Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-10

That no other paper had published. He
referred to the active campaign being
made. a special train being run by Ma
tional Chairman o. w. Stewart, that
began September 10 and is scheduled to
the 9Th of November. A powerful plea
was made for The power of the church,"
this being the campaign motto as an
n by Mr.. Woolley.
A prohibition club was organized and
a time fixed for meeting. Mr.. Sizer is,
under engagement by the state central
committee to spend one month in Mon
tana, and left this morning to continue
his work across the state. -
The opening of the democratic CAM
paign In Missoula county and western
montana last night, by addresses at the
bennet oper a house, was not marked
by any extraordinary demonstration,
either by the lumber in attendance, the
orator1cal powers of the speakers, or the
logic Of their discourses. On the concr
trary, a chance remark from one Of the
sufferers described it pat when he said,
"Gee! wasn't it awful?" e
BY $3.50 the house was fairly well filled,
ana Hon. John Evans, chairman of the
democratic central committee, called the
S ~ "a lOUdUly ANTICIPATING
that after suffering through such
speeches as were coming, the people
would not wait for a third, Mr.. Evans
TOOK advantage of them by %intruding
upon their time and patience to deliver
mis- opinion of Hon. J. r. Grice of Butte,
who recently paid his respects to their
patron sain in language that was not
misunderstood. AT the close of his re-
! marks he jntrO1uood Hon ToL,, NF
Burke, ex-governor of the. state of Idaho,
a gentleman of pleasing appearance, but
limited in oratorical ability, at least last
night.
Governor Burke explained that his
having wandered out of his bailiwick
was induced by his intense interest in
the people of Montana, for one time he
had prospered in it's soil. He was pleas
ed to say that he had friends, not only
in the democratic party, but in the re-
publican party, and the Republican Aid
society, called independent democrats,
as we'll. b..
The governors address was very much
like a "nigger-chaser,' so cratic that it
was difficult to follow the argument. If
there was any. -
Chairman Evans lext introduced Hon.
CaldWe Edwards. not as a democrat,
nor as a populist, bat as a fusion candi-
date for congress-. whose first remarks
u have sent a chill over the fusionists
when he said: TN my opinion, the most
serious menace to the state is the dis
repute into which politics and tn poll
ticians hsve ee'!en in this state. 1t has
come that. ltOse who aspire to office are
looked upon as being corrupt, or COR
ruptible, and have their price" He de-
fined pure plitics as denoting absolute
equity and Illustrated by referring IT, the
conferences which agonized the demo-
cratic populist and labor parties at Hell
ena, beginning on September 10 and last
ing three days, which he characterized
as "a splendid and noble exhibition of the
desire to do something for the state.'
The remainder of Mr.. Edwards speech
was devoted largely to the pr%omulgatin
of a few %populist ideas, the careful avoid.
ance of things democratic. and veal at.
tempts to answer the arguments of Sen.
ator Carter and Hon. Samuel G.. Murray
that seemed to- ave a disturbing effect
upon his nerves. 1t IS evident that Mr.
Edwards made 20 votes in Mr.. Murray.
home town. His best effort was his, last
and no doubt, prompted by his sinceres
convictions, when he closed with an ap.
peal to vote the repub-" but he re.
called he was, a candidate and changed
to "d1nocratic ticket.
"A remarkable prevalency Of typhoid fe.
yer Is noticeable at the hospitals, MANY
more cases being treated thar usual. TIL
Sisters hospital is full and the Northern
Pacific hospital, is crowded, so much sc
that beds are being. made on the floor
There are very few cases from Missouri
the most of them coming from the lum.
Der camps and along the line of the rail-.
road. The cause is supposed to lie II
the, unusua dry season, the extremehg
variable weather of September and TIL
drinking of the water from the melted
SHOWS that is yet contaminated, =,
A fair sized audience greeted Alba
Haywood at Union theater last NIGHT
and enjoyed a fine evenings entertain.
ment. Mr.. Heywood's songs, stories and
representations were very much enioyed
and provoked hearty laughter and an.
plause throughout. His ~mpersonatior
of the old lady in Cartons New Church
Organ being especially good. The
musical part of the programme was i'm.
mense and much appreciated by thu
large number of music lovers present.
Chick White and Otis Worden com.
posed a hunting party that went to Gras.
valley last Sunday. They were success
full. in bringing down four ducks, eigi
chickens and one coyote. They repor
quails becoming very abundant, hayins
flushed eight coveys. In a few year,
they promise good shooting. George Dol
and Bert Francis also went to Gras.
valley, but two chickens only was thei,
score. 5f ~
The report that an epidemic of small
pox had broken otu at Nine Mile callai
DR.. Parsons thlther to investigate. TIL,
quarantine regulations are strong enouet
but from the new cases developing It r
evident that a more rigid enforcement Il
imperative. "