The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-28

i ~ C0ERrfES
- 10 preclude the success Of the
-c~rafic nominee. Caldwell Edwards.
AZ "A election Of S. @. Murray. the Re-
.ss~.n aspirant. The remainder OF the
Es-1llcan state ticket Is regarded as
rrIIv sure Of success at the polls next
so
The Legislative Fight.
y. legislature is composed Of ninety
q members and from a careful re-
- 81 counties, the outlook for another
s.13ock is most encouraging. This is
.1-ifted on an sides, and does no, occa-
~ any surprise. In fact. a legislative
~acn in this state without a deadlock
8 sIfeb over the vital Issue would occa-
~ r.nre comment largely from the fact
~ inch body has never met.
~ Republicans. Clark. Daily and the
M.-sov rarfy. have full tickets IN the field.
a vhile the latter IN new factor. Il
.-.rs that the legislature win be divided
srsroxfmately along these lines: Re-
sssl,cans. 4: Clark Democrats. 2s; Daily
/ n.r,orrafs. 2s Consequently no election
= 1 senator can be had and Montana
IN - the nrst state IN the Union 10
go no representative whatever IN the
- body. although II was compelled
8 80 four years with but one senator.
- Lea Mantle was denied seat.
Ozark seeking svtndEeatfon.-
"a. Clark himself is engaged in a
- Of the state seeking "vindication."
z n terms IT, He Is accompanied by
~ bsnd. whose thirty-nve members re-
20 per diem OF 80 and all expenses;
~ Charley Clark drum corps OF TWEEN
,v-6se members Mt s. each. a dozen or
! : imported spelibinders and carload of
n.works n dispatched each week from
| 5n6ouartcrs to make the proper display.
n, Example, In Helena last Saturday
~ some 5000 worth OF red fire and
1,,works were distributed among the
9sbius OF the town 70 welcome Clark.
Ilhough this IL the one town In the
x.is where he Is received with any gen
~ enthusiasm. In addition men were
"a Ga each TO carry transparencies.
40 tools, etc. as showing the esteem
which the laboring element holds him
psIy Il not much OF an orator. and be-
~ his health will not permit his tour
- the state, hut ne is represented by
eelus on the abiest politicians In the West.
NO are making Ciarks pathway any,
hing but pleasant. picturing him as q
evayicted briber and corruptionist. Per-
ksus Tho most persistent man on Ciarbs
usil h Gov r. r. Smith. who was In
vslrt<d out OF the state by a ruse that
~ lieutenant governor might reappoint
chrk the day his resignation was ten
42sd 10 the acting governor,
harvest for Country Editors.
Nswspaperdorn furnishes another illus
tfation Of the bitterness OF the fight be-
swsen the two copper kings. Both men
mt agents sill over this state purchasing
eountry newspapers. and In some In
6ancss the rivalry was 30 keen that the
country editor, realized four and Ave
im~a the original cost OF their plants.
neelhsr, with years contract as man
Mans editor" But where one outbid
~ other or stole n march ana pur-
s1ased = paper before the arrival OF hts
ampetitor, new paper would be esssb-
3Asd with the result that each county
81 has It's Clark and DAILY paner and
~ wire service Of the telegraph com
|ln6ee In sadly inadequate 10 handle the
-" report sent them each night
- the respective headquarters.
IN the baseball league was not ex-