Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-21
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS,
NEW PARTY BORN INTO A COLD POLITICAL W0RLD-WILL
CONVENE IN BUTTE OCTOBER 2.

Helena, Sept. 20.-The committee ap-
pointed by the boiling contingent of the
democratic state convention has made
the following report, which will guide
the action of the new party in the COM
ing campaign.
ITO the Independent Democrats of Nom
tana, in Convention Assembled:
I'VE, your committee appointed to
make recommendations. as to party or
ganiza ton, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report:
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS.
I'VE recommend the adoption of the
following resolutions: Whereas. the ma
ture and object of this assemblage of the
people is to perfect party political Or-
ganization in accord with our views and
principles: therefore, be it resolved, that
the political party organization hereby
and herewith created shall be known as
the Independent democratic party.
''The purpose of the organization Of
this party shall be to aid in the cleo
tion of William ]. Bryan as president
and Adlai E. Stevenson as vice president
Of the United States and in securing the
triumph of the principles Of democracy
as set forth in the Kansas City platform
and the redemption of the politics of the
state of Montana from bribery and corr
ruption.
CONVENTION CALLED.
'sResolved, That in furtherance thereof
a state convention of the independent
democratic party aforesaid, in the state
of Montana, is hereby called to convene
in the city of Butte, in the state of Mon
tana, at 12 o'clock, noon, on Tuesday, the
Cd day Of October, 1900.
"Resolved, That a state central COM
mittee of said party in the state of Mon
tana is hereby created and designated.
composed Of one committeeman from
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Reaverhead, T. w. Poindexter, Jr.;
Broadwater, w. B. Dolente; Carbon,
Charles Howard; Cascade, Daniel Ira
cey; Choteau, -: Custer, -: Dawson.
Harry Helms; Deer Lodge, J. r. Toole;
Fergus, -; Flathead, Fred Whiteside;
Gallatin, J. w Ponsford; Granite, J. r.
Lucas; Jefferson, L. D. Kent; Lewis and
Clarke, -; Madison, w. J. Ennis;
Meagher, J. J. OMAR; Missoula. w. J..
Kendall; Park, Alex Livingston; Raval-
H. L. D. Hatch; Silver Bow. Henry Muel-
Ter: Sweet Grass, -: Teton, James Nc
Dewitt; Valley, -; Yellowstone, -
BOOTH CHAIRMAN. N
.Resolyed. That c. T. Booth of Silver
Bow county is hereby chosen and con-
stituted chairman of said state central
committee and that he is authorized
and empowered to appoint secretary
thereof. .
'S'
is hereby authorized and empowered to
fill all vacancies in the membership OF
said state central committee now left
open therein by this convention. or here
after occurring therein, and that each
member of said state central committee
is authorized and directed to appoint a
county central committee of the inde-
pendent democratic party in his county,
of which he shall be the chairman.
"Resolyed, That the purposes or the
aforesaid state convention, which IS
hereby called, are to further and more
fully perfect the organization of this
said party, and to nominate full state
ticket of candidates for the state offices
of Montana and candidates for the dis
trict Judges Of the various judicial dis
tricts of Montana and to transact such
other business as may properly come be-
fore said state convention, and the said
chairman of the said state central COM
mittee. as hereinbefore named, is direct
ed and authorized to procure the use of
a suitable place in the city of Butte for
the holding of the state convention.
"Resolved, That delegates from the
various counties of this state to said
state convention may be chosen and
county tickets of county candidate Of