Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-28

that has contributed toward rescuinx
the popuiist party from oblivion arose
and In a brief space Of time the waves
Of dtscOrd formed so many breakers
around the platform and chairman's
table that even" Napoleon" Philips grew
ratified. Calling names and making ac-
cusations of drunkenness grew SO COM
NOR as to be deemed trite.
For county commissioner "Swede"
Murphy anne Pat Peoples, Dan Brown
placed w. d. Clark forward. and .. M.
Lewis proposed Edward ]. Mathews.
Kinds seconded the nominations OF
Clark and Mathews. the incumbents, He
asked the delegates to disregard what
they had heard on the street corners and
moved that every delegate be required
70 vote for two candidates and that all
ballots containing but one name be
thrown out.
He scented a deep laid plot to defeat
one OF his candidates and evidently be-
lieved Murphy to be at the bottom Of the
AFFAIR. He was right. His remarks
were greeted by a loud howl. and. real
izing that he would have to act quickly,
Kinds moved that Clark's nomination
be made by reclamation.
IN result caused him to scratch his
mead In 'bewilderment. Then he repeated
his first motion n was answered by
cries Of Order" n 'sit down" He.
Tom Kinds, the party boss" actually
called to order and told to take his seat
And then pa~nde1nonium broke loose
and one hour of that convention was
hers. The Tower of Babel was a side
show compared to it.
Jack" Hoy shouted that Kinds had
changed his tactics since four years ago,
when hds dynamic energies were in full
swing for the other scheme.
'Iurn the convention Over to H;nds!"
yelled a dozen delegates. 'He has haen
end it,"
Let Kinds decide it!' called out a.
sarcastic voice from the gallery.
"Bah!" cried James Ryan. the con-
tractor.
G sober up, you!" bawied Hin Is at
Ryan.
Chairman Philips became confused
during the excitement prevailing and
over-ruled himself several times. enforc-
ing nothing whatever.
Kinds appealed several times from the
decision OF the chair. but none of the
appeals were presented.
Then Jack" Byrne arose and added
his voice to the confusion, while Jack
Hoy. for want Of something else to do.
walke up and down the aisles. fran
tically swinging his arms.
"Swede" Murphy arose and tried to call
for order. He would be trying yet If the
delegates bad not become exhausted.
Ryan,, the contractor, jumped to his
feet n for five minutes offered bids on
bowling, accompanied by illustrations Of
the goods he was prepared to deliver.
Twenty other human bagpipes added to
the din in continuous strain, the keys
ranging from yells natural to bowls fiat
and ''cuss words" sharp.
Everybody shook his fist at somebody
else and tried to Guido the others in chin
music.
There was finally a moments calm.
I'm not like o fellows!" roared
Kinds. pointing his finger at Byrne. Hoy
n Ryan. Whoever this convention
nominates TIL support"
THAI started the circus again. and four
the some time before a man could COL
lect his thoughts.
In his agitation n delegate put the
lighted end Of a cigar into his mouth
simultaneously with the drawing in Of
breath for a fresh effort. n for a min
ute literally spouted fire and smoke.
When the next quiet moment arrived
the chair ruled that every man coul
vote in any old a that pleased him
best-for one or two delegates. A half
minute after he Over-ruled himself and
declared that every man must vote. for
two Observation-Disclosures. "let him be
anathema."
mot for mel" cried Byrne and Hoy
in unison.
81 appeal from the decision Of the
CHART" persisted Byrne.
IN looks as II somebody were up
against It'll" said Kinds.
Somebody was. Kinds can identify
HIM.
Secretly John Nelson put the appeal
to a vote. Thirty-eight sustained the
chair and every other delegate in the
hall stood up On the opposite side.
The chair Ia OVNrsru1oN - Nnn01nccod
Nelson.
A l~Ong-drawn out howl of approval
greeted the words. followed by a call for
a vote on the three candidates. Byrne,
Dennis Kinds and M. P. Toner were ap-
pointed tellers and the voting began.
Before the votes were counted Kinds
moved that the vote be declared informal.
He wanted this done because he said he
realized there was a fight on. Perhaps he
wanted time to do q little work in the
interest of harmony"
Even Jack Byrne grew conciliatory
and suggested that one Of the candidates,
II satisfactory to all. be elected by accla-
nation and ballots cast for the other two.
Neither proposition was entertained by
the chair. who suggested that the one re-
ceiving the highest vote be declared q
nominee and ballots be cast for the other
two. The convention Endorsed this sug-
gestion.
The vote as announced. was AZ follows:
Peoples. 50: Clark. 48; Mathews, 60.
Peoples vas declared q nominee, where.
upon Mathews resigned in favor Of Clark
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