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Show MONTANA REPUBLICANS TAKEN SY SURPRISE. Democrats Cake TJp and Settle Zlec- . tion Contests. HELENA, Mont.. Feb. 5.-By a strict party vote Senators Daniel Tewey of 8ilver Bow county, James S. Hopkins of Rosebud and Charles A. Whipple of Broadwater were seated and the contests dismissed. There was no opposition op-position to the seating of Senator Whip-Pie, Whip-Pie, the Republicans voting with the Democrats to dismiss the contest proceedings proceed-ings against him. The Republicans claim to have been taken by surprise In this matter. The Democratic Senators held a caucus late Tuesdsy night and decided to settle the contests without further delay. |