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November 22, 1883
Helena Weekly Herald
Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana
What is this article about?
In Deer Lodge, leading Democrats including Dr. A.H. Mitchell and R.S. Kelley collected $35 for advance election news, only to receive disappointing reports of losses, leading to colorful outbursts preserved by the ex-Coroner as a reminder of election unpredictability.
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Disappointed Democrats.
[Inter-Mountain.
A story which will bear telling has arrived from Deer Lodge by grapevine telegraph. It relates that on election day Dr. A.H. Mitchell, R. S. Kelley, and other leading Democrats of the town, took up a collection amounting to $35 with which to pay for press report, in order that they might know in advance of the report published by the daily papers the Democratic majorities in the States in which elections were held. The first advices were not of an encouraging nature, and subsequent dispatches convinced them they were paying for news opposite to what they had hoped to receive. The utterances given vent to were such as only a true Democrat can pronounce. The dispatches are kept on file by the ex-Coroner, and will forever be a reminder that the result of elections, like other less wonderful inventions, is not always to be predicted beforehand.
[Inter-Mountain.
A story which will bear telling has arrived from Deer Lodge by grapevine telegraph. It relates that on election day Dr. A.H. Mitchell, R. S. Kelley, and other leading Democrats of the town, took up a collection amounting to $35 with which to pay for press report, in order that they might know in advance of the report published by the daily papers the Democratic majorities in the States in which elections were held. The first advices were not of an encouraging nature, and subsequent dispatches convinced them they were paying for news opposite to what they had hoped to receive. The utterances given vent to were such as only a true Democrat can pronounce. The dispatches are kept on file by the ex-Coroner, and will forever be a reminder that the result of elections, like other less wonderful inventions, is not always to be predicted beforehand.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Disappointed Democrats
Election Day
Deer Lodge
Press Reports
Political Disappointment
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. A.H. Mitchell
R. S. Kelley
Ex Coroner
Where did it happen?
Deer Lodge
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. A.H. Mitchell
R. S. Kelley
Ex Coroner
Location
Deer Lodge
Event Date
On Election Day
Story Details
Leading Democrats in Deer Lodge paid $35 for advance election reports expecting victories, but received news of defeats, prompting strong reactions preserved as a lesson in unpredictability.