The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-01-24
THE GANG AT WASHINGTON.
How The Gold Brick Boys Put In
Their Time at the Capital.

John B. Read, the versatile corre- |
spondent of the Butte Inter Mountain,
writes his paper from Washington con-
cerning the doings of the Montana |
boys at the nations capital and touches
them up in the manner following:
From his rooms at the Netherlands
hotel III New York. Mr.. Daily is direct
ing the fight. Every day some one of
his satellites goes or comes. The
wires are kept hot. Men who were
known as Clark men in Montana. and
who have been roundly abused by Mr..
Days paper, are here to testify
against Clark. Nearly all the state
officers who signed the memorial are
here. Others, who expect favorable
consideration in future democratic
conventions, are here, jingling gold
bricks in their pockets. Whoever is
wanted is sent for, and he has to come
or down goes his name on the Ana
conda political blacklist. Every day
well known citizens of the state bob
up serenely, looking innocent and in
quiring about the climate. All of them
are well-dressed. and some of them
are disguised in clean collars and new
hats, and otherwise give evidence OF
sudden affluence that. would make a
member of the late legislature feel like
a pauper in comparison. None of them
are paying their own expenses, only
a few of them are here at government
expense, yet they came in on palace
cars. They gather in knots in the
hotel lobbies. They follow each other
around to investigate rumors of treach-
cry and desertion. They whisper about
Mr.. Daly's health and agree that Mr..
Clark is not very we'll himself, and
that his hair is turning pale. Then
they proceed to the bar and set 'em up
again and throw down $50 bills, to the
CONSERVATION of the barkeeper, and
J sometimes forget the change, so little
have they been accustomed to paying
for their whiskey. They ali look al
; their watches and take another drink
and whisper darkly that "the old man
is not intending to return to Montana
this winter, and that Clark's high
! priced works Of art were really paint
/, ed - a kalsominer. This last assur
ance improves their spirits, and they
, make another frontal attack on th'
! bar. Then they return to the hote
lobby, in one corner of which Con
I gressnan Campbell and ex-Charles 5
{ Hartman are holding a conference ant
. looking very important and very ter
\ ribe. Hartman is explaining tina
; Clark's eiectment is a cinch, and tn
witnesses who overhear the re,narl
? are delighted. Every evening there i
I a dark-lantern meeting at the Ebbit
{ house, where the witnesses are re
hearsed, so that Faulkner shall nc
upset their statements in cross-exam
nation.
!, The Clark forces are at the Airing
. ton and the Shorehan. At the forue
:. the senator has an entire floor in tn
q annex, which must cost him more thai
!. his salary amounts to. He is surrounde
e by secretaries and is running his bu'
s. mess in Montana, California, Utah, Ar
S zona, Mexico, New Jersey and Utopii
!: Every night he dresses up like socit
:: ty youth of 20, and later attends son
s swell social function given by the f
a
: kins', the Hannas', the Hendersons
s the Dewcys', and other social nabob
S He receives more invitations than
s can possibly accept, and is said
. have a new suit for each party he a
!: tends. @
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