The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-29
TUESDAY, JAN. 30, 1901 |.
THE HELENA O

Helena still continued without Civ.
ing much promise of an early disso'
luton. The laborites seem as much
at sea as aver and for want of ability
to concentrate their strength upon
any n candidate and giving him
their unwavering and continued sup
port they are content with "compli-
menting'' some new man at each
ballot. The disturbing factor is
Heinze. Realizing the futility of
hoping to be elected himself, he has
injected his man MacGinnis into the
fight for no other purpose than to pre-
vent an election until some of his care
fully planned schemes prove success
full.
Frank seems to gain Il little in
strength, but he still lacks many
votes and his success is by no means
as certain as his friends pretend to
think. 1t is possible that the indie
pendent democrats may in time grow
tired of the farce and do as it is said
they will-throw their votes to him
and by combining with the Clark
democrats once and for all dispose of
Heinze and his pretentions. Such a
combination is possible because, al
though always strongly in sympathy
with CLARK, Frank never has been SO
Objectionable to the DAILY men, now
known as the independents, as some
other Clarkites and in time gone by.
ever when the fight between the two
factions was the bitterest, he has man.
-ifested a feeling of friendliness for
the enemy of his chief that on occa-
sion caused his loyalty to be doubted.
Particularly was this the case in the
last and decisive capital fight. Of
course, this was long ago, and things
have changed since then, but the recol-
lection no doubt still fingers and
should the contest now on narrow
itself to the point where by their votes
they could elect a democrat, such as
Frank, and defeat some one acceptable
to the political orphan Heinze their
party spirit may be relied upon to be
strong enough to prompt them to array
themselves OH the side of the man
who, after all, is of their party, al.
though training with a different fac.
ton.
Aside from this there are other con.
siderations that may make such a com
bination possible. AS is we'll, known,
the CLARK men and the elment rep.
resented by the independents" have
many things in common to which
Heinze is opposed and the necessity
of Community of interests may
cause them to forego their enmity te
each other long enough to make q
common fight against their common
enemy; clown" him and then, if nee.
essary or desirable, resume fighting
among themselves. Frank would no,
refuse such assistance, particularly
not just now, for, according to report
he feels none to friendly toward the
young Leonidas, and is not to bt
blamed for it. The story is that o,
his own violition Heinze went tt
him and unsought promised to give
him his support and swing his force|
into the Frank column, as he himsel
did not need them not being a candi
date for senator or any other position
MI. Frank accepted the offer ant
was pleased with the evidence O
friendship manifested by the gentle
man. When the time arrived to TAX
action on the election of a short tern
man Mr.. Frank was greatly astonishet
to find that he had been deceived. In
stead Of getting the Heinze votes a
he had reason to believe he saw then
cast-not for Heinze it is true blu
they might as we'll have been givel
to that gentleman at they went t
MacGinnis and have been recorded il
that column ever since.
It is a real pretty fight and inter
ests the republicans only to the ez
tent that they hope no matter how
ends that whoever is successful it ma
be one who will represent the stat
ably and we'll as far as it is in tn
power Of a democrat to do SO.
To the party that elected them it
the source of qualification and prid
that the republicans in the legislator
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