The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-09-23
The Slate Was Easy and Only Scratched in
Two Small Places.
A. J. KING FOR STATE SENATOR
The Country Delegates Graied by Receiving Generous Re-
cogntron and Six Nominations School Supt., Two
Commissioners and Three Legislators

There was nothing striking out of
the ordinary at the democratic con-
vention Saturday, in fact it's progress
was marked by painful sameness
that smacked SO strongly of machine
work that before the proceedings
were half over the spectators and
numerous delegates felt their inter
est diminish. AS usual the conven-
tion was held in the court room, and
at 10 o'clock, the hour set for the ball
to begin to roll the large room was
comfortably filled with spectators,
among whom could be seen several
prospective republican candidates be-
fore the convention Thursday, who
were there to get a few pointers as
to how it was done.
The delegates were seated on the
inside of the railing, seats having
been placed there for that purpose.
Some of the delegates, however, per-
sisted with mingling with the common
herd outside the sacred inclosure, de-
spite the exhortations of the chair
man to come inside. Some of the
delegates had arrived in Kalispell the
night before and that morning after"
feeling could plainly be discerned on
more than one tired and sleepy coun-
tenance.
1t was shortly after 10 when S. B.
Pratt, chairman of the county central
committee mounted the rostrum, and,
rapping on the desk, called the meet
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poses of the convention, and read
both state and county calls. After
he had closed D. F. Smith placed in
nomination for temporary chairman
Thomas D. Long, and he was elected.
A. J. Burnes was put forward by one
of his jealous friends, but he re-
fused to accept the nomination and
retired, leaving Mr.. Long clear field.
On taking the chair the latter made
speech of some length in which he
thanked the convention for the honor
and then LAUGHED forth plea for har-
mony in the democratic party. He
dwelt On the Clark-Heinze fight and
gave it as his opinion that the demo
cratic party would not support either
man, if it was disclosed that purely
selfish reasons were back of their de-
sire to secure control of the machin-
cry of the party in Montana. For as
sociate Justice of the supreme court
Mr.. Long recommended Judge d. F.
Smith of this city as man who was
not in any way allied with either
Clark or Heinze, and asked that the
delegates from Flathead county vote
for him at the state convention to
be held in Bozeman today.
At the close of Mr.. Longs remarks,
X. K Stout was elected temporary
secretary, with R. D. Stanley as as
sistant. The chairman on motion of
Mr. Peeler, was empowered to Sc
\ lect one committee on credentials,
one to select delegates to attend the
state convention, one on organization
and one platform committee, to be
composed of three members each.
In accordance with the motion the
chairman announced the following:
Credentials. H. Graves ]. P.
Bowen and o. G. Cornish.
PLATFORM. w. R. Moore, George
E. Davis and ]. M. Grist.
Permanent organization-W H.
Griffin, S. B. Pratt and Charles Mor1
ton.
Delegates-D. R. Peeler, R. L. Oil
yer and AL Tngraham.
After the committees had been an
nounced a recess was taken until /
O'Clock D. m, to allow them to pre-
pare reports.
It was nearer 2 o'clock than the
hour set when the convention assem-.
bled for the afternoons session, as
the delegates were slow in getting
together. The first order of BUSINESS
was the reading of the committee re
ports. The committee on order OF
business and organization reported in
favor of making the temporary organ
ization permanent, and outlined the
program that was afterward carried
out in the afternoon session. The
report was adopted.
The committee to select delegates
to the state convention reported thai
they had selected the following dele
gates and alternates: