Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-12
Clark Organs Assault Good Democrats and
Drive Them Over 10 the Opposition
---Fami|y War.
MUST NOW TRY HYPNoTISM
OPEN BATTLE MAY HAVE TO BE FOUGHT ON FLOOR OF LEGISL
TURE-cAUCUS AND SLATE RULE WILL NOT GO
DOWN.

from all over the state. It is emphati-
cally asserted that by impugnng their
motives and insinuating that they had
'boted" and gone into the camp of the
enemy, this journalistic example of loco
motor ataxia has made it morally impos-
sible for the legislators from Lewis and
Clarke to caucus on any proposition, as
to do so would be tacitly to admit that
they had intended to turn Clark down.
despite their ante-electiOn pledges, and
had been whipped into line by the use OF
the knout.
This seeming disaffection on the part Of
the men who We're regarded as Mr.. y,
Clarks staunchest advocates has thrown
the local political situation into chaotic
state and everybody is wondering what
will happen Next. Some think Heinze
responsible for the condition of affairs
and others declare tha prior to the pub
lication of the Helena Independent dia-
tribe the motives of the Lewis and Clarke
men were of the purest-now they simply
shrug their shoulders and say that time
alone can tell.
Mr.. Clark himself is visibly perturbed
over the outlook. He wanders up ana
down the corridors of the Helena hotel,
| shaking hands with this one and con-
| versing with that one. his face at all
times wearing the look of anxiety natural
to man with an ambition who hardly
knows where he 'is at
Among the notices given the housa OF
! bills to be fled that of Representative
| Stull, relating to the protection OF en-
| ,loyes of certain street railways, IS at
| tracing considerable comment. ana
when the bill is introduced on next Mon
day, it will be closely scanned.
no the Inter Mountain repl IS ,ntative
! Mr. Strll said that there are number
! of street railways in this state which ex-
rose their men to inclemert weather
without sufficient protection, and that
lrotest means a discharge.
II desire to say that the street rail-
/ ways of Butte are not aimed at bv this
measure" he declared. Jesse Wharton
is very humane man, and 70 person
in his employ has ever had the right to
complain in any way of tn treatment
. he has received. but am sorry that the
/ same cannot be said of the managers of
! some other companies.
This will certainly be cheerful news
to Mr. Wharton's many friends in Butte
who would be willing to vouch for him
at any time in regard to any matter
! whatsoever.
Representative Baker of Helena, add
t,ti to his reputation as the house hamor~
ist Friday by calling attention to the fact
that lie had not been included in the re-
port on mileage. He had TO walk a short
distance. and with di"nifiel mien and
solemn tone called attention to the fact
tnat exactly 90 cents was due him. If
lie doesn't receive this sum. there is dan
ger that Mr.. Baker may he attacked
with a stroke of heary failure. and in
TIE amended report of the committee, he
will probably not be overlooked
There is a spirited contest on here as
to who shall be appointed state mining
inspector-"Jack' Byrne, the incumbent
| OF r. D. Myles, of Broadw2ter. TIL,
| friends of both candidates are pulling
every string at their command.
w. Fl. Lockhart, Uncle Lock" OF
Boulder, is here. large as life and twice
as natural He has no narticula: busi-
ness here, but says he cannot keep away
He declares he is still laying for the
man that made him waa, squirrel skin
| trousers and twelfth century waist
coat as the result, of losing an election
| Wccar.
| There are more applicants for ''places"
at the present session than at any me-
vous session of the legislature in the
| history of the state. II is safe to say
that there are many applica H.; who Will
| leave here with the wish in their lie arts
that they could control all legislative