DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. / Daly Faction Has a Working Majority. / HARRIS IS TURNED DOWN. / Beaten by McArthur For Temporary Chairman—The Platform is Harmless.

# Transcription — The Butte Daily Post, 1900-03-22, p.3 **Source**: Daily Inter Mountain (Butte, Montana — *the paper's actual masthead; Newspapers.com files it under "The Butte Daily Post"*), Thursday 22 March 1900, p.3, cols. 2-3. **Status**: Complete. **Method**: Read against the page scan (`archive/pages/1900-03-22_butte-daily-post_p03/fullpage.jpg`) at 2.3x (17 tiles), Patrick J. Murphy's line and "Robert Coombs" at 5x, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20 Oct 2026. --- ## Page layout (Mar 22 1900 p. 3) Running head: **DAILY INTER MOUNTAIN: BUTTE, MONTANA: THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900.** Page 3. Six columns. - **Column 1:** advertisements (Wall Paper; "War in South Africa"; "New Tints and Shapes in Stationery" — Evans' Book Store; Rubber Tire Carriages — Grady's; "Cash Is What I Need"; Cook's; "Full ... Coffee"; White Front Grocery). - **Columns 2-3 (this clipping):** DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION / HARRIS IS TURNED DOWN, the ward delegate lists (col. 2), the platform, the aldermanic nominations and "BEFORE THE OPENING" (col. 3); then "NIPPER RECEIVERSHIP" and reading notices. - **Column 4:** THEY BROKE THE COMPACT / WITHDREW THEIR FUNDS; AN OLD TIMER ON THE STAND. - **Column 5:** COL. WALLACE'S FUNERAL; RESPECT MEMORY OF WILL DIXON; RESTRAINED FROM SELLING THE STOCK; THE COPPER MINING SHARES; MARITAL MISFITS. - **Column 6:** LOCAL BRIEFS; CHARGED WITH ASSAULT; LAFONTISE-RILEY BOUT; NOTICE; BRITISH WAR LOAN; Dr. K. Sing advertisement. --- # DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION ## *Daly Faction Has a Working Majority.* # HARRIS IS TURNED DOWN ## *Beaten by McArthur For Temporary Chairman—The Platform is Harmless.* About 12:30 o'clock today Jerry Clifford, chairman of the democratic city central committee who occupied a chair on the Auditorium stage with Secretary Naughton, hammered on the table for order and the democratic convention was in session. Robert Coombs was chosen assistant secretary. As soon as the convention opened the fight of the Clark and Daly factions was apparent. P. J. McArthur was nominated for chairman by the Daly people and Ben Harris by the Clark people. There was a motion to have tellers appointed, but an amendment which provided that the roll of the delegates be called prevailed. The names of the delegates were then called. McArthur voted for himself and Harris referred to the vote of his opponent saying he would vote blank. McArthur was elected chairman by a vote of 50 to 26. Then a motion carried to declare the election unanimous. Mr. McArthur in accepting the honor said he would act "fairly and fearlessly." R. E. Leonard was elected secretary by a unanimous vote of the convention. Others were nominated but they withdrew. A motion was made to have the chair appoint committees. A question arose as to the committee on resolutions. Some thought the chair should have the power to hunt around among the delegations to find a lawyer to act upon the committee. Others were of the opinion that any of the delegates should have enough "horse sense," to draw up a set of resolutions that would answer the purposes of the convention. Finally the discussion ended, the chair being satisfied that he was clothed with enough power to get up a proper resolution committee and Messrs. McArthur and Leonard took up the work of picking out the names of men who would be suitable for committee service. While they were completing their labors the delegates talked over what had happened and smoked a few campaign cigars. The committees appointed were: Resolutions—John E. Curran, W. J. Dawson, P. G. Sullivan, Charles Gardiner, John Hennessy, J. J. Hamill, Adolph Reichle, J. J. Cotter. Organization—T. M. Lynch, H. J. Korr, Dennis Kennedy, J. R. Bordeaux, Patrick Wall, R. E. Elliott, Joseph Radmilovich, J. M. Reynolds. Resolutions—Robert Leonard, E. O. Dugan, Harry Gallway, C. G. Ferrall, J. C. Devitt, John Barto, C. B. Tobin, E. A. Nichols. After the appointment of the committees Judge Nichols made a motion that the convention adjourn until 3 o'clock to give the committees a chance to