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Montana Capital Battle Tracks Helena Victory in 1894 Vote
Historian James A Sanders recounts the three week capital location struggle from the 1893 constitutional convention to the 1894 general election. Helena narrowly defeated Anaconda by 27 024 to 25 118 votes securing a permanent Montana capital with a two thirds vote required to move.
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James A. Sanders
Montana
Helena
Anaconda
Third Legislative Assembly
W. A. Clark
Butte
Capitol
Charles S. Warren
Burleigh
Custer
Billings
Silver Bow
Peter Breen
Boulder
David G. Browne
Chouteau
Fort Benton
Walter Cooper
Gallatin
Bozeman
Joseph K. Toole
Martin Maginness
Simeon Buford
Madison
Old Virginia City
John R. Toole
Field of Park
Livingston
Marion
Missoula County
Missoula
Anaconda Octopus
Senator Eggleston
Anaconda Standard
Montana Club
Lewis and Clark County
Maginnis
Blue Mountain
Deer Lodge
Great Falls
Mount Ascension
Stanley
Thomas Cruse
Will Aiken
Jefferson County