The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-09-17
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Bozcman, Sept t7,- Interest in the ap-
preaching democratic convention ap-
proaches fever heat IN the city OF Bozc-
man today. The citizens of the town have
appointed committees and arrangements
are being made to house the greatest num-
Der OF visitors that has ever come to this
city. The rooms in the hotels have all
been taken far IN advance.
w. a. Clark secured the rooms At the
Bozcman by wire early Ia the political
game and this action ha, compelled his
opponents to select other places for their
headquarters. Numerous private houses
have been thrown open to the visitors and
everyone who comes will be provided with
good sleeping accommodations and plenty
to eat.
II looks at thi. juncture as il a crisis
had been reached in the career Of lIeinlc.
When the convention assemblies he will
be heavily outclassed bearing the handi-
cap OF hostile public sentiment IN this city
and county. Gallatn is a normal demo
cratic county. Here reside the democrats
who years ago hung the banner on the
outer wall and fought for whatever prin-
ciples the party had and will stick To the
old-timc lines OF action through thick and
thin.
And these rocitrbbed follower. Of the
party faith fight shy Of lIeinze. A few Of
the party leaders have been won over by
means which politicians understand but
the rank and file, especially the ranchers,
will not stand for the wlld-eycd propa.
ganda preached by the llcinze followers.
They were of two minds n month ago a
week ago they swept like tide over to
the democrats arrayed against Ileinxe.
They viii Not Stand for It.
They fear the consequence to the party
il a chance is given lleinze to secure even
nominal support in the convention % back
up his designs against the supreme court.
His red-light methods OF party manage
ment they might stand, but when it comes
to tamperng with the highest court Of
the state, they count the cost hesitate and
finally break out in open hostility to what
they term his methods Of judicial despoil-
alton"
IT seems that there is a fine chance for
two democratic conventions. Hosts of
coniesting delegations are coming. From
every county III ihe state where IIcinzc
cannot secure the regular delegation he
has trumped mp delegation that will do
his bidding and he will have men enough
on hand TO compose a ready y-made conven-
ton when he is turned down by the old
line party men
This contemplated action on his part
makes the ire Of Gallain county demo-
Gratis rise 10 the boiling point THAT man
Icinzc will disrupt the party" they say,
and then they redouble their efforts to
spike his guns so thoroughly that the con-
vention day in Bozcman will be the
gloomiest Heinze has ever seen
Public Mind Is Changed.
Sentiment in Gallatn county may be
taken as an index to the sentiment in the
state. The state Of the public mind two
years ago was immensely favorable to
Hcinze. He was fighting with Clark and
cnnningly made Clarks fight his own That
suited Gallatin county democrats and they
were glad to have the help IIcnzes forces
brought to the party camp.
But this year it is different. The old
timers in the party took their cue from
Clark two years ago and they will again.
They have a settled aversion to political
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