The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-20
HELENA IS CLARK MAD
His Bribery Operations Are De-
nounced by Gov. Smith.
THE EVIDENCE is PLAIN
State Senator Cfark's Word Is as Good
as Gold-Any Good Democrat Gould
Be Elected II W. A. Clark
Would Stand Aside.

Helena, Jan. 19.-Clark pulled two
| more votes away from Joe Toole to-
day and now has the entire Lewis and
Clarke delegation. This has been anti
cipated for several days, in fact it was
| a foregcne conclusion that Clark would
get every vote that Helena could in
| fuence. Helena appears to have gone
| Clark mad. With a few conspicuous
exceptions, the entire population of the
, city seems to have resolved itself into
committee of the whole in Clark's in
| terests. A Helena man who is not an
active and ardent supporter of Clark,
| working for him day and night, has a
hard time of it among his neighbors.
The town is talking tonight about
| highly spirited discussion that took
place this afternoon between Governor
Smith and A. J. Davidson in the pres
ence of several other gentlemen. Gov
ernor Smith denounced Clarks bribery
operations with the utmost vigor.
'1 know that bribery has been going
on, Mr.. Davidson, and you know it,"
| said the governor
How do you know it?" demanded
! Mr.. Davidson.
81 know it, replied the governor.
I
dence, 1 accept the statement of State
| Senator Clark. His word is as good
as gold. No man dares impeach his
/ veracity.''
Mr.. Davidson thought the governor.
holding his official position, ought not
to mix up in the fight. The governor
! replied that if he was not free to utter
his views on matters of grave public
Importance, he would resign
The governor expressed the opinion
| that Joe Toole or any other good, clean
democrat could easily be elected if Mr..
Clark would step aside.
DIR. Fox received five votes to-day
Martin Maginnis also received five.
| Tooles vote has dropped very low,
owing to Clark's persistent work on Mr.
Tooles friends.
The grand jury met to-day only to
adjourn over till tomorrow, the grip
again being responsible for the post
ponement.
Legislative work is moving along
very rapidly in the senate and some
what more slowly in the house. Sena-
tor Courtney's bill providing a NUM-
| cipal service commission for the city of
!. Butte passed the committee of the
whole this morning. Senator Courtney
made his maiden speech 1t was a con-
else and graceful little talk and was
| we'll received.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur r.
Sanders and Mr.. and Mrs. James U.
Sanders gave charming reception
which was attended by nearly all the
senators, representatives and promi-
nent politicians of Helena.
The vote for senator in joint session
to-day was as follows:
In the senate:
For Conrad-Anderson, Courtney, Eg-
| gleston. Myers, Stanton, 5.
| For Clark-Connolly, Gruwell, Hoff-
man, Mahon, Stanton, Tierney, War
ner, Cullen, 8.
For Fox-Bowlen, Campbell, Clark,
Hannah, 4.
| For Malone-Hobson. Mckay, Nit
ehell, Worden, Phillips. 5.
For Toole-Norris, Whiteside, 2
4 In the house:
For Conrad-Bonner, Boylan, Burke,
Cooney, Crutchfield, Finlen Fit
patrick, Finn, Gallwey, Carr, Gillette,
Kelley, Kelly, Lamb, Lewis, Madden,
Mats. Moran, Murray, Normoyle Stap-
Teton. Stephens, Stone, Toole, Warren,
Watson, Wilson, Stiff, 2S.
For Clark-Bennett, Black, ConroN,
| Day, Fine, Hill, Hutchison, Kuphal,
Lockhart, Losekamp, Luddy,, Martin,
Mclaughlin. Mcleod, Phelps. Potting,
Shovlin, Sweeney, Truscott, Woods 20.
For Malone-Beasley, Bywater, He'd
ges Ingersoll, Jacqueth, Lindsay, Long,
| Magee, Marcyes, Sands, 10.
For observation-disclosures. Gibson, Met
len, O'Brien, Walsh, 5.
For Toole-Paul, Sullivan, 2.
| For Fox-Johnson, l. "a
For Mantle-Parker. /.
For Henry-Swindlehurs 1.
For Hartman-More, l.
| Absent-Eversole, l.
Total number of votes, SO.
Necessary to elect, A.
Conrad. ............ ................33 90
| Clark ...............2S
Malone ...... ..................l5 10
| MaglnnlSt ....-... ...,.......-.... D
| 1oole.......... ........ ................ 4
u
L
I1eHTy L
hartman. ............ ............ l
WHAT THE SENATE DID.