The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-12-07
Frank Collins Tempo
rary Secretary of That
Convention.
is ON FULL BLAST
United Copper Company
Party Now in Session
at Capital City.
srrciN no nm INTER MotNrAty.

SPltiM 10 lIlE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Helena, Dee. =. lhc United Court and
I oprcr party was launched OH the troubled
seas oi Montana politics this afternoon at
the Auditorium 10y convention composed
largely of cmpl yes of t. Aug Ilcin1e and
The MoHtlna ore Purchasing company.
II Is only fair 10 say there was a large
attendance, and it is only the truth to say
he bulk of the audience was there through
the same curiosity that would attract
crowd to any free show where there was
y promise that some entertainment would
be furnished aud some good music heard.
II everybody who wore a badge was
delegate there must have been something
like 500 delegates present. Of whom 90
per cent came from Silver Bow county
The band was great attraction. ~
were llcinlc aud lollu Macl linniss and
arlos Nariicld aud Former Governor Bob
smith. Tie street parade after the Silver
liow delegation arrived was imposing in
the matter oi length, though there were
few we'll known faces in the crowd.
The pfelmlnarios got started late
owing 10 the special train from Butte
being behind limc. and they did moi last
long. rs those who had occasion to speak
lid not want Ia say anything that would
interfere With I. Avg IIcinze telling his
troubles ~ his own way later on.
After the recess there will be more hot
IL and permanent organization.
Special Arrives in Helena.
Helena, Mont, Dee. 7--fhc special
rain bearing lleinze employees from Butte
%as scheduled TO arrive at II 80. The fact
that there was TO be band brought
crowds down town, for everybody knew
that Butte could furnish music. They
had quite a wait Al first il was reported
shat Kid Curry aud his gang had held
up the train and stolen the apex Of tho
new party
The train finally got in some time
after noon and il was found that the alarm
ing rumors were unfoundcd. 1t had been
side tracked To make room for n train
which was carrying n lot oi people who
we're travelling on their own business and
not on that Of the United Court x Copper
company
There were six carloads OF Ileinzc peo-
pie, mostly from Mcadcrvilc, and when
strung ont in two single lines they made
quite a long line as they marched up town.
Each man wore a red badge showing he
was a delegate. II was a rank plagiarism
on the red badge Of courage" adopted
by the Clark people in the fight OF 1900.
IN the line were all the shift bosses, aud
most Of the superiniendcnis and employees
Of the lleinzc mines were III line.
Some Of Those in Line.
IIcnze was there himself. and John
MacGnniss and 81 Trcrisc and Al Frank,
Hugh Wilson, County Clerk John Weston,
John Cannon and some few others who
are well known were there, but the most
OF them were men from the mines and
smcltcrs which lIcinzc owns in Butte
The Auditorium, where the convention
Of the United Court and Copper company
met had the seats divided into counties,
each marked by a banner. Over the stage
hung the motto, "Carpc diem" Very
few OF the delegates knew what it meant,
but somebody said it meant Fifteen per
day" while it lasted. Some of the seats
assigned 10 counties were not filed but
the Butte contingent was sufficiently large
TO tell upon the vacant chairs. A sign on
the door Of the hall requested spectators
10 take TO the galleries.
The galleries were well filed, as was
the rear Of the hail. with spectators, fully
two-ihirds Of whom were there through
curiosity to hear and see 1t was most
orderly audience, as those who were not
in accord with the ideas Of the United
Court and Copper party to drive out all
other corporations except its own, gayo
respectful hearing to the cries Of alarm
as uttered by the Napoleon Of litigation.
When i. Aug. lleinzc appeared in the
front Of the hall near the stage, he was
given round OF applause by his cm-
ploycs.
Then the Band Played.
The band played several stirring
n;r ;prt,Ii,,r Ia,
the Congucring Hero Comes" and
others that might have some per-
sona reference to the head of the
United Copper company. Then former
Governor Bob Smith OF the advisory coun-
sci for the United Copper and Montana
Ore Purchasing company took the plat
form. lie read the call for the convention,
got Richard the III and George Wash
ington mixed up by referring to the fact
that this was like the "Wintcr OF our dis
content" which the father OF his country
experienced at Valley Forge, and said
about the United Copper COM
pany wanting none but anti-corporation
men OH guard and then called on all men
10 arise and combat"
Warren Nominated.
One of the delegates whom the cx-gov-
sIIOT cdHeu oWi1lsDH OF IlaFie, noilllH"
ltcd Gen. Charles S. Warren of Silver
Bow county for temporary chairman. An
other wanted to name Bob Smith, but the
after thought he had earned his salary
and declined to work overtime.
General Warren was escorted to the
platform and made speech, He said he
vas Still republican and in favor Of
Mark Hanna as first choice for president
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