Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-09
OVATION FOR
DELEGATES
CLARK CONTINGENT RETURNED
FROM CoNoUERINo TRIP TO
KANSAS CITY,
TOM KILGAllON POSED
AS CLARK'S MANAGER.
Probable Fabrication Regarding
Frank Higgins Sensational
Wild West Performance,

The lark delegates to the national
dem0cIatic convention returned to the
city Yesterday from Kansas City and
We're given an ovation by their friends.
The special train arrived about 2:3O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The dele
gates rode up town in carriages and the
Boston & Montana banA came up in a
street car. At the corner of Park and
Main streets the band formeu in process
sion and marched up Main street, halting
In front of the Miner Office, which the
boys serenaded.
The delegates We're in splendid humor
and during the afternoon RECALLED their
friends with stories of their experiences
IN the Missouri town. OF course their
chief interest conferred in the political
fight which resulted in the seating of the
entire delegation. The DAILY men sneaked
home in ones and twos after the decision
of h convention. and then the Clark
men owned the town and the cash regis
tiers of the saloons OF the town worked
a 24-hour shift.
Tom Kngallon, superintendent of
Cfark'S COlusa- Parrot mine, was Tor some
reason singled ~ by the natives as Sem
ator Clark's political manager and he
never lacked an audience. On the even
ing of the Fourth Tom was indulging in
a glass of emOnad at the bar of one OF
the hotels, when an inquisitive delegate
from the south approached Toms COM
panion and asked him if Mr.. Clark's man.
ager was around. The Montana man in
a spirit of mischief pointed to Tom. Walk
ing up to Tom the southerner asked him
if the report that Mr.. Clark was going
to donate 1000, 900 to the democratic
campaign fund was true.
Why, that's nothing to us Montana
men," replied Ton as he expanded his
vest. II am going to give a million my
self"
Captain Frank G. Higgins, who may be
named by the next democratic conven-
ttion as a candidate for governor, Is cred
tied by his friend with giving a wild
west exhibition on the streets of Kansas
City, but the story Is probably a fabrica-
tion. The story goes that Mr.. Higgins
while walking down Grand avenue one
day was accosted by a young woman,
who noticed his badge showing that he
was from Montana. The young woman,
although a perfect stranger to Mr.. Hig-
gins, wanted to know all ABBOTT Montana.
She had heard ABBOTT wilu cowboys, she
said, and she understood THAT the Indians
were very troublesome and made fire.
quent raids on Helena for the purpose OF
scalping their old-time white enemies.
Mr.. Higgins stood it as long as he
scould, and then noticing q man on horse
back going by he beckoned to him.
"IIl give IS If you let me ride that
horse half an hour" SAID u.le captain to
the rider.
After assuring him that the horse
would not be injured the dicker was
made, Mr.. Higgins passing over the
money. During all this time the young
woman was an interested spectator. Mr.
Higgins, who Is an expert hOrseman, and
served with the rough riders, vaulted into
the saddle after the owner of the anifal
had dismounted. Riding up to the curt
he reached down n seized the young
woman by the waist and lifted her into
the saddle after the owner of the anima.
and the horse dashed up Grand avenue
Then Mr.. Higgins drew his revolver and
began shooting in the air. The young
woman shrieked and thousands of people
started after the pair. Higgins rode down
near the old town of Westport landing
and after placing the young woman or
a street car and thrusting a bill in hel
hands he rode back to tow and surren.
dered the horse to it's owner. 1t was sale
to be the lveliest episode of the week
in the town.
The Montana boys and the Texans be.
came warm friends during the conven
dtion and wherever they went arouni
town they were always followed by large
crowds. -