Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-13
LAUNCHING OF
T--s@~s&4
LABOR PARTY
PRELIMINARY CONVENTION TO
BE HELD IN AUDITORIUM
; TOMORROW NOON,
BOW COUNTY TO
HAVE 1876 DELEGATES
Divided Among Various Unions-Au
Counties Excepting One Will
Be Represented.

The new labor party will be launched
on the troubled sea of Montana politics
tomorrow. The preliminary convention
of the party will be held in the auditori-
UNI at noon, and from present indica-
tons there will be a big representation
from all over the state. 1t is expected
that about 300 delegates will be present.
Silver Bow county will have a repre-
union will have A., the mill and smelter
men, %; the carpenters; 10, the station
airy engineers, s; Clerks union, 8; Work.
ingmen's union, s; blacksmiths, 5; cooks
and walters, 5; Transfers, 8; iron mold
ers. Trade n Labor Assembly and
butchers, 2 each, and the bakers, tailors
and brewers. / each.
With one exception all the counties of
the state will be represented. Anaconda
will send 10 or o delegates; Missoula
8, Great Falls 8, Helena 3, Red Lodge 2,
and Granite, Bridger and Billings l each.
Several other cities in the state will be
largely represented.
The preliminary steps will be taken to-
morrow towards h organization of the
labor party of Montana. 1t is understood
that representatives from recognized POI
litical parties or clubs or from sO-called
reform clubs or parties will not be al
lowed to participate in the deliberations
of the body. The WatchWord of the move
ment will be to hun all entangling alli-
ances with different parties.
Inc HTSL UuSIIieSS O1 UQ0 meeting Will
be the selection of a chairman and Sec
rotary, then the organization of the party
and the appointment of members of a.
central committee from each county. This
committee will probably be empowered
to name the date for the state "
ton of the party. 1t is likely that all
important matters will be referred to the
state convention. The feeling among
the Silver Bow delegates is strong in ia
vor of independent action by the laboring
men and it is likely that some resolutions
to that effect will be introduced at the
meeting Tomorrow.
The last meeting of the. Western Fed
Grafton of Miners recommended indie
pendent political action and the Montana
state Trades and Labor Council recently
issued a call for IN placing in nominal
ton candidates for the various state Of
fees and one candidate for member OF
A call for a preliminary state conven-
ton of the social democratic party in
Montana was issued Saturday under in
structions of Butte branch No. l of that
party. The preliminary convention Is
called to meet in Butte August %, at
noon, for the purpose of electing a state
central committee composed OF represent
itatives from each county. The ratio of
representation to said preliminary con-
vention will be apportiDned rnong the
several branches that are now in evil
dence or such as may be organized upon
the issuing of the call. Each branch
shall be entitled to as many delegates as
there are individual members In good
standing, and each delegate shall be en-
titled to one vote for each member whose
name is signed to his c~redential; but no
member shall sign his name to more
than one credential. The call is signed
by H. s. Davis, chairman, and Fred
Staab, secretary of the executive board
of the Butte branch.