The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-18
REPUBLICANS Of MONTANA.
DEPLORE THE DISGRACE INTO
WHICH THE STATE Is BROUGHT.
State Convention Refuses to Seat
Republican Who Voted for Clark
and Otherwise Repudiates Demo-
cratic Northumberland Elected

BUTTE, Mont, May 1.-THE Republican
state convention met this morning ana j.
X. Woods, Of Missoula. was made tenn
porary chairman. In his speech he said
a change of administration at this time
would be national calamity. He said:
"If territorial expansion was right in the
days of jefferson, it cannot be wrong
now"
Speaking on state affairs, he said the
success of the Republican party would
make impossible repetition of the DIS
gushing fight in the Democratic party
which had made the name Of Montana
etench all over the country. The name OF
Mckinley was loudly cheered. After ap-
pointment of committees, recess vas
taken until o'clock
When the convention reassembled this
afternoon and the list of delegates was
reported from the committee on creden-
tials, ex-Unted States Senator w. +. San
ders moved as an amendment, to strike
out the name of State Senator Ben ID.
Phillips, of Chateau county, as delegate
from Teton county. Phillips had voted
for w. A Clark for senator. The motion
to strike Phillips from the list was adopt
ed amid a chorus of ayes and number
of nays H. r. Burton, of Teton, vas
made permanent chairman.
The platform commends the administra-
ton of President Mckinley, calls for the
reelection of Senator Carter. denounces
trusts and on local affairs says:
I'VE denounce the present Democratic
state administration, both in the execu-
tive and legislative departments, as IN
competent and unworthy of the confidence
of the people They have. by their adj
ministration of the affairs of state,
brought disgrace to Montana, ruined he
good reputation of some of its citizens,
defied our laws and made bribery and cor
ruption synonymous with Democracy.
1--WE heartily commend the action of
those Republicans who stood by their
party in the election of United States sem
ator in the last legislature
I'VE also denounce in unmeasnred terms
the betrayal of Republican principles by
assisted in the election, at the last legis-
lative assembly. of a Democrat, in the
person of w. A. Clark, to- the United
States senate.
1--WE denounce the statement recently
made in the United States senate that 50
per cent. of the people of Montana favor
a Democratic United States. senator, no
matter whom he may be, and assert that
the people of Montana If given the op-
portunity, will send as our representa-
tives two Republican senator's"
A minority report approved the action
of the Republicans who voted against
Clark and omitted any mention of those
who did. The majority report was adopt
ed without discussion.
Thomas II. Carter, United states sena-
tor, was elected delegate and chairman of
the delegation, by a rising vote. The 9TH
err five delegates elected by reclamation
are: c. w Goodale, of Cascade; Henry
Dion, of Dawson: David e. Folsom, Of
Meagher; Tyler b. Worden, of Missoula,
and John F. Forbes, of Silver Bow.
The alternates elected were:
w. +. Sanders. of Lewis and Clarke:
J. X. Mckay. Of Custer; Wyllis A.
Hedges. of Fergus; William Lindsay, Of
D&wson; NJ. l.. Davidson. of Beaverhead,
and J. f. Hendricks of Ravelli Mckay,
Hedges and Lindsay were members of The
legislature and refused TO vote for Clark
with the other Republicans
Ex-Justice w. II. Dewitt vas elected
national committeeman.