The Western news., 1904-09-21
LABOR PARTIES INDORSE THE TICKET
Contestng Delegations From Butte Each Given Half
Vote--Factions Make a Stand Off and the Other
IS Counties Nominate a Winning Ticket.

p recipitated. Contesting delegation
were there from Silver Bow, as usual
the ne representing the Amalgamat
ed interests and the other Mr.. Heinze
After considerable debate, that be
came heated at times, the conventio,
| decided to refer preliminary matter
| in the reg ular manner to the usua
committees.
The contest from Silver Bow, re
ferred to the committee on credentials
came before the convention for fna
settleme mt Thursday morning. The
committee on credentials after being
in session many hours had finally al
100 O'Clock Thursday morning, agreed
to submit two reports. The majority
report recommended that neither of
the con testing delegations from Butte
be given seats. This report was sign
ed by Chas. Scharf, of Jefferson; M .
Nj. Joyce, of Missoula; ]. ]. Dobson, of
Fergus; c. c. Hurley, of Dawson; NJ.
Beaverhead; ]. w. Franks, of Ravalli;
c. o. Gruwell, of Yellowstone; John
Hogan, of Park; J. 8. Blewett, of
Car bon; W. A. Tremblay, of Custer;
w. T. Robertson, of Meagher, and w.
r. Brooks, of Gallatin.
The minority report, which was
signed by II members, provided for
the seating of the Amalga,nated
delegation. The signers of the
minority report were J. M.
Madden, of Deer Lodge; T. L. Brown,
of Granite; c. E. Duer, of Choteau; J..
J. Amiott, of Valley; George Cockrell,
of Powell; 7. J. Thompson, of Rose
bud; H. J. Schreimer, of Madison;
Harvey Bliss, of Sweet Grass; E. H.
Goodman, of Broadwater; T. E. Brady,
of Cascade; H. S. Hepner, of Lewis
and Clarke; Henry Beaupre, of Teton.
Following the reading of the reports
a fierce fight threatened and which
was avoided when Gov. Toole spoke,
in seconding Judge John M. Evans
motion, in favor of giving each dele
cation from Silver Bow half vote.
Speaking in favor of this compro.
mise Judge Evans said: 81 think that
under the circumstances that confront
us, this convention should harmonize.
Personally think it would be moral
1T
wall around Silver Bow and elect Pat
Mullins or some other man king of
Silver Bow. Let us democrats from
other sections of the state give each of
these delegates from Silver Bow half
a vote. and then let them 60 back
home and settle their differences
Governor Toole spoke in favor of
the substitute, 81 quite agree with
the remarks of the gentleman from
Missoula," said the governor. "Now
is the time and place for us to settle
all controversies. We must remember
that in November there is to be an
election. wish it understood that
do not propose to champion the cause
of any faction in the democratic party.
Ordinarily in a democratic conven-
tion am willing to accept the report
of any committee. But under the
present extraordinary conditions be-
lieve the substitute offered by my col.
league from Lewis and Clarke is wise.
This is remarkable case. Silver Bow
is one of the great counties of the
state, with large vote. Nobody has
any right to say that any county shall
be eliminated from a democratic con-
vention. say, my fellow democrats,
that in all fairness we should give
this county representation. Let us
admit these gentlemen from Silver
Bow, send them home after we have
concluded the business of the conyen-
ton, and let them fight it out among
themselves. Let us not drag the dem
ocratic party in the dirt and filth of
disreputable politics. Let us admit
all these gentlemen from Silver Bow
and give each delegate half vote.''
The proposition was submitted to a