Daily inter mountain., 1900-09-18
THE LABOR PARTY
Missoula, September II.

MISSOURI, september II.
The first labor party convention ever
held in Missoula county was called to
order Saturday forenoon at II: 80 o'clock
In Union hall by J. A. Ferguson, chair
man Of the county committee. Without
unnecessary delay the various commit
tees were appointed and the convention
adjourned until o'clock in the afternoon.
On reconvening at 2 o'clock the reports
or committees were received and adopt
ed. The report of the committee on res
olutions and platform recommending the
nomination of a legislative and county
ticket was adopted with the following
resolutions:
The representatives of the labor par
ty OF MissOula county, in convention as
sembled, do hereby reaffirm our allie
gience to the principles and platform as
adopted by the state labor convention.
We declare it to be our purpose to estab-
lish the system of direct legislation and
tn imperative mandate. AS a safeguard
to the freedom and liberties to the people
Of Montana. We denounce the assertion
that the payment of wages gives the en-
ployer the control of the votes Of tn en-
ployed. We an see no distinction letWeen
government by roya!ists assuming a
divine right and a government
which derives it's powers through
CoEIClOA VI cInplOyeS anu Tie GA
istence and welfare OF this republic is in
the persistent efforts of gigantic trusts
and corporations to control political par
ties and through them the courts ,execu-
tives and legislatures. To overcome this
danger to give farmers, laborers and
business men an opportunity to cast their
ballots for men of their own choosing,
and to have representatives in the legis-
lature who will represent the people and
not corporations, we have formed the la
Dor party.
We protest against the wholesale i'm
portation of Chinese and Japanese Ia
bcrers and demand the extension and
enforcement of stringent immigration
laws. We pledge our party to the enact
ment of an eight-hour law for employees
in mines, mills and smelters, and to the
repeal of the law known as the Fellow
Servant Law. We pledge our party to
conserve all legislative business and
property interests and to the advance
ment of the welfare Of the common peo-
pie and the cause of humanity
The following delegates were selected
to attend the state. convention, which
meets at Helena, September 18th; j; E.
Kline, J. M. McElveney. Fred w. Ze
J. S. Wyman, Eugene Courtney, j.. w.
Moore, J. O'Rourke, Il. M. Keim. j. j..
Derringer, Saml Beaver, Henry Wolfe,
G. P. Lafray, Walter johnson. A. II. Nc
Manus, Fl. Graham, A. N. White f: N.
ioolleIS, -. Il lSIiCA, -. ~. hoSoIS, CAAeAf''
Fell, T. c. Hahn, Geo. Elliott, A. c.
Adams, F. r. Burger, Matt Myers.
Harry l.. Shepard and William Craw-
ford were nominated for the legislative
ticket. William Gerrity defeated Harry
Logen for the nomination for sheriff by
vote of 80 to 25. Major A. l.. Dun
can defeated Charles II. Hall for the
nomination for county attorney by a vote
of 80 to 10. Hall was considered the
stronger of the two in the race and the
result, was surprise to many. John
O'Rourke delivered the knockout blow
by accusing him OF being Coxey he;-
der several years ago when the army
was on it's way through here to Wash
ington.
The following nominations were made
for the different townships: Hellgate
township, justice of the peace. +. La
fray, w. A. Davis. Constables, Z. X.
Scott r. ]. Kitching.
Cedar township. Justice Of the peace
e. Rogers, d. Smith. Constables, Il.
Ressler and S. e. Ryan.
Thompson township, justice of the
peace-Wiliam Lussen. w. {. Adams.
Constables, Fl. E. Masses, ]. c. Hamons.
Jocko -township.-No representation
made and places will be filed by county
central committee. consisting of: j. A.
Ferguson. J. f. Kane, John McElveney,
Fred w. Zeh f. M. Keim, q. S. OrdWay,
Daniel McQuerrie Walter Johnson, {.
p. Lafray ,Chas. Fell w. G. Adams. G.
P. Laffray. F, Callers, H. Graham, G. e.
Fisher, J. Grenier.