Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17

AANSO up " VAC lAAu
the lamb to lie down together in peace
and harmony at the populist county con-
vention held this afternoon at the Audi
forum. They lay down all right, no.
BODY doubted that: but the lamb, as is
usual in such cases, was inside the lion.
"SWede" Murphy is dethroned. In his
place has come a new populist sachem
and his name is Abraham of the Philips
clan. Two to one was the vote, and Phil
ips' adherents could not lave been hap
pier If it had been 16 to l, with all the
mystery that great Bryanitic conlbina-
ton of figures conveys to a free-silver
convert.
The executive committee. in pursuance
to a published call signed by twelve
members, held a meeting at III O'Clock IN
the parlors of the McDermott hotel 10
determine the question Of seating the
contesting delegations from five precincts
Turing the temporary organization of the
convention. Only eleven member and
an Inter Mountain representative were
present. Upon motion of John Hoy,
whose incisive hunor threw himself into
a state of delight bordering on hysteria,
the reporter was barred on the ground
that another member might turn up and
thirteen would surely be a hoodoo."
Those present were w. G. O'Malley,
who called the committee to order; T..
r. Kinds, John Bryne, John Hoy, Bar
ney Ferry, Mike Toner, p. G. Sullivan,
Patrick Peoples, William Haggerty, Pc
ter broen anu AILIIOuy oIoNilA AAo6
gerty held the proxy OF w. d. Clark.
1t was decided to seat the contesting
delegations in temporary organization
md fight it out afterWard.
The convention was called to order by
'.Swede' Murphy. Mr.. Murphy's tones
were low and sweet, presumably because
he scented a fight and didn't want to ne
deemed the aggressor.
Following the instruction of the chair
Secretary M. G. O'Malley read the call,
supplementing the reading by a state
ment that since it had been Issued a
number of ang had been made which
necessitated a revised reading. With this
apology Secretary O'Malley went
through the list again.
Chairman Murphy then declared NOM
ina atoms in order for a temporary CHAIR
man and the &c string of the conven-
ton Immediately broke with an audible
snap. "Jack' Byrne Immediately asked
for the readiny of the report of the ex-
ecutive committee which had previously
met. $4,000 . ,,s
foot With an agility which showed that
at least three-fourths of a emp remaineu
on his shoulder, and placed Ape fhlllps
in nomination. zoro,
"He is a gentleman VINO always uesiies
to see fair play" remarked weston III al
enonhatic manner, and will do honor 10
| the position" ~,
weston got this far when his fiery eye
| discerned or imagined it discerned a sheer
| on the face of the chair. opplhs az
| ruptly, he struck an attitude ana yen
ed. "Mr. Chairman. I am here as a reg
Mar delegate and I demand decent treat,
won't r. I don't command respect, l Will
enforce it," .+
The chairman calmly explained that
| NV Weston was mistaken in his
| ton that he vas not commandlns que r.
snect. AS nobody else took the lnltlatlVe'
Murphy stated that Philips suited MIN as
a candidate for temporary chairman ana
+ho+ ba was willing for the nominatlons
to close. 1.,.,,,,n,
"Hold on there!" interrupted William
shiflebin. 1T want to say that Whlle we
are at his we make two peace offerings
instead of one: I demand Mr. chairman
that you be placed in nomination IN OF,
der that the scurrilous and nWarrah.eu
attacks lately made upon you pv lne op-
n%osition press be refuted.' -,
Murphy was nothing loath so far as ms
own candidacy was concerned. anu !.
went. Shiflebin and Byrne thereupon
entered into a lively discussion resala-
ing contests, in which the former pas,
sionately declared that the questlon -,
contests should by previous agreeiie,I. - -
executive committee, not be callea up a.
this time. Shiflebin won ana Mutp.s
arain s,1ayely ruled that ~eryp IL
the house might vote , a;g.
,Tellers We're appointed and struck ols'
y;6ad attitudes in front or the roslIu,i
holding derby hats into which the ue,e,
Gates dropped their ballots as tney ~ ne.
by in the order OF the Prs:,; n ,an,e
ranresented. In the-count fhlipe IN.
was heard twice to Murphy's once: Liz
n 49, we've. Philips, 100; Murphy %.
nh;,;ns was escorted to the stano ah'
., tha a%xnberance of his satisfactlof
threw bouquets broadcast. He mooes'is