Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-11-13
MARCUS DAILY, The
COPPER KING, IS DEAD
Succumbs to Bright's Disease
After a Long Illness.
HIS FIGHT AGAINST CLARK

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History of the Montana Political Fued
Between the Millionaire Mine Own
ers-Its Origin and Clark's Final
Triumph at the Recent Election.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Marcus DAILY of
Montana died today at the Hotel Meth
erlands.
Mr.. Daly's death has been expected
| for weeks. He came home from Europe
about the middle of September and soon
afterward was obliged to take the bed
from which he never again arose. His
time ago that Mr.. Daily could not re-
cover, and they gave assurances of life
only from day to day. Bright's disease,
complicated with heart weakness, was
the cause of death.
Marcus DAILY was born i'll Ireland in
| 1912. He came to the United States
early in life and since 1876 had been a
citizen of Montana. He became general
manager of the Alice silver mine and
later came into control of the Anaconda
copper mine. At the time of his death
he was president of the Amalgamated
Copper company. In politics he was a
Democrat.
The differences between Mr.. DAILY and
W. A. Clark have attracted much at
tention. The trouble started years ago
over some water rights near Butte,
which Daily wanted and which CLARK
bought, forcing the other to pay very
high figure.
Daly's opportunity for revenge came
in 1888, when Clarke was the Demo
cratic nominee for delegate to congress.
With his immense influence at Ana
conda DAILY was able to throw heavy
vote to Carter, Olark's Republican OPP
ponent, which had previously been cast
for the Democraticsparty. Montana be-
came state in 1889.
At the first state election Clark was
the Democratic nominee for representa-
tive III congress and J. X. Toole for
governor. The latter was elected, but
Clark was defeated, supposedly owing
to Days influence. Clark was put for
ward by his party for the United States
senate. After bitter contest the legls-
lature was organized by both parties,
each claiming to be legal. The Repub-
cans named Thomas o. Powers aud w.
o. Sanders for their senators while the
Democrats put up Clark and Major Mar
tin MaGinnis. The Republicans were
seated.
Oaly's Second Victory.
Mr.. Days influence defeated Clark
in a second contest in 1898. In that
legislature the Democrats had So votes,
the Populists and the Republicans 80.
The Daily Democrats, numbering 8,
voted solidly for Congressman W.
w. Dixon and there was deadlock for
the entire session of so days. Tele-
grams from men like Calvin S. Brice
and w. @. Whitney and others equally
high in their party were sent to Daily to
withdraw his opposition, but he ignored
them.
The next fight between DAILY and
Clark was on the location of the state
capitol. Helena, Missoula, Bozeman and
Anaconda were in the fight. DAILY ad.
vocated the last named place. Clark at
first favored Butte, but finally changed
to Helena and it was chosen.
The senatorship again became the
bone of contention between the two
millionalres last January and Clark was
elected. DAILY had the validity of the
election contested on the ground of bri-
berry, when Clark presented his creden-
tials to the United States senate. The
use of money in an election was freely
acknowledged on both sides, though it
was claimed that the expenditures were
for legitimate expenses only. The con-
test resulted in the senate voting that
there had been no election by the Mon
tana legislature.
CIark's Final Triumph.
This year Clark made a fight for the
election of members of the legislature i'll
his interests and won. His return to
the United States senate next January
is assured.
No mining property has achieved
greater fame as producer of dividends
than the famous Anaconda. Originally
bought as silver mine it became IA
nous for it's copper and to it both DAILY
and Clark largely owe their vast for
tunes. Back in the seventies two miners
named Hickey went to Montana. They
selected a hill overlooking the little
mining camp of Butte and began to
sink their shaft. They struck fair
vein of silver, but lack of funds made
them stop work and offer to sell.
Marcus DAILY bought the property for
$4,000. He acted, it is said, as agent
for J. B. Haggin of California.
AS the new owners ran their shaft
down they opened one of the worlds
greatest copper mines with silver enough
to pay all expenses and having the cop
per as clear profit. DAILY was superin-
dent and part owner of the mine. He
bought the adjacent property. He
founded the town Of Anaconda in
valley % miles distant, and located
where there is an exhaustless supply of
water and great deal of wood-two in.
dispensables for the smelling and reduc-
ton of ores. At that place he erected
the greatest copper plant in the world,
Daily had passion for horses of blood
and speed. He owned the $4,000 colt,
Hamburg, Tammany, Montana. Sena-
tor, Gwendoline. Ogden, and other IA
nous winners. He tried to buy the win.
ner of the derby and Ascot race of 1897,
Galtee More, but his offer of 1925, 900
was rot accepted.