Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-06-15
|THE TIGER Is on TOP
DAILY Tamanyltes Ride Rough shod Over
the Olarkites in County
Convention.
MUSHBACH INDICATED
Action Of Democratic Central Committee
Endorsed by Large Majority Same
Old Delegates.
MUSHBACH INDICATED

For a grand and spectacular play, hay-
ing for it's plot wishy washy conglom=
GRAFTON Of democratic harmony, commend
this newspaper to the lop-sided demo
cratic county convention which found
votarles among the assemblage that con-
gregated yesterday at the opera house in
this city In all the history Of this state
there was never congregated an aggre-
cation ct democrats more ostensibly har-
monized and yet more seriously antagon-
lied than that which gathered Yesterday
to elect delegates to the state convention
at Butte. The DAILY faction Of The party
Was il the ascendancy by i large major
ity, the test vote Of strength being 81 to
is. III was expected that thr Clark FAC
ton would bolt the convention. but They
didn't. The decorations consisted Of
bunting and 4 picture of a royal bengal
tiger Charles Howard Of Gebo acted
as umpire and asked that applause from
the gallery gods be confined to clapping
OF hands. He also suggested that there
be no eXpcctoration on delegates on cx-
hibitions Of Kentucky workmanship
during the progress Of THE performance
The convention was called to order BY
Chairman u. H Caldwell and the call
was read BY Secretary Joseph Hart
Instantly thereafter, and in violence Of
established customs and parliamentary
usages, the chairman, without vacating
his place, placed in nomination W. j.
Crlsmas OF Rockvalc for temporary chair
man OF the convention. b. d. Vail
nominated j. E. Mushbach and the
chairman put the motion first on the
nomination Of Mr.. Crismas The motion
was lost, Mr.. Mushbach was then elect
ed by a large majority and in assuming
the chair said:
Gentleman OF the convention don t
know that | can say consistently that /
can thank you because the position of
chairman of this convention places IA
man in a peculiar predicament, How
ever, appreciate as the highest com
pliment my selection as the presiding
officer Of this body of intelligent citizens
Of Carbon county. Ny earnest and sin
cere wish and desire is that the angel OF
peace and harmony may spread her
wings over this assemblage and that we
will all, as democrats, pledge ourselves
that the majority shall rule.
For temporary secretary, John Normile
Mr.. Cunningham of Carbon
ado, and he was elected without a dis
senting vote.
G. L. Merrill Of Bridger, a Clark man,
moved that a committee on credentials,
Of one delegate from each
precinct, be appointed by the chair, Mr..
Vail, a DAILY man, moved to amend by
having the committee consist Of five dele
gates. Then came the test Of strength,
the amendment carrying by a vote of 81
to Is.
After d motion had prevailed to ap=
point q committee Of five on permanent
and order of business, the
chair named the following:
Committee on Credentials J, J. Hart
OF Gebo, O. O. Anderson OF Fishtail,
John Dunn Of Red Lodge Anthony Thiel
Of Jackson and G. L. Merrill Of Bridger.
Committee on Permant Organization
B, =. Vail Of Carbonate, John Normile
of Joliet, III. Minars Of Red Lodge, Geo.
G. Hough Of Bridger and W. j. Grismas
Of Rockville.
A recess was then taken and on recon
vening. the report Of the committee on
was read BY Chairman Hart.
It showed the following were entitled to
seats in the convention. and was adopted,
despite the protests of the Clark faction.
Reno.James Ingram, Albert Youst.
Absarokec Nelson Thomas. S. r. ST
G. Burton.
Fishtail. O. Q. Anderson. T. B. Austin.
Carbonate John L. Love. B. Z. Vail,
William Currie. T.. S. Cunningham.
West Red Lodge.W. Z. Tinkcom, w.
Dean Hays, J. E. Mushbach, H. Minars,
Charles Boggio, Richard Ruyter.
Gebo.A. j. Friel, J. j, Hart, George
Redfern, William Bartlett.
Morris William Dell George knhl
Rockvale r. W. Dunn. w. J. Girls
mas R. K. Terrell NJ. W. Dick. Chas.
Leach.
Bridger. c. Z. Peterson. G.L. Merrill.
George G. Hough. Rodney Stone
Bowler, A. KING.
Jackson.Anthony Thicl, George Can.
non, Alex Caldwell
Roberts John Barry, George Wiswell,
Charles Leckie.
Joliet John Normile, Roger Burr,
Thomas Redding.
East Red Barney Hart, Emil
Romerso, Andrew Saari, ". Ba6ka, G.
w. Taft, Thomas Conway, Harry Cain.
John Dunn, Charles Grantstrom, Gabriel
Carlavato.
JAMES J. HARr, Chairman.
TOHy DI.Ny Sncratary