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Show MONTANA PROGRESSIVES BOLT Third Term Party Splits on Question of Full Ticket, Seven Butte Delegates Dele-gates Leaving Convention. Helena, Mont. The first session of the first convention of the Progres-Biive Progres-Biive party in Montana, held on Monday, Mon-day, was marked by a "bolt." Upon the completion of the temporary organization or-ganization with George A. Horkan of Forsyth as chairman, James A. Met-calf Met-calf of Dawson offered a resolution declaring the new party organized and renouncing all allegiance to other political po-litical organizations. The resolution was adopted without dissent. Later Joseph Griffin, chairman of the Silver Bow (Butte) delegation, asked that the resolution be reconsidered, saying that conditions were "peculiar" in Silver Bow- county' and that many of the delegates thought they should work with the Republican party in the primaries. He was ruled out of order. Joseph Vogler, another member of the Silver Bow delegation, attempted to speak, 'but before he could begin Geoirge B. Dygert of Silver Bow shouted shout-ed to the chair that Vogler had announced an-nounced that he "had quit the delegation." dele-gation." Chairman Horkan ruled that he was not entitle dto be heard. "He's talking to a question of personal per-sonal privilege," shoulded Griffin. "Is this new party to be born with a gag in its mouth?" Instantly the hall was in an uproar, up-roar, several delegations clamoring for recognition. . Amid the excitement some one move a recess and the motion mo-tion was carried. Seven of the twelve Butte delegates, including Chairman Griffen, did not return after the recess. re-cess. Delegates were present from twen ty-seven of the thirty-one counties. Sixteen delegates were elected to the national Progressive convention, each delegate to have one fourth of a vote. |