The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-09
The Ten Who Will Represent Lewis
and Clarke In the Butte
Convention.
Instructed Not TO Favor the Nom
nation OF . State Ticket
1T This Time.
Rssolutions That Favo Frss silver Coin
eagc, and Are Opposed to Fusion With
Any Other P0litioAl Party.

ThoFe was not . very large attendAnce al
the Lewis and Clarke county convention o.
the peoples party yesterday, but whit Wal
lacking In numbers was made up In en-
thusiasm and harmony. The convention
WAS called to name ten delegates and thu
same number Of altsrnatss to the stat.
convention thst meets at Butte June IA
Tho convention was called to order al noon,
w. J. Rose, Of the Sixth ward. acting u
temporary chairman, and j. Y. Bennett, q
temporary secretary. After the appoint-
ment Of Msssrs. Hover. Shobsr and Coates
40 committee ON credentials snd order Of
business q recess was taken until 1870. On
fsassembling ths report Of this committee
Was adopted and N. q. Robinson elected
permanent chairman and j. r. Gilcsa psr-
manent secretary. The chair appointed Al
the somlnitto 10 select delegates 70 Butte,
Msssrs. Ward, Bugbse, Hover, Shobsr,
Bitsche, Berkstadt and Hoist, and on Tssc-
lations D~oughsrty, Rose, Coates. Boucher
and Newberry.
On making up the list Of delegates the
committee announced that IL had selected
those who would most probably attend.
After accepting the report Of the oommittss
a resolution was adopted that in case Of ab.
ssntees the delegates in attendance ut Butte
have the power TO fill vacancies, and to cast
the full vote Of the county. Another rsso-
luton, In the form Of an instruction, was
also adopted. This WAS to the effect that
the Lewis and Clarke county delegation do
il best TO prevent tho nomination Of =
state ticket ~ 'ths coming convention at
Butte. Reasons advanced for the passage
of this resolution were that the peoples
party had better wait until the two old par
ties had made their nominations before
they placed a ticket in ths fold. The dele
gates selected were % follows: +
Delegates: A~lternates:
8. W. Ward w. Lorsy
r. H. Golden j. b. Bugbes
4. II. Doughsrty II. A. schrasdsr
g. III. Coates Fred Kaul #@
N. Bitache Fred Sass
g. w. Rose M. q. Robertson
g. J. schlsssinger Adolph Hoist
w. F. Higgins j. Y. Bennett
A. Il. Newberry Z. j. HUSKY
A. J. Smith !. H. Houchsr
The report Of the committee on resolu-
tions, after . few slight changes, was
adopted a. follows: y q
Whereas, The state of society and safety
of free government is severely menaced by
laws made and enforced by both the re-
publican and democratic parties in the in
forest of classes and in opposition to the
masses, and
Whereas, Laws in tho interest Of the
masses as against classes are necessary to
preserve our country and ita institutions,
and
Whereas, Experience of many years has
conolusively shown that the people must
and assume the control Of our re-
public for the sake of their posterlty.
Therefore be ii resolved.
/. That we, the peoples party Of Lewis
and Clarke county in convention assembled,
do fully endorse the platform Of the peo-
Piles party ~ adopted At st. Louis, Mo-,
Feb. %, 1892, by the national industrial
conference. especially that plank demand
ing the free and unlimited coinage Of sill.
ver."
2. That We condemn any policy that
looks for any settlement Of the silver ques-
tion beyond the limits Of the Jurisdiction
of the United States.
8. That We demand that congress at
once take action preventing the Northern
Pacific Railroad company from acquiring
title to mineral lands of the state.
4. That wo are opposed to the employ
mont of private police az tho public police
powers are sufficient in our opinion for the
of public safety.
B.. That we are unalterably opposed to
fusion with any other political party.
6. That it is the sense Of this convention
that all civil and judicial officers, state and
national, should be elected by the direct
vote of the people.
The ofioera of tho convention were made
the county executive committee, acting in
with the clubs, to call all CON
ETC.. IN Lewis and Clarke county.
After votes Of thanks were extended TO
peoples party, the convention adjourned
nina die