The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
CLARK PLAYED SHREWD GAME.
HIS QUITE DRAMATIC FAREWELL
ADDRESS TO THE SENATE.

Had His appointment by spriggs Up
His Sleeve All the Ttme-StrOng
ing seated-The Montana Contest
| Has Only just Begun-CIark May
| Form an Alliance with Senator
Tom Carter.
| Washington, May 19--More local politics
to the square inch promises to be devel-
oped in the state of Montana this year
than in any other state of the Union. Lo-
| cal, in the sense that 1t is confined with
| in state lines and involves the personal
ambitions of citizens of the state; but
while there is apparently no question Of
national issues involved, the contest Is of
broad national interest and involves char
acters who have attained much more than
local reputation.
Party platforms are cutting very little
| figure in The contest already raging so
fiercely In that Northwestern mining
state Mckinley and Bryan will be little
heard of, for the national leaders of the
two parties are to be completely over
shsdowed by the contest for supremacy
DC'WSth WI a. SlaIh Oli lLS OuS sue
and Marcus Daily on the other.
The events of this week have shown
] two things. First, that in addition to be-
/ ing marvellous success in business af-
fairs, William A. Clark is as good an
| actor as ever transferred bis field of en-
deavor from the foot lights of mimic
comedy and tragedy to the political stage
where the comedies and tragedies are real,
not simulated. And, second, that had VIII
| liam A. Clark received his early training
| upon the steamboats, of the Mississippi
he could not possibly have known better
than he does the value Of ''cold deck
| up the sleeve"
| tainly had the equivalent of such a deck
1 up his sleeve and was able to make out
| the most perfect of hands When the
| show down came revealing in his posses
| sion an appointment as Senator by the
| acting Governor of Moutaia men who
have played political poker all their lives.
threw up their hands in admiration.
| Old timers, whatever their opinion as
| to the right of Mr.. Clark to a seat under
| these credentials, go into ecstacies over
| the neatness and condolences with which
he and his lieutenants have turned down
/ MIR. Marcus DAILY and his merry men.
| Aside from all consideration of the prob
| lem whether Mr.. Clark receives the seat
| at the present session Of Congress, there
can be no question that the effect of his
| appointment by octing Gov. Sprggs will,
50 far as the politics of Montana is con-
| cerned, be most beneficial to his cause.
| While Mr.. Clark himself and his able
fidus Achates. former Senator Faulkner
| profess to believe that there is no posi-
| BILE obstacle in the way of the Senate's
| prompt acceptance of his appointment to
| the vacancy. the probability is that In
turning this trick he did 1t more with the
! .9ce cf retaining the prestige of possess
/ cfo Of ha oil ota1
ing such prestige going to one of the en-
| envy.
Dramatic Farewell.
Some OF those senators who allowed
| themselves to become larchrymose over
Senator Ciarks fearful farewell speech,
| are kicking themselves because they were
| carried away by his excellent acting, and
| are inclined to resent what they consider
the trick played upon them. Most of them,
however, are enjoying a laugh at their
} own expense. They hove considered them
| selves past masters of this game of poll
| tics; end now that they have been taught
| a trick by a man whom they considered
a rank outsider, they take eff their hats
In admiration. and say.a man like that de-
| serves to win.
1t was dramatic scene-Senator Clark g
| farewell address. In the mind of the
Washington politicians OF the PRESENT
day. 1t was an address to be remembered
| Wnen WdSnmStOnS farewell to his army
| is forgotten. During the tendency of the
contest. Senator Clark had refrained from
/ addressing the body, and when therefore,
| he interjected himself so suddenly upon
| the scene, he was at once given the CEN
| ter Of the stage. AS he read his now
| famous farewell, Republican Senators
| Depew, Foraker. Fairbanks Kean All
| son, Aidrich and other leaders, crowded
around him. hanging on his every word.
| At the end they almost wept over him.
In this exhibition the Hen. William
Eaton Chandler was conspicuous by his
| absence. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,
| was another one on the Republican eide
who found It convenient to be in a cloak
| room at the time, and the willy Lodge of
| Massachusetts took no part in the demon
| stration, although he made no effort TO
conceal his delight at the hammering
which Senator Clark gave TO the DAILY
gang" Senator Lodge is at oil times a
partisan and while he was willing to pat
| Clark on the back. II was through no par
ticular sympathy for that gentleman.
Senator Chandler and Senator Hoar dom
mate the Committee on Elections. The
| Senator from New Hampshire has grown
| grey fighting the political battles cf the
| Republican party and although at time he
| may differ from the administration on
| matters of policy. he looses no opportunity
| to emphasize his intense Republlcanism- '
| especially when there is some doubt IN the
minds of the good Republicans Of New
| Hampshire as to who shall represent the
| state In the Senate for the term OF six
| years beginning the fourth day OF next
| March. Senator Chandler is another man
| who loses no tricks; and when he sees a
| bad Democrat-especially q bad Irish Dem
| oerat-sticking his head through the can
| vas. he promptly takes throw at It after
the manner OF the small boy at the country
| fair.
Senator Chandler is the special custo-
| dian OF the dignity OF the Senate IN this
Clark matter He thinks that Gov.
spriggs' appointment is under the cir
| cunistances. direct blow at the Senate,
and the fight which is going to follow over
| the acceptance of these new credentials
win find him over to the front.
senator Carriers Position.