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Keynote Of Platform Adapted At State
Convention 1s Declaration for An
ti-PFofiteerino Legislation.

Keynote Of Platform Adapted At State
Convention Is Declaration for An
I ti-PFofiteerino Legislation.
Helena, Sept. 10.-Old line Demo-
cratic leaders and office holders and
state ticket candidates indorsed by
the Nonpartisan and Labor leagues
met in Helena Friday at the Demo
cratic state convention, adopted a
/ platform the keynote of which is for
profiteering legislation, indorsed
| Cox for president, Roosevelt for vice
| president, B. X. Wheeler for govern
or and the entire state and congress.
sional ticket.
Judge ]. E. Erickson of Kalispeil,
was chosen chairman of the state
Democratic central committee to sue
ceed Hugh Wells and Homer Murphy
of Helena, former deputy United
States district attorney was elected
secretary to succeed Guy E. LaFol-
lette.
| There was opposition to the indor-
sement of the state ticket, nearly all
of whom are candidates of the Non
Partisan league. 1t was led by Judge
j. P. Jones of Rosebud county who
| q
| the state ticket.
| Opposition 10 Defeated
When the resolution was tabled
| without debate, Judge Jones protested
and in his protest was joined by
| Chester e. Wofford Of Musselshell
| county and by Hugh D. Cook of Lew
is and Clark, Their opposition, how
ever, was without avail.
The convention was called to order
by C. B. Nolan OF Helena acting for
state chairman Hugh r. Wells, who
is kept away from the convention by
sickness. Former Governor Edwin l.
Norris delivered the keynote speech
of the convention in which he extend
ed a welcome to the Nonpartisan
leaguers and appealed for united
party. Mr.. Norris, as temporary chair
man, appointed committees on plat
form resolutions with C. B. Nolan,
Helena, chairman; permanent order
OF business J. C. Mccarthy, Gallatin,
chairman: credentials ]. F. O'o1nno-
FLivfngston, chairman.
Wheeler and Jones Clash
The closing half hour of the con-
vention was enlivened by short ad-
dress by Burton X. Wheeler, Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, who had
brief passage at arms with Judge P.
Jones,N introducer OF the resolution
referred to. Mr.. Wheeler received the
warm reception when he declared that
he was Jeffersonian Democrat, and
pledged himself uneQuivocally to Cox
and Roosevelt and said that he had
always been Democrat and expected
n fv1r mo drrov OF
icany to Judge Jones he said:
Judge Jones, 1 realize that there
are Democrats who are violently op-
posed to candidates who have not
been indorsed by the Nonpartisan
league. ask you now-will you sup
port candidate, in fact, several can
didates, who solicited the Endorsement
of the Nonpartisan league and failed
to obtainit, or will you support man
for governor who never solicited the
indorsemtnt but received it?"
Condemns Merchant Body.
Judge Jones replied:
Il shall support the national ticket
and use my judgment on the state
ticket"
"Pm glad you are going to use
your own Judgment" retorted Mr..
Wheeler, for there are Democrats,
fear, who will not use their judg-
ment, but instead, that of the profit
eers league, the Montana Develop
ment association.
THAT organizations indorsed a tic
ket and bad slate in the primaries,
and they are opposed to all who are
not satisfactory to them. They were
here in business while our boys were
in Flanders field, and they
were robbing the wives, mothers, chill
dren and sweethearts of the soldiers.
Whether you agree with me or not,
I challenge any man to point to any |
act of mine In the last Is or 20 years, |
which does not coincide with the prin-
ciples of Thomas Jefferson.
Outlines His Policy
"If am elected, as l am going to be, |
am going to be the governor of Mon |
lana. When Twas United States dis
.rict attorney, l was United States |
district attorney.
when l am governor, the doors of |
ny office will be open to every man,
woman, and child in Montana, what
ever station, tho working man or the 1
president of a corporation. l said that
would be nominated and l predict
hat ! will be elected without the as
distance of the big interests and the
,rofiteers of this state.
We have q choice in Montana this
rear, of the profiteers league, or the
platform we adopted here today" said
The issue Is clear cut. The
eague of profiteers has captured the
republican party.
Defeats His Democracy
I'VE place humanity shove the dol
ar mark. Friends, appreciate that
here are Democrats who probably do
ot want to support this ticket. l
rant to say that when l went into the
ran Al = Democrat. l
vas : Democrat In Massachusetts, and
took some courage to be one there
90. feel today that If Thomas Jef-
erson was alive, no would be for the
latform which we have adopted here
oday.