get chance to
breathe pure air once more. In Butte
they found city, styled wicked by
some people, but so far above Helena
in moral sentiments, that it is a sacri-
lege to mention both cities in the same
breath.
The 10 Silver Bow men came back
from Helena honorable-truly honor
able. And their friends and neighbors
in Butte honor them for it. Montana
! may be a rotten borough, but Silver
Bow did not help to make it so. Silver
Bow county has not assisted in the
states disgrace.
Along with the Silver Bow men came
Representative O'Brien of Madison
county. He was under no influence that
might induce him to vote for Clark or
against him, but he considered, as
every honest man must, that under the
circumstances it would be a disgrace
to auction off the senatorship and he
voted for Major Maginnis, a man un-
able to put up dollar for the senator
ship, but far worthier of it in every
sense of the word than the man who
bought it.
There also came over from the capital
Senator Fred Whiteside, and he was the
hero among heroes. Everybody wanted
to meet him and tell him they were
glad to grasp the hand of a man who
is honest and courageous. The senator,
who was complimented by being un-
seated as q mark of the hatred Of the
Clark faction, was given an informal re-
ception at the Butte. There was more
sincerity and honor in that reception by
far than will be accorded w. A. Clark
when he comes back to Butte. For it
was not paid for. It did not have to
be.
So, there was rejoicing in Butte last
night over Is true, honest men, and
what a bombardment there was by the
Clark heelers.
The Silver Bow men could have
named any price they please" said
Representative Gallwey. There was no
limit placed on them at all So anx-
ious was Clark to break into the Silver
Bow delegation and get somebody from
his own home that he would have per-
nlitted any Silver Bow man to name
his own figure. But there was not a
single Silver Bow man who ever
dreamed of such thing as voting for
Clark. There is no inducement that
could be offered sufficient to get any
man to desert his party and vote for
man who fought the democratic ticket
in this county,"
Thirty thousand dollars is no temp
tation whatever" said Representative
Lamb. Il don't believe there is a sim
gle Silver Bow man who ever thought
of selling himself for any price. Thirty
thousand dollars is no temptation what
ever for a man of honor"
Miles Finlen was the subject of a
great deal of jcshing on account of the
scare he gave his friends; when he de-
clared that he would vote for w. A.
Clark, and then added. "of Madison
county" Some of his friends declared
they would not shake the hand of
man who voted for w. A. Clark Some
of the Silver Bow men returned to Hell
ena last night, but most of them will
wait until this evening. as the legis-
lature has adjourned until Tuesday.