The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-05
ROOSEVELT GAN
CARRY MONTANA
PERSONAL POPULARITY WILL
TAKE HIM THRU.
State Issues and Candidates Badly
Mixed, as Usual, with Business and
the Feuds OF the Mining Companies
Many Candidates for Gtbson's
Place in the United States Senate.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Butte, Mont, April 5.-The Montana
political situation Is Chinese puzzle.
Party lines are so completely lost in the
maelstrom resulting from the complex
business interests that the oldest polit-
ical heads cannot figure it out While the |
state Is normally republican, lines have
been so obl1terated in the Heinze-Amal- |
gamated fight that the outcome cannot
be foreseen.
Upon national issues there seems little
doubt about the state going republican
by large majority, as President Roose-
welt is intensely popular in Montana. Not
so with the state and county tickets A
complete state ticket, including one Jus
tice Of the supreme court, the chief jus
tice. are to be voted for as well as a con-
gresham, nine state senators and a COM
plete representation in the lower house of
the legislature. A United States senator
to succeed Paris Gibson is to be selected
at the session of 1905 and this naturally
adds to the complexity Of the situation.
HeInze a Big Factor.
The fight between the Amalgamated
Copper company and F. Augustus Heinze
is more bitter than ever and will more
| than ever exercise a potent influence on
the result. Heretofore HeinZe has been
| remarkably successful in convincing the
voters that their only salvation was in
helping him defeat candidates known to
be sympath izers with the Amalgamated.
| This has been especially true Of Silver
Bow county, where he has elected judges
| and other county officers for three cleo
| tions. He has also elected friendly state
| officers and once or twice elected legisla-
tors that at the start, at least, favored
| him. :-~t7r y.s s5s- -..-.
Heinze has trained chiefly with the
democratic and populist parties This
year he will adopt new tactics. He has
launched a party of his own, called the
antitrust party, composed largely of his
former adherents and a lot of dissatisfied
| office seekers from the two old parties.
| The antitrust party Is expected to cut a
| large figure in the coming election re-
CARELESS Of the claims Of democrats and
republicans to the contrary Already
Peinze has men canvassing the state. He
Is tireless worker. 1t is expected he will
wait until the two old parties have made
their nominations. Then he will indorse
candidates upon either ticket he considers
favorable to him. Where such a candidate
cannot be found he will name a new one.
/ Old Parties Divided.
Neither the republican nor the demo-
| cratic parties are united In the demo-
cratic party there is an element that does
not favor Senator Clark, the reputed
leader. In the republican party there is
a large element that is opposed to the
candidacy of Former Senator Carter fol
the United States senate. Carter has beer
Il laying his wires for the nomination fol
months. but as the time for fixing up the
political slate approaches his task be.
r comes harder.
Lindsay Would Be Governor.
William Lindsay, chairman Of the re.
publican state central committee, an east.
| Montana Sheenn1an ia n acfiVa
didate for governor, but he Is said to BIZ
opposed by Carter. Ex-Governor B. F
, White Of Dillon and ex-senator Mantle o.
Butte are also mentioned, but the lattel
! is expected to refuse the nomination, i
|, offered, In the hope Of beating Carter fOl
the senatorial plum. Joe Dixon, repre-
sentative in congress, will be renominatet
without opposition.
Various candidates are mentioned To-
; positions. Governor Toole, democra
and populist has not announced whethe
!. he will be a candidate. It is generally ex
pected he will be, then If the chance Il
offered he will enter the senatorial fight
George M. Hays, secretary Of state. is als'
an avowed candidate for governor. Their
8 is story that Toole will run for gov
n ernor and Hays for lieutenant governor
: then If they are elected and Toole carrie
n away the senatorial prize, Hays will be
come governor.
A democratic legislature will brini
). Toole, H. L. Frank Of Butte, Senator Glib
/, son and other candidates in the field
k With republican legislature Carter
Mantle, White and perhaps Joe Dixon wi
enter the race. Heinze, Of course, ma
spring a candidate as he did four year
= ago, If the opportunity seems favorable
!. On the whole the outcome Of the cleo
2 ton in the treasure state is puzzler. TIL
standing and worth Of candidates go 70
naught in the gigantic struggle betwee
? the rival mining companies, who will sac
c ri1ce their best friends to gain a point
Remove this feature of the situation an
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