Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08

There are some who profess to believe
that everything has been programmed,
but they'll have to "show" that to Char
ley Clark. In company with Abe Cohen
and one or two Others he went up to the
assembly rooms in the old Merchants
hotel Sunday night and stood near
the transom eagerly listening to what
was happening within. When the vote
became known the look of anxiety on his
face was chased away by one of glad
ness and he began shaking hands with
everybody in sight. Men don't, as a
rule, display so much feeling about the
outcome of something that has been
programmed; nor do they brave the ele-
ments to be on the scene under similar
circumstances when the snow is flying in
the air and hot drinks can be obtained
under shelter. If Charley Clark does,
then he is a first class actor. A man
with such latent histronic ability as that
would prove stellar attraction in
theatrical stock company, and "Uncle
Dick" Sutton would do we'll to keep an
eye on him.
When the caucus was over, Charley
rushed down to the Helena hotel and
through the lobby into the barroom. The
first man he bumped into was +. August
Heinze.
How did it come out?" queried Heinze.
'Corbett is winner answered Clark.
''24 to a.
"Ah." nonchantly remarked Heinze,
accept my congratulations, old man,
let's have a drink
And they had drink together. Now.
if this was programme that was all
right: if it wasn't, it was suspicious.
Was Mr. Heinze concealing his real feel
/ no, 1y ola 1-ul26 a 70
gauntlet had been hurled at his feet and
a tangible reason given him for showing
Mr.. Clark that his path to the senate is
! not strewn with the roses of political
amity?
Yes, he's a cool one is Mr.. Henze,
and the part he played in the last cam
paign proves conclusively that if his
intention is to don the gloves and enter
| the ring with his erstwhile political
| friend. something interesting may be ex-
pected. In anticipation Of fight. 1T
! is said, every transom in town has been
thrown wide open.
To a spectator occupying the position
of Zaccheus it would really appear that
Mr. Heinze can do nothing but give
, battle to the Clark forces unless he is
willing to suffer in silence the sings and
arrows for which he must be the target
since his defeat in an endeavor to Sc
cure the speakership of the house for
MacGinnis. The common trend of gossip
is that without Heinze's assistance. his
stump speaking, his personal magnetism
and the free use of all the influences at
his command during the recent election
w. A. Clark might have been in bad
way. Therefore, the antagonism shown
to his desire on the speakership propo-
stion is regarded as little less than a
''throw-dow Again, his political
mouthpieces have declared that under
certain conditions he would show his
mettle. Those conditions have arisen,
and that's why it is up to Mr.. Henze.
The buck" has been tossed to him and
he can't easily rid himself of it without
taking refuge in a mediaeval coat of
mail.
All developments point to the fact that
Henze will become a candidate for the
short term senatorship. He has secured
suite of rooms in the Granite block on
Main street, which are being fitted up as
club rooms. range has been put in
and chef imported from Butte. This
''mess house, as they call it, is said to
be simply for the accommodation of Mr..
Heinze's friends in Butte, for the stated
reason that eating accommodations in
Helena are not what they really ought
. to be.
This "mess house. proposition may
prove political barometer 1t is safe
to say that among his friends membV's
of the legislature will take the lead
The adage of the Greek philosophers, tha,
the way to a mans heart is through his
his stomach, has certainly not been los
! sight of by Mr.. Heinze.
w. A. Clark is confident of beins
elected without opposition. He know.
of no good reason why Heinze Should
have a knife out for him. and believe:
it will do him no good if he has, .sbe
: cause the temper of the Legislature OF
the question is easily SEEM Mr.. Clarl
may be speaking without due regard t.
the mote that may be in his eye, ant
then, again, there may be no mote.
is all up to Mr.. Heinze.
: The republicans are quietly watchin,
proceedings, ready to take advantage o
any opening that may present itself
They are united in spirit and all resen
Indignantly the insinuation that severa
are CLARK men at a scratch
If two democrats are to go to the sen
. ate they would prefer to see H. l.. Franl
= one of them. In fact. in all quarters MI
, Frank seems to be regarded as stron
| ceuotorial nnSSihiIity.