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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1900
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard publishes daily with offices in Anaconda Montana and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls. Subscriptions run yearly six months and three months with postal rates varying by region and an international reading room in Paris noted.
The Anaconda Standard boasts the largest paid circulation among Montana papers, with a Sunday average of 11,722 for the six months ending June 30, 1900, surpassing all five competing papers combined.
Former Governor Toole denounces Clark delegates seated at Helena noting four thousand voters at Silver Bow primaries and asserts a majority of independents formed after the convention. He argues regular credentials overturned by a Clark machine sparked Montana’s independent Democrat movement.
In Clark, a strong majority voted against inviting Toole to the platform for governor acceptance. He nevertheless spoke and accepted, amid hoots from dissenters. The ticket aiming to defeat Toole in November arose from the majority's disregard for the Clark populist gubernatorial candidate.
Former Montana governor Joseph Toole questions whether Republicans who backed W A Clark in 1899 were bribed and thus if Clark was a bribe giver. He campaigns for Clark through a Clark populist fusion ticket while Republicans denounce the alleged bribery and rally for Toole.
In Saratoga New York the American Society of Professors of Dancing seeks to outlaw rag time in ballrooms. The public resists calling rag time an American institution and pledges continued use despite the group’s imperialistic stance. Supporters claim dancers will assert freedom and demand more rag time.
An article surveys McKinley’s broad support among Republicans while noting widespread views that he lacks firmness of purpose. It highlights how colleagues once saw him as a political trimmer before his 1896 nomination.
The article argues McKinley is driven by selfish ambition while Washington and Lincoln acted selflessly and held firm for the right. It claims his popularity is manufactured and criticizes the current Republican Party as less independent than in Lincoln’s era. It labels Bryan as strong but mischief-prone by comparison.
A Philadelphia Times investigation reveals a price list for Scranton Pennsylvania city council members showing payoffs for votes on ordinances and favors. A railway operator paid monthly retainers, others received fireworks and turkeys, illustrating a low-cost boodling environment compared with Montana.
The piece traces evolving newspaper versions of a Roosevelt meeting attack. Early reports described minor disruptions and no serious injuries, while eastern papers claimed assault by democratic forces. Later editions alleged armed insurgents under Bryan and Jones fired at Roosevelt’s visitors, with Roosevelt saving the scene. The note ends predicting further magnification ahead of the election four weeks away.
The text compares current Republican political spin to the Battle of Gettysburg, suggesting it could intensify under favorable conditions and outshine historic conflict as a rhetorical explosion. It frames contemporary rhetoric as growing rough and dramatic.
A Clark convention nominates Pat Carney as presidential elector but independent Democrats resist, sticking with Carney on the proposition as long as possible while signaling strong stance against boodlers and boodle. Joe K. remains distant from the issue amid Kentucky references.
Striking coal miners may be barred from marching yet understood to be allowed to breathe if they insist. The German state department shows signs of fragility and inconsistency in its handling of the dispute.
The New York Sun prints an editorial titled The Full Step Pail. The paper notes occasional self analysis and introspection as part of its editorial stance.
While Toole campaigns, Clark supporters rally push for funds and backing. The scene hints at maneuvers to influence party cohesion as both sides campaign ahead of the vote.
The Republican National Committee shifts 0 sure to doubtful in Montana, deeming all other estimates of doubtful value.
The statement warns that if Mr. Hanna fails to resolve the coal miners dispute by November 6, further action will be taken. The tone suggests firm intent to end delays and push for settlement. The source emphasizes a concrete date and a commitment to end the current stalemate.
Ex Governor Toole and ex Senator Clark remain in the ex class, marking their status as permanent. The two figures are noted for their continuing association with the ex category and long term residence there.
In her bid to shift responsibility onto Prince Tuan, Mrs. Tsi An works a double shift and presses the accusation in the report.
President Mitchell of the Coal Miners union appears to be in full possession of faculties, among which is a backbone, as he leads during a period of strong leadership and unity within the organization.
Citizens note that the Clark barrel matter in Montana continues to unfold with no closure reported. Officials and locals watch for new developments and possible inquiries or reviews.
