The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

pledges. Others of his delegation prove
false. but he was true blue. These men
should be remembered for all time "a
heroes, true ito their colors and as
worthy OF the respect and honor CT
their state as any soldier in the ranks
of blue DIR. Campbell of Park county,
man who had never identified himself
with either wing of the democratic
party, turned his face against the cor
ruptionists and proved as true as steel.
Bold ana FEARLESS as a lion, DIR. Camp
bell took his stand for honor and de-
cency and his name will be held for
ever in grateful remembrance by the
decent people of Montana.
| XII.
And there are others who should be
remembered-but not with honor. re-
spect or esteem What shall be said OF
those who. after they had placed 4then-
selves on record on that first ballot as
opposed to the Doodle candidate, went
back to him? Hannah, the preacher;
| Parker, the pure, who sought vindica-
ton in the bosom of his family; Finn
and Gillette, the honorable, who vio-
lated their pledges made to their con-
stituents; Walsh, who will blush for
ever for his desertion of the ranks OF
honor; Johnson. More and Swindle-
hurst, the silver republicans, who voted
to oppose-what shall be said of these?
One by one they slipped into the ranks
of those whose members had been pur-
chased and 1t was a noticeable fact
| of the progress of the balloting that
nearly every one of these men took oc
casion to apologize for his change of
vote. Even the Clark people laughed
at these transparent speeches. Through
them all ran the same strain. Those
who made these speeches knew that
they stood dishonored in the eyes Of the
state, but each made vain attempt to
square himself The speech of Hannah
will remain the laughing stock Of the
state as long as there is a state. The
| labored effort of Parker, when he
changed his vote from Mantle to Clark,
might have been concisely expressed as
| follows: Boxes of flowers are pretty,
but they won't buy meal tickets The
aged mother of Senator Mantle had sent
him box of roses on the day preceding
his switch to Clark. So it was with all
| the others.
The bitter fight continued till Friday,
Jan. q. On that day the Clark people
| realized that it was useless to attempt
to purchase any more democrats. Ev-
| cry one with yellow streak in him
| had been bought and not another one
way to elect the Doodle king. 1t must
| be done by republican votes. Those of
| the Clark votes that had not been pur-
chased would leave him on Monday
and so would some of these that had
been bought Notice had been served
| that eight Clark votes would be
| changed Monday if there was no cleo
ton. The conditions demanded imme-
| date action. Republicans must be Sc
| cured. 1t was a difficult task. The
fiery speeches of Lindsay and Hedges,
| urging republicans to stand true to
their colors, had produced a marked
effect 1t would not be easy to win
| over the republicans. There was but
way to do it. The whole band must
be purchased like band of cattle. One
or two would not go, the sentiment was
so strong against such action. Friday
Clark had received 40 votes, four of
them being silver republicans and one
a populist. There could be no further
| acquisitions from the democratic ranks
Cleverly the Welcome crowd began its
negotiations for the republican vote
Ben Phillips, senator from Chotaau, and
Hobson, senator from Fergus, were Sc
lected as the agents. Phillips is rich
man. He came to Montana as a foot
racer Hobson, too, was rich
man. He was highly moral
man. too. and that would be a good
thing. There was a meeting Of the re-
publicans Friday night. They promised
to vote on Saturday for a republican
and Charles r. Leonard of Silver Bow
was selected as the man. Then they
held another meeting and decided, most
OF them. to vote for Clark. There were
four who did not agree to this latter
vote. Mckay and Worden in the SEN
ate and Hedges and Lindsay in the
house, remained republicans. In order
to ont both !,
necessary Ito take two ballots Saturday.
Such honorable men as these would not
think of breaking a promise, so the
programme was arranged for the fol-
lowing day. There would be two bal
lots. The republicans would be repub-
licans on the first ballot and Clarkites
on the second. How this programme
was carried out is well known to ali
readers of the Standard. On Saturday
Clark received the "a votes that he had
counted upon for the first ballot of the
session and was elected.
1t is stated by one of the most prom
inent republicans of the state that this
last deal cost Clark $500 900. Two re-
publicans are said to have divided S2OO
900 between themselves and the balance
was distributed among the other 10 re-
publicans. All of these except Sands.
appeared and voted. Sands had not
the nerve to vote for the boodler. but
staid away. 1t is said that the prices
paid to these republican renegades va
ried from $500 up to $4,000. This state
ment was made Friday night after the
meeting with ]. B. Welcome and was
known in the East that night Such
news travels quickly.
.- XIV.
The custody of that 1000, until he
could turn 1t over to the Investigate ting
committee, gave Senator Whiteside
considerable worry and concern. At
first he placed the four envelopes con-
tanning the money in safety deposit
box of the Union Trust & Deposit COM
pany, but after the Clark boosters got
wind of the intended explosion he was
afraid to leave it there any longer,
for they knew he was keeping it there
and would undoubtedly have detectives
on guard with instructions, II he should
attempt to remove the money, to hold
him up and take it awav from hin, al