Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-12

The Clark wing of the democracy as
sembled at Sutton's theater at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon to complete it's organiza-
ton and elect delegates to the state con-
n delegates from the pre-
were given the lower floor. ad-
mission to which was by card, while the
were relegated to the gallery.
the spectators was a fair Sprink-
ling of DAILY men and a few republicans.
The ~precaution of admitting the dele
gates by card was to prevent a threat
ened invasion of the DAILY democrats,
who a threatened to pack the V
ton and capture it, if possible.
Chairman Barre. called the convention
to order and Secretary Cohen read the
list of delegates entitled to seats IN the
convention. Upon motion of Charles
Alsop the report OF the committee Oh
credentials was adopted.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization and order OF pusl-
ness recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent; that
the next order of business be the report
Of the committee on platform n reso-
lutions; that 1872 delegates be selected to
attend the state convention and that a
county central committee be selected.
The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions was read by Frank
Corbett, the chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Corbett was frequently interrupted
by applause, the clause relating to
coercion meeting with approval. The
endorsement of Hon. w. A. Clark also
met with a cordial demonstration. The
announcement Of A. j. Campbell for his
conduct at the national capital in at
tempting to deprive the state of a SEN
ator was met with a storm of cheers.
He's a scab!" yelled a delegate, and
~ @,1;onoo n yo1 q no In
The reference to the company store
also met with the approval of the con-
ventiOn.
The resolutions were as follows:
To the Democratic Convention of the
County of Silver Bow, organized on the
18th day of June, 1900, and held at SUIT
toms Theater, in the City of Butte,
County of Silver Bow, State of Mon
tana:
We, the undersigned, members of you
committee on platform and resolutions,
hereby submit our unanimous report
upon said subject.
The said report is as follows:
Resolutions of the Democratic County
Convention, organized at the City Of
Butte, in the County of Silver Bow,
State of Montana, and convened and
held by the lawfully elected delegates
and a~lternates of the Democratic party
of the said County of Silver Bow, on
the 18th day of June, 1900:
Whereas, Heretofore the traditions,
rights. and prerogatives of the democ-
racy Of the county of Silver Bow, state
of Montana, have been continually, corr
ruptly and ~unlawfully invaded and
usurped by the malignant influences of
a single faction of the inhabitants of
the county Of Silver Bow; INC
Whereas, By such acts the control and
power of the democratic party of said
1o,,ot1y hos hopo ovo,1;col - %Io lo4us
ment n disgrace of r democracy
in said county and elsewhere; and
Whereas, On the 18th day of June,
1900, and prior thereto, and particularly
at the primaries held in said county on
the 7th day of June, 1900, the high
handed methods, intolerable frauds and
%felonious practices of such usurpers
have become manifested to the demo-
cratic citizens of said Silver Bow county
to an extent beyond endurance and toll
Grafton, and
Whereas, On the 18th day of June, 1900,
at a so-called democratic convention,
convened at the Auditorium, in the city
of Butte, county of Silver Bow, the law
fully elected delegates and alternates
to the democratic convention of the
county of Silver Bow have been refused
their seats, their right to participate in
said convention and their privileges as
such delegates and ~alternates granted
to them and vested in them by the sai6
democrats of the said county; now there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, By the democrats of Silver
Bow county and their delegates and al
ternates in convention assembled, that
the following named persons. to-Wit:
are and constitute and members of the
democratic convention and the demo-
cratic convention of the democrats of the
County of Silver Bow, State of Montana,
organized and held at the City of Butte
County of Silver Bow, on the 18th day OF
June, 1900.
And be it further resolved that this
convention condemns and repudiates any
and all acts Or actions lone or taken by
that certain meeting naming and calling
itself the democratic convention of the
County of Silver Bow, State of Montana
which said so-called democratic conven.
ton was pretended to be held on the 18th
day of June. 1900, at the Auditorium ir
the City of Butte, County of Silver Bow
and we, the said democrats in convention
assembled do hereby declare that the
said so-called democratic convention al
the said Auditorium so pretended to be
held was n that it's acts are unlawful,
and without force n void.
That we, the democrats of Silver Bow
County in convention assembled do here.
by denounce and repudiate and most EN-.
phatically condemn the methods which
have been heretofore adopted and exer
| cised by the so-called democrats of Silver
Bow County in coercing voters. in re.
| peating at elections and in endeavorins
by the exercise of power and influence tt
| carry elections Notwithstanding the will
of he people. and that we enter our EN-
phatic protest against any and all un,
lawful methods employed for the purpose
Of overriding the will of the people, ant
that we declare it to be our conviction
hat the laws pon the statute books O
this state regulating primaries and 9th