Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-26
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Missoula, Oct 26-To be in the fashion
the independent democrats occupied
Bennett hall last night to expound the
| true gospel of political publication. AS
| a vote getter, the gathering will never
be classed as dividend producer but
rather as highly capitalized concern
that tends to bankrupt the innocent
stockholders. However, they had nice
~ decorated hall, reasonably well filed
curiosity prompting many to look in
upon Mr.. Hogan, the independent demo-
| cratic nominee for governor, to see If he
dld really wear copper collar rather
than a linen, as charged in the indict-
ment.
At $3.50 the meeting was called to or
der by Hon. H. c. Stiff, who, before in
Producing the first speaker, Hon. c. F.
Kelley, candidate for congress, presented
bouquets to the speakers which had been
gathered by the children of Hon. ]. E.
Marion, candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor. Mr.. Kelley prettily acknowledged
the receipt, and then proceeded to repeat
the chlldren's ghost story of imperialism,
which Is current in 1900, and little
ancient history along the line of silver,
before he took state matters in hand.
Here he began with the Helena conyen-
tlon, where they asked the convention in
Gods name not to make bribery and cor
ruptlon the test of democracy, but were
frozen out. Being an easy talker, Mr.,
Kelly got occasional ENCOURAGEMENT.
about equally divided between the can
dldates on the stage and the rooters in
the rear of the hail.
His roast of Clark unloosened the ele-
ments OF discord. and his faying of Toole
Tell on fertile soil One can readily be-
l1eVe his charge that Toole is a better
democrat when running for office than
When he is not so doing, and that de-
mocracy owes Toole nothing. eff" said
ne, there is balance due between John
loole ana the democratic party, the bal
ance is due democrats, as he has re-
celVed more at their hands than he ever
gave He denied that the Independents
are republican aid society but they
stood for honesty and decency in poll
Tics. lie would not advise the Montana
democrats to vote the republican ticket,
as did Hon. Frank G. Higgins, fusion
candidate for lieutenant governor at
Fort Benton, when he said: IF you can't
vote the straight democratic ticket. vote
the republican ticket, but for Gods sake
do not vote the independent democratic
ticket To which excellent advice Mr..
Kelley eXcepts.
The appearance of Mr.. Hogan was not
applause. On the contrary, if Mr., Hogan
was in average condition last night. he
will make more votes to stay at home,
His evasion of some questions and
eauiyocation on others was decidedly
against him. His attempts to defend him
SELF were puerile, his strongest points be-
ing made against Clark, whom he
charged with having tried to secure the
presidency of the Anaalgamated Copper
company. He scored we'll when he sub
mitted the propositions: IF the Amalga-
mated Copper company is a good thing
With w. A. Clark in it, why is not a good
thing with W. A. Clark out of it? If the
Amalgamated Copper company is good
thing with f. Augustus Heinze in it, WHY
is 1T not good thing with Heinze out
OF it, He referred to his affiliation with
the unions and association with cor
poration influences and said: "No man
can truthfully say that any act of mine
was ever influenced by any corporation"
He made grand stand play by assert
ing that IF the corporations infringe |
upon the rights of the people and people |
make bona fide fight against them
whether in office or out of it, l will assist |
them to the extent of my capabilities.,
He denied he was in any way bound by |
the action of the labor convention, as
ne was not member of it, and repudi- |
ated the character of the so-called labor
ticket. 'If," said he, there was a labor
ticket in the field that stood for bona fide |
labor people and the bona fide interests |
of the labor people, 1 would support il.
but there is not today such a ticket. |
Mr.. Hogan did not speak long, as it was |
evident his address was strained and d.7 |
not take well. The impression prevails |
that If the convention had changed places |
with Hogan and Marion, the ticket !
would have been stronger.