New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
CLARK ELECTED SENATOR.
TO SUCCEED LEE MANTLE. OF MON
TANA, AT WASHINGTON.
CHOSEN AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS OF BAL
DEADLOCK BY VOTING FOR
A DEMOCRAT.
fEY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRisvSr. ]

fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBvSrl
Helena. Mont Jan 2S--At the end Of seven
te.n days OF continuous baoting for United
States Senator to succeed Senator Lee Mantle
the sixth Legislative Assembly concluded us
work to-day by the election OF William a. Clark
OF Silver Bow Couaty. Long before the hour OF
noon. when the baloting began. the hall OF the
House was packet. aad hundreds were unable
20 gain admittance Expectation was on tip
toe. for those who were on the inside had oeeh
advised OF the purpose 70 break the deadlock to-
day II possible.
To this end a well-laid plan had been devised
by the friends and supporters of Mr. Clark to
have a second ballot. or even more II necessary
in order to effect his election Hitherto only one
p. ballot a day had been taken. motion TO con-
tinue the ballot was opposed by the Daily mem
hers OF the Joint assembly but on roilcall II was
found that SO had voted to continue the ballot
irg and 40 against The result cast gloom
over the opposition. t. one who had watcnea
the proceedings from the day the Arst vote was
taken. II was evident that Ciark's election was
a certainty. The Arst APPLAUSE came wheh
Senator Bowlen, who had voted with the opposl-
ton before. voted FOR Clark
When Senator Geiger CRep), answered TO his
name. he said In part:
Il am a plain man. l have spent most or my
life In the West assisting in blazing the pain
way for the advance and progress OF that
civilization in which all rejoice to-day
am d Republican and always have been. Ny
first vote was cast for the Montana war Horse
of Reuublicanisrn. and my last vote for that
peerless exponent Of the partys politics. VIII
lam Mckinley crisis has been reached IN
the State, and in this legislative Assembly, anu
1 shall do no violence 70 my conscience or my
political predictions when l shall cast my
vote 10 break the deadlock Of unseeniy STRIFE.
/ am proud TO have lived TO see the day that
Legislature largely Democratic could act justly
toward Republican. hence. Mr.. President l
cast my vote for William a. Clark, OF Butte
This was followed by speech from Repre-
sentative Marceyes (Rep). accompanied oy leso,
buttons and requests from his constituents 10
vote for a good clean Democrat. and thus pave
the way for needed State legislation In the
course OF his speech. he said
My Republicanism dates back to the time
when We were called Black Republicans and
when cast my vote to-day II VIII De IN answer
me here Ny hands are clean, my pockets are
empty and cast my ballot for W. A. Clark OF
Silver Bow County"
Mos, Of the Republican members voted Tor
Clark When the ballot was concluded Secre-
tary OConnor read from his tally sheet thal
w. 4. Clark had received 81 votes, W; u. con,
rad % votes and the rest scattering. President
Spriggs declared ". A. Clark elected 70 me
Senate Of the United States from March 4 1888
10 March T. 1905, and the Joint assembly dis
solved He goes TO the United States senate
not only by a. large majority Of the votes OF
the Legislature but backed by the synpatny
and moral support OF majority OF the people
at large and his election Is a blow 10 boss RUE
IN Montana politics, from which 1t is hoped IL
will never recover.
William Andrews Clark pioneer. miner. nerohant
and banker was born farm near Connens-
Vile Fayette County. Penn, January g. 1853 nc
prepared for college at Laurel Hili ACADEMY IN
Pennsylvania On the removal OF his iather
family 10 Iowa he helped 10 run the farm ana
,augh. school He attended Illinois Wesleyan Uni
versity. az Mount Pleasant Iowa, but was not
graduated He also studied law for two years out
did not practise.
Led by the news Of the discovery OF gold In the
Northwest Mr. Clark went to Colorado In 1873 ana
later 10 Montana. He worked as a miner al hTst
and afterward engaged in business and In banking
He has been successful in all these ventures unl
now he is probably the richest man IN ms otatts'
He is q man Of culture ana mas spent CoHs'u'''''
time in travel abroad. . ,.o,u .
Besides a fine residence IN Butte he maintains
home in this city at No l75 West Flfty-eiehth-s.t
He is q lover OF literature and patron OF arr
the sale OF the Stewart collection sSst rsotu
he purchased the famous Fortuny, The Cholce Oh
s. Model" for $4,000, but succeeded IN dolhe, 80
only after spirited contest In DIGGING as"'"''
George J. Gould