The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21

people said that DAILY was not playing
fair. And that was true-that is, If
he owed anything to w. A. Clark, and
I'm not going into that. for there's a
great difference of opinion and life is
too short. Daily went away the day
before the election and told his pri-
vate secretary to see that the name or
Tom Carter was on the ballots that
were to be handed out to the boys
Well, the next year the Territory
was admitted, and there came ques-
ton of who should go to the Senate,
as we'll as to the House, this time as a
regular representative That made
three chances, but, of course, Clark
was for the Senate. He knew more
about politics, too. and there was no
dream life in Montana during the cam
paign that was TO elect its State Leg
islature. And, of course. both sides
claimed to have won-SO many were
the contests. The Governor, Tooles a
Democrat, recognized the Democrats
The Republicans put Yale locks on the
State House door and elected w. +.
Sanders and T. c. Powers. The DEM
ocrats elected w. A. Clark and Martin
Naginnis. OF course, this is the brief
of It: but there had been some side
plays that one doesn't often witness
when away from Montana.
u OAAN1s
Fearful of the machinery of the
courts some Democratic Senators had
taken a special train to flee from the
State. that the aggressive Republicans
might not have a quorum. and the
Lieutenant Governor, a Republican,
telegraphed to the Sheriff at Glendive
to arrest and bring them back. The
Sheriff caught one (Becker), allowing
two others, whom he did not know, to
ElYrt enough.
and although when brought TO the bar
of the Senate he refused to explain or
to take part his vote was counted as
negative, and some important business
was transacted that day.
Becker was released under surveil-
lance and allowed to go to his room
That was Sunday morning. sunday
evening, dressed in overalls and carry
ing a dinner bucket. he made his es-
cape by means of a special engine and
crossed the Idaho line. Only two weeks
of the session had passed, and for
the balance of the period of ninety
DAYS nothing was done, and the new
State with a constitution, was LETT
without laws. The Democratic Gov
ernor. in face of a Republican Legisla-
ture, refused to call a special session
The contests were settled before the
next winter and the State equipped
with needful legislation. This was
Montana's first whirl at seh-govern-
ment.
VACANT SENATORSHIP.
The Senatorial contest had been
carried TO Washington and Sanders
and Powers seated. Sanders had
drawn the short term and his sue
cessor was to be chosen in 1893. The
Legislature that year was Democratic,
the Governor Republican. There were
three Populists, who held the balance
of power, and one of these was given
the chair, so evenly were the two par
ties divided. DAILY performed here ex-
actly as in the first instance. 1t had
been supposed that the feud was end
ed and that Clark would be the caucus
nominee.
Just before the caucus was called
Daily opened headquarters at the capt.
tai and no DAILY Democrat took part.
BalIoting continued until the last day
of the session, with some slight f1uc-
tuations, and on that last day it was
thought Clark had a majority The
count developed just one short and
time was UP. There was a really dra-
matte situation for you. State Senator
MATTE of Missoula County took the floor
and declared that Clark could not be
elected, he would vote for any other
good Democrat. A motion to adjourn