Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-25
PARTY MOVES FOR FUSION
COUNTY CONVENTION APPOINTS AN UNRESTRICTED "C0NFER-
ENCE" COMMITTEE.
ACCEPTS INVITATION OF BANK DEMOCRACY WILL TAKE ANY
OLD OFFICE, SHERIFF PREFERRED-CHEERs
FOR FERGUSON

made the motion for the protection Of
the chair, this being his only motive.
Frank Buchanan asseverated that if
Haggerty failed to appoint a good con-
ference committee the convention could
reject It.
Paddy Mcmahon, however, took the
view that the chair was SO very fair he
would select the cream of the party
and the skim milk would get no chance
He believed that sometimes the cream
was a little too rich for the majority.
With this comparison of Haggerty to
the renowned Knickerbocker philosopher,
Wouter Won Twiller, Mcmahon sat down
contented. His pleasant expression van
ished completely when William Whitley
added s~arcastically a few words to the
effect that ever the cream" had failed
to secure anything at Helena, and it
wasn't likely that the "skim MILK of
the party could do much better.
After half the delegates present had
emptied their think. tanks of a few pre-
cious thoughts anent the proposition, an
amendment favoring the appointment of
the conference committee by the chair
was adopted almost unanimously. Those
chosen as experts in the fusion line
who also would doubtless form an ex-
cellent committee to represent the labor
party in keening at the wake Of the
fusionists in November. next-were: John
Whitley, Forbes Buchanan, John McGin-
mis-, Martin Dee and c.. P. Brinton.
w. E. Conlon then invented an oppor-
tunfty for further cloth mastication by
suggesting that the committee be in
structed as to the terms of fusion. He
thought the populists wanted everything
in sight and that if the committee were
not instructed the labor party might find
itself out in the cold.
Joe hanno was instantly on his feet
to deliver himself of an impassioned pro-
test. The report could be rejected If It
yyQrn mt oooopfo h1o Anyhauy hn Ho1
understood that the party would get
more thar it was looking for" There
are many others, not members of the
convention, who are inclined to believe
that his remarks in this respect were in
spired. Mr.. Shannon thought that if the
committee sought their democratic and
populist brethren with any iron-clad
proposals a conference might be rejected,
and he would not blame the other par
ties if, under such circumstances they
should refuse to hold a conference. n
Several delegates followed in opposi-
ton to instructing the committee. One
mentioned Ferguson's name, whereupon
cheers rent the air. i.
Pat Kane emphatically declared that
everybody knew the labor party wanted
the nomination for sheriff. He was in
favor of demanding that, at least.
Joe Shannon replied that the labor par
ty would, in all probability, also secure
the nomination for coroner-they had
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it was better to do no instructing. H
John Powers wanted both nominations
There was nothing small about John, not
even his size, and when he brought his
foot down to emphasize his ideas on the
subject, everybody kept still and list
ened for the sounds of planks cracking,
Powers was the last speaker and kept
the audience amused until the chat
raped for order.
A motion to adjourn Until 7 p. m. was
adopted with few dissenting voices, and
the delegates We're left uninstr1cted.
Everybody departed smiling and happy
In the big powwow the turn down. at
Helena had been completely forgotten.
Shortly before 2 o'clock the conference
committees of the bank democrats, the
populists and the labor party assembled
at democratic headquarters, on Broad
way, near Hamilton street, and endeav-
ored to reach a harmonious decision on
the question of how the loaves and fishes
should be divided. The conference last
ed until late in the afternoon.
AT 4 O'Clock the conference committees
OF the democrats, %populists and labor
party We're Joined by the following con-
ference committee from the minority re-
publicans: Patrick Boland, J. F. Davies,
Joseph Volkers. Sam H. Treloar and Jo-
seph Pyle. Treloar is chairman and
Pyle secretary of the minority republican
state central committee. It was stated
on good authority that if they are allow
ed a share of the spoils the minority re-
publicans will enter and help to form a
fusion quartette. I
Not was ali was harmonious at the con-
ference and the %squabble at a late hour
had reached a point where it is likely
that the labor conference committee will
W to appear before the convention this
evening and ask for more time in which
to reach an agreement regarding fusion.