Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-21

Ia lax OpcId IuOC02 TO-DAY.
There was quiet a respectable gathering.
enough in fact to pear out the assertion
or the Clark men that they have the larg-
est Following in ,.e democratic party.
line meeting was harmonious and quite
enthusiastic from start to finish. It was
10 an appearances a genuine Clark con-
ventlon. They all recognized the sena-
tor as their leader and the applause was
deafening when his name was mentioned
or Wnen ne arose to speak. There was
not an incident to disturb the harmony
OF the meeting and good fellowship pre-
vailed during the short time it was in
session.
The first business Of the convention
was the report of the committee on Gre
dentials. With the exception of Carbon,
Granate and Deer Lodge counties there
was almost a full representation from all
the counties. There were no contests.
The roll call by counties showed that
there were iuM delegations present from
Beaverhead, Broadwater, Cascade, Cho-
teau' Custer, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis
Ravalli Silver Bow, Sweet Grass, Teton
and Yellowstone. Carbon county was
not represented. Dawson had four dele
gates, Flathead six, Madison Is and Val
ley six. In all there were 375 delegates
present.
When the roll Of Deer Lodge was called
one lone delegate stood up. He was
chee1ed to the echo and made to stand
up 80 thai the members of the conven-
taon could see the man who had the hard
mood to defy the Anaconda democracy.
When the name Of Granite was called q
gentleman from that county remarked
that the county has been captured by
the copper collar. MissouNa said that
q full delegation was present and not a
Stiff among them. a remark which was
pleasantly received.
Before the report was accepted by the
convention Walter Cooper suggested that
the report of the committed on credentials
be recommdtted to the committee to
show that 10 counties of the state had
sent to Butte independent delegates and
that there We're but three that wore the
collar. That was a matter of vi
tai Importance, as the papers and records
OF this convention would 60 before the
national convention and the national con-
%vention should know the kind of body
that selected delegates to that conven-
ton.
In reply to this H. r. Frank, the chair
of the committee on credentials.
stated that THE committee had gone over
this matter at length, and had conclud-
mittee spoke for itself.
The committee on permanent o%rganiza-
taon and order of business reported in
favor OF making the teT-Rxrary hartman
and secretary the perma nent officers of
the organization, and the convention SO
ordered.
The report of the comm ittee on resolo-
tions was next in order and in response
to repeated calls, Frank e. Corbett. the
chlai rmtan of the committee. mounted the
platform and read the resolutions. Dur
the reading the big audience, includ-
ing delegates and spectators, gave vent
to their enthusiasm and yelled them
selves hoarse at the references to the
traitorous actions of the state officials
and Congressman Campbell. The reso-
O1nfinnS in fll11 ware a G fn11nuyc.
Report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions of the State
Democratic Convention, organized
and held at the City of Butte, County +
of Silver Bow, and State of Montana, F
on the Goth day of June, 1900, and
adjourned by the action of said con-
vention after said organization to the
21st day of June, 1900, said conven- |
ton being SO held at the opera house |
In the said city of Butte aforesaid.
We, the members of the committee
on platform and resolutions appoint !
ed by the convention above named, do
unanimously report to the convention
the following platform and resolu-
tions, to-wit:
That we. the democrats of the state |
of Montana, in convention assembled,
endorse the platform of the national |
democratic convention adopted at the
City of Chicago, in the state of IL
linois, in the year 1896. That we
maintain II devotion thereto, and
that we recognize the propriety, truth
and justice of the said platform and
all of it's promises and declarations.
That we favor the nomination for
president of William ]. Bryan of Neb- !
raska and that we confidently hope
for his election.
That We. the democrats of the state
of Montana. in convention assembled,
having in mind the constant devo-
ton of our party to the interest of
the laboring classes, of our people and
of the citizens of the United States !
generally, hereby declare that we are
in favor of the principle that eight
hours shall constitute a days labor
for all underground miners in the
state of Montana, n elsewhere, and !
that we pledge our party and it's
representatives to further and to for |
ward by a. lawful means the passage !
of a law by the legislative assembly
of the state of Montana carrying such
principle into effect SO that it shall
be the statute of this state as we'll as
the opinion of democracy that hazard
OIL e~mployments shall be ar far as
possible eliminated and to the same
extent rewarded.
That we, the democrats of the state
of Montana, in convention assembled,
view with alarm the system that
seems to be arising throughout this
state and that now exists in the coun-
ties of Silver Bow, Deer Lodge and
Missoula, under which system COM
pany stores nave been established to
the detriment and injury of the labor
ing men who are employed by the
corporations that have adopted such
system; that we regard the existence