The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-16
'TOOLE WINS
FOR HE|NzE
DAY CARRIED eY GOVERNORS
HARMONY PLEA.
'EsCH GETS HALF A VOTE
Both Delegations from silver Bow Are
seated-Hays' Name Is Omit
ted from Ticket.

( Helena, Mont, Sept. 15-The Heinze
contingent managed to get seats today
with half a vote each in the state
democratic convention and immediate
ly that faction made determined
effort to force fusion with the popu-
lists, laborites and so-called antitrust
party upon the convention.
The attempt was a dismal failure,
however, the resolution being voted
down overwhelmingly.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate candidates.
Nomination Of TooIe.
( A striking feature of the convention
was the nomination of Joseph X.
Toole for governor by acclamation,
followed by demonstration that for
wild enthusiasm was never equaled
on any similar OCCASION in a political
convention in Montana.
1 The convention was called to order
at 1890 o'clock by Chairman Norris.
with the Silver Bow democratic dele
cation occupying the seats assigned to
that county. BY response to a call
for the report of the credentials COM
/ mittee, H. s. Hepner, the chairman.
read majority and minority reports
! Of that committee.
4 Majority Report.
The majority report was in favor OF
&excluding both the democratic dele.
gates and the alleged contestants from
Silver Bow county from the conven-
ton. The minority report favored Civ
ing the democratic delegates as re-
turned by the state central committee,
seats in the convention. Both reports
favored giving seats to all delegates
present against whom there were no
contests
The majority report of the commit
tee was signed by the following:
Charles Scharff, NJ M. Joyce, j. j.
Dobson, c. C. Hurley, M. B. Conrow
G. T. Paul, j. w. Franks, c. o. Cru.
well, John Hogan, John Blewett.
Minority Report.
The minority report was as follows:
sWe recommend that the lists OF
i5olo,c+o. cr3 ol%nrpotoc fro,,, +ho d;f
4 ferent counties in the state, inclusive
OF that of Silver Bow county as sub
mitted by the state central committee
to your body, be accepted, and the
persons whose names are set forth ir
the said lists be declared the dele
gates and alternates entitled to per
manent seat in this convention"
The minority report was signed b,
John NJ. Madden, w. L. Brown, Char
les E. Duer, j. j. Annot, George Cock
rell, T. j. Thompson, Harvey Bliss
; H. S. Hepner, e. H. Goodman ant
Thomas E. Brady.
Loeb for Half Vote Each.
Delegate G. c. Hurley OF Dawso'
county moved the adoption of tn
! majority report H. S. Hepner move
, as an amendment that the minorit
report be adopted.
Delegate A. /. Loeb of Lewis an
Clarke moved as substitute that al
who presented themselves claiming t
t be delegates from Silver Bow count
! be allowed seats in the convention
!, each of them to have half vote.
| C. P. Connolly of Silver Bow ses
, onded the substitute motion.
> Judge Bickford was member, bu
: was not allowed to vote at the ses
sions of the credentials committe
) because he was also member of tn
3 democratic delegation from Silve
2 Bow county, against the seating Q
which delegation there was an allege
contest.
Evans With Loeb.
John M. Evans of Missoula spoke i
!, favor of the substitute motion. He sal
: he believed that by it's adoption hal
! mony would be restored in the cor
!. ventipn, so that 1t could go ahead an
!. transact its business.
J. 'In the interest OF perpetual ha'
mony in the democratic party in thi
state it would be wen," said Nj
, Evans ssfO huild n Chinese wall arOun
3 Silver Bow county and elect Pat Mu