The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
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AS the time for the c~onvening o.
the legislature draws near, interest il
it's probable acts naturally increases.
For several weeks but little has beer
heard concerning the family trouble
Of the predominating element, the
fusionists, and it was thought that
peace had probably been patched up,
but it seems that it was only another
case of the %proverbial lull before the
storm. Not only is the wal still on,
but if report is to be believed it is
even more bitter than ave- and will
result in a battle Of first magnitude as
soon as the contending factions meet a
Helena.
Heinze is more determined than
ever that his man, Maginnis, shall be
speaker of the house. To accomplish
his election the young Leonidas is
credited with having stolen a decided
march upon CLARK by having secured
the promised assistance of the labor
members. To secure this very impor-
tant assistance it is said he has made a
trade with them by which they are to
come in for so many committee men,
berships that it will tax even the
strength of labor politicians to take
care of all of them. If the report is
true it goes to show that the chief
vindicator is not possessed of the
strength he has claimed and with
which he has been credited. Because
Of the power and influence he will
have when the gavel sounds that will
call the legislature to order it is said
chat Mr.. Heinze has given his late ally
positive notice that he must come to
his terms or the mortgage he now
holds On a seat in the United States
senate may do him no good, as he may
not be permitted to foreclose and that
someone else is likely to occupy the
seat. The notice is said to have been
accepted and the promise made that
all demands will becomplied with.
1t must be CALLING to Mr.. CLARK to
find himself in the position where he
must accept terms from his late
coadjutor, but he seem willing to
swallow his pride, knowing very we'll
that if his present plans fail he might
as we'll aspire to a seat in the house of
lords as to one in the United States SEN
ate. It also places it out of his power
to say who shall be bis colleague and
leaves him very much in the position
of one who needs all his strength and
power to save himself, let alone try
ing to help some n else. While he
looks like a man defeated before the
battle begins, it is barely possible,
however, that Mr.. Clark may yet win
the fight for speakship if nothing else.
In reality he has two candidates for
the position. One so openly and
avowedly, Frank E. Corebtt, and the
other none the less his candidate, al
though put forth by the labor party.
This gentleman is Tom Killgallon.
For years he has been one of Clark
most trusted employees, having had
charge of some of the latter's most
valuable mining interests at Butte.
He has always been known as a demo-
crat and as is to be supposed of the
brand most acceptable to his employ
or. It is only comparatively recent
that he came out as a labor party man
and affiliated with another than the
democratic party. The fact that he is
still in Clark's employ and sustains
the same close relations to him makes
it appear as though the conversion of
Killgallon to the labor party were but
a part of a scheme to help Clark and
give him strength in a direction not
otherwise obtalnable.
It may be accepted as a tole1ably
certain thing that if by any scratch
Killgallon should be elected the inter-
ests Of w. A. Clark will not suffer to
any %appreciable degree. 1t is, no
doubt, this that has caused some one
to engineer the plot that makes the
gentleman the candidate of the labor
party. OF course, Heinze knows all
this and by his manipulation of the, Ia
Dor members gives evidence of that
knowledge. If, as is reported, he has
secured the cooperation of the labor
members ne has interfered with n of
Mr.. Clark's plans and assured Kill
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