Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-27

cans met today to complete the fusion
programme. While the morning session
was entirely harmonious it was known
to many outsiders that many of the bank
democrats We're not pleased with the
arrangements made with the populists.
The latter had received the lions share
of the offices.
The populists had cut a very small
figure in politics in Silver Bow county
during the past two years. Many of
them had gone back to their old afilia-
lions and 1t is recent history that not a
corporais guard of the old time party
could be mustered in Butte. Yet they
secured the bulk of the offices this fall.
AT the morning session, however, the
bank democrats smothered their wrath
and evidently decided to take their
medicine. The B. & M. and played some
merry tunes in an effort to attract a
crowd but the crowd came not. The
spectators were limited to Fred Scheur-
err and a few republicans who dropped
In to pass away the time. After Judge
Barrett called the meeting to order Sec
rotary Abe Cohen was instructed to call
the roll of delegates. 1t was a painful
effort on Abe's part. Not one-half of
the alleged delegates We're present and
Abe had ocular demonstration of the
fact. but the chairman insisted and Abe
complied. But it is a fact that not one
half of the delegates whose names We're
read responded to the call. The chair
man, Judge A. H. Barrett, however, an
nounced that a quOru mwas present for
the transaction of business and nobody
disputed his word. Then he asked that
Abe Cohen read the minutes of the last
meeting held on Sept. IA. It was during
the reading of the resolutions adopted
at that date that the name of w. A,
Clark was family cheered.
Chairman Barrett advanced to the
front of the stage with an Irving-like
stride. The venerable gentleman stated
that having been nominated for a state
office on the democratic ticket he
thought it was proper for him to tender
his resignation as the chairman of the
county central committee. There were
cries of mo, no." from the audience,
and one faint YES" Before the chair
man could proceed further John Mac
Ginnis arose and made a faux pas. He
said he wished to nominate as chairman
of his convention a sterling democrat
who would work for the success Of the
ticket-George H. Casey. Then Mr..
MacGinnis assumed the reins of power
and put the nomination before a pro-
testing voice could be heard. Casey is
elected" quoth Mr.. MacGinnis as he sat
down satisfied with his work.
Don't you mean Mr.. MacGinnis that
Mr.. Casey is elected chairman of the
county central committee instead of
chairman Of this c~onvention?' demanded
Mr.. COrbett.
IT desire to apologize to the members
Of this convention" replied Mr.. Mac
GiEniss, M Casey is chairman of the
committee, not of this convention. All
In favor of that motion will say aye"
and a chorus of ayes responded.
Let the business proceed, Mr.. Chair
man" said Mr.. Corbett, and now I want
to read the report Of the conference COM
mittee."
Mr.. Corbett was standing in the aisle
prepared to spring the report of the COM
mittee.
Get on the STAGE" shouted Fred
Scheurer, in his rich Holland brogue
from the gallery. w want to hear
YOU
MIR. Corbett complied with the request
and stated the terms upon which fusion
had been accomplished between the la
Dor and populist parties and a party
styling itself the ei%ght-hour republic
ans" Out of that fusion the bank demo-
Gratis We're to get one judge of the dis
trict court, one treasurer, one county ad-
ministrator, one justice of the peace and
one constable in South Butte township;
two justices of the peace ana two consta-
bles in German Gulch, one Justice and
one constable in Red Mountain township
and five members of the legislature. On
the legislative ticket the labor party got
five members n the populists the other
two.
1.-THE eight-hour republicans get MOTH
ing on the legislative ticket" remarked
Mr.. Corbett, sententionsly, as If to give
the sentence more weight.
"Give them something" pleaded q del
egate, but his voice was lost. in a motion
, to adopt the report made Ny w. E.. r.
Mcdonald. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Corbett then spoke his little piece.
He said that none of the members of this
convention to whom he had spoken were
prepared to go ahead with the nominal
ton of county officers. The report of the
conference committee, he alleged, was to
them a new matter. He thought the
delegates should be given a little time to
caucus among themselves to decide upon
nominees. He moved an adjournment
until 2 o'clock.
Charles w. Clark thought that before
tina motion was put a committee OF
three should fbe appointed to notify the
other parties that the report of the con-
| ference committee had been adopted.
| Somebody suggested that the same con-
ference committee be appointed to notify
the other parties but Mr.. Corbett said he
begged to he excused, intimating that he
had had troubles enough during the past
few days as the chairman of the con-
ference committee. The chair thereupon
appointed C. w. Clark, Boyd Dickinson
and Larry Muldoon to carry the good
| news to the labor, populist and minority
republicans.
AnOther mOIlOn TO ADJOURN WAS maui
but before it could be acted upon Chair
man Barrel suggested that the old COM
mittee on permanent organization and
order of business bring in a supplemental
report in order to provide for the nomi-
nation of officers. This was agreed to
and the convention then took a recess
until 2 o'clock.
ALL IS HARMONY.
At 2:30 the convention was again called
to order. Chairman c. w. Clark of the
conference notification committee re-
ported that the chairmen of the various
parties a been notified of the fusion
agreement.
The report was adopted with but one
dissenting voice.
The report of the committee on order
of business reported in favor of pro-
ceeding with the nomination of officers.
The report was adopted.
The first order of business after the
reading of the report was the nomdna-
tion of a candidate for district iudpe.