The Helena independent., 1893-09-02
POPULIsTs AGAINST 1T,

They Vote Down Resolutions Asking fol
an Extra Session.
The populist club OF Helena last nigh
discussed the question Of calling on tht
governor TO convene ths Legislature in extrs
session for the purpose of elsctn1 a United
States senator. and voted II down by a
small majority, many of those present tax
ing no part In the final decision. The
proposition was made and supported by
those who believed the state should be fully
represented at Washington whom the fate
of its greatest industry, that of silver min
ing. was al issue. Those who opposed IL
gave various reasons for doing 50; some
that II would do no good; others that the
ropuists were not called on to settle the
differences between the two old parties. and
still others that it would be taking
from the populiat party the opportunity to
elect two senators of their own way of
thinking at the next regular session. Ths
meeting was called for the purpose of re-
organizing the old club on a new basis.
ident, w. Y. Bennett secretary, and j. II.
Jurgens treasurer. and appointing CON-
mittee to revise the constitution and by
laws of the old organization.
Whom that formal business had been dis
posed of Adolph Jacobs offered a rssoIu-
blOQ tnaS IL was vu0 sense Oh tQe 6luO tDab
mass meeting OF citizens be called to petit
tion the governor to call an extra session of
the legislature to elect Unitsd States sem
atoY. The resolution was hardly read be-
fore somebody moved TO lay it on the table.
This was lost by q tie vote of ten to ten.
r. G. Davies offered the following as a sub
stitute:
Resolved. That IL is of the utmost i'm
portance that the state of Montana should
lie rerressntsd in congress by another SEN
ator who ia in favor Of the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver At the ratio of
sixteen TO one. and no considera-
tions OF partisan politics should weigh for
moment agsinst the speedy election OF
some man who will truly represent she in
terests of the entire state upon this ques-
tion.
Resolved, That We derounce the action
of the two old parties on account of their
recent effort TO destroy silver. and we in
sist that there cannot possibly be any
longer any excuse for the existence Of either
the republican or democratic partles In
Montana. We congratulate the ten popu-
lists in tho house of rsprsse natives for
their unanimous stand In favor of fres
government and free silver and We in vite
all cur fellow citizens to join the only party
in favor Of both.
In support of his resolutions judge
Davies said he offered them beoanss sena-
tor Stewart the leader of the free coinage
sentiment. had asked the governor to call
an extra session. The st. Louis Republic
free coinage paps'. said two more silver
men could prevent the repeal of the Sherman.
act in the senate If the legislature were
called he didn't balieve the people would
stand another performance like tnat OF last
winter. Ihsy would elect Or something
would happen. He claimed that the re-
pubitoans who opposed the ext session
did &C for fear the damocrats would elect
Ilyy
lieve shat OF the old parties the republicans
were most opposed to free coinage. Tho
republicans went almost unanimously
Rgainst it in the house, and the republicans
were opposing II here.
Adolpn Jacobs said he didn't care if n
yaller dog went to the senate. 30 long as
he was in favor of free coinage IL the
extra session were in favor of tho demo-
c. ats he would like to know why ka.cus
DAILY was OPT osing it. He was opposing IL
because his goIdbuR owners opposed ii.
karcus Daily might own Annconda but the
Weils-tsrao company and j. b. Hagg,n
owned Marcus DAILY.
A. f, Douglas opposed the extra session,
Montana had no representative now in the
senate. for God forbid that it should get
around that T. c. Power WAS one. Mr..
Jacobs asked MIR. Douglas If he kne. how
L. q. Power would vote. Mr. Douglas said
he would ansver by referring to tho tactics
of the Hon. L. II. Carter Mr.. Powsr
would likeiy pnir with free coinage man
Chairman rose SAID the passage of the
resolutions would have no seiious effect on
the COVE nor. But the popuiists by passing
them would put Themselves on reco d 40 in
favor of one of the planhs III snei1 platform
and thus represent themselves. even If they
got no enc In the senate TO rcpresent the II.
William Iorey wss opposed to the e1tra
session. I'VE Calamity bowlers' have nc
business TO convene the thing We had las,
winter" he said. 80 far as our own ,er-
sesentation in that body was concerned We