The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-13
THURSDAYS VOTING.

Switch to Sanders.
Helena, Jan. 12.-W. A. Clark made
a large gain OH the second joint ballot
for senator today, receiving 2l votes
against | 0 yesterday, while Conrad lost
three. All but three Of the Lewis and
Clarke delegation voted for him, E. @.
Day explaining his reasons for chang
ing from Toole to Clark.
Day spoke carefully and was greeted
by loud applause when he declared that
he did not consider the evidence ad-
duced by the committee against Clark
as incriminating His address was the
opening for several others. Mr.. Day
said:
''Mr. President and Members: I
have been asked several times recently
to state my views upon the present SEN
atorial situation. have delayed doing
SO until / was freed from sudden excite
ment or passion, unintiinidated by
threats and uninfluenced by promises of
personal advancement or fattery. That
time has now arrived. The distin-
gushing principle Of our system Of law
is that every man, no matter how grave
the charge, is presumed to be innocent
until. found guilty after fair and i'm
partial trial in a duly constituted
court Of Justice
''.This assembly has been startled
from its usual deliberative condition
by report of committee relative to
certain alleged transactions Of its mem
bers. have carefully read the testi-
mony produced here before you and
there is not an discriminating word in
it save the testimony of those who had
conspiIed to violate the law. and who
are etfectually shielded by the protec-
tion thrown around them through their
appearance before a committee appoint
ed at their own solicitation and before
which they alone were asked to appear
The circumstances surrounding the APP
pointment and action of this committee
are Of most peculiar character In
view Of these facts the presumption Of
innocence to which / have referred
should remain uninlpaired / was
elected to this legislature with the un-
derstanding that would support by
my vote no certain candidate for United
States senator and in obedience to what
| believe to be the wishes Of great ma
jority Of those whom represent, cast
my vote for ". A. CLARK of Silver
Bow. -
When the name of Gibson Of Madison
was reached he announced that he
voted for O. v. Barber of Madison.
Hutchinson of Lewis and Clarke an
nounced his vote for Clark. Phelps
and Sweeney of the same delegation
continued to vote for Toole.
Stephens Of Missoula resented what
Day had said and denied that the COM
mittee knew anything in advance.
When John r. Toole's name was
reached he too replied to Day and de-
nounced as lie any statement that the
acted unfairly Mr.. Day at
this juncture said he was casting no re-
flection upon the committee. but de-
clared the evidence was without
weight. Speaker Stiff took hand in
the explanation and declared he came
here to vote for no man and that he
wore no collar. Norris concluded the
speaking BY declaring that the COM
mittee did it's duty and denounced as a
lie the statement that an advance re-
port had been prepared. Applause
greeted the change Of votes to CLARK
and Sanders. The result of the ballot
was:
Conrad, s5; CLARK, 81; Sanders. 15;
Toole, II; Mantle, l; Hartman, 3;
Fox. 3; Barber, 2; Hoffman. 1; Ma
ginnis, l.; total, 9s. The vote in de-
tail was.
Conrad-Senate: Anderson, Camp
bell, Courtney. Eggleston, Myers, Stan
ton, Whiteside-7. House: Bonner,
Boylan, Burke, Cooney, Crutchfield,
Flynn, Galway, Carr.
Kelly, Kelly, Lamb, Lewis,
Madden. Matts, Moran, Murray. Nor
moyle, Stapleton, Stephens. Stone,
Toole, Warren, Watson. Wilson, Stiff
-2S.
Clark-Senate: Connolly, Gruwell,
A4OAulUus ASluuCAAs AScAuCys VO4uOA-V'
House: Bennett, Black. Conrow, Day,
Fine, Hill, Hutchinson. Kuphal. Lock.
hart, Luddy, Martin. Mclaughlin. Nc
Leod. Truscott, Woods--l5.
Sanders-Senate: Hobson. Mckay,
Mitchell, Phillips, Worden-5. House:
Beasley, Bywater. Ingersoll. Jacqueth.
Lindsay. Long, Magee, Marcyas, Sands
--lO.
Toole-Senate: CLARK. Cullen, Ma.
hon. NORRIS. House: Eversole.
Metlen. Paul. Phelps. P0tting, Sulli.
van. Sweeney.
Fox-Senate: B0wlen. Hannah--2.
House; Johnson.
Hastman-H0nse; LosskaMp. More.
ewindlshusst-S.
q. b. Barber -Gihson. O'Hrien--a.
MaQiuuie-Cli(fOrd /.