Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-19
CARRY THE WAR
To KANSAS CITY
PROBABLE PURPOSE OF THE BEL
L1GERENr FACTIONS OF THE
DEMOCRACY.
OPPOSING DELEGATIONS
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Believed That Dalycrats Will Bolt
Gathering Of the Clans-Old-
Timers on Hand.

The beMigerent factions. OF the demo-
cratic party in Montana will carry the
war into the national convention at han-
sas CITY. That seems to be the consensus
of opinion today among the leaders or
both wings of the democracy. There Will
be Clark and Daily delegations selected
to attend the national ana
each will claim to represent the SIMON
pure democracy of the state.
That such action would be X was
made manifest last evening when the
Daily men secured the opera house for
tomorrow. The regular delegates Will
meet at the Auditorium, but as it has
been shown that the Clark men are very
largely in the majority, the DAILY men
win bolt the convention and meet at the
opera house for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the national convention. 1t
Is understood that the Daily men will
have contesting delegations present from
several counties of the state.
That Clark Will lave the greatest fol-
lowing in the state cannot be doubted.
In nearly all of the counties outside OF
Silver Bow the Daily men have been
beaten at their own game OF politics, and
the Clark delegations comprise all of the
old line democrats in the several
ties. The Daily men charge that their
election has been accomplished by the
liberal use of Doodle, but this is the same
old campaign cry of the defeated.
Many of the delegates and workers in
both factions are already on the ground
and are very busily engaged in making
preparations for the big fight tomorrow.
Among them are many who fought the
battles of democracy in this state when
Wilders' Landing n Whoop-Up on the
nj soc ro1Ina ~ a ~1ofovS<S1r - +ho
democratic candidates and when Broad
water. Hauser and Maginnis were shin
ing lights Of democracy in this state.
w. NJ. Cockrill, the chairman of the
state central committee, came over from
Great Falls last evening. Mr. Cockrill is
said to favor the Daily branch of the
Montana democracy, but he has a politi-
cal favor or two to ask at the election
next fall and the Clark men feel conf
dent he will not show his hand. Mr..
Cockrill Is said to be a fair orator, but
never succeeded in stampeding a CON-
vention.
David G. Browne, collector of customs
at Great Falls, and a Cleveland demo-
crat, is another Of the old war horses Of
democracy who is in Butte today. Mr..
Browne came to Montana in the early
'70s, and for several years thereafter was
in teaming between Corinn
and Helena. Later he received several
government contracts, from which he
amassed considerable money. It was
over these contracts that the historic
fight between MI. Browne and senator
Power began. When Cleveland nominal
ed Mr.. Browne for his present position
Senat Power opposed his confirmation
In the senate and succeeded in hanginR
1t for about two years. Mr.. Browne has
made an efficient officer. He is one of
Senator Clark's staunch friends in the
present democratic controversy.
Ira Myers is another Great Falls dele
gate who Is in the city. Mr.. Myers looks
as sleek and we'll fed as a parson and is
considered quiet wealthy.
He has been in Montana politics for Is
or 80 years, but is better known as a local
politician who is thoroughly devoted to
the interests of his own He
Is not a stump speaker Or orator, but Is
a worker. He is also a Clark supporter.
Walter Cooper. one of the democratic
wheel horses of the state, whose home is
in Bozeman, is also in the city actively
working on behalf of Senator Clark. Mr..
Cooper is also a. old-timer and largely
Interested in mining operations through
out the state. His has been a prominent
figure at all of the state democratic con-
ventions held during the past 20 years.
Ed CardWell of Jefferson county is an
other of the old-time democrats who is
now in the city. He has been state SEN
ator from Jefferson for a number of
years and is a man who the
respect of his constituents.
Elizur Beach, an old-timer, who set
tied in the Prickly Pear valley when the
savages were still Gaming the prairies
of the state, is also a familiar figure in
the city. Mr.. Beach's home is in Au-
gusta and he is engaged in the cattle
business.
The Daily people have also suc well
known politicians on the ground as Tim
Collins, state treasurer, n Attorney
General Nolan. They are prominent rep
resentatives of the purifier of politics.
Pat Meaney and other populists are
over from Helena to watch the proceed
ings tomorrow.
State Senator Gruwell, Judge F. L.
Mann, Ben Hagar, Henry Terrell, w. B.
Ten Eyck, G. F.. Burleigh and David Van
Horn, comprising a portion of the Vel
lowstone county delegation to the dem
~ocratic state convention, arrived from
Billings this morning. The delegation
is solid for Clark, the convention having
been carried after a stiff fight with the
DAILY men, led by Deputy State Treasurer
Hayes.