The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-20
IT WAS A WARM THING
Excitement in the Gallatin County
Democratic Conven ton.
WALTER COOPER BEATEN
He Is Not Even Permitted to Go to the
State Convention-The Clark Men
Fall Down in Their Attempt
to Dictate Things.
Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Bozeman. Sept. l9.-The democratic
county convention of Gallatin county
commenced a stormy session at 2:SO this
afternoon and many bitter words and
accusations were made. The fight was
between Walter Cooper and the pre-
| sumed followers of w. A. Clark on the
! one hand and the anti-Clark section OF
/ the democratic party on the other. The
/ clause that the delegates go to Anacon-
da uninstructed caused a fight After
summarizing and upholding the princi-
pies of the democratic party on silver
and other questions. the platform read:
! we deplore the fact that the contest
for United States senator has already
become a disturbing issue, some four
months prior To the time IL ought of
right to be waged. In view Of this the
democrats of Gallatin county propose
here and now to disclaim any Connec-
tion with the factions involved. Ii is
acting solely In the interests of the
democratic party. First and foremost
we desire that the legislative nominees
shall be those who should they be elect
ed, shall cast their votes for a demo-
crat, regardless OF factional fights or
favorites." Then followed a clause that
the delegates go uninstruCted to the
state convention. trusting to their in
tegrity. honesty and love of party.
After some speeches, in which hot
words and several accusations were
made. Mr.. Cooper introduced the fol-
lowing amendment In place of the last
clause concerning the delegates: RE
solved further, That 1t is necessary I'm
order to preserve the integrity, purity
and fnfnra Of he
party to nominate a democratic state
ticket from top To bottom. and that
this convention hereby pledges the sup
port of its entire delegation To the state
convention at Anaconda. and they are
hereby instructed to vote against fu-
sion with any other political party"
The last clause was stricken out.
Referring to the original clause that
the delegates go 40 Anaconda unin.
structed, Mr. Cooper said among other
things: This resolution must have
emanated from the Office of our distin-
guished congressman, Mr.. Hartman or
his organ. the silver republican organ
the BoZeman Chronicle" He accused
MIR. Warren, chairman of the county
central committee. of putting a repub-
lcan on the list Of delegates to the
state convention i'm 1896 and on being
called 10 order. refused To respond and
was hissed by the convention. Ii seemed
for a time as If there would be a gen
eral row. The convention was certain
ly the hottest in the annals of the dem
ocratic party i'm Gallatin county
The sentiment of the convention ap-
peared to be against Mr. Cooper, for he
failed 10 be elected a delegate by one
vote. Nor was he put up for represen-
tatiVe or any other office. The follow
ing is the list of the delegates the ma
Jority Of whom are against fusion: c.
w. Hoffman. +. NJ. Higgins, Andrew
Cowan, tr.. Il. Il. Lamme, L. Warren,
George Ellis, J. l.. Patterson, II. A.
Pease, George Kinkle, ir., James VI.
Fly, James a. Johnson. II. H. Sapping-
ton. Jonas Henderson. Arthur Truman.
c. +. Blakely, j. Kountz. Tom Lewis.
y. T.. Davidson. J. a. Luce r. u. Steele
l.. L. Morgan, w. l.. Mcdonald. w. =
Hartman, Louis Kreuger, A. Davis
These nominations were made: For
James f.. Martin, John |
Walsh. John Mcleod; sheriff. Waiter |
Caldwell: treasurer. Henry Davis: |
clerk and recorder. +. V. BlankenshIp. |
assessor. Samuel Cowan: county attor- |
ney, w. II. c. Stewart; super1ntendent |
Of schools. Bettle Chrisman: surveyor. |
{. NJ. Thorpe; public administrator. J |
J. Martin; coroner. c. NJ. Chambliss.