The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-26
A Racy Letter from Washington
About the Movement to
Unseat Him.
MR.. CARRIERS POSITION
People Are Guessing Where He
Stands-Case Will Be Taken
Up Next Friday.

Washington correspondence to Butte
Inter Mountain: The fact that Senator
Carter submitted the governors protest
to the senate against Mr.. CLARK retain.
ing his seat, was for a time a bombshell
in the camp of the junior senator and
it appeared charged with lyddite, for
such action was regarded as evidence Of
Carterian opposition to Mr.. Clark,
based upon the fact, probably, that tile
latter could afford to wear better
clothes than Mr.. Garter and make a
speech in more languages. An eye
witness Of the incident, however, in.
forms the Inter Mountain correspondent
that Mr.. Carter's action was purely
%perfunctory tnat it was an act Of cour-
tesy to a particular friend who happen
ed to be II Of the chief executives Of
the senate; and that the other one, a
distinguished citizen of Anaconda, now
visiting in New York on a pass, proba-
bly, stood in with the play. To prove
that he wal without personal feeling in
the matter, Mr.. Carter, after magnan.
imously submitting a protest against
the seating CT MIR. CLARK in the senate,
cheerfully suggested that the latter ac'
company him to a seat in the basement
restaurant. to remain there as long as
his appetite sohuld last, further pro.
posing that they should charge the meal
to Bob Smith. Thus was the entente
cordial between the two senators restor.
ed; Mr.. CLARK was satisfied; the COVER.
nor and his hackers were satisfied; the
sojourning adherents of both sides were
satisfied, and Mr.. Carter, had, with
great good Judgment, performed a deli.
cate duty without disclosing to a living
soul how be himself stood on the propo.
sition of admitting Mr.. Clark to a per.
manent seat in the senate.
Speaking Of Montana's senatorial
representation, Mr.. Garter says it il
probably the richest of any state in the
Union.
eyes" says the Helena statesman.
proudly, "the combined fortunes Of
Mr.. CLARK and myself are probably
$50, 900, 600. That is $50, 600, 900
apiece. No other delegation in the
senate can equal this showing. Mind
you, also," he added, 1--WE had $780,.
900, 900 between us after we had both
been elected. How much we had be.
fore I shall not tell any one until the
Chandler committee compels me to
show my bank balances"
Major Anderson, editor Of the Boze.
man Courier, is spending the winter in
the capital He is Of the opinion that
prosperity has made Gallatin county
republican. and that the issuance Of
orders for the political cruoifixion of
Senator Hoffman has alarmed the stur-
dy American citizens Of the ~"granary"
county, who are wondering what it all
means, and whether they all sold with
the Bozeman Chronicle.
Colonel Emmett Callahan, formerly of
Butte, is spending a few leisure mo.
ments among the statesmen Of the ma
tion, most Of whom seem to be on init.
mate terms with him. He and ex.Sen.
ator ingalls, are very friendly. As to
the report that Mr.. Ingalls, has been re-.
tanned by Governor Smith to assist in
the prosecution of the Clark case, moth.
ing definite is known, though the story
is probably true. ingalls, would enjoy
the distinction Of being the only man
having brains connected with the Legal
end of the prosecution. A half dozer
more of equal prominence should bt
employed at once to assist the grea,
Kansan, or the whole war may col
lapse. It has just been discovered tina
Mr.. CLARK wears his whiskers cut thu
same as those Of Dom Paul Kruger, ant
there may be other points of similarit,
between them. 1t was supposed tina
Colonel Callahan, who was Whiteside'
leading lawyer, would have charge O
the Amalgamated case here, but if sucl
conjecture is true the Butte lawyer j
keeping a very discreet silence. Still b,
is often seen in close consultation will
MIR. ingalls,, and people are DRAWN,
their owl conclusions. The real ful
will come. however, when the investi
eating committee shall reach Montana
and when every suspected member O
the legislature. no matter to which sid
he sold out, will be compelled to testif,
whether he got money and how much
or whether he was promised an election
to municipal Office in the Various cite
of the state or not. and was elected O
not under the agreement. One is brib
cry as much as the other, and in eacI
case the responsible parties, high O
low. will be publicly exposed an,
branded. E~a]N.nEsssfssss ss.,
Won't that be exhilarating? The
honest men will get their dues.
There is much speculation as to tn
attitude Of Senator Carter In the Clar]
case. The presentation Of Governo
Smiths manly and patriotic protes
against the seating Of the man who's