Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
MARCUS DALY, MONTANA
COPPER KING IS DEAD.
DEATH CAME PEACEFULLY, AND
ONLY THE PHYSICIANS REAL
lied THE END.
A NOTABLE CAREER ENDED.
FAMOUS FOR MONEY HE MADE AND
FOR HIS POLITICAL CONTEST
WITH w. A. CLARK.


DAILY, the copper king. of Montana,
died at 7:30 o'clock To-Day at the Hotel
Netherlands. He had been i'll for
several weeks and on different occa-
sions recently the end seemed near, but
Mr.. Days wonderful vitality sustained
him until this morning.
At Mr.. Days deathbed were Mrs.
Daily, Marcus Daily, Jr., his son, his
daughters, Mary, Margaret and Har-
riett the Rev. M. j. Lavelee; his attor-
ney, William Scallon, of Montana, and
two physicians. Mr.. Daily was con-
scious only at intervals yesterday. At
o'clock this morning he revived from
a sinking spell and seemed more than
ordinarily bright. He asked that his
family be summoned. only little
while more, little bit more" he said,
when asked if he was better. Death
came so peacefully that the physicians
alone knew when it was all over. They
said Mr.. Daily was conscious until few
minutes before he passed away. The
body will be removed to the DAILY home
in Fifth avenue tomorrow, and the fu-
neral will be held from st. Patrick's
Cathedral, at II O'Clock Thursday morn
ing The body probably will be
placed in receiving vault until the
family decides upon the place. of final
interment.
MI. DAILY Was Born
LaI in
Montana since 1876. He was a prac-
tical miner and became general man
ager of the Alice mine but was trans
ferred to the Anaconda. He was
member of the Montana constitutional
convention of 1884 and was Demo
cratic candidate for the United States
Senate in 1899, but was defeated by
William A. Clark, who was refused
seat in the Senate after an investiga-
ton of charges that his election had
been procured by bribery.
Montana's recent history has been
largely the history of the Clark-Daly
feud. Yet these two giants of finance
were at one. time close personal friends
and business associates.
1t was in 1880 that Marcus Daily sold
his interest in the Alice mine, and
with Clark purchased a large tract of
land, on which is now located the Ana
conda copper properties. Clark was
even then a wealthy man, and while
Daily STAGED at home to plan great i'm
provements and to manage the prop
erty, Clark went to Paris on pleasure
bent. He returned to Montana, to find
that Daily had gone far ahead with the
work of improvement without consult
ing him. Clark was dissatisfied, and
demanded that Daily either buy or SELL
DAILY was embarrassed somewhat, fin
ancially but having confidence in the
Anaconda he succeeded in raising the
sum demanded by Clark and took over
his interest. Since then he has taken
$20,000,00O out of the Anaconda mine.
After his unsuccessful attempt
To Crush DAILY,
Clark found that no matter what he
turned his hand to he had a resourceful
enemy to encounter. If Clark was in
favor of a thing, DAILY was against it.
Clark started a daily paper in Butte
City; Daily put in plant in Anaconda,
and published a paper that would do
credit to metropolis.
Clark was nominated for delegate in
Congress in 1888, before Montana had
been admitted to statehood In Days
stronghold, Clark was literally cut off
the ticket and hiss Republican opponent
was easily successful.
When Montana became State, a
dual Legislature was organized. Clark
and Martin Maginnis were sent to the
United States Senate by the Democratic
branch; T. C. Powers and w. F. San
der by the Republicans. Daily had
part in having the latter two seated
Again in 1898, when the coveted seat
in the Senate seemed within the grasp
of Clark, the relentless figure of Mar
Gus Daily doomed up, and the prize was
once more snatched from the out
stretched hand,
In the Montana Legislature
that year there were 50 Democrats and
33 Republicans. Clark controlled 8
Democrats, and he refused to permit
them to abide by the decision of the
caucus. He was appealed to by Cor
man, Whitney and Brice to lift his
hand in order that another seat in the
Senate might be filled by a Democrat.
Days reply was: GA Democrat, yes.
Clark, neveri"
Then came the battle for State cap
ie14. HC ClIlCS. IlldI COfelSu uuS prize
were Helena Butte City. Missoula,
Bozeman and the despised Anaconda
It was supposed that Helena and Butte
would fight ii out. Clark lives in Butte
and spent his cash literally for his
home town. When the votes were
counted Helena led and Anaconda was
scond. Then Clark obtained revenge
by throwing his strength to Helena,
which finally won.
Then came the third fight for the
Senatorship. Clark won, but it was an
empty victory. Daily carried the con-
test to Washington and Clark was I'M
seated afteEa sensational hearing that
lasted practically all of the last session.
When before the Senate as a witness
Marcus DAILY acknowledged that he had
contributed $4,000 to help defeat Clark.
But he said, Il have not the
slightest Personal Feeling
against Mr.. Clark, or the members of
his family, and any statement of that
kind is villainous lie."
DAILY had passion for horses of
blood and speed. He owned the $40 900
colt Hamburg, Tammany, Montana.
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