Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-20
COMMITTEE MEETING.
Chairman Cockrill Was the b
Thing-Row Over Proxies.

The meeting of the democratic central
committee this morning was full Of in
committee was called to order until an
adjournment was taken at noon In order
to permit the announcemen that the greet
convention battle between the cohorts or
the Clark and Daily forces had been de-
ferred until s o'clock.
ing to the statements of the Clark men,
attempted to make himself the whole
thing 7
called to order a Clark committeeman su G.
gested that it would be proper and in keep
ing with precedent to call the roll OF the
present and who absent and permit OF the
presentation of proxies. However, the
ton. He considered the calling of the roll
! unnecessary. The consideration of proxies
| was then taken up and the row began.
The first proxy presented was that of
James Sullivan Of Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty. 1t was held by Jonn S. NJ. Neill Of the
Helena independent' h and , whose IA faf irl }ian
in the breasts of the DAILY men. Sullivan
is in the Klondike, but his surroundings,
under any circumstances. could not be
more frigid than was the reception of his
Chairman Cockrill held that Sullivan had
forfeited his rights in the democratic party
when he left the state, and had no right
to name his successor. He therefore re-
fqse a,s to c aefepf the tn pfos sy,l neld ey de ne11l:
ure from the state gave him, as chairman
of the central committee, power to name
his successor, and he delegated Attorney
| Walsh of Helena to represent Lewis and
Clarke county in the deliberations of the
committee.
Senator Walter Cooper of Bozeman, Frank
Corbett, and other Clark men told the
chairman of the coarseness of his work.
and that they would not stand for 1t, and
said things that increased the humidity of
the room and the ire of everyone present.
The chairman was firm and proceeded to
PASS uDOn the credentials of the raDrpSenta-
tiyes of other absentees.
The proxy of DR.. Campbell, the commit
Congressman A. J. Campbell. At the same
time the credentials of John Conrow,
named by the democratic convention of
was also presented.
The chairman held that the congressman
was the proper man to represent Park
county in the convention.
= State Senator Walter Cooper of Gallatin
county presented the proxy of Charles
chairman declined to accept the proxy and
appointed Walter Hartman to represent
Blakeley. It is probably unnecessary to
state that Hartman is a DAILY man.
The credentials of Powell Black, elected
at the recent convention of democrats In
Meagher county as the successor of the
late Senator Anderson, were presented, bui
were not accepted, and Cockrill appointed
a man named Wolsey to succeed Ander.
son.
! On all of these matters there was muct
discussion and vehement protestation or
the part OF the friends of Senator Clark
The chairman's methods were denounced
in scathing terms and at one time it looked
as though there might be a violent col
men, but the more conservative members
prevented what might have been a com
bat. In a word way, however, it was very
very warm, and the discussion continued
) until 2 o'clock, the hour for the convenins
of the convention. AT this time nothint
had been accomplished, and 1t was sug
} gested that an adjournment be taken unit
2 o'clock, and that the hour for the con
vening of the convention be continued
until 5 o'clock.
} The Clark men agreed to this, and tn,
chairman stated that he would go to tn.
I Auditorium and announce to the delegate.
} there that the democratic party would no
need their services Until 5 o'clock.
II would suggest that the entire com
} mittee accompany the chairman and lister
\ to the announcement remarked a CRAFTY
Clark committeeman, who evidently dix
: not propose to trust the chairman out O.
! his sight.
Il Finally the matter was compromised b,
the Clark men delegating Patrick Carney
} the Madison county committeeman, to &C
company the chairman to the Auditorium
and see that he made the announcement
! properly. and incidentally to keep his ey,
I peeled for any cat-hops the DAILY mel
might have up their sleeves. After thi
agreement the committee adjourned.
Chairman Cockrill and Mr.. Carney thel
proceeded to the Auditorium. in front o
which a thousand men, delegates and spec
! tators, patiently broiled in the hot SUI
Z and awaited the opening of the doors an,
the commencement Of the fun. The chair