Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-11
PARTY
AND DEMOCRATS
CONVENTIONS WILL BE HELD AT
HELENA ON SAME DAY IN
SEPTEMBER.
PROPOSED LABOR PARTY
ASKED TO DO LIKEWISE,
Populist State Central Committee Was
Non-Committal but Fusion
Idea Found Favor.

The state central committee of the peo-
pies party at the meeting held In Butte
yesterday evening decided to hold the next
populist state convention in Helena on
September 10. the same date fixed by the
democrats for. holding their conventions
1t was stated at the meeting yesterday
that the States Trade and Labor council
would shortly issue an address to all labor
organizations looking to the formation of
a labor party this year. While the matter
of fusion was talked over by the committee
it was deemed advisable at this time not
to commit the pOpul.st party to any line
of political action. The feeling in favor OF
an alliance with the Clark wing of the
the committee wished to be assured, before
taking any action, that the populists would
receive proper recognition in the matter
of offices from the democrats.
The counties were represented by the
following:
Beaverhead-W. NJ. Oliver.
RroadWater-C. A. Wilder. 4
Carbon-R. A. Emmons.
Custer-Abraham Hall.
Choteau-Joseph Oker proxy.
Dawson-Patrlck Meaney (prpxy).
Deer Lodge-John Wegener.p
Flathead-Peter Breen proxy.
Fergus-Thomas r. Kinds proxy).
Gallatin-A. E-Spriggs proxy.
GRANTEE. c. Duffy.
Jefferson--J. T. Prescott.
Lewis and Clarke--Fred Sander.
Madison--J. w. Brooks. 4
Meagher--J. I. Ryan.
/ Missou1a--H. d. Moore.
Park--John Martin.
Ravalli--J. W. Ward, jr. Z
Silver Bow-Thomas Mclaughlin.
Sweetgrass--James Tremaine.
Teton--J. e. Erickson.
Valley--J. G. Eastman. 4
Yellowstone--J. n. Calderhead (proxy).
The apportionment of the convention was
based on the vote cast in 1898 foS Hon. -.
S. Hogan for congressman, the ratio being
one for every SO votes Or major fraction
thereof. This will give the convention a
The following communication was pre-
pared and sent to the State Trades and
+ Labor council:
Butte, Mont, July 10. 1900. T the Elk
ecutive Committee of the State Trades and
Labor Council of Observation-Disclosures: At
a regular meeting of the state central com
mittee Of the peoples party, held in Butte
July 10, a convention was called to meet
at Helena on September 10 to nominate q
The undersigned were appointed q COM
mittee to confer with the executive com
mites nal t q e. the the s State Trades e netif and L fhem
of the action taken and to express the
earnest desire Of the peoples party to form
a union with the union labor of the state
in the coming campaign.
We were also instructed to earnestly re-
quest that the executive committee, OF the
State Trades and Labor council call their
convention at the same time and place
with the peoples party to carry out the
purposes set forth above
In carrying out the instructions OF the
peoples party m We desire to ex-
press the hope that you will see your way
1 clear to act favorably upon this request.
Hoping that you will give this request
your early consideration, and assuring you
of our continued esteem, We remain, very
respectfully yours,
J.. II. CALDERHEAD, Silver Bow.
r. A. EMMONS, Carbon.
WV. EDWARDs, sweetgr ass
T. S. HOGAN, Deer Lodge.
J. C. UFF Granite
WIN A. SHIFELBIN, Silver Bow.