The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-29
Followers Of Thomas jefferson Indulge in
Personalities.
PR0GnSSWES ACCEPT COMPROMISE AFTER ALL
Contesng Delegations From the Sixth Precinct Are Both
Seated With Vote Divided After Bitter Fight on Con
vention Floor, During Which the Lie Is Passed
by Frank Woody to r. c. Stiff

i i'rIrN J." Myers was overlooked, bue
Judge Slonne noticed this and tho
resolutions committee backed up far
enough To permit of a small paragraph
OF cneomum for the Hamilton statcs-
man.
\ The resolutions hcralded To the world
\ that Missoula countys delegates ara
progrcssives and that they believe that
amy one of the democratic candidates
\ for the presidency will do. Governor
Norris was indorscd, also. as was tho
park-to-park highway idca. In wa
\ point with pride" the convention bor-
rownd republican phrase and, on tho
other hand. II forgot To view with
alarm" a privilege distinctly demos
4 cratic Instead Of this the conven.
\ ton viewed with amusement and dis
I gust"
i However, despite the resolutions
! vaguoncss the conventions sentiment.
N " graduated applause he criterion.
was for William Jennings Bryan. Tho
chairman drew cheers for him, ana A.
]. Niolettr. under the head. Good OF
the order" also enlogzed tho three-
time candidate OF the democratic
party.
The chairman. by the way. was
Charles II. Hail. lie was elected in tho
morning session. winning handily over
the candidate of the progrcsslves, III.
NJ Small. The vote was G7 To 25 with
both delegations from the Sixth not
allowed to vote.
DR. H. G. Anderson, chairman OF tho
county central committee, called tho
convention 10 order at 1920 yester.
DAY morning In Thibodeau's hall. for
merry Bennett hall. DIR. Anderson ap-
absence or VIII Cave. Mr.. ForbIs read
the official call and the convention goe
under way.
Organizing.
a. J. Violcttc nominated III. M. Small
and Dan ]. Heyfron nominated Charles
H. Hall. both with euIogistic speeches.
DIR. Anderson named George Carter
and Hugh Kennedy as teliers All
credentials were submitted to the see.
retary before the vote was taken, and
II WAS decided to disenfrnnchise tho
Sixth precinct for the time being. Tho
vote stood: Hall. 81: Small, 2b. re
was the conventions only formal vote,
Mr.. Halls Speech. 4
After being escorted to the chair.
MT Hall made the following addressa
thank you for the honor which YOU
have conferred upon me. I have been
"A democrat all my life. have fought
the battles OF democracy as far back
as ] can remember. but | have never
been as proud OF II as l am TODAY. be.
cause have seen the whole United
States come to adopt our principles
and ! have lived to see the hides
bound republican party adopt the prin.
cipl"s OF williams Jennings BRYAN, and
] say to you, gentlemen OF this cone
Vehtion, that this year IL n democratic
jubilee. ! believe that we will elect
every man on the democratic ticket.
from constable to president I want
no office at your hands. You have
bestowed honors upon me I'm the past
ahd l appreciate them. am now
willing to serve in the trenches and
hope no untoward incident will b0
allowed to crop out I'm this county
that viii In any way initiate against
our success at the next election, and
, say to those gentlemen who have
! lost out In the republican party
and are now trying to create dissen-
sion In our ranks so that they may
create II sentiment for the benefit OF
one individual, that there is no chance
and that we Will win this fail, be 10
under the banner of Woodrow Wilson,
Champ Clark, Underwood Harmon or
i, William Jennings Bryan. Let us all
/, get together, work harmoniousIy and
q we cannot lose.'
7 Bryan Boosted.
:, Chairman Hall called on A. j. Vios
lette to address the meeting while ha
made his selection Of the working com.
: mittees Mr.. Violette said;
Il think this Is one of the most
Z serious elections that the country mar
! had. Never has there been Il time
when the people were thinking SO in-
dependently. Then, It behooves tha
: parties to put UP candidates ana plat
I forms that the people approve. take
! Il that some OF us disagree upon de-.
y tails. II we didn't. we would not have
y these conditions among ourselves. Ny
i opinion is that the democrats must
nAx ma. 1. = u II