Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-11

tee room, and it was noticed that they
came out with hat velocity which
usually characterizes a bullet leaving the
muzzle of a gun.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock the afternoon
session opened and Chairman Kelley
called for the report Of the committee on
credentials. 1t was presented and read
by Secretary O'Connor. AS soon as the
reading was at an end j. j. Know1ton,
representing the other faction. present.
ed a minority report and asked that it
be considered by the convention.
"Ihe gentleman is entirely out of
order, said the chairman.
! I'm motion of c. p. Connolly the report
was read, however. 1t called for the
seating OF delegations from Precincts
"a, 36, 80 and 40.
In a half a dozen persons were
moving that the report Of the opposition
De thrown overheard. Mr.. KnoWlton re-
NAMED standing and when the noise had
uled down to a minimum asked for per-
mission to say some thing.
me chairman would not recognize him,
put the sterling representative of the
democracy of the Eighth ward spared
LOT an opening and findly got it. "Mr.
chairman" said he, "if this is the class of
democracy you have in this county I am
through with democracy. We of the
southern part of the city never receive
o"eioa III lneSe bodies simply be-
cause we are in a republican ward. If is
easy for any one in the northern nart of
the city to be a democrat. AS I said be-
lore, l am through with Democracy in
this county"
ihen the bolt took place, Mr.. Knowlton
1eaalng the way to the door.
hItel order mad been restored Chair
flee said: . ol-
dentlemen of the democratic partv of
ollVer Bow county: 1t is nothing new
lor mat element to desert the party. It
eesertea II two years ago.; it deserted it
-FOUR years ago, and it viii never he
found under the banner when floats over
une true democratic party
MI. helley was cheered, but there
seemed to be something lacking about
une enthuslasm--some one or two had
evidently left the room. 1880
The report of the committee on ner,na-
nent organization was read and adopted
as follows:
Mr.. c. P. Kelley, Chairman Democratic
conventions: - ~
We, your committee on permanent or
ganization and order II business. beg
ieave to report the following order Of
business: "
First-Report of the committee on Gre
dentials.
manent organization and order of bust
ness. ~
Thlrd--We recommend that the tenn
porary organization be made permanent.
fourth--We recommend tina: the
chairman appoint a committee of seven
to select names of delegates and alter
mates to the state convention, said names
to be ratified by this convention.
t1fth--Report of committee appointed
to select delegates and alternates to the
state convention.
Standardization of committee re-
port.
Adjournment.
The delegations to which the commit
tee on credentials decided were entitled
to seats and which bottled were those
rom Nos. q, %, rs, 80. 33, Sc, "a and 40,
the total numbering about so.
The following committee was then ap-
pointed to select delegates and a]lternates
to the state convention: C. G. Clark,
Harry Hynes. M. Scanlon, r. E. Leon
ard. D. Gay Stivers, Eugene Sullivan and
w. H. Quarles.
This was followed by an adjournment
until 4:3O o'clock to give the seven an op-
p~ortunity to select its men.