The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-09-09
DEMOCRATIC STATE coNvEN.
TIoN REFUSES TO lNooRsE
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE.
M|SSOULA VOTE Split
I. G. Denny Repeats His Biennial Per.
formansc Of Sacrifice Of Ambition,
While MissouIa's Candidate for Rail.
way Commissioner stays Well But
Falls Down in the Stretch.

Livingston. sept. S. Especially Aftcr
hours. III Ii o'clock tonight the demo-
cratic state convention adjourned. As
d result vi ils deliberations II voted
down the proposition to name can
didatr for senator. and 1t nominated
Charles H. Hartman Of Bozcman for
congress, Colonel Il. OLcary of
Anaconda for clerk of the supreme
court. and Peter Sanger Of Butte for
railroad commissioner
The big fight Or the convention was
over the Endorsement proposition. 1t
started when w. B. George, in calling
the convention To order, made Il speech
advocating II. and II continued through
four hours, later in the afternoon, on
a report Of the committee on order Of
business. a majority Of that commit
tee wanted the first order of the bisi-
ness to he The naming of n senatorial
candidate. y. j. Walsh made the
ton. and J, Bruce krcmcr Of Silver
Bow the strongest argument against
it. The vote in favor of the indorsc-
mcnt was rs. and against 335. Mis-
soulu voted I3 for Endorsement and II
against; Ravalli II In favor, and San
ders against and In favor. Silver
Bow gives i07 solidly against
Denny Sacrifice.
II wa- II e,o-c- fight intweeu Hart
man Of Gailatin and Stewart of Madi-
son for congress. Denny of Silver
Bow dropped out of the race in the
afternoon, silver Bow In IA caucus de-
Gliding not To abide by It's instructions
to vote for him.. leaving but two can
didates. Hartman received 2Ss and
Stewart 22i.
Mlssou.a voted 10 for Stewart and II
for Hartman: Ravalli cast II for Hart
man, and Sanders for Stewart.
Colonel O'l4eary had no opposition
for clerk of the court, Finlay McItac
Of Lewis and Clark withdrawing dur
Ing the. day from the race.
Berry's Good Fight.
The interesting fight for IA nomina
tiDn was that for railroad commits
slOncr. there being four candidates.
II. j. Micl of Ghouteau. Peter Sanger
Of Silver Bow, w. w. Berry Of Mis-
soula and NJ. q. Baldwin OF Fathcad.
ON the first ballot Berry led with 213
votes. Sanger 100: Micli. 80. and Bald
win, 4S. The latter was dropped on
the third ballot with the result that
Sanger received 267; Berry. 2l7. and
Mlcli, 80. The latter WAS dropped on
tho fourth ballot. and Sanger won
without the result being announced. II
motion being made to make the noml-
nation of Sanger unanimous before the
tcllcrs could make their result known.
MlssOula cast Its vote on every ballot
for Berry and Silver Bow its l07 for
Sange:.
Is Same Old Song.
The platform adopted is long one.
devoted principally to conservation
questions. II favors' federal income
law. indorses the administration of
Governor Norris. favors tariff revision,
denounces THE Payne bin advocates
the adoption of the Oregon primary
law. favors public service commits
sion. cOmmends the commission form
Of government for cities and favors
the tax amendment that Will be srb-
mltted at the coming election.
In the makeup Of the state central
committee A. T., Higgins Is a member
from Missoula, c. NJ. Howard from
Ravalli and NJ, H. Maroney from San
ders. The chairman Is to be selected
latc..