meet. The motion was carried and the session adjourned. In the afternoon the delegates were a little slow in getting into the convention hall and at 3:30 the meeeting had not been called to order. A wait was made on some of the committees. In the rear part of the hall quite a crowd was standing awaiting the opening of the session. A. 3:45 the convention was called to order. Chairman McArthur announced that the "council or rather the convention" was in order and the committees made their reports. The delegates who were chosen to the convention were: First Ward—Delegates: T. M. Lynch, P. H. Regan, John E. Curran, P. J. McArthur, Joe Ryan, Thomas F. Courtney, Robert Leonard, John D. Sullivan, Mike Dempsey, Patrick J. Murphy. Alternates: Jerry Harrington, John Morrison, Chas. Ryan, Jerry Lynch, John Motgomery, Mike Welsh, Jim Cooney, John Murray, John Henry Cronin, John Donohoe. Second Ward—Delegates: Ed Lynch, Ed H. Holden, M. E. Kilgallon, E. M. Rice, W. J. Dawson, H. J. Karr, Dan Brown, A. J. White, E. O. Dugan, Mike Connors, W. Orton. Alternates: J. G. Dawson, Pat May, James Tyack, Jim Donnelly, William Sable, Frank Fitzgerald, Frank Smith, F. I. Heberling, Clarence Old, P. McNulty, J. J. Ago. Third Ward—Delegates: Dennis Kennedy, H. L. Frank, Harry Galwey, Mike Torpey, Frank Normoyle, R. J. Watson, John McGinnis, Nick Hughes, Tom Mulholland, P. G. Sullivan, William Paige, John J. Sullivan, Robert Galloway, Hugh Wilson, Dan Toohey, Frank O'Brien, Terry Lennon, J. B. Nolan. Alternates: William Brennan, James Naughten, Tom Kelleher, P. Fay, J. H. Harrington, Richard Farrell, John Powers, Mike Connors, J. King, D. B. Murphy, James Cody, Jas. Martin, Pat Brown, J. H. Paige, William Madden, Pat Hurley, Pat O'Meara, Jas. McNicholls. Fourth Ward—Delegates: J. J. McHatton, C. G. Ferrall, J. R. Bordeaux, Ben E. Harris, Charles Gardner, A. B. Cohn. Alternates: Phil Levy, M. P. Gilchrist, John Sampson, J. Driscoll, D. W. Brode, Dave Porter. Fifth Ward—Delegates: W. W. Conrey, John Hennessy, Barney Shanahan, Patrick Wall, Charles Heckley, T. P. Tobin, J. C. Devitt, Jerry L. Sullivan, R. E. Taylor, Patrick Hurley, Ed Wynn. Alternates: M. Laughlin, John Riney, Martin McHale, M. Duff, John J. Kelly, Nick Holland, J. J. Currans, Mike McNulty, Jerry O'Leary, James Newman, J. A. Boyer. Sixth Ward—Delegates: A. G. Siebenaler, Jack McLaughlin, George Symons, R. E. Elliott, John Barto, James Coombs, Charles Murphy, J. V. Cunningham. Alternates: John Parsons, John Ljubibratich, J. Hammell, Sol Levy, Jerry Mullin, J. J. O'Mara, R. Lowrey, John O'Donnell. Seventh Ward—Delegates: D. M. O'Connell, W. E. McAllister, C. C. Willis, Joseph Radmilovich, C. P. Tobin, Adolph Reichle, W. A. Pennington. Alternates: John Oliver, M. Ostranich, Ed Sweeney, Edward La Marsh, A. W. Maxiner, C. C. Curtis, John Konesky. Eighth Ward—Delegates: J. H. McQueeney, A. G. Dall, J. P. Reins, J. J. Knowlton, J. J. Cotter, J. M. Reynolds, E. A. Nichols, A. J. Mullen, William Guedelhaefer Alternates: J. E. Moran, A. Leyden, Pat Allen, Barney McGrade, Charles Swanson, J. T. Sidley, W. Bliss, Milton Whitney, Al Orton. No changes were made in the organization of the convention of the convention. The committee on platform and resolutions prepared the following: We, the democrats of Butte city, in convention assembled, resolve, That we declare our unwavering allegiance to the principles and traditions of the democratic party, as enunciated in the Chicago platform of 1896, and express our firm belief in the triumph of these principles in the coming national election. We heartily endorse the municipal administration of public affairs under the able, fearless and impartial guidance of that sterling democrat, Hon. J. H. McCarthy. We are in favor of a municipal policy that will meet the demands of the growing importance of our city, and favor such public improvements as shall be in harmony with the necessities of the growth of Butte. We commend the present policy of the city administration along these lines and favor the continuance of such policy. We denounce the hypocrisy of the late republican convention in endeavoring to deceive the voters of this city into the belief that the republican party is now, ever was, or ever will be, the friend of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, or any other ratio. We assert