The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-07
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS NOMINEES
ARE ELECTED IN THE THlR-
TENTH ASSEMBLY.
BULL MOOSERS UNITED
Preliminary Lineups Show the Pro.
eressives to Be Ranking Minority
Party Which Will Work With Pro
grcssive Democrats Against Corpora
ton Controi--G. o. r. Is Nil.
(Staff Correspondence.)

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Helena, Jan. Ex-Governor Stewart
and the other new state officers We're
duly sworn in. the Thirteenth legisla-
tive assembly was formally organized,
and the new administration Of Mon
tana affairs launched today.
In the senate the democratic nomi-
nees won over the republicans by
vote of 10 to II, Senators TAYLOR and
Boardman progressives, voting with
the democrats, to the dismay of the
republicans. to whom the matter was
complete surprise.
Senator Grande of Meagher. who
was nominated in republican con-
Vention controlled by progressives.
voted with the republicans on organi-
zahon. but openly announces that he
will affiliate in all matters of legisla-
ton with the progressives
Progressives Second.
| IN the house Macdonald was chosen
! speaker, the vote being: Macdonald,
~; Grippen tprogressve), IS; Eliel
| uepubiran), Is; thus making the pro-
RressiVes the ranking opposition party
, III ihe mouse. Jordan and CoolSinEham
| OF Dawson were not present at the
morning session, and the certificate of
electioh of Glenn of Mcagher, also an
ont-ahd-out progressive, had miscar-
fied. Ihe votes Of these three will
make the progressive strength in the
mousse Il. Hough of Carbon, who was
lected under the republican desgna-
i'oh' but who had given a pledge in
writing to vote for all progressives
measures for his support of that party,
flnked and voted with the republicans
for speaker He has boasted since
coming here that he could have been
erected without the progressves, and
would, therefore. do as he pleased
Fight on the Rules.
When Norton of Silver Bow moved
| that the rules of the Twelfth assem-
bly, be adopted pending the report OF
II rules committee, a surprise was
sprung by the progressves, Carnal of
Hill moved an amendment to rule H.
providing that all bills must be re-
ported back from committees within
ilVe Legislative days. The motion was
supported by Is progressive members
ana two democrats, while the rest OF
the democrats and the republicans
voted solidly in the negative Repre-
sentative Amin. progressive OF yell
loWstone, gave the machine another
slight jolt when he offered a motion
Tor the appointment Of IA committee
on committees. to consist of three
democrats. one progressive and one
republican. The speaker who had
| Just ruled that a motion to amend rula
| 81 was in order. but who was evi-
IDENTITY flustered by this new and un-
! expected attack escaped a dilemma by
ruling the motion out of order.
AS these matters can be renewed to-
morrow W"eh the committee on rules
reports, no appeal was taken, The
| last has probably not been heard or
these two motions, both of which ara
based upon the procedure of the pres
ent democratic house of representa-
tives in Washington.
internecine Strife.
The democrats of the house. who
style themselves platform democrats.
are smarting under their defeat by the
Amalgamated crowd from Silver Bow.
aided by the renewal by old-time Dalv
democrats of the bitterness of the his
toric Clark DAILY feud. Representative
| Day VINO was beaten for speaker, was
II standby OF Clark in these days, and
the Dalyltes, under the leadership of
senator Whiteside. made open war on
nm. Some of the defeated factions
are more or less openly declaring that
!. combination to stifle progressive leg
lslation promised in the democra tic
, state platform was the basis of the
Macdonald vote, and they are ready
for revolt Not a few of them are
thoroughly clean, Independent men.
VINO have on other occasions defied the
machine. and that they will affiliate
with the progressives in passing re-
form measures is an absolute GER
tainty.
In the Senate.
t There is grave concern among a big
5 element of democrats in the senate.
;. The reactionaries in that body were
1 only beaten in the struggle by the mar
roWest of margins, the vote between
9 Stout and Muffly for chairman OF the
, caucus having been tie, which
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