Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-17
Popu|ists Dethrone "Swede" Murphy and
Elect Abe Philips as Chairman

referred to the populist party as "the
only party in the state that has a stand
ing A recess was about to be declared
when Thomas Kinds interiected a re-
mark that the election of a temporary
secretary was in order. This shining
plum went to M. G. O'Malley by acclama-
ton. Philips then explained that he had
just left his shift" at 8 o'clock and want
ed a little time to select his committees
He was duly authorized by vote to ap-
point committees on credentials, perma-
nent organization and order of business
n platform and resolutions.
Thomas. Kinds interrupted the chair
with a query as to how many would COM
pose each committee but got tthe over
look"
1t was then moved that an adjourn
ment be taken until 8 ~o'clock-the first
opportunity Philips got to show his Ma
poleonic qualities as chairman of the
convention, and he grasped it with an
avldity that made the Murphy faction
rub their eyes and wonder if the "con-
tests had been amicably settled after
all.
Il move that the committees be ap-
pointed before we ADJOURN" said Shifle-
bin I'm order that they may get to
Here was Philips time to shine Cast
ing his lot with the number Of those who,
having ears, hear not, he put the ques-
ton OF adjournment. The ayes and
noes were about evenly divided. but
Philips ruled that the "ayes had it," At
ter that ruling there was little doubt tina
they had and an adjournment was
thereupon taken Until 3 o'clock.
Chairman Philips and his body of DO
ntlcal advisers were unable to decide an
appointment in schedule time and it was
$3.50 p. m. when the convention was agar
called to order. The committees were
named as follows:
| Moolxo1 obo;r,o,o.
Nike Mulderig, James Mcclure, Csc.
F. Bartlett, 0 Hoy.
Platform and Resolutions-Peter
Breen, chairman; John P. Murphy, C. p.
Mahoney, William Shitlebin, James
Byrne.
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business-John Byrne, chairman; M. p.
Torier, George Datch, John Weston, and
Dan Brown.
Murphy declined to serve on the COM
m.ttee and Edward Mathews was ap-
pointed in his stead.
BY a clever move all the committee
men had been notified of their appoint
ments during recess, and accordingly the
credentials committee was asked for a
report. Chairman Mackel then INFORMED
the convention that there We're con,est-
ing delegations from five precincts and
that it would take three days to deter
mine which were entitled to be seated.
However," he added, 1--WE have cut the
AAAAO oAAA NAS ~ AL ~ 6Oou
style, provided this convention chooses to
indorse an action. In many precincts no
delegates were selected and we nave de-
cided to apportion the contesting dele
gates among these unrepresented pre-
cincts. This will not only permit the
seating of all the delegations and restore
harmony but give all precincts proper
representation"
The work of the committee met with
unanimous approval and it was duly
authorized by the convention to bring in
it's report as planned.
The list was then read and ratified
by the convention. So far things We're
progressing smoothly, and it looked very
much as if the lion would emulate Jonah
and disgorge the lamb.
The committee on permanent organ
ization and order of business reported
through Chairman Byrne that it recon-
mended making the temporary ~organiza-
ton permanent, the sci citing of an as
sistant secretary, the appointing of 70
delegates and 20 alternates to attend the
convention at Helena, to take place on
the 10Th inst, and the appointment of
a committee of five persons as a con-
ference committee, with power to con-
suit with and report to the convention
as to a ticket to be hereafter nominated,
to be jointly supported by the peoples
party as we'll as the other political par
ties who are willing to act in conjunc-
ton with the peoples party"
The report of the committee was
adopted without a dissenting vote and
Con. P. Mahoney was elected assistan'
secretary by reclamation. James Ryan
NJ. G. O'Mally, Dennis Kinds, John Yves
ton and Patrick Brady We're appointed
the committee to select the delegates ant
a~lternates and an adjournment was TAX
en- for thirty minutes in order to PERM
the committee to make it's selections.