The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-29

(Applause). i know that there are some
men here who are honestly casting Their
pallots FOR w. A. Clark, some of them
the Lewis and Clarke county delega-
tlon, because of the unquestioned fact
that the sentiment of this county,
whether IT be right or wrong, justifi ID
or not, Is in favor of his election. There
are others voting for him, no doubt, be-
cause Of their association with him in
years long since gone by when they
knew him then a better man than he is
to-day. For those democrats who have
voted for him in the manner have
just indicated have respect and regard
Tor them, but they are, gentlemen of
thls assembly, SO fearfully in the MI
nority that they can scarcely be taken
into consideration.
| Refused the Bride.
know members here voting for w.
a. clark and they know that / know
they nave received the monetary con-
sideration for casting their votes for
him. The question has been asked on
this floor and elsewhere in this city:
How do you know that bribery has
| peen resorted to in this election in The
contest Of w. A. Clark? I say that I
Know this much, and I know it SO far
| as ! am individually and personally
concerned, that the only reason that I
myself am not casting my vote under
brlbe was because I refused to &C.
cept it. There are individuals in this
city to-day OF whom by reason of my
association with them in the past, J
mad a better right to expect different
course of conduct than by Offering
bribes, both before and since the con-
vening of this legislature. They have
approached and told me could receive
monetary consideration if I woald
cast my vote for w. A. Clark, more
money than I ever expect to have.
Because, to use a plain and common ex-
preston, because of my poverty which
they took advantage of, that 1 would
accept bribe. But 7 am proud, gem
tlemen of this Joint assembly, that up-
on this occasion l can stand before
you, before the people, before my God
and say that resented it, and all the
millions that w. A. Clark possesses
could not induce me to cast my ballot
for him. I can go home, my fellow
citizens; can face my constituency: 1
can face the wife of my bosom and my
children and say that corruption never
touched me. / am prouder of that, gen
tlemen of this joint assembly, than Of
of anything that ever transpired in my
whole career; I wish to God that some
of the other members on this floor
could do as can do when they return
to Missoula county, face their constitu-
ents and know and state what 1 have
stated. ~@tS
las I said, gentlemen of this Joint
assembly, at the outstart know how
useless it is to talk against the condi-
tions that here exist. I will not con-
sumo any more OF your time, and I re-
cord my vote in this, the last ballot,
for that prince of men; he may be
deemed wealthy, perhaps, but through
all this campaign scorned to use one
dollar illegitimately or corruptly. I vote
d
The clerk announced the result Of the
second ballot as follows:
In the Senate.
For Clark-Bowlen, Connolly, Cullen,
Geiger, Gruwell, Hannah, Hobson, Hoff-
man, Mahan, Mitchell, Phillips, Rid
dell, Tierney, Warner-14
For Conrad-Anderson, Eggleston,
Myers, Stanton.
For Maginnis-Campbell, Clark,
Courtney, Norris-4.
For Marshall-McKay, Worden-2
In the House.
For Clark-Beasley, Bennett, Black,
Bywater, Conrow, Day, Eversole, Fine,
Finn, Carr, Gibson, Gillette, Hill,
Hutchinson, Ingersoll, Jacqueth, John
son, Kuphal, Lockhart, Long, Lose
kamp Luddy, Magee, Marcyes, Martin,
Metlen, Moran, More, Mclaughlin, Nc
Leod, Parker, Paul, Phelps, Potting,
Shovlin, Sweeney, Swindlehurst, Trus-
colt, Walsh, Woods-4o.
For Conrad-Bonner, Boylan, Burke.
Cooney, crutchfield, Fitzpatrick, Gal
"NS, iACiiCy Vi SdSCduS, htllCy OIL silver
Bow, Lamb, Lewis, Madden, Mats
Murray, Normoyle, Stapleton, Stephens.
Stone, Toole, Warren, Watson, Wilson,
Mr.. Speaker-23
For Maginnis-Clifford, o'Brien, Sui
livan-3.
For Observation-Disclosures, Lindsay-2.
For w. A. Clark of Madison county
Finlen--1.
Absent-Sands.
AS will be seen, the totals are 9s.
Necessary to a choice At. Clark "a,
Conrad q, Maginnis Z, Marshall 4,
Clark of Virginia City 1.
An analysis of Clark's vote showed
that he received the votes of 3S DEM
ocrats, II republicans four silver repub-
licans and one populist