Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-20
JOSH
BUT CoBURN, OF GREAT FALLS,
Is SERIOUS.
IS SURE ENOUGH CANDIDATE.
All the Result Of Complimentary Vot-
ing-Milk and Meat Inspection
Bill Investigation.
IS SURE ENOUGH CANDIDATE.

Special Correspondence Inter Mountain.
Helena. Feb. 19.-F'rom Great Falls
town there came man, and Coburn
was his name: and if they complimented
him, was Coburn, sir, to blame? Mahon
and Connolly worked up the JOSH" and
threw to him some votes; in working
for their bit OF fun they worked without
their coats. Then seven ballots went
for Bob as the result of their hard labor
and when twas done they laughed in
glee and welded satire's saber.
But Coburn proud, alas and alack! ON
him the joke was lost-i faith the
buncoed man he thought to fame was
being tossed: SO. with head erect and
chest swelled out, he pouter-pigecned
1T about the streets, while some folks
laughed and others chaffed and few
shook silently in their seats.
In his hat the senator bee it wore a
very large. round hole, through which
Bob Coburn. the bunkoee, let flow the
yearning of his soul. toga bright he
wished to wear-not the kind hung DER
the transom-and in that garment bright
he thought that Bobby would look real
handsome; with fervent tongue and
handshake glad he "braced' both friend
help him straight to Washington to CO.
And the band played on, the band
played on though many note by the
waysde fell but when the band quits
playing, then-he'l find it's only a
sell" With words of cheer and voice
of beer the ''joshers' still pursue him,
and drinking deep from humor's tank.
with hope they still Undue him. Through
imagination's glass he looks and sees Il
beautiful sight: the capitol's roof it
nearer draws-O poor deluded wight:
Breathes there friend with soul SO
dead who to Bob will not talk a Bit and
with accent mild explain to him that
he's classified as "it?" The days of
poets are past, is said, and so we call
on you, o wrath O. Burns, to draw to
your lines on the lady in church the eyes
of all mankind's Coburns.
CAUCUS PROVES A FIZZLE.
The efforts of the MacGinnis support
ers to secure caucus resulted last even
ing in kind of gathering at which only
q persons were present, two bearing
proxies. Franks men are determined
not to go into caucus until the field is
cleared by the withdrawal of the small
fry. Judge" Coburn's candidacy was
Josh" but he has not seen fit to re-
gard it in that light, though the ridicule
to which he is at present being subjected
cannot but take effect whenever some
friend tires of the sport and informs Mr..
COburn of the position he is occupying.
Cooper still reclines peacefully in the
manager. and his adherents are in dire
distress for fear that he will either be-
come ossified or snore.
The following table shows the votes of
individual members at today's joint
session:
IN THE SENATE.
Lee Mantle-Anderson, Geiger. Hob
son. Kelly. Mclean, Meyer, Mitchell,
Phillips, Worden-9.
II. l.. Frank-Bggs, Clark. Courtney.
Cullen, Hoffman. Murray, Myers.
Walter Cooper-Conrow, Gruwell, Tier
ney-S.
John MISUNDERSTANDING, Warner.
Robert Coburn-Connolly, Mahon-2.
w. G. Conrad-Stanton.
IN THE HOUSE.
Lee Mantle-Baggs, Becker. Bialen-
berg, Brown,ee, Conner of Ravalli Dixon,
Donlan, Faust, Godfrey. Gregory,
Hedges, Jones, Lehman. McCone, Nc
Intire. Murray, Newbary, Newton, Pat
terson, Roland. shanley, Stull-22.
H. l.. Frank-Berkin Brien, Cannon,
Geary. Gilchrist. Hill, Kilgallan, Mad
Oen, McIdBue, f1OSnann, IOOle, Nnite,
Wood, Corbett--14.
John MacGinniss - Adkins, Axtell
Baker. Conner of Cascade, Cram, Craw-
ford. Dee, Donaldson Fine, Fitzpa trick.
Hartwig. Jensen, Lannin, Lewney. Nc
Donald, Meunier Pelletier, Pendergrass.
Quinn, Richardson, Sander, Sullivan of
Lewis and Clarke, Thoroughman, Ward
ga.
Walter Cooper-Martin, Metlen, Myers,
Swindelhurst-4.
Joseph X. Toole-MacGinniss.
w. G. Conrad-McDonnen.
William Clancy-Ferry.
BRIBERY CHARGES.
The following is the official report Of
the committee appointed by Speaker
Corbett to consider the charges of COR
ruption contained in the affidavit hand
ed in by Representative Hedges with
regard to the passage of the meat and
milk inspection bill:
House of Representatives,
Helena, Mont, Feb. 49, 1901.
Mr.. Speaker:
Your committee. appointed to take
testimony and make a report concern
ing charges of corruption and bribery
issued upon an affidavit made by Harry
c. Burgess, and read in committee of