Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-27
Not More Than Half Of
the Democratic Delegates
Attend the Convention.

motion of w. e. r. Mcdonald Mr.. Har-
of the convention.
There were calls for Mr.. Harvey, but
the nominee failed to show Up.
James Maher, secretary of the West
ern Federation of Miners, was nominated
for count treasurer by Thomas Kilgal-
lon in a e%ulogistic speech. c. w. Clark
seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Makers nomination was made
unanimous. ,
w. E. r. Mcdonald named ]. W. Dale
for county superintendent of schools.
j. ]. Knowlton placed in nomination
Miss Mary Mullin. Cornelius Taylor
seconded the nomination of Miss Mullin.
Mr.. Mcdonald Withdrew the name of j.
w. Dale and Miss Mullin was nominated
by exclamation.
Ed Hickey named J. p. Collins for pub
ldc administrator, n Mr.. Collins was
also nominated by a~cclamation.
A recess was then taken TO allow the
delegates to get together for the pur-
pose of selecting justices and constables
for the various townships.
When the convention convened c. w.
Clark stated that a committee was pres
ent form the eight-hour republicans. In
response to an invitation J. F. Davies Of
the minority republicans stepped on the
platform. MI. Davies sale that under in
structions from his convention he was
authorized to state that the eight-hour
republicans had adopted the report of
the conference committee. He further
said that the minority republicans had
decided to stand and in hand with the
democrats for the election of a ticket and
pledged their support to the entire tick
ct. On election day, he said, they would
show that they had added materially in
votes to the ticket, the election of which
was certain.
On motion of John MacGinnis the con-
vention endorsed by reclamation the can
didates of the minority republicans.
Forbes Buchanan reported from the
labor convention. Mr.. Buchanan said the
labor men had also adopted the confer
ence committee report and submitted a
list of the nominations made. The re-
port was also adopted n the nominees
Of the labor party were taken into the
democratic fold.
G. c. Taylor was named for Justice and
r. c. Dorsey for constable of South Butte
township. When nominations for the two
constables for German township were
called for DR.. G. w. Beal stated that they
had a peaceful community in German
gulch and asked that the nominations
for that township be passed as the peo-
pie OF that section would be pleased to
throw all their business to the South
Butte justice.
At this point George W. Casey propos-
ed hat in view of the peaceful condi-
ton of German gulch gulch DR.. Beal be
named as justice and Perry e as con-
stable. DR.. Beal arose to protest but his
protest was smothered in a storm of APP
plause. The motion for the nomination
of DR.. Beal was put and carried.
For Red Mountain township John Moa
was named for justice and Sherman w.
lance for constable.
Nominations for the legislature were
made as follows George W. Casey nam
ed Thomas S. Kilgallon; G.. w. Monroe
named F. E.. Corbett: P. j. Gilligan NAM
ed M. P. Gilchrist; w. E. r. Mcdonald
named c. c. Willis; DR.. Blackburn NAM
ed Ben E.. Harris; F.. E. Corbett in an
eloquent speech named John MacGin-
mis-, ]. J. Knowlton named Jos. ]. Meun-
Ter and another delegate named Tom
Parker.
This completed the nominations and
a ballot was being taken at the hour of
going to press.