The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
MADE A FIzzLE OF III
Parker's Ludicrous Speech on
Switching to Clark.
THE CLARK MEN ARE SORE
Keenly Disappointed on Their Failure to
Rsalizs Their Predictions-Can-
not Get Their Forces
Back Into Line

Several Silver Bow members of the
legislature arrived from Helena last
evening, together with some of those
who have been lobbying during the
week. The one thing which all were
talking about and joking about was
Parker's speech on switching from
Mantle to Clark. One of the Clark men
said last night that they made mis-
take in not simply having Parker switch
his vote without attempting to make
speech, for he made such fizzle of the
speech as to make the whole thing su-
premely ridiculous. 1t is not known
who wrote the speech for Parker. but
he evidently had not had enough re-
hearsals and forgot his lines number
Of times. The gestures bore the car
marks of Swede Murphy, but they, too,
were imperfectly learned. Everybody in
Helena and many people in Butte who
have kept track of the contest, knew
that within 10 days after his election
Parker was to vote for Clark, and all
through the days of balloting the only
matter of interest in his connection has
been just what day Clark would raise
his finger for him to deliver. Under
such underst God conditions speech was
sure to be ridiculous and Parker's de-
livery of the speech prepared for him
made it twentyfold more ridiculous. 1t
was the general opinion that the silver
republican delivery would have been
more effective had Parker simply an
nounced his vote, as did johnson ana
Metlen. johnson. the other silver re-
publican. who delivered yesterday, is,
it is understood, to be company physl-
clan at Clark's coal mines in Carbon
county.
There was some disappointment
among Clark's supporters because their
man was not elected during the week,
as they had predicted. Last Sunday
night Mr.. Clark himself declared in this
city that he would be elected before the
week was over. During the past few
days the claim has been repeatedly
made that Saturday was to be the day
of the general Jail delivery and so there
was much expectancy in Butte yester-
day as the hour for the balloting APP,
preached. The fact is evident however,,
that the Clark people have had some
difficulty in getting their forces back
into line. In number of cases new
bargains have had to be made. This
was notably the case with certain
east side member who was finally pulled
into camp the latter part of the week.
He had sold his vote for $4,000 on the
Sunday before the first ballot was
taken, but he refused to deliver unless
paid $4,000. He told the Clark people
that there was more ignominyt attached
to it since the exposure and he must
be paid double. He got the money. In
some cases also there was baking, but
most of them have finally been fixed up
once more.
A man connected with w. A. Clack's
bank has been boasting during the week
that Clark will receive the votes of four
members of the Silver Bow delegation.
He, won't get a man of them. They
were elected as democrats in spite of all
Clark could do in this county to elect
the republican ticket, and they will vote
for no one but a true and loyal demo-
crat. Insulting efforts are being made
to get some of them to switch and great
efforts are being made also on Sulli-
van, the democratic member from
Granite county. Nat Y. Hoss, the Phil
ipsburg editor, was in Helena during
the week and after several interviews
with Clark undertook. it is said, to de-
liver Sullivan. He returned home and
has started his campaign by getting all
the people he can to send Sullivan tele-
grams urging him to vote for Clark.
The republicans are also being worked
on unremlttingly. Evidently the Clark
people don't propose to let any member
of the legislature remain honest and
self-respecting if they can prevent it.