The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-10-26
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MINERS UNION OFFICIAL TELLS OF
INTERVIEW WITH CLANCY AT
lhTTER'S HOME.
HIS HONOR Is MISTAKEN
Union Men Did Not Ask Him to Remain
IN Butte Six Days or TO Negotiate
With John MacGinnlss.

II notice that Judge Clancy has al inter
view in the Miner this morning said
I'd long. president OF the Miners union,
today, I'm which he says that the commit.
tee from our union asked him To stay i'll
town six days.
THE facts Of the matter are that the
Miners union committee did not ask him
to stay six days or any other number of
days. We asked him to stay until this
trouble had been settled. and he said he
would His fishing tackle and other lug
gage was in the room at the time already
packed. Our only request OF him was to
remain in Butte; we didn't ask him to use
his influence with John Maetiinniss 10 sell
his stock in the Boston 4 Montana com.
pauy.
No Definite Answer
I'VE still hoped that MarGinn would
return and that he would meet the commit
tee irom the Miners Union. In the event
Judge Clancy was ont OF town and Mae
t,inniss came back, we did not know
whether OF not he could dispose OF the
stock while the suit was pending. We
asked Judge Clancy II Macti could
do this, and he gave us no definite answer
I'VE had no intention oi asking Judge
Clancy to assist rs i'll or negotiations with
John Mact,inniss. nor did we. We went
10 Judge tancy's house for the sole ptr-
pose Of asking him To stay III Butte, aud
when he expressed his purpose OF rema'n-
ing here our business with him was I'M
ished
Mo Violence Contemplated.
I'VE did not say that the miners had
| mad, mp their minds to take the matter
| into their own hands and settle II peace
| ably If possible aud lurcibly if necessary.
| We had no such intention, aud can speak
! Tor the Miners union SO far as to say that
| we do not NOW nor have not contemplated
| using force
| Judge laucy IN the interview men
| toned says that lie doesn't mind IN the
| least the little excitement incident 10
| throwing ia,ooo men out OF employment
There seems 10 be considerable OF an
excitement" the Judge is quoted as say
ing, but il doesn't excite me as much as
some people might suppose. have beer
~ similar cxcitemeuts before in my ex
perience, both here and III Missouri, wher'
| came from"
Then his honor states that the guards
about his house and the revolver in his
room were thrust upon him by a well
meaning and Jealous friend.
Fears Fanatics.
Il will say" added The judge in his in
leryiew. that perhaps il is wise FOR :
] man in my position 10 have such weapon
handy in times such AS these. have NJ
fear Of a rational man, but there are ri
ways some crazy Gniieans around that i
world be well 10 guard against
Judge Clancy could rs well dispens,
with guards and his revolver for there Il
no labor organization IN the country tha
is As free from crazy Guieans' as th.
Butte Miners Union he union has la,
The reputation Of being the most con
sersalive labor union in the West and a
the same Time the most effective
II is The bone and 5inew OF trade union
ism in the Rocky Mountain region an,
the men who have the handling Of it
affairs have the full confidence OF Inc com
mnniiy.
No act of lawlessness or violence wonl,
be counicnaneed by the Miners union o
Butte and is officers will see 10 il ihn
life and property will be held sacred