Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-11

and also related to the points of law
involved in the election. II told of the
alleged corruption, bribery, and coloni
zation in Rosebud county, and sought
to show that votes cast on the Crow
reservation even were counted for
Hopkins.
Charges of Corruption.
THE duty of the senate is plain,
said the report. with all these glar.
ing frauds staring us in the face. you
cannot but unseat Hopkins.
Large sums OF money were used to
secure his election-nearly 200 men
were imported there to defeat the will
of the majority of the voters of that
county. These men testified that they
were paid salaries to live in that coun.
ty the thirty days preceding election
day; their votes once cast. they left
for other fields.
THE Heinze movement" continued
the report, sent $4,000 into that
county to secure the election of Hop.
kins and others. Men drew drafts on
the Merchants bank of Forsyth who
had never been known to draw drafts
before. Where did this money come
from, if not from the .einze move.
ment?
THE colonization in Rosebud coun.
ty will forever remain plot upon the
fair name of Montana If this senate
permits Hopkins to retain his seat, to
which he was not legally elected.
These men were imported from
Butte and Billings and were paid $1.5O
a day by the railroad and 81 a day by
Mccarthy, or the 'Anheuser Busch
Kid as he was more familiarly known.
Hopkins Conspiracy Exposed.
after the falling out between Nc.
Carthy and the corporation, the former
offered to bet that Hopkins would new
er take his seat or that II he did be
would be sent to the penitentiary
What did that mean IL not threat to
expose the operations of the Hopkins
conspiracy? And did not Mccarthy so
expose the method OF this nefarious
gang in conservation at Billings?
THE signers OF this minority report
also desire earnestly to protest against
the manner in which the majority OF
this committee has acted. Early this
morning we were notified that the re.
port would be submitted at the morn
ing session. We were totally unpre.
pared for any such movement. and pro.
tested. We even sought an adjourn.
ment of twenty.four hours, but this
Was denied, and in consequence the mi
nority is compelled to submit to this
body an incomplete report"
The minority report then went on
to enumerate that because of these
glaring frauds, bribery and corruption
that Hopkins was not legally elected
and should not be entitled to a seat in
this body.
In the name of good government
and good citizenship, reject the ma
jority report" concluded the minority
report Think of the name that will
descend to posterity If such crimes are
permitted to go on record unchalleng
ed"
The report recommends that Hop
kins be not allowed the seat. At III
conclusion. Senator Meyer addressed
the senate and proceeded to criticise
the policy of the majority in simply
recommending that Hopkins be seated
without assigning any reasons Other
| tnd0 tudt ne Is u utInOCTdl.
Shut Their Eyes to Fraud.
"On our side" he said. I'VE have
reviewed the situation fairly and can
didly and shown by a multiplicity OF
reasons why Hopkins is not entitled &c
seat in this body.
Il have no hesitancy in saying that
when the voice OF the people is heard
regarding your action, IL will not he
uncertain and will not rebound tc
your credit"
Senator Hoffmen explained that the
committee had gone through the large
mass of testimony offered. and haC
found that IL was not evidence. at all
that IL was merely hearsay, and conse
quently the committee had been e.
PEELED to ignore it.
A vote was then ordered on lie sui
stitute motion offered by Mr.. Brennei
that the minority report be aCopted
This was lost. IL to 13, as follows:
Ays - Albright, Anderson Boune
Bremen. Dolan, Kelly, Kohrs. Maddox
Meyer. Mclean, Yegen-1l.
Noes-Biggs. Conrow. Cullen. Dur
ham. Hoffman, Johnson, Kennedy. Ma
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