The text notes Joe Toole has no better excuse than Pat Carney for skipping the ticket and expresses Toole’s regret at not aligning with a withdrawal.
Li Hung Chang leaves Tientsin for Pekin and may beat Count von Waldersee in a stretch as striking miners avoid copying the Montane department.
Mr Clark can generate money without votes but his doodling record does not secure votes without funding.
The Minneapolis Journal notes Senator Clark with a vaudeville act that entranced voters, calling it magnificent though questioning if it counts as art.
The Clark Fusion from the Boulder Age pools support from Clark democrats and populists as factions merge. Analysts note diffusion of doodle and con fusion influencing voter sentiment ahead of the polls.
Minneapolis Times urges Mr. Clark of Montana to come forward and liven the monotony by presenting another million-dollar check.
Multiple papers report on Senator W. A. Clark of Montana planning a high profile bid and spending a large sum to defeat Chandler in New Hampshire. The sources note Clark's use of vaudeville acts and sketch artists as campaign props amid Montana political farce perceptions.
Hanna declares the nation must keep mills running to feed world markets while enforcing strong tariffs to shield home trade from foreign manufacturers. He notes he may provide further explanation.
A Montana ex-senator dispenses cold planks and vaudeville acts as public entertainment, contrasting with Rome's bread and circuses era where citizens demanded grand spectacles from rulers. The remark highlights political theater and media influence without pressuring the public to act.
The Savannah News lauds Mr Bryan for not abusing opponents and ensuring they have full opportunity to share views. It says there was never a fairer or franker candidate for the highest office in the gift of the American people.
The New York Journal reports Andrew Carnegie has decided to support McKinley, a move that surprised several people who thought wage issues at Carnegie works and moral questions would sway his politics. The timing coincides with expected wage reductions after the election.
The claim that a firm head earning 42 million annually from 25 million invested in a protected industry could back Bryan is described as extravagant and unnatural, highlighting a clash between high profits and political allegiance.
J L Sizer a temperance advocate arrives in Missoula from Deer Lodge to address Salvation Army barracks and the Methodist church about Montana duty for prohibition. He plans a month of statewide lecturing, cites North Dakota policy and the national prohibition campaign train led by Stuart. He highlights The New Voice journal and a daily edition ahead of the election while criticizing both parties on prohibition.
Missoula on October 7 saw several hunting parties depart for ducks grouse and deer with mixed fortunes. Some groups reported few ducks and no deer near the city while others found a few birds at Grass Valley and Blackfoot areas and returned with modest success.
Missoula dispatch notes Helena telegram stating the Montana supreme court ruled against St Patrick’s hospital in the tax case. Judge Woody had held the hospital charitable and untaxed. Alfred Cave had sued arguing noncharitable status. Taxes already paid will be refunded to Catholics.
A lamp was dropped in the Campbell home at 920 Fast Park avenue causing a fire that the fire department contained after spreading oil on the floor. The wooden house owned by D. R. Campbell a boilermaker's helper sustained about 500 in damage with 1 000 in insurance. Part of the household goods were saved.
John Jones aged 56 died of erysipelas last night at St. Ann's hospital after six days' confinement. He had worked at the smelters here for 12 years as a furnace man and had many friends in Butte but no relatives in the country. He was moved from Johnny Williams' boarding house to St. Ann's and the remains were taken to Tuttle's undertaking parlors. funeral arrangements will follow.
Arrangements for the A O H fair are complete with Oct 9 to Oct 17 schedule at the hall. Proceeds go to pay off building indebtedness. Mrs Hugh Daly and Mrs Joseph McDonnell oversee the event with Miss Alice Mahoney as secretary and a long list of committees coordinating booths and activities.
At a special Baptist church meeting last evening the members unanimously called Rev. W. H. Setzer of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Ky to be their pastor. He had supplied for Rev. J. E. Noftsinger of First Baptist Butte this summer and proved an efficient pastor during two years active work. Setzer was born on a Western Kentucky farm in 1873 and spent four years between schooling and seminary in mercantile work, mostly in Denver.
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