The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-03
| MONTANA FNHTF FOREMOST
C4AAhA-DALf ADHERENTS PRE-
SENT CLAIMS FOR RE-
COGAITION
NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN
Committee Having the Contest IN
der Consideration VIII Move
Slowly and Hear All
Particulars.

KANSAS CITY, July 2-The Democrat
&c national committee. was called 20 meet
at the Kansas City Club building at 10
o'clock today, but the meeting did not
begin for almost an hour after that time.
The committee heard the report Of the
subcommittee which had in charge the
proposition for the convention hall. and
then took up other matters requiring its
attention. Decision was reached to have
lhe various contests over seats heard by
subcommittee and not by the committee
as a whole 1t is understood that Hon.
Geo Fred Williams will be chairman Of
the committee to consider the Montana
contest between the Clark and DAILY fac
lions.
a motion was made to temporarily seat
the DAILY delegation until the committee
on credentials could take up the case,
but, after brief debate. a subcommit-
tee recommendation was accepted and
Chairman Jones was authorized to name
the members of the various subordinate
committees. During the discussion Camp
bell, of New York. indicated a preference
for the Clark delegation and Mr.. City
ton, of Alabama, for the Daily men.
The case turned upon the right of the
chairman of the state central committee
to fill vacancies on the committee Mr..
Cockril. a DAILY man, held the position
OF chairman. and he attempted to fill
lAANSC httCdllGlES. ne clark members OF
the committee objected to this proceed
ing, and Mr.. Corbett insisted that the
committee should have been allowed to
fill the vacancies. 1t was upon this point
that the split occurred, and for this rea-
son Mr. Cockrill was deposed by the COM
mitteemen from fourteen Of the twenty
four counties Of the state.
Mr.. COrbett also commended that eigh-
teen Of the twenty-fOur counties Of tho
state were represented in the Clark con-
Vention, and that a majority of the un-
contested delegates sat in this conven-
| ton. He also said that no place in Butte
had been designated in which the conven-
ton should be held, so that one place
was as regular as the other Mr. Cor
bett asserted that this was not a contest
between Clark and DAILY, but a controver-
sy between the people and the copper
trust, which was attempting to control
the political affairs Of the state
Gov. Smith devoted his argument large
ly to showing that the practice in the
state Is favorable to permitting the state
chairman to fill vacancies. This practfce
had prevailed for twenty years and he
asserted that no objection had been made
to appointments when Clark men had
been selected to I'll the vacancies The
state convention was held at the place
selected by the committee having that
matter In charge, and there was no mis-
understanding on this point at the time
GOV. SMITHS PLEA
Gov. Smith argued at length for the
| recognition of the practice Of the state
! as the controlling factor in settling tie
I controversy over de nhing OF Va. 4uc IS
IN the state committee. In the Convention
there were only six Counties represented,
but these counties contained a MAORI y Of
all the delegates Of the state. 1t was
| also a fact that these were the counties
which cast the Democratic vote Of the
state. He charged that the Clark dele
cation from Meagher county hal been Sc
cured by taking cOnvicts out o. Jail to
vote for their ticket.
Gov. Smith also controversial the as
sertion Of Mr.. CorDett concerning the
copper trust. He said that since he had
been governor the legislature had passed
bill In the interest Of that trust and
that he, as the states chief executive,
had vetoed it. AT that time SIR. ozark
and the members of the Legislature who
/ had voted for that measure had support
ed the bill.
"If, therefore" he said. "Mr. Clark
Is not copper-cOlOred man he was then.
up to his neck, and I know what 1 am
talking about
Judge Mcconnell closed for the Clark
delegation, and ". s. Hartman for the
Dalyites. The ub-commlttee adt1u-n-
ed without reaching a final decision 1t
is understood that the committee stands
two and two for and against Clark and
one undecided.
The subcommittee In the Oklahoma
case heard Judge A. c. Bier AMI Leslie
P. Ross for the Jacobs faction and J. ".
Johnson and Joseph Wis5Y Tor the Sipes
faction. The Jacobs delegates claim TO
be regular but the contention Is denied
by the contestants. The decision Of The
subcommittee IS understood TO have
been in the interest Of the Jacobs ftc-
ton.
In the Indian Territory contest the
decision will be favorable to Marcum r-r
national committeeman. In this contest
Judge Lewis appeared for the W0yerJGn
delegation, and W. T. lIutchins for the
Marcumites. In this case the Marcum-
ties accused the WOlyertOn faction OF
packing the territorial convention, and
; they walked out.
The District of Columbia contest will
be held tomorrow.
All the subcommittee VIII report to
the full committee tomorrow