Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-21

STATE TICKET
Heinze and Amslsamated Democrats
From Silver Bow Fight a Drawn
6attle-Both Displeased.
HElNzE WINS CHIEF JUSTICE
Fusion With Other Parties Beaten
and Many Admit That Defeat
Stares Them in the Face.


vote, the Democratic state convention
rejected fusion. An dtrmpt was
made by John r. MacGmnlss. of Sii-
yer Bow. Albert |. Loeb and others
to take steps that would lay The way
open for fusion. Each had a different
plan, and the conyention rejected both
OF them, Mr.. Loeb, representing a
large number in the convention. want.
ed committee, composed of on"
member from each delegation. with 4
view TO Learning what might be eX.
pecied from the other parties in the
way Of fusion. The silver Bow man
moved as "A substitute that a commit.
tee which he named make the offer
of certain Offices 10 the parties that.
will hold their state conventions in
Helena, Sept 20, with power to cf.
feet fusion and tp make nominations
for the places offered In case the Id.
bor, Antitrust and Populists did not
care TO fuse. Governor Tuole was
named as member of the commit
tee, but from his place on the floor
stated that he could not serve on 1t,
although he did favor some move des
tined 10 bring all the parties together
on common ticket In the end the
motion and substitute were laid on
the table, and all efforts to reconsider
the matter failed.
Next TO the question of fusion,
which was mterjected into the col.I
yenIion in the afternoon, the dispp
sition of the contest from Silver Bow
OvershadOwed every question. II be-.
came apparent early in the day that
the report of the committee ON ere
dcntials recommending that neither
delegation from Silver Bow be given
seats In the convention would not
meet with The approval 81 the cOuyen.
tion. The opinion seemed to be gen
eral that either one delegation or the
other should be seated and in the end
compromise was reached that sal.
isficd the remaining delegations, for
the most part. If IL did not meet the
approval OF either the United Copper
or Amalgamated wings of the Silver
Bow Democracy. Thirteen members
of the credentials committee voted tOl
unseat both delegations from Silver
Bow and twelve voted TO give the so
called regulars seats. Two reports
were offered and both OI them reject.
ed, the convention deciding TO give
each Silver Bow delegation half the
vote 10 which that county was EMIT
led This was on the recommendation
OF Governor Toole. who favored a half
and half mixture Of United Copper
and Amalgamated Democracy from
Silver Bow for the party.
For time IL seemed doubtful that
the United Copper company delega-
ton would accept the compromise. a
caucus was held In the Grandon after
the morning session. II finally came
TO the conclusion that half loaf
was better than no bread" and decided
to take part in the subsequent pro-
ceedings Seats were provided for the
Heinze delegation near the front OF
the hall. and the warning factions
more than one question during the
afternoon.
Neither Of Silver Bows factions was
entirely harmonious. Mr. MacGinniss
did not control his wing" for some
delegates proved to be- The most siren
uous opponents To fusion on any bl.
sis. The absence Of harmony in Sill.
yer Bow resulted in that county fail.
ing by the way in respect TO Offices.
Had Silver Bow delegates pulled to-
gether they might have commanded
almost any office with their ninety -One
votes and consequent ability To trade.
A platform endorsing the referon'
DUN, direct primaries, eight hours,
railroad commission, election of Unit,
ed States senator's by direct vote, and
Chinese exclusion, Parker and TOole
and condemning the governor Of Col
orado and Roosevelt was adopted.
After the question OF fusion had
been settled, Major Maginnis, who
was selected as permanent chairman,
pushed the business of the convention
along with speed, and fair progress
was made in the selection OF ticket.
The following are the candidates
named:
Presidential electors Paul A. Fusz,
OF Granite; Patrick Carney. Of Madi'
son: Edward Cardwcll, Of Jefferson,
Representative In COugTcss-AuStln
G. Gormlcy. Of Cascade.
Goycrnor-Joseph X. TOOlc OF Lew
Is and ClarAe.
Lieutenant governor Edwin Norris.
OF Bcayerh, dd.
Chief justice Of the supreme court
d r. smith. OF Flathcad.
Clerk Of the supreme cOurt-Finlay
McRac, Of Lewis and Clarke.
Secretary of state-Mics Romn"y,
of Rayalli.
Auditor-Phil c, Goodwin, OF Silver
Bow.
Treasurer David G.. Browne, OF
Chouteau
Attorney general-Charles II. Hall.
of Mssoula
Superintendent Of public instruction
II. NJ. Kay, of Carbon.
The Fergus county representative
on the committee on credentials vot-
ed with the majority OF disbarring
both delegations from Silver Bow
county and, when by a vote OF 270h
to 2isIS fusion with the other parties
was beaten. Fergus county gave three
votes for fusion and twenty against.
Many of the delegates admit a IA
tai mistake was made when fusion
was beaten, as II is now considered