The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-25
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Jan. A.-Representative Lind
say of Dawson county stirred the joint
assembly to-day with a speech of tre-
mendous power. Lindsay resembles
Tom Carter somewhat, though he is Of
shorter stature. He has never been
known as an orator. AS member of
the house two years ago, he was in
tluential and respected, but he rarely, if
ever, INDUCED in oratory. and none of
his friends had dreamed that he was
capable of making a speech so full of
fire and force as that he delivered this
morning. AS he said, he realized that
the time had come when he could no
longer sit silent. Words are inadequate
to describe the delivery of the speech.
Such adjectives as brilliant, vigorous,
electrifying do not do it justice. 1t was
deeply impressive.
Mr.. Lindsay did not have an oppor-
tunity to speak until his name was
reached, and that was not until Finn
and Gillette, two of the Cascade county
delegation, elected to vote for Mr.. Con-
rad and pledged to do so by every con-
sideration of honor and honesty, had
voted for w. A. Clark. These base and
villainous ingrates delivered the
goods to Clark without Offering a word
of explanation or anology. They We're
aware that everybody knew the con-
sideration that switched them to Clark
and concluded not to make a bad mat
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of Clark's recent recruits have done.
Indignant kilograms from home have
been received by both and the feeling is
said to be running so high in Cascade
county that if either Finn or Gillette
were there tonight there might be a
lynching bee. Neither will probably ever
dare face his constituents again.
The price of votes has gone up dur
ing the last 4S hours. The desperate
Clark boodlers are now offering $4,000
for single vote, and many of those
who sold themselves earlier in the ses-
sion for $4,000 are deeply chagrined
because they did not hold off longer.
The very air is surcharged with Doodle
and everywhere you hear Helena people
who have heretofore been considered
decent and respectable praising Clark
for buying votes. Men, women and
children are wearing Clark badges.
In the history of the world there has
never been such hell of corruption or
debauchery as exists in Helena this
pie who are not on the ground can form
no more idea of it than they can jump
off the earth. Clark says he is going
to win out this week at all hazards.
1t is said that he has already spent
$250,000 and is ready to make it half
million, one million, two millions, any
thing to get majority of the legisla-
ture. He is seen moving nervously
around the hotel corridors, his face
drawn and haggard, as if he hadn't
slept for week. The excitement IS
telling on everybody. Even the chill
dren shouting for Clark in the streets
seem to have been inoculated with the
prevailing fanaticism. The hotel is SO
jammed at night that it is hard to move
about. Every night you hear the same
wild rumors, Hes going to win to-
morrow, sure So certain were some
Clark enthusiasts yesterday that he
would win to-day that they had pre-
pared for tonight a blowout at the
Montana club.
Representative Lindsay's speech in
joint session was as follows:
Lindsay Defies Boodlers.
Mr.. President: l desire to preface