Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-15
PREPARED To
Be ABSORBED
LABOR PARTY CONVENTION ON
SAME DATE AS PoPULIsT
AND DEMOCRATIC.
ANTI-ALLlANCE MEN
PUT UP A HARD FIGHT,
Continuance Of Yesterdays Session
Not Lacking in Livliness-Res-
olutions Adopted.

W. ASWN1AAA6 ~ AAvxXl6SS-xLcS
olutions Adopted.
The Montana labor party concluded it's
session last night after a long and bitter
debate, III which left-handed compli-
ments were passed around by delegates,
and charges were openly made tina GER
tain delegates We're endeavoring to pull
the labor party into the Clark band
wagon. After some stirring speeches
the convention decided to meet in Hell
ena September 10, the date set by the
democrats and populists for their meet
ing at the same place.
When Dan Mcdonald assumed the
gaVel yesterday afternoon he stated that
ne had decided that he was only the
temporary chairman of the organiza-
ton, and as such would act until the
permanent organization was effected
After he had succeeded in restoring or
der he proceeded with the work in hand.
John Wyman of Missoula was selected
as secretary and George Stephens of
Cascade assistant secretary.
The following committees were then
appointed:
4 Permanent organization and order of
business-Alex Fairgraves, Carbon
county; John ". Workman, Lewis and
Clarke county; B. Oates, Deer Lodge
county; j. B. Martin, Park county; J.
p. Halberg, Silver Bow county III. D..
Mccormick, M~issoula; Henry Rooney
Granite; James Greedy, Cascade: r. D
Miles, Broadwater; James McKenna,
Silver Bow; ]. Peters, Yellowstone.
On resolutions-C. H.. Connor of Cas-
;cade, president of the Miners union of
Neihart: T.. T. Updergraff, Silver Bow:
John Kane, Missoula; G. w. Johnson of
Silver Bow: James Whitley of Silver
Bow; Henry Lidgate of jefferson; Mar
tin Tingley of Ravalli; William Burns
Of Flathead; r. H. Pelkey of Silver
Bow.
A recess of half an hour was taken.
When the convention reassembled the
committee on permanent organization
and order of business recommended that
the Temporary organization be made per-
manent, that a state central committee
be appointed to determine the represent
tation from each county and to fill va
,cancies. A minority report Of the same
committee was also presented recon-
mending that the convention fix the date
for holding the state convention of the
labor party. This last report was signed
by James Greedy of Cascade and John
iMcKenna of Butte and precipitated one
of the bitterest fights of the meeting.
B. M. Lindsay, a delegate from the
vigorously opposed the majority report.
He said he had been instructed by his
union that in the event of a movement
being started to fuse with any other
party, he was to leave the body at once.
He believed that the convention should
itself fix the date for the state i've
ton and name a date upon which no
other political combination is assem-
bled, n at a place remote from infu-
ences that would destroy the labor
party.
| Delegates Mccormick of Missoula and
Mcmahon of Butte spoke in favor of the
minority report. Delegate Weldon said
that alone and independent the hosts of
labor would flock to the standard of the
labor party, but an alliance with other
parties would repel all who know the
result of the combinations that LAY
killed every labor movement ever start
ed. Joseph G. Hoar spoke in a similar
strain. He did not believe that any COM
binatiOn with capitalists was necessary.
The power was in the hands of the la
boring people of the state to make or
unmake the destiny of the toiler. La
Dor in Montana had nc need to beg for
la place. Edward Boyce believed that the
proper method of settling the matter was
to take a vote on the matter. He called
for the previous question, thus shutting
off all debate. m uDon an aye and nay
vote the minority report was adopted.
The selection of committeeman from
Silver Bow county was then announced
in order. M. J. Haggerty, Martin Dee,
Ed. Boyce, Michael Deroy and Frank
Weldon We're named. Mr.. Weldon with
drew his name. On the second ballot Mr..
Haggerty was selected. The full list of
state central committeeman was an
! nounced as follows:
Silver Bow, M. j. Haggerty, Lewis and
! Clarke, John Woodman; Missoula. ]. r.
Keane; Deer Lodge, Lawrence Owens;
Broadwater, r. D.. Niles: Cascade, Otto
~Shoenfeld; Yellowstone, M. Moran; Park,
e. V. Martini; Jefferson, HI. Lidgate; RAJ
valli, Martin Timing; Flathead. F. NJ.
NJahn1Cnn. Cannon A1ov r H. ;nrr;o1y~.
Granite, William Englin; Madison, T. e.
Castle. Dan Mcdonald was elected COM
mitteeman-at-large.
The committee On resolutions through
it's chairman Delegate Connor of Mel
hart, made it's report in a series of reso-
buttons. The new party was named 'The
Labor Party of Montana" After reciting
the purposes for which the party was
organized the resolutions declared that
the party favored a shorter working day,
in order that all the people may have an
opportunity to labor and enjoy the pro-
fits thereof and the business interests of
the state were assured that it was not
the intention of the labor party to jeap-
ardize their interests or impair their
rights, but rather to enhance their value
by iudicious and equitable legislation in
the interests of the people.
The resolutions condemned the en-
ployment of Oriental labor; advocated
the enactment of q practical law pro-
viding that eight hours shall constitute a
legal days work; the enactment of a law
compelling every company, corporation
or individual to pay for labor in cash or
check without the Intervention of any
third party or corporation: the enactment
of laws to protect the white laborer; en-
actment OF laws to bring about reform in
municipal government; a constitutional