Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-21

A number OF amusing Incidents occur
red on the last day of the contest. One In
particular in which Miss Josie Fleming
OF centerville, figured as the heroine,
caused much merriment among Miss Nc
Andrews supporters. Miss Fleming vas
one of Miss McAndrews' most ardent ad-
herents. Late Saturday evening she made
a mouse to house canvass in Centerville
and secured about $50 coupons. However.
after completing her canvas, she VAS
very much chaginned when she found
that she had missed her car The hour
for The closing OF the votes was rapidly
approaching and she had no time to lose.
She saw laundry wagon. standing in
front Of house in which the laundry-
man had just entered This was her op-
portunity and she took advantage Of III
by taking possession Of the wagon and
driving post-haste to the Inter Mountain
office, which she reached lust in time ia
cast her coupon votes for her friend
Ihen she returned to face the ire of the
lau = 'lyman.
MISS McAndreWs was officially notified
OF the result of the contest this morn
ing. Naturally she was Delighted over
her success. First of an she said, Il
want the Inter Mountin to thank NV
friends for what they have for me. /
hafuly know what to say to properly ex-
press my appreciation of their work. eX-
.ept to say ul'at they have made me the
happlest girl in the world and that iS
saying a great deal.
| Il believe the political instinct is quite
strong in me, and if | had been man
l would have been a wire puler | man
aged the campaign of Miss Helen Glee-
son, who ran for school superintendent
or Deer Lodge county at the last election,
and | believe that my efforts had some-
thing to do with the result At any rate
she and her friends We're kind enough to
say so, and Mr.. John r. Toole, who, 1
believe, is credited with knowing sama-
thing about politics, says I was born to
be a politician.'
Where did / get all the votes? Now,
ask me something easy. Why. they came
from every where. In the first place. I
received fully 500 a day from the school
children of Butte. You will be surprised
to know that there lis scarcely a town in
the state that has not contributed to the
result OF course, I received the bulk
of my votes here in Butte, where / have
liver nearly most of my life, and where
l know every one. Next to Butte [ re-
ceived most of my support in Anaconda.
In one day l reserved 100 votes from the
Anaconda foundry. l believe every one
in Dillon was working for me, Then I
received hundreds of votes from Poze-
man, Livingston, Big Timber, Logan. Bill
Hngs, Red Lodge, Miles City, Great Falls.
Missoula, Hamilton Lima, Helena and
places that never heard of before. Then
they came from out of the state. My
best town out Of the state was Rossland.
R. e. Votes came from Chicago and SAN
Fra ncisco, New York City, Washington
and other places too numerous to men-
tion.
II am going to Cape Nome and am go-
ing to try to make my fortune. II ! sue
ceed l will come back to Butte to spend
it. and in that way / can, in a measure,
get even with the people for their kind
ness to me. OF course, l would like very
much to go to Paris. but this is a busi-
ness proposition with me, and perhaps
my success in this is good omen of my
success in Alaska
Miss McAnhrewS is native of Mon-
tana. She was born in Henderson gulch.
gold mining camp near Pnllipshurg,
and when she was a little girl she was
accustomed to see the product of the
gulch carried around in tin cans and like
receptacles. which probably accounts for
her desire to go to Cape Nome. Her
father James S. McAndrews, was man
of affairs in the early days of the terri
tory. He was a politician of ability and
his daughter has unquestionaby inher-
tied some of his political talent. He serv-
ed Deer Lodge county as sheriff, asses
sor. clerk and recorder and in other Of
fetal capacities. Miss McAndreWs has
resided in Butte Is years, is we'll known.
and, as evidenced by the recent contest.
has many friends here She is promt-
nent member of the Young Ladies' lnsti-
tute which institution she helped to or
ganize several years ago. She is a pflshr
capable girl and will ho able to take care
of herself in Cape Nome. The inter
Mountains good wishes go with her on
her journey.
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