Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-19
FEAR A DEADLOCK
IS MONTANA TO BE DEPRIEVED
OF A SENATOR.
FRANKS PATRIOTIC STAND.
ton Is Impossible-It Is Up
to Walter Cooper.
PATRIOTIC STAND.
Special Correspondence Inter Mountain.

Special Correspondence Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb. 1S.-If some Janus-faced
deity should perch himself on the War
rem street gable of the old Merchants
MOTEL building and with one pair of eyes
survey the senatorial pathway in Mon
tana as far backward as the second
milestone and with the other the out
look for the future, his two counte-
nances would afford a good comparative
study for a psychologist.
Inc Bellamy face would look sad-it
couldn't help it If the deity happened to
care anything about the welfare of Mon
tana. The other would appear puzzled
1t couldn't help it if the deity were not
| also prophet, and Tom Kinds has the
prophetic stock of Helena cornered.
For two years the state has struggled
along without it's full representation in
congress. One senator has looked out
for her destinies during that period and
| While most people believe that they have
not been neglected the fact remains that
thy might have been if the right kind OF
man had not been wearing the tOga
Then there is the case of CONGRESSMAN
! campbell, who had to be identified to-
ward the close of one session before the
sergeant-at-arms would permit him to
enter the gateway leading to the "holy
OF holies"-the story about Campbell
naturally reminds the thoughtful perssn
OF the tale told about the sinner who
applied for adniittance into heaven, and
when he identified himself as coming
from Montana, st. Peter thought the
matter over carefully and finally un.
locked the portal to admit him. saying:
well, I'm little bit doubtful about
your credentials, but you're not prop
erly represented here. and for this once
l suppose 1t will be better to suspend
the rules"
Th question to be considered now is
whether or not the same selfish inter-
ests that have prevented the state from
receiving proper representation a,
Washington are going to prevail at the
Seventh legislative session 1t looks at
present as if they will.
For instance, there is Mr.. Cooper. Mr..
| Cooper is commonly regarded as a gen.
| tleman and good citizen, but he is
also occupying the position of the dog
in the manager. He cannot be elected in
| any case, and he knows it, yet so far
he refuses to abdicate his rather un-
enviable position and do what he can
for the interests of the state of which
he is a resident.
FIGHT OVER BYRNE.
1t would seem that the editorialist
who presides over the manipulation of
/ the vitriol bottle in the Office of the
/ Butte Miner has made grave error in
| treating or the turn down" accorded
/ Jack Byrne by the senate.
| Charley Clark telegraphed his father
on reading the editorial in question. and
declares that ii has not the senator's
| Endorsement. He says that Byrne has
| always been a consistent friend OF
| Clark's policy and rendered valuable
service during the campaign, also that
he has filled the office acceptably ana
! deserves an Endorsement.
| Senator Connolly is the chief opponent
| of Byrne in the senate, and Senator
| Courtney has made his fight. 1t is as
| serted that if the senate does not recon-
/ slider it's refusal to confirm the appoint
ment, the governor will refuse to APP
point anybody else. and Byrne will nat
uraly hold the fort until his successor
is appointed.
LEGISLATIVE SPARKS.
Tom Bryant telephoned a friend today
that he will arrive in Helena this even
! ing in order to reOrSaniZe the third
| house." which has seemed on the verge
| of cola psing for several days. He will
| bring with him few packages Of hot
air, as usual. The news that Tom is ex-
pected has already given fresh life to
the expiring organization. 1t would
proba bly, have been defunct ere this had
Harry Ayleshire not been on deck, but
the work was entirely too heavy for one
| man.
| Representative Dixon and Senator
Courtney sat in the rear of the assem-
bly, chamber today and laughed heartily
at the support given the sD;cers' liquor
! license bill introduced by kalgallan. Its
foremost advocates We're Representa-
tives Stull and Hedges. both prohibit
| tionsts and one a minister of this
gospel. However, the arguments made
| by neither could we'll be laughed at. for
both held that the grocery bar is the
stepping stone to the saloon and shodtd
pay a heavy license. The bin passed the
house in committee of the whole. 1t is
unlikely that it will pass the senate.
Serseant-at-A Arms Mckay of the as
sembly possesses a vein of rich Yet
subtle humor and hit the nail squarely
on the head last Saturday when he am
nounced that the honorable, the Senate
OF the state of Montana, is at the bar
of the house, waiting to cast its for
varied his announcements for the past
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