The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-31
Last Nights City Convention a Secret
Session.
FRANTIC EFFORTS FOR FUSION
But Small Majority Held Out for
Party Lines and Party Response.
biIity, So a Ticket Was Named
Democrats Stood Ready to Join
Hands.

A revolution IN politics was insti-
tuted last night, when at the city re-
publican convention Mr.. Noffsinger
presented a motion to hold star
chamber session and exclude all out
siders, especially reporters.
This was done in order, as he
said, that their proceedings would
not be made public, and the citizens
al large might remain in ignorance
Of what TRANSFERRED. This action was
the result of the attempt made to
pool interests with the democrats
Ever since Chairman Eaton of the
City Central committee issued the
call for a republican convention,
pressure has been brought to bear
upon him. urging him to rescind it,
in order that the democrats could be
place one ticket in the field. Some
republicans favOring this proposition
have been comforting with democrats
o. the same mind, and an arrange
nent had been reached whereby the
democrats were to have the First
ans the Third ward providing that
Aldermen Webster and Listle should
have the nomination from the First
and Second.
Chairman Eaton and many Other
old line republicans were dead
B n N ct pnt
refused to call the convention off
declaring their intention of either go
ing down in defeat as party O.
Il electing their men without any ai(
from the democrats, and the conven
ton last night was the result of thei
determination.
!, Whent the convention was calle'
) t., order by the chairman nearly al
| Of the delegates or their alternate
were present, the roll call showing
1G out Of 81. Mr.. Eaton made few
re marks. setting forth the object 0
: the call and decrying any attempt t
: fuse with the democrats at the con
, ing election. urging the delegates t
! rut up straight party ticket.
: could be seen that there would be
fight on this issue. as many presen
ircluding Messrs. NOffsinger. Keitl
I Bernard Wallace and Conner, we1
/ i" favor of pooling interests. NJ
Eaton was elected chairman of tn
d meeting and Mr.. J. B. Sinclair. seer,
$ ts,ry. The chairman had 'ust state
0 that the next order Of business woul
b. for the delegates from each wal
to get together and select their cand
u dates. when Mr.. Noffsinger aros
> ard stated that there were undouh
u cdly many delegates present who d
u sired to take some action toward pu
,. ting up fusion ticket. and though
u il but fair that they should have {
opportunity to express their view
AS they would not care to have the
was a reporter present, he nov
A. tEat the convention go into seer
caucus to take action in the matt,
G. The motion was put and carried
le 4 small vote and the obnoxious new
- paper man took hike
le After the doors were locked, t
re question Of fusion was taken up a
n Put to Il vote the anti-fusionists w
in ming out by a vote of 9 to T. T
NJ. vote was not taken until after seNel
be hot passages at arms between
at two factions. Mr.. NoffSinger "
,ir roasted by several of the dclega
lg, over what they termed his coward
lr, in asking for democratic help. a
Id the question was asked what mad
nd. come of republican aggressivene
when such old time wheel horses
cts himself. PCTley Bernard and Ha
Keith were talking of lying down
the opposing party. He was a
flu charged with desire to tie Ma