Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-20
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Edwin Norris, ]. B. PoindeXter and F.
c. Kress came up from Dillon today to
the proceedings.
Hon. w. H. Lockhart and Angus Clume
of he Jefferson delegation arrived in the
city this morning.
Pat Carney of Waterloo and Sim R.. Blu
ford of Virginia City are with the Madison
county delegation. Both are old-timers IN
the state and prominent members of their
party in their county.
Ernest A. Ringwold of Great Falls is
one of the Cascade county delegation to
the state convention. Time was when Mr..
Ringwold was classed as a republican, but
h is now one of the most enthusiastic
Clark men in the city.
The city was alive with enthusiasm last
night. The delegates were laVlshly enter
tanned during the day and night and all the
hackmen Of the city were kept busy. The
Missoula delegation was given a rous1ng
reception at the depot about midnight.
John T.. Holt, a delegate from Miles
City, and a prominent cattle man of Gus
ter county, is the double of Marcus DAILY,
and his striking resemblance to the min
ing man was a matter of much COM
ment.
A. w. Tanner, the Red Bluff merchant
and mining man, was an interested spec
tator at the convention today. Mr.. Tan
ner has been a resident of Montana since
1864 and is a warm personal friend of
Senator Clark.
General Joe A. Browne, the democratic
war horse of B~eaverhead, is one of the
delegates from his county. The delega-
ton is solid for Clark. Mr.. Browne re-
marked today that the Clark democrats
were as thick in Butte just now as the
trout are in Brownies lake.
Judge Murray of Lewistown came in
with the delegation from his county.
Judge Murray was a former partner of
w. A. Clark at Horse Prairie in the early
days. and although not a delegate from
his county, he, came in to congratulate
his old-time friend.
Among the members of the newspaper
fraternity who We're present at the con-
vention were w. c. Morris, editor of the
Billings Times; Lon r. Hoss of the Phil
ipsburg Call, Joseph Smith of the Madi-
sonian, Albert Hawkins of the 1ndepend-
ent and w. Williams of the Livingston
Enterprise.
The irrepressible Ben Hill was the
most active mar in the county today. He
was acquainted with nearly every man
in the various delegations and gave them
a warm greeting. His knowledge of the
conventions in the different counties was
of incalculable benefit to the Clark men.
Included in the Flathead county dele
cation, are d. R.. Peeler, the well known
banker; Thomas D.. Long, a prominent
young attorney; w. j. Fitzpatrick, a pro-
g~ressive stockman and staunch democrat,
and Colonel Moore of the Herald-Journal
whose favorite game is hearts. Fred
+ Whiteside of Flathead is also in town, but
he was not in the push.
! The parade of the clerks and eight-hou1
men last evening was the event of the
day.. Banners and transparencies favoring
the early closing movement and the eight
hour day were everywhere. After the
parade they serenaded Mr.. Hogan of the
NJ. J. Council company, Senator Clark and
F. Aug Heinze. Senator Clark and Mr.
Heinze responded in brief speeches, il
which they assured the clerks and miners
of their sympathy.
IA AT a meeting of the Silver Bow delega.
ton, held last evening, Hon. A. j.. Campbell
was selected as chairman of the delegation
C. T. Kelley as a member of the committed
on credentials, c. p. Connolly as a mem
Der of the committee on resolutions, E. NJ
Lamb as a member of the committee OF
permanent organization, and b. s. Thresh
er, Guy stapleton, d. II; Kehoe, W. W. Me
Dowell and Jerry D.. Murphy to presen
the matter Of the contest in Silver Bow.