Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
MAJORITY Of
SIXTY SEVEN
POLITICIANS FIGURE CLAEK,S
ADVANTAGE IN COUNTY
CONVENTION.
BUT DALYITES CONTROL
THE PARTY MACHINERY,
And Will Try to Have Silver Bow Del.
egation Vote for Temporary Or
ganization.

The preliminary skirmish of the war;
ring democratic factions will take place
IN Burte next Wednesday,, when 481 del
egates from the various counties of the
state will assemble for the D of Sc
lectang delegates to attend the demo-
cratic national convention at Kansas
City.
The warriors are already gathering for
tne. Tray and the managers and workers
or both factions have been unusually ac-
i've during the past two weeks. While
no great questions Of local or national
Importance are involved. the two fac
tons of the democracy realize that the
resuit OF the fight next week will have
an important bearing on the matter Of
democratic supremacy in the state. The
principal fight will be upon the matter
OF the selection of Senator Clark as a del
egate to the national convention. The
senator Is seeking vindication and his
friends believe he will secure it. The op-
posing faction will move heaven and
earth to defeat him, but the Daily workers
are not very sanguine hat they will
succeed.
The anti-Clark men are evidently badly
scared at the result of the recent county
conventions and during the past week
have been seeking to effect a compromise
Will their old enemies in the democratic
party. To all overtures made, however.
the Clark supporters have replied thai
the only compromise that could be eff
fected would be on the basis that the
Daily men stack their arms and surrender
Internationally. And pon this rock
they split.
The Clark people nave adopted the
motto of Zach Chandler and ''claim ev-
erything." They have already trained
their guns on the Anaconda kopje and as
sert that a large proportion of the min
ers on the hill will support their ticket.
They point out that a wonderful change
Of sentiment has taken place in Silver
R0w n011nfv within tho most vyoor 49,
that the abuse to which Senator Clark
was subjected has gained for him a great
many new friends
1t is certainly a fact that the sentiment
for Mr.. Clark is very strong in the out
side counties, not dominated by DAILY in
f%1uences. Beaverhead and Broadwater
counties will send solid delegations in
his favor. The Cascade, Choteau Gus
ter and Dawson delegations will be al
most unanimous for him.. The same may
be said of Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin.
Meagher and Park counties. tn Clark
men are figuring on the support Of the
entire Lewis and Clarke delegation. Mis-
soula, Jefferson n Ravalli counties
hold primaries today and the Clark men
are sanguine that Clark will have a ma
jority in each. with the possible excep-
ton Of Ravalli. Madison is divided. Car
bon elected DAILY delegates. but Sweet
Grass. Teton. Valley and Yellowstone
will send almost solid delegations for
Clark.
The Clark men have been figuring upon
having a majority in the convention.
even allowing the DAILY delegation of Sill
yer Bow to be counted, but the oppos-
ing faction laugh at the assertion. The
Daily forces lave control of the state ma
chinery and are believed to have a ma
jority in the state central committee.
What leverage this will give them in the
convention is a disputed point. Some of
the DAILY people are claiming thai the
Daily Silver Bow delegation will be allow
ed to vote in the preliminary organiza-
ton, but the Clark adherents allege that
such action would be contrary to all
parliamentary procedure. The Daily men
claim to be able to show presidents for
such a course and will make a strong
effort to carry their point. The follow
ing table is prepared from estimates
made by leading politicians as to the
relative strength Of the Clark and Daily
forces in the counties outside of Silver
Bow. It gives the Clark men a majority
of 81 in the preliminary organization If
the contesting delegations from Silver
Bow are not allowed a voice: