The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1904-09-21
MONTANA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
Their State Convention Declines to Fuss
With Other Parties

"4tH OtueT PaFtleS.
HELENA, Sept. l5.-When the demo
cratic state convention met this morn
ing, two reports were presented by tn,
committee on credentials. The major
ity report recommended that neither
of the contesting deleg ations tron
Silver Bow be given seats in the con
vention, while the minority repor
favored the seating of the anti-Heinze
delegation.
1t was moved that the majority re.
port be adopted. A motion that the
minority report be substituted was
made by Sol Hepner of Cascade. Mr..
Loeb of Lewis and Clarke offered a
second substitute to the effect tn at
half of the Silver Bow delegate and
half of the Heinzeites be seated.
Governor Toole took the floor and
favored this motion with strong dis
play of feeling. He said that he would
not represent any faction in the party,
and that body had right to elimi.
nate Silver Bow county from the con.
vention. II ask, in the interest of
peace, that this deleg alton be divided
ano let them go home and fight it
out,' said the governor. The substi-
tute was carried, seatinglh alf of the
Silver Bow delegation and half of the
Heinzeites.
Martin Maginnis was made the per-
manent chairman Of the convention,
Harvey Bliss secretary and H. j.
Skinner assistant secretary. The re.
port OF the committee onlorder of bus
mess was read and adopted and Mr..
Maginnis took the platform and
made a speech. The report of the
committee on platform and resolu-
tions was read, andsits reading was
punctured with cheers. The report
was adopted.
The platform declares for the ma
tional ticket, indorses Governor
Ioole's administr alton, declares for
the initiative and referendum, rail-
road commission, direct primary law,
fellow-servant law, the election of
state officers by popular vote and the
constitutional amendment giving the
state board of equalization power to
equalize property, and the election of
senators by popular vote. It instructs
the representatives in congress to vote
for the Chinese exclusion act aud in
dorses the national irrigation act.
At the afternoon session of the con.
vention, the matter of fusion with
other political parties was presented
and was discussed at considerable
length. The proposition was finally
turned down by a vote of 2704 to 24St.
The ticket nominated by the conven-
tion is as follows:
Presidential electors-Paul A. Fusz,
Patrick Carney, Edward Cardwell.
Representative in Congress-A. C.
Gormley, of Cascade county.
Governor-Joseph K. Toole, of
Lewis and Clarke.
Lieutenant Governor-Edwin Nor
rison, of Beaverhead county.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
D. F. Smith, of Flathead county.
Clerk of Supreme Court-Finlay
McRae, of Lewis and Clarke.
Secretary of State-Miles Romney,
OF Ravalli county.
State Auditor-Phil G. Goodwin, of
Silver Bow.
State Treasurer-David G. Browne,
OF Chouteau county.
Attorney General-Chares H. Hall,
of Missoula.
superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion-J. M. Kay, OF Carbon county. {
The convention at the close of it's t
afternoon session, authorized Oh air. +
man NJ artin Maginnis to send the fol-
lowing telegram to Judge Parker, the t
democratic presidential candid ate: t
''The democracy of Montana, in {
convention assembled, send most COR !
dial greeting to it's nominee for the e
presidency of the United States and t
express our faith in the great princi- +
Piles for which he stands. We believe
hat vote for Parker and Davis is a
vote for country and home, for peace,
liberty and prosperity: while vote !
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks is a vote .
for plutocracy, for trusts, for imper- >,
lallsm, for war at home and abroad, T
for an ever-increasing national debt. g
for a continued waste of our blood 6
and money and for rougher riding for :
he common people and continued .
smooth sailing for the favored few -
Railroad Rates Increased