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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1899
Page
2
Public notice item listing 25 West Granite Street in Butte City Montana dated Monday December 4 1899. The fragment confirms location and date but lacks further action or involved parties.
The article reports W. A. Clark being sworn in as United States senator from Montana amid objections and a pending inquiry. It notes the Privileges and Elections Committee will investigate, with justice and facts guiding the outcome, and downplays factional bias from rival papers.
The piece denounces political insincerity across factions, accusing leaders and allies of surrendering convictions to expediency. It condemns scandal shifting Montana's image and questions the integrity of citizens aligning with perceived corrupt leaders and their enablers.
The article attacks Democratic leadership in Montana over alleged bribery in Clark's election, condemns editorial manipulation and defense of party interests, and warns of political maneuvering ahead. It cites Governor Smith, Attorney General Nolan, and party factions while predicting ongoing legislative and national policy battles shaping the campaign of next year.
The governor condemns the seating of Mr Clark as a provocation and accuses the Legislature of improper conduct. He argues the protest lacks judicial backing and denounces the assembly as crimnals, while denying personal attack and urging restraint.
The Fifty Sixth Congress began its first session with routine preliminary work. Attention centers on how the Roberts case in the House and the Clark case in the Senate are handled, with broader national issues to follow after those adjustments.
A dispatch from the Miner reports the national silver Republican Party executive committee meeting in Chicago to select strategies for the 1896 campaign. Col O P Chisholm of Montana chairs the state committee and Charles S Hartman is named as a notable attendee and potential participant in party leadership debates. The piece recalls a 1895 Montana committee dispute over leadership, Mantle, Hartman, and Chisholm, and asserts Mantle remains chair and Hartman was barred from party leadership. The article notes ongoing questions over who legitimately represents Montana silver Republicans at the national level.
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