The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-13

Livingston, Sept. 8.-The democrat
&c state convention, in session which
concluded it's deliberations a few min.
utes before II O'Clock tonight did no,
lndorse candidate for United States
senator.
Ihese candidates were nominated:
For member of congress, Charles s.
Hartman of Bozeman: for clerk of the
supreme court, 7. OLeary of Ana
conda; for railroad commissioner.
Peter Sanger of Butte
1t was somewhat exhausting bat
tle' considered oratorically, that was
waged over the question of indorsing
a candidate for United States senator
in opposition to Senator Thomas H
Carter.
First threshed out in the committee
on order of business, where it was de-
clded by one vote that Endorsement of
candidate for senator should be made
one OF the items of consideration by
the convention, it reached the main
body of delegates when minority re-
port was presented in which 1t was
left to the convention to decide
whether or not a candidate should be
indorsed
Walsh Leads Battle.
Thomas j. Walsh of Helena, con-
sidered as the man who would be
indorSed by the convention. had il
been decided that way, led the battle
for Endorsement without putting the |
question before the convention as a
whole. He lost on the first test vote
taken before the convention. BY a
vote of 335 to 175 the convention ac-
cepted the minority report of the
committee, which left the question of
lndorsed to the delegates .-
Accepting the situation thus pre-
sented, Mir. Walsh seized the oppor-
tunlty, who the permanent chairman. T.
Governor Norris, announced at the
night session that the question had
been reached, to ask the indulgence
of the delegates. $751;,
There was the briefest lull in the
whispered conferences of delegates
The motion was put and by their
voices the democratic delegates de-
clared they were willing to pass over
the question of indorsing a candidate
to oppose the present senior republic
an senator from Montana The field Is /
left clear, so far as democratic candi-
dates are concerned.
The Ravalli county delegation voted
solidly for Endorsement.
Two Candidates for Senator.
1t Is the understanding of the lead
ers that Mr.. Walsh and probably w.
G. Conrad will make at least prelim-
mary campaigns, with the final deci-
sion In the hands of the legislature,
the democrats working to make the
legislature democratic in both houses.
The convention adopted a platform
in which it indorsed the Denver plat {
form and the administration of Gov !
ernor Norris, denounced the Payne-Al-
drich tariff bill as tremendous fac /
tor in the increased cost of living i
made demand for a federal income |
tax law, pledged the support of demo- {
Gratis in both branches of the legisla-
ture to the passage of a primary cleo S
ton law, modelled after the Oregon {
law, demanded segregation of lands t
situated in the national forest re- {
serves valuable for agricultural pur- [
poses, favored a public utility COM ]
examination of state banks /
and the adoption of the proposed
to the constitution rela-
tive to taxation.
Hartman on First Ballot.
1t required but one ballot to nom
mate Charles S. Hartman for con-
gress, while Colonel T. O'Leary was
named by acclamation for clerk of
the supreme court. For railroad COM
missioner Peter Sanger ran second on
the first ballot but gradually increased &
his vote as other candidates were elm
mated until he was made the nominee
on the fourth ballot