The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
Have a Convention Of Their Own
to Ratify BoodIins Operations
Of Their Patron Saint.
REGULAR CONVENTION
Meets and Elects Martin Maginnis to Head
the Delegation to Kansas City-Rail-
roads Won't Recognize Clark
Convention.

Special to tho Bee.
Butte, June D;-When the state com
mittee met this morning to make
arrangements for the democratic conven-
tion, the Clark members presented the
proxies Of absentees which Chairman
Cockrell declined to honor The Clark
men then withdrew and made arrange
ments to hold bolting convention,
which took place in the Grand opera
house. The regular convention met in
the Auditorium and elected Martin
Maginnis, w. M. Cockrell, Governor
Smith, Paul A. Fusz, w. S. Hartman
and DIR. j. M. Fox as delegates to the
national convention. Resolutions were
adopted condemning Clark's bribing
operations in unmeasured terms.
Butte, June 2l.-There was ain utter
lack of enthusiasm in the Clark bolters'
convention, today. Although every
effort had been made to arouse an inter-
est, the work of the convention was con-
cluded in IL brief space What little
enthusiasm there was was that created
by money. The first business before the
indicators of bribery was the report of
the committee on credentials. This
report declared the presence in the con
vcntion of 375 delegates, which il true
would leave the convention 16 shy of
the democratic delegates. The resolu-
tions were mainly devoted to an attempt
to defend Clark in his corruption and
bribery and to denouncing men who are
above the power of his gold. The selec-
sas City was left to a committee com
posed Of one delegate from each county.
Clark was then called on for speech.
The brber devoted nearly all his time
to the recitation of his troubles and in
abuse of those whom his money had
failed to influence. Never once in his
speech did Clark touch on the silver
issue and the part which he allotted to
trusts was directed against the copper
trust alone. His speech seemed to be an
effort to lead as many democrats as pos
sible into the new labor party which he
is organizing here. He carefully avoided
discussing democratic doctrines with the
exception of trusts and only spoke of the
copper trust at that. After Clark speech
the announcement was made that tho
railroads had refused to recognize the sig
nature of the secretary of the convention
on orders for the return one fifth rate
allowed to delegates to the convention.
They would give the reduced rate only
on credentials signed by d. 2. OConnor,
secretary of the democratic convention.
John S. M. Neill was selected as national
committeeman, to the great disappoint-
Ment Of Walter Cooper, who had also
been promised the position. 1t was an
nounced that the convention for the
nomination of state officers would be
held on Sept. 10 at Helena. Ii. L. Frank,
chairman of the committee ON delegates
and alternates to Kansas City, reported
the following list which was ratified by
the bolters: Delegates, w. A. Clark, of
lSilver bow; Richard Fitzgerald. Of Cas-
cade; J. M. Holt, of Custer; S. ID.
Hauser, of Lewis and Clark; Frank G.
Higgins, of Missoula; II. l.. Prank, of
Silver Bow. Alternates, Il. Il. Corbett,
of Silver Bow; ID. r. Peeler, OF Flathead;
w. J. Hannah, of Sweet Grass; N. w.
Mcconnell, of Lewis and Clark; Joe
Toomey, Of Deer Lodge; l.. A. Luce, of
Gallatin. The convention then ad-
journed.