The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-02
FIERCE MONTANA POLITICS.
the GTERRyLLa VAR BETWEEN
HETNZE AND CLiRk.
VIII II Let In Republican Congress.
man and n Republican state Judge?
-Hribery and Corruption Charges
Thicker Than Black birds - Heinze
Campaigning With q Vaudeville SHOW.

N'lil'i'N D'lNtt'll llN' htJulIIcdile
and two Democratic factions. To fore
cast the result is most difficult, but from
the fact that the Republicans have settled
their petty quarrels aud on the surface.
AT least, all ia harmonious within their
ranks, their leaders predict with confidence
that they will win out by handsome ma
iOrity.
The Democrats also proclaim in no IN
certain manner that victory viii rest with
them, basing their predictions largely
upon the fact that Montana is normally
Democratic and beittling the effort OF
F. Augustus Heinzc to disrupt the organ
lzation.
There are only two officials to be- elected
on the general ticket. an Associate JUST ice
Of the Supreme Court ard a Congress
man. and there are county officials and
state Senators In half the counties While
the chief interest centre in the Associate
jus icosEip. determined fight Is being
made on the Senators, who. two years
hence, will vote for United States Senator
20 succeed Paris Gibson.
CARTER AFTER THE sESAroBsHIP.
To thIs Office former senator Thomas
II. Carter is an asprant. and he has made
thorough canvass Of the counties electing
Senators. He expressed the opinion to-
night that nj least ten OF the thirteen Repub-
lican nominees would he elect ed
There are three Congress candidates,
Joseph NJ. Dixon Of Missoula, Republican,
J. NJ Evans Of Missoula, Democrat, and
Martin Dee of Butte. Heinze Democrat
Populist and Labor Fusion.
The labor vote Is potent in Montana
and "a the record Of Evans in EMPLOYING
Mongolan in his home and that of Dee
in refusing to, employ union plasterer
while cons truCting a dwelling in Butte,
seem TO be b caring fruit against them in
labor circles, Dxon's chances appear
bright. Much ado is being made over these
facts by tho Republicans, who have lit orally
pGcarded tho State with denunciations
made 10y several labor organizations.
DiNon'S record in tho legislature in sup
porting the Eight-Hpur law AMI similar
meas Ires makes him poplar with the or
gained labor elem ent
Evans has incurred tho dtsplc,srre Of
N" Union soldiers 10y d" ,laring at the time
Of his nomination: Il am rebel and am
proud OF IT," HI did this in referring to
his ancestry
Dec il comparatively unknown outside OF
Butte. but as that is the Democratic strong
hold Of the stat" his strength is expected
10 detract just that much from the normal
Democrat ir vote.
riGHr FOR $jO,Opo,O)o
The fight spectacular, however, is over
the Associate Justiceship II is the basis
of the squabble between the Democratic
millonaircs, United States Senator W A.
Clark and F. Augustus Heinze. president
of the Union Copper and Montana ore Pur-
cha sing companies.
To appreciat" the situation il H. necessary
10 60 back some wears +. Augustus Eeinze
has become involved in moro litigation
than usually falls to the lot of thousand
men. He has over $50 suits YcndiLg be-
fore various courts Of the State over titles
to mines whose value is estimated at more
than $50 900 600 This s5OOOO. 600 is the real
stake Of the campaign
HISTORY or THE FEuD.
Two years ago finding that he could not
control tie Republican State Convention in
Se-s ION IN this city. he returned to Butte
and patched UP al alliance with ". A Clark.
then a carliiate for United States Senator.
Clark gladly awaited himself of Heinze's
assistance. and the two -tumped the State
in behalf of the Clark Democratic ticket
as against the DAILY Democrats and the
Republicans
Marcus DAILY. for years the politica
enemy Of GnrN, hal always managed to
worst Clar', '-'m the fact that he controlled
tho yot' ~. 5000 miners in Butte.
II 'iuac Ga. a. the authorship Of a plan
that proved successful ia winning over this
N a I.
mines an cislt-hnur work day without
corresponding reduction in wages Com
pared with the mea employed in the DAILY
mines. this number was ia the ratio of one
to ton.
Bat Clark and Hnin2n went further.
They proclaim II that If their ticket was
elected they would secure the passage in
the Legislature of a compulsory eight hour
law, which would reo,ss lrily cause Daiv to
reduce the hours of his employees at tho
mines and hmnlter, from ton To eight,
The effect was remarkable. Despite tho
fact that DAILY before election voluntarily
conceded the cight-hour day both in
Butc and in ALaooHd the Clark tic ket
swept he State and a few months later
Clark was elected Cnitri StItes senator
There was another vacancy in the Senate.
and to IT Heinz" aspired, but Clark refused
to SWAY in" Legislature ia his behalf and
Paris Gibson was elected at the eleven tn
hour
rhrn began the quarrel between Clark
and HciuI". although It Vas not until three
months ago that iionHc oHca.v announced
sis iutcltiun to dispute t!a",s leadership
Al tho state CONN. ttcu it."' ug in this city
Ia apportion delegates to the nominating
There were = 'uty-SiX COM
wittCCuen present. o. those Clark and
II 'lrar each controlled thirteen, AM II 'nz.
forged compro'Hi~", thus riuuiL- first
blood.
H"inUn and Clark made desperate |
struggle to control the convention. Scna-
tor lark won out by handsome ina jori,y
and dictated In" NOMINATIONS. Hcinze /
sent coitosting delegations from several |
and ore from Ruttc tha, made !
a great Eight. hlt the odds were aCans, |
hi aai tho delegation had to content |
itself with Occupying seats in the gallery |
aud ccriug n tho proceedings {
HEiN2F fohMs PARTY
Eirn2r, however, Na- rcSourCrful |
Having tailed 10 gain admission to tn"
Republican convention and having been
thrown out Of the Der ocralic cuuNCu-
ton. ho org,nizod what is termed the
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