Fergus County Democrat., 1910-11-15
VOTERS OF MONTANA
were lNTIMIDATED
THE HELENA INDEPENDENT
MAKES CHARGES AGAINST
CARTER.

The Helena Independent of yes
terday morning contained the follow
ing editorial, which confirms state
ments made by certain Legislative
candidates in Fergus county few
days prior to the recent election:
Thomas H. Carter, Albert J. Galen,
Your otherin-Law; DR.. O. H
Lanstrum, Chairman of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee, and
Edwin S. Booth, Special Editorial
Writer on the Montana Record
and Drawing Salary From the
Amalgamated Copper Company:
Gentlemen: Information comes
through the public press that you pro-
pose alleging that frauds were COM
mitted at the election of last Tues
day in Silver Bow county, and that
you further propose instituting legal
proceedings through John F. Davies,
chairman OF the republican county
committee of Silver Bow county, for
the purpose of thwarting and nullify-
ing the expressed will of the people
in the ballots cast for the democratic
legislative ticket in that county.
Yes, Mr. Carter and your associates,
there were frauds committed in Sill
ver Bow county and under orders di-
rect from you. The democratic party
was cheated out OF 5000 votes in Sill
yer Bow county and you were instru-
mental in doing it. With your con-
nivance to commit fraud upon the
ballot by the intimidation Of voters,
the Amalgamated Copper company,
through its shift bosses and other Of
ficials, said to the men in the employ
Of that company that unless they
voted for the republican legislative
ticket, all of the mining industries
would be shut down; further al
leging that the United States attor-
ney general, George W. Wickersham,
would institute proceedings against
the Amalgamated Copper company,
forcing the company to pay to set
tiers damages they had sustained,
growing out OF the more or less ia.
nous smoke cases.
Again, Senator Carter, you were di-
rectly instrumental in depriving the
voters Of Deer Lodge county from a
free expression of the ballot, be-
cause at your instigation, the same
mining company, through its shift
bosses and other officials, said all
the industries would stop in Silver
Bow county, in Deer Lodge county
and in Cascade county, unless they
voted the straight republican legis-
lative ticket for the purpose Of re-
electing you to the United States
senate
And further, Senator Carter, Louis
w. Hill. president of the Great Nor
thern railroad, passed the word down
the line that all of the employees of
that road, at Glasgow, in Valley
county, and at Havre, in Chouteau
county, must vote the straight repub-
lican ticket at the peril OF being dis
charged if they did not vote as di-
rected. 1t was you, Senator Carter,
who demanded Of Mr.. Hill that he
issue this order.
And still further, Senator Carter,
to commit other frauds against a
free and impartial ballot, Howard
Elliott. president Of the Northern Pa
cihc railroad at your direction, is
sued explicit orders to all of the
roads employees along the line and
at Forsyth, in Rosebud county: at
Logan, in Gallatin county (where
Chas. S. Hartman received but one
vote), and at Missoula, to vote the
straight republican legislative ticket
that you might be returned to the
United States senate.
Yes, Senator Carter. you are a
party to these most Infamous cleo
ton frauds. Your methods of in
timidaton has deprived thousands oi
voters in Montana from an honest
expression of their choice in the elec.
ton of legislative ticket. You
have a record in the state Of Mon
tana that is so rank that it smells to
heaven You have record that does
not belong to honorable men. You,
first election to the United State:
senate was brought about by fraud