Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-12
IN THEIR CONVENTION TODAY THEY ADOPT RESOLUTIONS DE-
N0UNCING METHODS OF DAILY WING.
'INTOLERABLE FRAUD AND FELONIOUS PRACTICES"
so CHARACTERIZE PROCEEDINGS IN LATE PRIMARIES-CALL
CAMPBELL "LATCH-KEY TATESMAN"-ELEC THEIR
OWN DEL EGATES.

endorse the actions OF the Honorable
William A. Clark, Senator Of the United
States from the State of Montana, in his
e~ndeavors to prevent the debasement Of
the ballot In this state. That we regard
with pride the record he has made since
his election to the senate, and that we
condemn the action of those who, for the
qualification of personal spite and con-
trary to the wish of the democrats of this
country and of the people of this state
generally have attempted without sue
cess to bring him and the democrats Of
SILVER Bow County and Of the State Of
Montana into disrepute.
Ihat we, the democrats of Silver Bow
county hereby condemn that bulldozing
coercing element of the party which
has already stood ready to stab demo-
cracy in the back; which has changed it's
ballots n it's policy in accordance with
lts financial interest and the personal
spite OF It's members; which has snatch
ed away the fruits of democratic victory
whenever and wherever they have been
within reach; which sought in 1899 to re-
peat the act of 1898 and leave Montana
W1tn haf representation in the United
states senate; which when defeated has
without reason and unjustly dragged
through the mud the good name of this
state, n which to this end has by it's
leu W meCnOQS and acts SO
low as to be beneath the contempt of
every honest man.
Ihat as loyal citizens of the state of
montana, having at heart the good
name of the state and it's general well
rare: the democrats of Silver Bow coun-
~ DO hereby d%enounce A. J. Campbell.
the Montana member of the house of
representatives, and that we so de-
nounce him for his conduct since the
time of his election to the office which he
at present unworthily holds; hat we de-
plore the ~disgraceful exhibition that he
has made of himself and the shame that
ne mas brought upon the people of this
state; that he stands condemned by his
own confession of viola ing the ethics
OF his profession, The laws OF decency,
the laws OF this state, and of the United
States; that in furtherance of a conspir-
acy to rob Montana of a democratic SEN
tator he has opened and retained private
correspondence of others, and has used
the postal service of the United States
in such way as to defraud the govern
ment of it's just dues; tina he has con-
fessed to attempted bribery of witnesses
that they should give perjured testi-
mony under promise of immunity from
punishment; that he has confessed to
breaking into private apartments, and to
similar acts in his alleged efforts to pur-
ffy politics in this state; that we there
fore denounce im-the latchkey states
man-as a moral and political leper
whose presence in any legislative body
lis an insult to such body, and as a con-
fessed criminal whose proper place is be-
fore the bar of justice, instead of in the
house of representatives.
That we, the democrats of Silver Bow
county, hereby condemn the system and
practice which has arisen in this ounty
of maintaining what are known as
company stores" and that we believe
and declare that such system is unlaw-
full and unjust and harmful to the inter-
est of the laboring man of the wage
Garner, and that we are in favor of the
common right of every citizen to be paid
THAT which he earns, and to spend his
earnings where he pleases.
That the democrats of Silver Bow
county, in convention assembled, do
hereby indorse the candidacy for presi-
dent of the United States of William J..
Bryan of Nebraska, and that we hereby
reaffirm our ever steadfast loyalty in ia
vor of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
| The resolutions also favor the election
of senators by popular vote.
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote amidst the greatest enthusi-
asm.
Upon motion of Charles Alsop a COM
mittee of seven was appointed to select
l22 delegates to the state convention.
The following committee was selected:
J. J.. Knowlton. F. E. Corbett, j. H.
Simpson, c. E Alsop, E. H. Holden, c.
lC. Cochran and George c.. Fitschen.
| T. w. Gaffney was introduced upon re-
quest of the convention. and delivered a
strong speech. He thanked the conven-
tion for the great honor bestowed. The
freedom of the ballot he said should be
the first thought of every loyal American
citizen. 1t was his first year in Butte,
but he had kept his ears and eyes open
and his mouth closed until this time. HI
had been told that in order to succeed in
Butte it would be necessary for him to
wear q coliar-to %relinquish his Ameri-
can citizenship which he had always held
SO dear.
But it was not until ne attended the So
called democratic convention yesterday
hat he became a free man. He a seen
the cOercive acts of the chairman of that
convention in refusing to accept the re-
port of the contesting delegations. He
had never before seen such a %usurpation
of the rights of American citizens.
The Clark delegates had been styled
boilers. but no great reform had ever
been accomplished but what was consid-
cred against the law and order of tina
time. The Declaration of independence
was merely successful treason.
30 Democracy, that standard of Thorn
as Jefferson, crimes have been
committed in thy name in the state OF
Montna," exclaimed Mr.. Gaffney.
Whatever Clark is DAILY is not. What.
ever DAILY is Clark is not" (To HI with
DAILY shouted a voice in the rear) Clark
the speaker said was the only standard
bearer of the democracy. "You know
him." said the speaker. you nave en-.
dorsed all the acts he committed. You,
duty now is to act Independently and or.
ganize and the people are with you"
j THE DELEGATES