The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-26
THAT CARBON CONTEST.
Committee Decides There Is No Good
Grounds for 1t.

Committee Decides There Is No Good
Grounds for 1t.
The contest instituted by r. A.
Emmons for the seat of State Senator
W. F. Meyer, Of Carbon county still
hangs fire in the senate committee
on privileges and elections. Members
of the committee say that no action
was taken at their meeting Monday
afternoon. The meeting was called
and adjourned until Tuesday because
Of the absence Of Senator T. F. Court
ney, who is i'll in Butte.
Senator Courtney is the man who
protested against laying on the table
the evidence submitted to the senate
from Carbon county the second day of
the session of the assembly. That
morning he walked down the aisle
and in vigorous language addressed
the senate in opposition to the motion
of Senator Tylor Worden, who had
moved the tabling of the papers
which had been presented to the SEN
ate after the day required by law.
But Senator Courtney was present at
the meeting of the committee on
privileges and elections, of which he
is member last Friday, and was
made familiar with the evidence in
the case.
When Senator Courtney heard the
testimony read and listened to the ar
gumcnts of the lawyers for both sides
he concluded, as other members of
the committee did, that there was
no evidence OF fraud intimidation or
misconduct before them. Since the
meeting he expressed the opinion that
the state should not be put to the
expense of further investigating upon
such grounds as ,le evidence before
the committee revealed.
The opinion of Senator Courtney
that the contest should be thrown
aside would have been presented to
the committee yesterday afternoon
but for the fact that the committee
was in session long enough only to
decide upon an adjournment. 1t is
thought that Senator Courtney's
views will carry considerable weight
with the committee. At any rate that
body will not be willing To act until
the Silver Bow senator is present to
! counsel with them.
: Before the committee meeting was
, held Monday afternoon, Senator w.
e. Tierney was asked what the com
: test.
Il do not think we shall do any
! thing today" was his reply. Eve
5 should have Il full attendance of the
! committee, and as Senator Courtney
: cannot be here, the called meeting
> will be held only to adjourn until he
Y can be present.
+ Did the committee come to some
I conclusion as to the merits of the
Z case at the meeting friday" was
i asked.
X Il shall not tell you that, said the
Il senator with a bland smile There is
+ really no evidence before us now and
d in my opinion it may be necessary te
5 inquire further"
IF there is no evidence before YOU
a now, do you not think it strange the
# contest failed TO produce evidence IA,
Z the hpo RING in Corhop
r MIR. Emmons stated to the commit
tee, the senator replied, that he
p could not produce evidence. He saif
D. that he wanted this evidence pro
e duced before the legislature"
e Then upon the evidence now be
st fore the committee you do not thint
II there is any ground for a contest?"
e No. There is nothing before tn.
II committee upon which l could has,
u an opinion of the fairness of the
p charges made. | want to do the RICH
thing and am not prejudiced by part
u lsan impulse in the matter. I fee
r, sure the committee will do no inius
lie tice to either party
is 1t was learned from one of TIL,
Id members of the committee that tn,
a charge of intimidation on the par
of the coal companies operating il
or Gebo and Carbonate precincts wa.
m the main point which the committe,
Dr. might desire to investigate more full
n, ly. 1t was limited that witnesses
r might be called to testify concernin.
IS the attitude of the coal companies