that the action of the present republican administration and the deceptions that have been practised through political platforms upon the people are the best evidences that the republican party is the uncompromising foe of the industries of the west. We denounce the passage of the gold bill recently passed by both houses of congress and signed by a republican president as the best indication of the hostility of the republican party to these interests of the west, and especially of Montana. No platform, expressed in words, can speak louder than these acts of assault and aggression on the rights of the people, and we declare with confidence that no specious promises can redeem the brazen repudiation of the republican platform of 1896, which declared for bimetalism and which was intended to deceive hundreds of thousands of republicans throughout the United States, who were in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and whose eyes are now open to the real purpose of the republican party. We assert again that the democracy of the nation is the only political exponent of these principles which are dear to the heart of every Montanian, and we cordially invite the co-operation in the political expression of these principles, of all who are earnestly and sincerely friendly to the interests of Montana. R. E. LEONARD, Chairman. Ben Harris offered a special resolution asking that the convention endorse the 6 o'clock closing movement. The resolution caused a division in the convention. Mr. Harris was accused of not being a good democrat, and finally the chairman decided that the resolution should be tabled. Thus harmony was in a measure at least established, and what was regarded by some as an attack on the Anaconda company was warded off. The following are the names of the men selected for aldermanic candidates and committeemen in the eight wards, the committeemen being named last: First ward—Michael Dempsey, John D. Sullivan. Second ward—Thomas Bryant, W. J. Dawson. Third ward—John Gleason, Frank Normoyle. Fourth ward—E. L. Mayo, Abe Cohen. Fifth ward—John Hennessy, Edward Wynn. Sixth ward—A. G. Siebenaler, John McLaughlin. Seventh ward—C. C. Willis, Charles P. Tobin. Eighth ward—J. J. Knowlton, J. M. Reynolds. H. Galway was selected for the chairman of the central committee. All the nominations were ratified by the convention. The Fourth was the only ward where there was a contest in the convention. In that ward P. J. Munlock was suggested as a candidate for alderman as well as Mr. Mayo. The convention adjourned at 4:30. ### BEFORE THE OPENING. For an hour before the democratic convention opened to-day politicians stood about the auditorium and discussed the prospects before them. True to the traditions of the party they represented they were not fretting about having the convention open on time. At 12 o'clock the hour set for the session to get down to business there were not twenty people in the hall. A few members of the advance guard of the day were on the sidewalk in front of the auditorium and a lone policeman sauntered up and down the street near the building. No one seemed to know just what was causing the delay in beginning and the session and no one apparently was worrying about the matter. Among those who came early was County Attorney Connolly who conversed leisurely with those about him. Jerry Clifford, chairman of the city central committee was also on hand in good season. It was after 12:30 when he called the convention to order. --- ## Note Patrick J. Murphy is printed in full as the last of the ten First Ward delegates (checked at 5x). The platform endorses the Chicago platform of 1896 and free coinage of silver "at the ratio of 16 to 1", denounces the gold bill, and endorses Mayor J. H. McCarthy's administration; it has no tariff clause. Printer's slips kept as printed: "meeeting", "A. 3:45", "Motgomery", "Guedelhaefer Alternates" (no stop), "the organization of the convention of the convention", "bimetalism", "in beginning and the session", and the two committee lists both headed "Resolutions". "Harry Gallway" (committee), "Harry Galwey" (Third Ward delegate) and "H. Galway" (central-committee chairman) are spelled three ways. *[Text checked against the page scan at 2.3x (names at 5x), 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026.]*