The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-21
WARM TIMES IN MONTANA.
TWO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
AND TWO DELEGATIONS.
Disgraceful Row Between Clark and
DAILY Promises to Hold Up the
Commonwealth of Montana TO
More shame and Dishonor.

BUTTE, Mont. June eo-There viii be
contesting delegations claiming admission
from Montana at the Democratic national
convention in Kansas City. The Demo-
cratic state convention was called to
meet here at noon. An hour before that
time the state central committee met 10
make arrangements. The chairman OF
the committee. w NJ Cockrlll. is rec
ognized as a Daily man. The friends OF
Senator Clark on the committee. includ-
ing those who held proxies. were in the
majority. Chairman Cockriu refused TO
recognize the proxies. and appointed in
the places of the absentees men known
TO be favorable to DAILY. John S. Mcneil,
OF Helena, member Of the committee,
took the eoor and proposed 10 depose the
chairman. The scene in the room at this
time was very wild. \ number OF deputy
sheriffs, under the leadership OF Under
Sheriff Murphy. pushed their way into
the room and attempted to eject the Clark
people.
For awhile it looked like an incipient
riot. The Clark people stood their ground
but finally withdrew, leaving the commit
tee to attend to its business. When this
had been done Chairman Cockrill was de-
posed by the vote of the committee. and
Neill was elected in his place Meantime
the delegates and hundreds of spectators
had assembled at the Auditorium, which
Cockrill had selected as the place of the
and the place In charge OF a number OF
deputy sheriffs and policemen acting I'M
der the direction Of the DAILY people. After
waiting vainly for an hour they were in
formed that the convention would not be
called TO order until o'clock.
Before that time the state central COM
mittee had met, with its new chairman
presidlnaan had selected the Grand Opera
house as the regular place of meeting
for the convention The convention was
called TO order there shortly after 5
o'clock, and the Hon. f. G. Day. one of
the men who voted for Clark, was made
temporary chairman. He made a short
speech, stating that this was the first
real Democratic convention that he had
seen in Montana for years. After the APP
pointment of the usual committees the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
The DAILY people, representing nine coun-
ties, three of them regular and the others
contested. met in the Auditorium at the
same hour. O'Clock. Admission was by
ticket. State Senator IL. l., Myers, OF
Ravalli. one OF the Democratic members
who voted against Senator Clark In the
legislature. was made temporary chair
man. After the appointment of the usual
committees the convention adjourned I'M
til o'clock tonight.
The DAILY Democratic convention this
evening elected Martin Maginnis, w. NJ
Cockrill. Gov. Robert II. Smith, Paul A.
tnsz, w. S. Hartman and DR.. J. NJ. Fox
delegates to the national convention.
The platform denounces In unmea sured
terms the action OF w. A. Clark OF Butte
in corrupting the late legislature. in assail-
ing the integrity of the supreme court
and attempting to debauch tho people OF
the entire commonwealth as the colossal
crime of the century"
Senator Clark's resignation after the re-
port OF the senate committee, and his ap-
polntment by the acting governor, is de-
nounced as a disgrace to the state a
shame to the American nation and an in :
suit to the senate.