The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-02
FARCiCAl CONVENTION At WHICH
NO NOMINATIONS ARE MADE
OR PRINCIPLES OUTLINED.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
TO "SEE" THE LABORITES
Usual Trades Against Everything and
Everybody Not Controlled by Faueus-
tus lnduloed in, While the Band Plays
"I Must Have Been A-Dreamn'l'-
Adjournment Taken Until 4 O'clock

1leinzc's democratic convention met a,
the Grand opera house ut 1890 today to
complete the farcical proceedings inaueu-
rated some two weeks ago in Judge Me
Clernan's courtroom. AT that time Mr.
Hcinzc, assisted by some OF his attorney,
packed the courtroom with lot OF ruff
fans, whose only object in being present
was TO disturb the meeting and make il
impossible to transact business.
Upon the most nonsensica prctcnse
the chairman Of the democratic central
committee and organized committee that
would do Mr.. lleinze's bidding.
Today's convention was The adjourned
meeting of the crowd that went to Bozc-
man and were there turned down and sent
back to their homes in Butte, branded as
political pirates and boodlers.
Notwithstanding this, they will assume
the right to the democratic name, and
boast that they will not give it up until
compelled 10 do so by the courts.
Hot and Other Airs.
Heinzes band sat on the platform and
occasionally played patriotic and other
airs in vain attempt to put a little life
and enthusiasm in the proceedings.
From the first il was apparent that
il was a convention OF men who had been
called together for the purpose of carry
ing out some plan already agreed upon.
Only once in the proceedings was there
a hitch or misunderstanding.
One man arose and asked Chairman
James ID. Lynch what action had been
taken in regard TO the anti trust" prima-
ries and meeting. The man evidently had
something else on his mind, but he was
stopped from saying more II was an in
nocent question brt il served TO make the
chairman mad, and he IN sur'y manner
ordered the quesiioner to take his seat.
Mr.. Lynch monopolized the oratorical
business and made several quite lengthy
speeches. His last effort was state
ment that this convention proposed to APP
peal to the courts for the purpose of re
tanning the name democrat" II was
lengthy, bombastic nonscnsica harangue,
and at its close the band very appropr-
ately played For | Must Have Been
Dreaming"
Faueustus Is Keeping Mum.
But little can be learned of the Offices
that will be demanded by this end Of the
fusion forces. The only office that they
will positively demand is that Of district
Judge For this Office they propose to
nominate Judge J. b. McClernan.
The Offices OF state senator sheriff and
county superintendent Of schools Will go
to the laboritcs and the probable nominees
for those positions will be Charles lanncn
for state senator j. ]. Quinn for sheriff
and Miss Margaret Iaughin for superin-
tendcnt Of schools.
The populsts will get the county clerk
and recorder and possibly the county
attorney, and il they do they will nominate
John Weston for clerk and Peter Brccn.
The antitrust democrats will meet to-
night and be compelled to take what is
left, and from present indications that will
not be much.
1t is generally understood that Mr..
Heinze has all four conventions well in
hand, but il is certain that il will require
all Of his diplomacy, and some Of his
money, to bring his separate and contend
ing forces together in an agreement over
the offices.
The convention was called to order "A
1890 o'clock by Chairman James Lynch,
and the minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
A Significant Resolution.
"Swcde" Murphy wanted to proceed to
business at once, and suggested that the
committee on order Of business make
further report. The convention was not
ready, however and DR.. G. T.. Blackburn
was recoQnized to introduce n resolution
which he asked to have added to the plat
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