Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-11
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Helena, Jan. n-Had thunderbolt
struck that ancient stronghold Of pol
itics known as the Helena hotel, and
sent it's timbers flying to the four points
Of the compass, the Clarkites could not
have been more overcome by amaze
ment and CONSERVATION than they were
at the failure Of the fusiOnsts TO mus
ter more than a quarter hundred men
in joint caucus last evening.
Today the multi-millionare's lieuten-
ants are suffering with fatty degenera-
ton of the nerves, and chaos reigns
among the members Of the lobby or
third house,
Now is seen the fulfillment of the
Inter Mountains prophesy that F.
Augustus Henze left this city for
Butte in order that he might not be
accused of inciting his cohorts to re-
bellion. The wolf has shown his teeth
at last, and their gleam is peculiarly
discOncerting to senatorial and tram
som ambitions. Instead of it being a
''cinch" that w. A. Clark will go to
the senate, the only live question being
as to who will wear the toga for the
shorter term it looks to a man up
tree as if Mr.. Clark himself is up
against the real thing.
The greatest surprise of all was the
dissatisfied Lewis and Clarke delega-
ton, the Brother Jonathans'' of the
Clark stronghold. THE reason" howl
the Faithful" and stand Up and An
swer," shrieks the Helena Independent
in fOur-column broad, double lead
ed editorial. With whip and lash
a desperate attempt is being made to
force the Lewis and Clark delegation in
to line. and the editorial in the Inde-
pendent may justly be regarded as the
evidence of journalistic hysteria. 1t be-
gins by inclosing the names of it's sena-
tors and representatives in black bor-
der, and then. taking each in tern. en-
deavors to inscribe the doctrine of polit-
ical faithfulness on his back with a Quill
dipped in a mixture of ink and worm
wood.
They are accused of "bolting." of
standing i'm with Thomas S. Hogan in
defiance of the promise contained in the
platform on which they received their
nominations, and almost everything in
the criminal category except sheep steal
ing. These whip and lash tactics have
proved as the wind trying to rip the
travellers coat from his back-angry and
Ntngeful. The Lewis and Clark dele
gates assert to a man that they will en-
ter no caucus whatever
simultaneously with this unexpected
turn in affairs comes the announcement
that Heinze has renowned his sena-
torial aspirations in favor of the am
bituous John MacGinnis. Mr.. Mac Gin.
mis- is now an avoWed candidate
The forces opposing Clark declare that
the committees in both houses are be-
ing held up pending the millonaire's
election. They rebel against the in
tention of the dictator that the people
of the state shall have no legislation
until w. A. Clark is elected United States
senator. They assert that he has prom
ised certain legislation, and they wish it
enacted before they cast their ballots
for him.
What dimensions will be assumed by
the MacGinnis boom remains to he seen.
There is not likely to be a caucus regard
ing the short term senatorship, and it
will probably be fought out on the floor
in joint assembly.
The plan of the Clark forces is to meet
again this evening, and if it is found that
not enough members enter the caucus to
insure his election, another meeting will
be held on Monday evening, and if a
nomination is not effected at that time,
to go into the legislature on Tuesday and