The Havre herald., 1908-09-30

Trouble, trouble, trouble; this seems
to he the lot of the republican man
ayers in all departments-national
state and county campaigns in the
present campaign, and each succeed
ing day but gives fresh evidence OF
the same,
The Herald's story Of last week OF
the assination Of Webster in the state
convention is substiantiated by the
following letter sent to the Great
Falls Tribune from Missoula during
the session Of the peace ~ ratification
meeting:
can article appeared in one of the
Helena papers this week purport-
ing to divulge the inside history OF
the republican state convention Of a
week ago. The whole tenor OF the
article was to the effect that Senator
Carter had been ''jobbed slick and
clean" by his esteemed colleague,
Senator Dixon, who the account ttated
was responsible for the selection of
Edward Donlan Of Missoula, as the
republican gubernatorial nominee and
that Senator Carter was in no way
responsible for the selection.
Since publication Of this article it
has been openly asserted by both re-
publicans and democrats; tflat 1T is
their belief the article was either
'inspired' by Senator Carter, or else
that it was written by him, for the
purpose of having the responsibility
for DOMAINS selection, with the wide
spread and bitter animosity which it
has engendered in the republican
ranks. taken off his own shoulders
and thrown on Senator Dixons.
The Dixon men here feel very bitter
toward Carter for what they allege he
has done in his effort to escape the
consequences of his stand in the con-
vention, and the opinion is shared by
many that the article will have the
effect of making Dixon and Carter
bitter enemies. Ever since Dixon
landed in the senate he and Carer
have not been on the best Of terms,
their dealings being in the nature of
an armed truce, but hereafter it is
declared, the distrust and dislike each
bears from the other, will be more
pronounced.
The two men whom the convention
injured the most are Senator Dixon
and Senator Carter. If the opinion of
nine out of every ten republicans one
meets, is worth anything, the most
disliked man in the party is the junior
senator from Montana. They declare
he has deliberately stayed away from
Montana and has taken hand in the
national campaign as chairman of the
western speakers bureau for the sole
purpose of sidestepping the campaign
in this state and to prevent being
compelled to take sides. The repub-
]ican in this state who has not assailed
Dixon is an exception and hard to
find, It is true that at the last mo-
ment, when the machine had fixed
the slate, Dixon jumped into the game
bv fireiag in bunch of kilograms to
the delegates advising them that he
was for Dolan, first last and always.
But there were several reasons for this
Great pressure had been brought to
bear to make him declare himself.
He kaew what the slate was when
the telegrams were filed and that
Dolan would get the nomination. He
knew that if he declared for anyone
else it would hurt his own prestige
and show how little strength he really
has in the state. He also knew that he
could not afford to antagonize Dolan,
much as he would like to keep Dolan
in obscurity, because he sees in the
republican candidate for governor a
formidable candidate for his own seat
four years hence. So with a great
splash he dived into the Montana
campaign.
Senator Carter is more formidable,
and it is only through fear that the
republican machine has been kept in
working order since the convention.
But in the minds of many OF his own
it is a doubtful question,
whether he can be reelected senator
two wears from now, even if the legis-
lature is controlled by republican
majority.