The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-20
DAILY MEN NORSTED
BY THE CLARIFIES.
EXPECTED HAPPENED IN MoxrAyA
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
DAILY Faction Bolted and VIII Hold
Another Convention Today-yine-
fy-one Delegates walked ont. 2s3
Hemainine-Fusfon Is sought

Special Dispatch 10 the post-Intelligencer
HELENA. Mont. Sept. ls.--The expect
cd happened, and 10 the tune OF Dixie
these Delegates 10 the state convention
known - the DAILY faction from Butte.
Anaconda and portions OF those from 9TH
er counties marched out OF the Demo-
cratic state convention at $50 p. m to-
Toole, and numbered ninety-ene, as
against 253 remaining.
Mr.. Toole announced that another con-
vention would be held tomorrow. at which
the present state officials win be renom-
mated.
Chairman NELL called the Democratic
state convention 20 order in the Auditori-
UNI at noon today, and introduced Walter
cooper OF Bozeman. rs temporary chair
man. The usual committees were APP
pointed and recess taken TO permit the
preparation Of reports.
Upon reassembling. at $3.50 y. m. fur
Their recess was taken until go D. m. the
COMMITTEES on credentials announcing mat
it had not reached an agreement
Clark Delegates seated.
The state central committee. by de-
eisive vote, seated the Clark delegation
from Butte, although the Daily faction
has always had control. and far Outnum-
bered the Clarkites In the iatters home
city. The committee on credentials also
decided to seat the Clark delegates from
the four coptesting counties.
The entirs afternoon was spent in A flu
tile attempt TO arrange a compromise. the
clark men going so far as TO offer TO
seat half OF each delegation, but all over
lures We're rejected.
The Popullst and Labor conventions are
in enforced idleness, awaiting the action
Of the Democratic body, but they VIII
doubtless fuse with the Clark faction to-
morrow.
How IL Was Done.
The first business OF the evening ses-
sion was the reading OF the report OF the
committee on credentials The majority
a aHnnt-
ed by a vote Of 25S to 81.
Immediately upon announcement OF the
vote, the Dalyites declined TO participate
further. and left the hall In a body.
Temporary organization was then made
permanent. and the platform. which re-
afhrms the Kansas City platform favors
free silver, an eight-hour law for miners.
denounces trusts, charges the present
administration with aiding trusts by ia
vorable legislation, and demands the cleo
ton Of United states senators by direct
vote Of the people indirses tho record Of
w. A. Clark and demands his reelection,
WIS adopted unanimously.
After appointing "A committee TO confer
with the Populists and Labor party, an
when the other convention VIII also meet
Boltcrs Confer.
The delegates who left the Democratic
convention met In another hall and dis
eussed at some length their course Of
action. Their complaint against the reg
ular convention was that the convention
had acted unfairly in the matter OF seat-
ing contestants. IL was decided to pre-
pare statement OF their grievances and
present II 90 a meeting to be held at
1880 a. IN. With the delegates who walk
ed out of the Democratic convention as
sembled all those who had claimed seats.
known az DAILY Democrats. and num-
Ser Of others who had no claims to seats.
but were In sympathy with the action
Montana Republicans Retoice.
There is great joy in Republican circles
tonight as a result Of the Democratic
row, meaning. as X does not only the
election Of the entire Republican ticket.
but two United States senators as we'll
A local paper prints a story that Clark
men in Butte yesterday were offering 500
and expenses 70 those who would come to
Helena and "whoop II up for Clark" as
one witness expressed II In Washington
DURING the recent senatorial investigation.