Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1911-01-24
Scattering Vote Gradually Going to
Helena Man-Caucus Will Be
Held This Week.
HOTREPUBLICANCAUCUS
Republicans Have Troubles of Their
Own-Whiteside Resolution
Rescinded in Joint Session.

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Special to the Democrat.
Helena, Jan. 24-There is little
time The Walsh supporters are be-
coming more and more confident and
assert that they will hold caucus
this week whether the Amalgamated
wing Of the party agree to attend or
not The Walsh adherents say that
their candidate will receive at least
40 votes this week and that it is their
intention to make the Amalgamatcd
come out in the open and shoulder
the responsibility of the failure to
elect, or get in and elect the choice
Of the party majority.
Rescind Whitesides Resolution.
! Yesterdays joint session was 4
stormy one. The vote for senator
was not the cause of the trouble. 1t
was the Whitesides resolution, passed
few days ago, condemning the two
democrats in Massachusetts for vot-
ing for Senator Lodge. The resolu-
ton was viciously attacked by repub-
licans, hope against hope that some
thing might happen that some demo-
Gratis in the Montana legislature
might SO far forget their duty as to
vote for Mr.. Carter. In the face OF
such resolution, they felt that there
would be no possible show to pull off
such a stunt There were democrats
who did not take kindly to the reso-
luton on the ground that the Mon
tana legislature had about all it could
take care Of without attempting to
regulate the political morals of the
Massachusetts, body. After much dis
cussion, former action on the White
; sides resolution was rescinded.
Republicans in Caucus.
The much talked of republican
caucus, called for last night, was
pulled off on schedule time, and there
was something doing every minute.
Those who expected this caucus to be
pink tea affair, where the white
winged dove Of peace would be work.
ing overtime on the job, were doomed
to disappointmen The fur was fly
ing from the sound Of the gong and
the smoke has not yet sufficiently
cleared away to say just what has
: been accomplished for sure.
While republicans are reticent, it is
known that there were four and pos
sibly six who attended the CAUCUS
who handed out the painful informa-
ton that under no combination of
circumstances would they vote for
Thomas II. Carter for senator.
There were 3S OF the 48 members
present, making an absent list of 10.
It is known that there was no agree
: ment reached on senator.
s The scnatorship was not the only
: question taken up in the caucus. The
t question of the party's position on a
: primary law and the matter of ap
: portionmcnt prccipitated a big row.
: Some OF the republicans wished to
i side-step these important questions,
e while others held that the party had
already done so far so many years
;. that ii would be unsafe to again re-
r pudiate the party's oft-repeated
r promises at this time The breach
: that the discussion OF these questions
G caused it said by some to still exist
4 and that no definite action has been
d taken
h Senator Stout gave notice today of
r two bills that he would introduce.
: Both bills are recommendation of
E the governor One is to empower
r the governor to remove sheriffs and
/ county attorneys, where it is shown
that these officers knowingly fail to
\ perform their duties. The other is
for the creation of tax commission.
t Special to the Democrat
: Helena. Jan 23.-The third week OF
e the Twelfth legislative assembly
f closed at noon Saturday. with the
n senatorial situation still a deadlock,
with very little prospect of any early
5 choice. During the week the repub-
: licans have scattered a large number
+ of votes upon the heads of prominent
n party men. while the democrats have
! for the most part concentrated their
G support on T ]. Walsh and w. G.
: Conrad
+ The Walsh men are all confidence
\ and thev point out as giving color to
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