The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-09-25

committee was increased by the addi-
tion of one delegate from every county
represented, the names being suggested
by the delegations. Those selected were:
VIM. Kelliher of Deer Lodge; Charles
Howard of Carbon; Ed Lannon of Gran
ite; w. N. Sutherlin of Meaeher; Captain
Brown of Custer; Fred Whiteside of
Flathead; Henry L. Myers of Ravalli:
Charles s. Hartman of Gallatin; James
H. Lynch of Silver Bow: Alex Living
ston of Park; L. D. Kent of Jefferson;
Dan Tracey of Cascade and Gov. r. B.
Smith of Lewis and Clarke.
j. H. Duffy called attention to the
duty before the Deer Lodge ard Granite
county delegations to select jointly a
candidate for judge in the Third judicial
district. j. r. Walkup called a meeting
of the two delegations in the same hall
at 10 a. m.
States Examiner John G. Maroney
moved that when the state central com
mittec is appointed that committee have
power to select committeeman from
counties not here represented The mo-
tion carried.
The convention adjourned to II 2o'clock
tomorrow. Immediately the committee
was called to order by A. j. Campbell,
who, on motion of Fred Whiteside, was
made chairman, and L. ID. Kent secre-
tary. On motion of Governor Smith a
subcommittee Of five was appointed'to
prepare the address and report tonight
at 1890 to the committee. The chair ap-
pointed on this committee r.. B. Smith,
G. +. Kelley, G. S. Hartman Fred White
side and G. NJ. Crutchtield.
The anti Clark democrats rcassembled
at o'clock this morning. The commit
tee appointed for the purpose submitted
its report.
On Friday morning the democratic
convention reassembled. The delegates
looked tired and disgusted They had
listened to band concerts and political
speeches for two days and had kept ad
journing in the interval, waiting to turn
over the whole state to the populsts and
labor party for the purpose Of vindicat-
ing w. A. Clark. It was day of worry
for the Clark people. There was plenty
of grease but somehow things didn't
Seem to run smoothly.
| The democratic convention was pitt
able spectacle all day. 1t kept adjourn
ing and adjourning again. Charley Clark
kept whipping the boys into line, but
the process became steadily harder.
There was nobody left there to make the
battle for right and principle, Never
theless, there was radiant disgust, and
at one time, when another adjournment
was proposed, a delegate ironically pro
posed that they adjourn forever, There
were few who rebelled enough to say
anything in the convention, but many in
private talk expressed their disapproval
of bartering the entire state of Montana
to vindicate Clark's crime. They real
ize now that Clark is pretty heavy
weight to carry in spite of his barrel.
Humiliated and insulted as it repeatedly
was the convention had to submit.
At one o'clock Judge Mcconnell re-
ported for the conference committee on
fusion. According to that plan he would
turn over to the populist party the en-
tire financial management of the state Of
Montana. He would give them the at
torney general and the secretary of state
who, with the governor, constitutes the
board which handles the states finances
and which has in charge the entire mat
ter of taxation. It fixes the taxation of
railroads. Furthermore it gives the popu-
lists the majority of the prison board, the
majority of the insane asylum board the
the majority of the board of arbitration,
the majority of the board of pardons, the
majority of the board of equalization, the
control of the land department, the
schools and all public institutions. AS it
is the labor party refused to accept any
plan which would not give them the
governor, so they were left out and the
pOpulists and democrats nominated a
ticket of their own.
In the nomination for governor there
was remarkable scene, Nothing like it
ever occurred in the political annals of
the United States. Four hundred men
gone clean daft could not make of them
selves worse spectacle than did the ag-
gregation Called the Clark dcmocracy's s
state convention.
Were Joseph K. Toole the bitterest
enemy w. A. Clark ever had he could
not have devised worse revenge than
that which he perpetrated on Clark. AT
ter having been unanimously nominated
for governor and after machine had
forced the withdrawal of II. l.. Frank S
name, Toole mounted the platform and
spite of protest and pleadings, absolutely
declined the nomination. Never was
there greater CONSERVATION. never was
there a convention more completely stuck
in the mud than was that alleged demo
cratic convention when Toole refused to
carry the burden of Clark's crime.
On the other hand, if hundreds of men
had deliberately planned to humliate d
fellow citizen, they could not possibly
have invented methods more raw than
those which heaped confusion on Joseph
K. Toole tonight. 1t was fearful. The
convention, by a round majority, voted
down a motion for the appointment of a
committee to escort Toole to the plat
form, that he might announce his accept
ance. In the face of that the dazed and
insulted man did accept.
The full ticket nominated by Clark
democrats and populists follows:
Electors-Pat Carney, dem., of Madi
son; Daniel O'Shea dem., of Carbon
DIR, Lesser, pop. Anaconda.
Governor-Joseph K. Toole, dem., ol
Lewis and Clarke.
Lieutenant governor-Frank Higgins
dem.. of MissOula!
Associate justice George X. Milburn
dem., of Custer.
Member of congress-Caldwell Ed
wards, pop. of Gallatin.
Treasurer-A.H H. Barrett, dem., of Sill