Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-02

OulSluc COuIlIleS dTFlV6u III t1el6Ud yes
terday afternoon ana last night, but not
withstanding their presence the city was
unusually quiet last night. While the
visible supply of Mountain dew was
considerably decreased during the even
ing there was enough in stock this morn
ing to supply all democrats.
Each county apparently sent full dele
cation. Many of the delegates are old
timers in the state and the appeared to
be brimful of enthusiasm for the party
they represent. The Deer Lodge delega-
ton arrived in the city this morning and
preceded by a Deer Lodge band, paraded
through the streets. The slushy streets
and disagreeable weather did not seem
to dampen their enthusiasm.
The convention was held at the Audi
torium and shortly before hat hour the
Silver Bow delegation filed in to the
Then followed Deer Lodge to the strains
of Dixie" The Lewis and Clarke dele
cation were accorded an ovation. The
delegates from the other counties stood
up and waved their hats and cheered.
The Auditorium was gaily decorated
with flags, bunting and potted plants.
Pictures of Bryan and Stevenson,
Dewey, Fitz Hugh Lee, Sampson and
Schley ornamented the walls, while a few
spruce trees in the rear end of the hall
served to give the building a Fourth of
July appearance
Chairman c. F. Booth called the con-
vention to order shortly after the noon
hour and invited Secretary Dave Marks
to read he declaration of independence
of the Independent wing Of the democracy
and the resolutions adopted at Helena,
when the independents had been refused
seats in the state convention. The read
ing Of the principles was followed closely
by the delegates and the denunciatory
reference to the bribery and corruption,
alleged to have been practiced by the
other wing, were heartily applauded.
Chairman Booth announced that at a
meeting of the state central committee
held this morning it had been decided to
name Robert B. Smith for temporary
secretary, D. p. O'Connor Tor assistant
secretary and Terry Lennon for sergeant
at arms. with power to appoint assistants
if needed. Mr.. Booth asked the sense of
the convention as to the suggestion of the
committee and the delegates offering no
objections the chair appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen to escort Mr.. Smith to
the platform: j. w. Ponsford of GAL
latin, H. w. Stiff of Missoula, Tom Nc
Tague of Deer Lodge, DR.. j. r. Fox of
Carbon, D. Tracey of Cascade and Judge
Kehoe of Silver Bow.
Mr.. Smith was greeted with cheers at
ter taking his place on. the platform
The governor could not resist the temp
tation to make a stump speech and his
oratory consisted of the following:
Fellow Citizens and Democrats of the
State of Montana: 1 desire to thank
you and the state central committee for
the honor of selecting me to preside tenn
p~orarily over the deliberations Of this
great conventions; and 1 tell you this is
an honor to preside over a body Of DEM
ocratic voters that believe in democratic
principles, men that believe each county
and subdivision of our state has the right
to select it's delegates in a legal way to
sit in a democratic convention, men who
are always willing to abide by a just
decision of the majority, but men who,
knowing their rights, are never willing
to submit to the wrong of any power.
We have had a so-called democratic
convention recently held in this state
where we saw the majority ruthlessly,
without right or justice, trample upon
the rights of 1000 or $1,000 voters in
this state, ignore their rights in that con-
vention and invite them to walk out.
This, fellow citizens, was not for the
purpose of enhancing the interests of the
democratic party; this action was solely
believes hat he has had a call to become
a representative of the state of Montana
in the United States senate.
This convention here assembled, fell
low-citizens, is a protest against the vim
dication of the crime of the nineteenth
century; it is a protest against the fur
Their humiliation n disgrace OF this
great commonwealth of Montana among
her sister states of the Union. This con-
vention is an assemblage of representa-
tive men, who believe that before the
world William A. Clark stand before our
supreme court and the senate of the
United States convicted of bribery and
corruption, and such crimes we do not
propose to condone.
This unanimous conviction before the
senate committee on privileges and cleo
tons he confessed by resigning his seat
and then by a trick tried to sneak in
again through the back door. 1t will
never be permitted, and he is just as near
the senate-and nearer hen-than he will
ever be again.
You are here, fellow-citizens, to deter
mine upon the course to be pursued
what action shall be X by those dem
ocrats in the state Who do not believe
that the dollar is all-powerful, who be.
lieve in the integrity of manhood, ano
believing that, will try to prevent any
further control of the politics of this
state by money, by bribery and corrup.
ton.
Our republican friends must not thinl
for a moment that because we have {
little quarrel in his campaign we arr
not looking out for them. After we have
adjusted our little family quarrel we will
k care Of them and their case.
On the 5th day of last September thu
republican party assembled in the Audi.
forum at Helena. There, in the presence
of four thousand people I saw four mel
presented to the convention and whel
they We're presented three cheers were
called for four honest republicans. The!
passed resolutions commencing the hon
esty of these four men, and l commend
it, too. -
One of the Mckinley followers turned
to me and said: Did you ever see any
thing like that in a democratic conven
ton, where people were cheering ant
passing resolutions in favor of honestly
ssNn' cqid T ct never say a 6Rm0cr2ti
convention that did not have more thai
four. honest men in it. I said My younl
friend, it is a pitiable thing to hold VI
these men by cheers and resolutions, t
hold up their strong arms n say the,
are the only ones that could be found
Why, it was no worse than Sodom an,
Gomorrah, when Lot and his wife, an,
his two daughters were the only decen
and honest people that could be found il
the town. I must say that it was a sor