The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-14
DEER LODGE DEMOCRATS
Proceedings Of The County ConTsntiol
Yesterday.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted-List
OF the Delegates Chosen to Rep
resent the County at Helena
The Central Committee.
Special to the standard.

Special to the standard.
DEER LODGE, Sept. l3.-The democrats
county convention met in the court room
at II m. to-day. Silven Hughes. chairman
OF the county central committee, called
the convention 10 order. He was then
elected temporary president Of the coz
vention and Nat Y. Hoss. editor OF The
Siicer State, temporary secretary.
The following committee on permaaeat
organization was appointed: W. n.
Thornton, Anaconda; Thomas McTagus,
Deer Lodge; John X. Quigley, Blackfoot
and w. 7. Elliott, Race Track.
A committee Of nine on credentials was
appointed as follows: A. :. Hoffman,,
Philipsburp; ]. G. Dawson, Anaconda; b.
Y. Brown, Garrison; II. 5. Pelusin, Deer
Uhl, Pioneer: Nat Evans. Deer Lodge; n.
Barcovitch. Carroll. and Ed Heinbach,
Anaconda. The convention then ad-
journed till l p. m.
Al O'Clock the convention was again
called to order, but did not proceed 10
business until about 30 O'Clock, owing 10
the fact that the committees were NOT
ready TO report. The committee on cre-
dentials made its report, finding no con-
tested seats. A committee on platform
aud resolutions was appointed as follows:
W. M.Thornton, John II. Quigley, Thomas
McTague, James Mcdonald aud ]. II.
Boarman.
The committee on permanent organise
ton made its report rs follows: President
Silven Hughes; secretary, Nat Y. Hoss;
assistant secretary Nicholas Connolly.
A committee Of nine was appointed 70
.l..t. h.. t.t..
tion. This committee for that purpose
was selected by the chair: J. II. Boar
man, Ed Burns, James Mcdonald, p.
Gallagher, B. i. Brown, j. Harding, Thos.
Y. Ward, II. =. Connolly, %. Staliman.
The committee on platform made its
report and as each part was read re-
ceiyed the greatest cheers. The report
was adopted unanimously as follows:
The democratic nariy ~ Deer Lodge county In
| convention assemble I, rcanrm their devotion V
the principles u the democratic party as IN.
n0uneed In The national democratic platform ID
| iSSS.
We favor the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver aud approve Of the rec ri of our party In
congress In endeayoring to have a bill passed. for
| such purpose.
wedchounce the tariff bin as passed BY the
republican party as species OF legislative rob
berry Ia taxing the neccssaries of life f0r the ben-
| eat Of manufacturers, combines and trusts.
1 We favor the revision " the tarif In the inter
| csts of the producer aud laborsr.
We denounce the adminisraiio of benjamin
| Harrison for lis deliberate abandonment of civil
| service reform.
We denounee the Lodge Bili otherwise known
as the Force Hi, rs an attempt 20 revive SEQ
llonal Ssucs sld Rllcs The ballot under the ooar
We denounce the republican party fnr sup
pressing debate In the house 10 representatives
In the Interest Of manufacturers and plis-ing Aut
ocratic power In the hands of the speaker, Who
| II a
loot the plain provisions of the constitution.
We favor the registration and Australian bal
lOt law.
The action Of our senator's and representatives
In the legislature In periodically cndea,oring 70
prevent the consnmmaton of the theft OF tho
state BY political bandits meets with our heafticg1
aplroyk and commendat on
We - In favor of protecting all foreisn-born
citizens who have complied with the m ur,klza-
tion laws of the United states and their right ts
yOte, and denouncc as false he differences ~ The
chairman II the lat. republican STATE conventon
that lauds were perpelrated by democrats a.
the precinct of Anacooda, or AT any other pre-
einct In this county. sucha charge could only
be- made by the deprayed being who denounoas
the foregn-bon citizens OF Montana, irrespcc-
| tive of nationality, rs dogs.
We invite the attention of an voters who ars
not saturated with political bias 10 the records II
the democratic and republican parties, and ash
their support, 10 the end that The right OF surass
may be yindcated and the political crimes Of ths
republican party in Montana may be condensed
IL was moved and carried that a com
mittee of seven he selected from the dele
gates To the state convention to meet Z
like committee from Beavcrhead county
10 agree upon a joint representative from
the two counties.
On motion the present county centrA
committee was continued with the excep
ton that Peter Gallagher was added !,
the committee from Granite instead o
1 h.I A..
Lodge. This makes the county centra
committee stand as follows: Silver
Hughes, chairman James McDonel
NJ. Il. Doe, Y. ID. Brown. Philipsburg; Pc
ter Gallagher, Granite; A. &. McCallum
Anaconda; James Shields, Eliiston; yohi
II. Quiglcy, Blackfoot; X. |. Kelly, Jas
Is. McMaster, Deer Lodge; Thos. NJ. Nc
Tangue. Nevada; II, T. Mahan, An acondA
Thos. Elliott, Race Track; ]. X. Uhl
Pioneer; Daniel Berry, Drummond
click Mcdonald, Cable; X. ). Conley
Cassell.
The committee 90 select delegates h
, the state convention reported the follow
ing names, which OH motion were mad
the delegates;
otto St,hlInan, w. NJ Thornton.
2 John harkOyic, George barr.ch,
j. = Dn cherry, :. Hughes,
T. u. fitZg.rald, ID. Shoylln,
: Anthony Donate, Frank Kennedy,
? j. H. DlrSton r. !. Connolly,
Ed Helnhaeh. han MeaneS,
: j. H. Owings, Emil Hansen.
L. =. Kelley, X. q. Humber,
J,hu O'Npill, James shields,
John Robinson, John Il. Qugley.
| w. j. SchwMu, Y. w. IleDeot,
Pei er GA lagher, James h. Me Master.
| A. = Huffman, James NcDonel,
i John n. Code, q. NJ. Crutchfeld,
: &. X. Llardenbrook.
I IL wrs agreed that the chairman Of th