New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
DAILY COMING TO FIGHT CLARK.
FRIEND OF THE FORMER SPEAKS OF THE
LATTER,s CONCESSION TO MINERS.

LATTERs CONCESSION TO MINERS.
Marcus Daily the Montana copper king is hurry
ing home from Europe in order to Illustrate
Senator William A Clark. his long time enemy,
who seems determined to regain his seat in the
United States Senate by bold manipulation The
friends of Mr.. Daily assert that the developments
of the last week lend color to the report printed on
Friday morning that Clark has promised Richard
Croker National campaign contribution of $l.oOO'-
900 II certain things are arranged to suit him al
the Kansas City Convention The miners ana
mine owners of Montana were startled last week
bv the unexpected announcement that an eight
hour day had been granted to the miners in the
employ of W. A. Clark and F. A Heinze, and that
the other miners in the State were about to de-
mand an eight hour day. According to the
friends and associates OF Marcus DAILY this is pure
ly a political move by Clark and Heinze to deal
Daily disabling blow. One of Marcus Days IN
innate friends is John Mcguire OF Butte VINO Is at
the Gilsey House. In speaking last night OF the
DAILY Clark fight in its latest aspects, he said:
This move by Clark and Heinze in granting an
eight hour day is likely to turn things upside down
In Montana Clark organized rump Democratic i con, con-
weeks ago and elected full contesting delegation
to to Tee 9 ths with brass band
and viii demand admission Propaolyr CLarA ..s mas
Campaign managers, but it is nowheGe @ en- near $I:oUt.
600 Before Clark lets Io9Se OF nooneT rab IN his
grasp. Clark is a hard and craIty ng;nte[; 4ao H
hates to lose his Senatorship and the battle he Will
mt nm TO get it ba ok will be memorable one IN
fhe history OF Montana He's just beginning II.
II should be understood at the start that Marcus
T1ajv has never been enemy Of the labor1ns
80 of Montana If he refuses to accede to the
danand for an eight hour day 1t will be because II
Ss tn7nossible to grant such concession Clark
anoninys four hundred in his mines, ana ne
has com bined with f. A. Heinze, q RepupncSh DS
re vvav who employs about eight hunored men
Srhe two have granted eight hour cay eno are
Irorking among the miners to make an elght houI
Gav Universal. DAILY employs seven thousan99
men Clark can afford to stand the loss OF
$500 or 500 day for the remainder OF nI tne
Year in order to put Daily in deep hole d0G IGaIy
With seven thousand men, will lose @OOo a
d. ~ he grants the reduction in hours without a
coTreenonding reduction in pay. clark eVldenty
oI,n+s IN al import alton of laborers by Jay from
SoInrado and other points, with repetltloh OF @ me
SCaUr n AIene riots and bloodshed In that ne VIII VIII
he nnistaken DAILY will simply shut down tne
nirne md wait till the miners are willing TO 60
tSe mines are made on a basis with ten hours TOT
nav will never 'lie down" under such clTcnm-
tapcss He will be back in Newly ork 1he IaILTI rt
9ort of next week I UNDERSTAND. ana ne VII VIII
Soi,b+less 90 TO Butte at once: NhaI IAN r VIZ
80 ohie IN accomplish at the Kansas Clty Col.el5
e. ix hard to tell. II his delegates are seoSTu
au an rnmnoittee is seen be flush with money II
u0na1 1 The biggest political scandal IN the MS
~ nf the party The Daily men are pre&Pareo & @ no1
Cgft at Kansas city. and don't believe Slark can
. n As soon as the hsht is carried pach az ~
Ssol,+ona +he transa ctons OF the laSt Weeh lHui
49, traf ali the Heinze Republican mem peIs % "a
AfanTana LEGISLATURE will be round heipns UG.
~ ,,Io has announced himself protecuohis'
on the subjects of wool and sugar