The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-20
MONTANA'Y WARREN.

II Helena Cannot Have the CO~nvention II
Must Ga 10 Chicago.
Chicago Evening Post: Blaine's stock in
Montana may, In the vernaculaS Of Wall
street, DO classed as fancy. General Charles
s. Warren. member Of the republican
national committee and one Of the big
m~iliiohsires Of that state, gave authority
for such a classification at tho Leland hotel
this morning. you may record IL AZ a
fact" no said. that ninety per cent. Of tho
republicans Of Montana favor Blaine for
president In 1892"
Because Of reciprocity?' . bystander
ventured.
Reciprocity be d." replied the gem
eral. with q tinge Of disgust in his tones.
II regard reciprocity a. 4 step toward free
trade. No, II isn't because Of reciprocity
that We are for Mr.. Blaine; but because Of
his being the ablest and brainiest man In
the party. l know that the democrats don't
think hat we are in II. But ] fancy they
will find that they'll not have any room to
spare when the campaign begins. The
democrats have been having things pretty
much their own way Of late and getting the
best Of Us right along, int this Is not a sign
that they will continue TO do so."
"What city shall You favor for holding
the next national convention"
Chicago the general promptly replied,
~ think Chicago Is the place for it-that
is," he added with q smile, III Helena can.
not have it,"
The general, who has Just come from
Washington, predicts that a free coinage
bill will be thS outcome Of the present de-
bate. "The dispatches stating that Senator
Power is opposed to free coinage are FALSE"
he said. "Ths senator, as does his colleague.
favors FREQ coinage and will continue to do
SO. Will Harrison sign IL? Yes. ! know
there il current an impression TO the con-
trary; but that impression is, I believe,
wrong. The senate 10 bound to pass the
bill and the house will in all probability do
SO. ] do not believe, from what / learned
in Washington, that the president will veto
it,"
Speaking Of the middle in the Montana
the general said that he deemed
it i'll advised for the republicans to continue
to hold out. II am as strong a party man
a. is wanted when the time comes" he
declared, but there 10 nothing to be gained
now that the two senator's have been seated.
1 uo ONly pObblOlO cACub0 tu0 IcpuOllChQB
have to hold out is their fear that the
democrats may repeal the Australian ballot
law. The reputable democrats would not
its repeal. but the scheming politi-
clans opposed to fair elections do, and they
will in caucus be able to whip the
reputables into line in the name Of
The party. Should an agreement be
in which the democrnts
will promise to let the ballot law alone. the
will get down to work. They
must, for the needs Of the state demand it.
As things are now, we cannot draw the
money from the treasury to pay the state
lebts. The tax collections amount to
b4OO. 900, but we have no law to draw il.
We got along by the state auditor giving
he contractors who run the public insti-
certificates to be paid when tho
avs shall have been passed. These certif-
are negotiable; but it's not good bust
less and the private ambitions of certain
legislators must give way to the general