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States congress was made in 1888. He
was then the democratic nominee for
delegate from the territory. There had
been 10 opposition in the convention.
o~cratic, it looked like a cinch that he
would be elected. When the votes were
counted ii was seen, however, that there
was a serious detection in Deer Lodge
county, the stronghold of Marcus DAILY.
The same detection spread to other sec
lions in which Daily was a controlling
factoA These districts gave an over
whelming majority to Thomas H. Car
ter, the republican nominee, and Mr..
Clark was badly beaten. The morning
after the election one of Days intimate
friends. by way of joke, accused Mar
Gus of %recreancy to his party, saying:
Il thought you was a democrat DAILY?
How comes it that Deer Lodge has
gone republican? Didn't you take your
usual interest in this e%lection?"
DAILY has just a touch of rich brogue
in his calm moments, and it becomes
thicker as his excitement rises. 1t was
rich and rare when he spluttered nut:
"Yis. OF tuck an Interest in the
foight. Didn't We read the returns?"
In 1890 Montana was admitted as a
state, and Clarke became a candidate
for United Sites senator. He and Mar
tin Maginnis were given certificates of
election, but there had been a split in
the state legislature, and Thomas L.
Power and w. F. Sanders, the two re-
publicans who went to Washington as
contestants, were seated. Again it
was said that Marcus Daily smiled when
he read the news, and that his bank
penses incidental TO the contest were
paid. In 1893 Clark tried it again, He
was the choice of the democratic eau
Gus and as that party had control of
the legislature it looked as if he might
get in. But there were nine DAILY demo-
Gratis among the number, and these
voted solidly for w. W. Nixon. Nation
al leaders went to Montana and argued
long with DAILY to smother his hatred
for Clark and save a United States SEN
ator for the party. But it was in vain.
DAILY stood out and Clark was put to
rout.
DAILY was not always the victor,
however, in these battles. He was
beaten in one engagement, and has
The great capital fight won by Clark is
still a live topic in Montana. The con-
test had narrowed down to Anaconda,
the choice of Mr.. DAILY, and Helena,
which had the support of Mr.. Clark.
Both leaders took personal charge of
their factions, and 1t was a battle roy
al to the end. Money flowed like wa
ter, the of each man were
employed to the full. Every man, wo-
man, and child in Helena was for
Clark. while those OF Anaconda stood
solidly for DAILY. Within two weeks
of the election it was conceded that
Anaconda would win the prize, but Just
before the polls were opened there was
a change in sentiment, and Helena got
the votes which located the state CAPT
tai there permanently. Daily admitted
that 1t was the hardest setback he had
ever received, and to this day the name
Of w. A. Clark is mathematical in An
aconda.
In personal controversies of this kind
have to control newspaper organs
in order to mold public opinion to their
liking. Mr.. Days principal and most
useful organ was the Butte Daily Min
err. 1t extolled the copper king and
lambasted and lampooned Clark in
q way that was very cheerful and pro-
itable to the Dalyites. One morning
Mr.. Clark picked up the paper and
found himself the subject of an I'M
usually bitter and annoying attack.
He had been pilloried before, but it new
er hurt him so much as it did on this
particular occasion. Three or foud days
later Mr.. DAILY got a severe shock. 1t
was a critical time in the state capital
contest, and Mr.. DAILY was resting Sc
enc in the confidence that he had the
support of the only influential daily
paper in Montana outside OF Helena.
When he picked up the Butte
Daily Miner on this occasion his eyes
nearly burst from his head. There on
the first page was an article which
fairly fiayed him alive. Turning to the
editorial page, he found another in
stallment of the same caustic matter.
Something had gone wrong, and Mr..
DAILY started out to find what it was.
He located it easily. Mr.. Clark had
sent an agent into Butte and bought
up the Miner, plant, presses, and all.
1t was a master stroke. DAILY fumed
and fretted for a time, and then took
summary action-he started a new dali
ly paper at Anaconda which he called
the Standard, and gave it a magnif-
cent equipment, Special wires were
strung over the Montana Mills to bring
in the news, competent newspaper men
were engaged to run it, and special
trains were leased to carry the print
ed papers into Butte every day at an
hour to compete with the Miner in its
own field. Spare no expense was
Days order to the Standard staff. 81
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