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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1900
Page
10
Yesterday saw a drop in citizens registering to have names added to the rolls in Silver Bow county. Yet a notable number did register, enough to complicate political forecasts and expose concerns over illegal registration. Officials warn fusion control of agents could enable abuses, with possible prosecutions on the horizon.
List of registration sites and agents across multiple districts with precinct ranges and street addresses. Names include James Murray J J Hanley James Paige James McCarthy H S Clark M S Abrahams William Cunningham BE A Gilbert Oscar Wells Frank M Murray T B Gardner W A Ralston Alex Anderson Albert B Marshman at specified addresses in Centerville Walkerville Meaderville Big Butte and other locales.
A Montana dispatch portrays Caldwell Edwards as the Clark ticket’s congressional candidate, detailing his long odd career from saloon work to politics, citing 42 votes in Gallatin in a prior race and a life spent toiling in drinking taverns and farming while criticizing his rivals.
The piece argues Montana vindicates W A Clark while condemning Edwards, who shifts parties from Republican to Democrat to populist. It criticizes Edwards for past acts and suggests Montanans should observe his rise from Logan to Washington, calling out Montana as a flawed state and Clark as its profit.
Special Dispatch reports Dillon October 22 as independent Democrats hosted Governor Robert B. Smith at the Dillon theater. A torch light parade met the governor, who spoke over an hour and a half, denouncing Republican policy on Cuba the Philippines and Porto Rico. He argued for equal privileges for Porto Ricans and attacked trusts and debt levels, claiming the outgoing administration cut state debt.
Governor condemns Clark and bribery while detailing state finances including bounty claims and land office revenues. He criticizes trust power and militarism, vows fiscal reform, and urges Montana voters to support reform at the polls.
A tiny, cold audience attended the Clark democrats at the courthouse. speakers J. M. Burke and Caldwell Edwards spoke but many listeners departed by halfway through the gathering.
Special Dispatch reports Governor Smith speaking to a large audience in Whitehall. He was cheered and his handling of state and national issues drew strong enthusiasm from attendees.
The ship Morning Star arrived after a 22 day voyage from St Michael carrying around 1 million dollars in gold dust from Dawson mines. Owned by the Alaska Exploration Company the gold is consigned to San Francisco banks. Captain Lagass predicts Klondike will become the world’s greatest gold region.
The Northern Pacific offers Montesa residents special round trip rates to Hunter’s Hot Springs at Springdale. An eight day ticket covers round trip fare, 21 meals, six nights lodging, and bathing privileges, with routes from towns including Hamilton Winston Missoula Townsend Philipsburg Lombard Marysville Custer Deer Lodge Forsythe Pongoaese Miles City Norris Glerdive Butte Helena Carbon Bozeman Red Lodge Chestnut Billings and others. A three day ticket also available with fare to Springdale, six meals, two nights lodging, and bathing rights from selected points. Contact N. P. General Agents at Butte or Helena or local agents. CHAS. E. FEE, G. P. A., St. Paul, Minn.
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