Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
LABOR PARTY
MEETS TONIGHT
CONVENTION EXPECTED TO SPLIT
ON THE FUSION PRoPo-
SITION.
SOME WOULD AFFILIATE
WITH BANK DEMOCRACY,
Will Call Convention to
Order-Men Out For County
Offices.

The county convention of the labor
party this evening in Judge Clancy's
room at the court house, promises to be
interesting if it does not turn out to be a
lively affair. From all indications two
factions will show up with chips on their
shoulders, and one of them will play
strong cards to entangle the party in
some alliance or fusion with the bank
democracy. At the county convection Of
the bank democracy on Friday, this fact
was made plainly apparent. and men,
bers of the clerks union n delegates
from other trades have been equally in
discreet in showing their hands before
and since that time.
Dan Mcdonald, president of the West
ern Labor union, and the leading spirit
in the movement. is not in the city: so
NJ. p. Haggerty, will call the convention
to order. There may be a contest for
temporary organization, but 1t is said
that Patrick J. Keane, eX-president of
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor assem-
bly, will carry off he honor of tempor-
airy chairman, and Frank Pelletier will
be elected secretary. The chances are
that the temporary organization will be
made permanent.
Then will follow the appointment of
committees on credentials. rules of or
der and reSOlutiOnS Immediately after
the report of the comElittee on creden-
tials. it is likely that a committee may be
appointed to select delegates to the
state convention at Helena on the 10th.
Along bout this time. one of the dele
gates informed the Inter Mountain re-
porter. somebody Is likely to offer a reso-
luton squirting at fusion. and there's
where the lack of unity will make itself
manifest. Opposed to this measure will
be the larger element in the convention,
which will contend that the basic prin-
ciples upon which the labor party Is
founded We're taken from the recommen-
dations of the states trade and
labor council adopted at Hell
ena about a year ago. These
recommendations stood for independent
action and the declaration that "all mil
mionaires and corporations look alike to
workingmen." So the chances are that
the fusion resolution may be voted down.
The resolutions committee will likely re-
affirm the platform adopted in state con-
vention at the Auditorium recently, with
few additions, if any.
But before the resolutions committee
makes it's report, there will be nomfna-
lions for county officers. Although the
primaries were cut and dried and every
thing passed off harmonious, that fact
cuts no figure regarding slates' There
are states n states, even in the labor
party, and it is impossible to make an
accurate forecast. Picking up threads OF
information here and there among dele
gates willing to talk, the Inter Noun
tain's reporter learns that the most like
~ candidate for sheriff is Frank Weldon,
who will be selected as a compromise VIC
tim. Mr.. Weldon is one of the brainiest
of the labor leaders, led in the Chinese
boycott, and had a tilt with Colonel
Sanders, all of which served to bring
him into prominence.
Last night in the Silver Bow Trades &
Labor Assembly. Pat Keane made a
speech calling attention to the qualifica-
tons of Mike Mccormick for coroner.
1t was we'll received, SO it is said, and
the chances are the ex-president of the
miners union will be nominated for that
office by reclamation.
For the office of assessor James Fury is
mentioned. There are several aspirants
for the office of county clerk, but Judge
Dobson, president Of he Silver Bow
Trades assembly is said to hold the in
side track. J. W.. Arnold, the veteran
treasurer of the local trades assembly, is
mentioned for the office of county treas
urer, and W. H. Pierce, who ran for
school trusee last spring. will undoubt-
eddy be nominated as one Of the county
commissioners. P. J.. Keane is likely to
be one of the candidates nominated for
the legislature.
From a consensus of sentiment of dele
gates with whom the reporter conyersed,
the large majority We're in favor of hav-
ing the convention decide the nominal
tions outside of states and