The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-07
HUNT is THEIR man
SOME STRONG RESOLUTIONS

Ssc s~sNS
A Whole Heap of 1hinge ana Some
Men cemmended and Many
Things and Several
Men Denounced.
Special Dispatch to the Standard
HELENA. Mont, Sept. &-Ths rspub-
lean state eonvsntion met at the Audi
torium at 3p. m. to-day, and was called
to order by Lse Mantle, chairman Of the
state committee. y. r. Goddar Of Yell
lowstone was chosen ~ temporary chair.
man and George J. Rsek of Granite tenn
poeary SECRETARY. After . recess Of one
hour the following permanent eeRanisa.
tion was sAestsds Chairman, C. II. Loud
Of Custer; secretaries, J. B. Gallagher of
Silver Bow, c. H. Nusgravs Of Nissoula
and A. c. Warner of Teton.
In . short speech Col. w. y. Sanders
placed Coneressman Hartman before the
convention for rsnomination. He carried
the convention b. storm.
IN his speech ot acceptance Hartman
said b took the rsnominatlon ~ an ca.
dorsement Of bis recoed In oonersss. He
spoke upon protection lines and Dc.
nounosd the Cleveland administratioa.
He thanked the press Of Montana for its
fairness to him.
The evening session WAS lively and at.
tended By large crowd of spectators In.
oluding many ladies. First cams the
nomination foe associate Justice Of the
supreme court.
Judge Theodore Brantly Of Dssr Ledge
was nominated By w. B. Rodesrs and
ssconded BY Dr.. Sigh Of Granite. e. N.
Harwood Of Yellowstoue hy O. r. God.
dasd, and Judge William II. Hunt ol
Lewis and Clarke By =. T. Mcbride of
Silver Bow. Tho flrst ballot resulted .
Brsntly "a, Hunt 156; Harwood 81.
Judge Hunt was escorted to the stage
and expressed bis thanks In Q few words.
Tho following state central COMMITTEES
was then selected: Bsavsrhsad, b. r.
White; Cascade. John A. Larssnt;
Chotsau. Jers Sullivan; Custer, H. w.
Moclntyre; Dawson, ]. G. Aud; Deer
Lodge, l. A. King; Fergus. r. Won Tobel,
Flathead, Z. I. Earwood; Gallatin. o. r.
Chisholm; Granite, J. n Sigh; jefferson,
A. L. Love; Lewis and Clarke, r. p. Bar.
den; Madison, A. J. Bennett; Msashsr. A.
r. Rhons; Nlssoula, n. L. Crouch; Park,
J. c. Villas; Ravalli, George p. Beck,
Silver Bow. H. A. Neidenhoien; Teton, d.
Z. Leach; Valley, Ysllowstons, =. H. Ros-
ter.
OThs report Of the committee on rsso.
lutions st the afternoon session was read
by Col. A. C. Botkin, and unanimously
adopted: In part II says that the rspub-
Leans Of tho state Ct Montana proclaim
their fidelity to the time.houorsd princi.
Piles, policiss and traditions Of the rspub.
lican party Of the United States. Il de-
clsrss renewed and increased allegiance
and devotion to the principle Of protec.
ton to American labor 10 the end that the
homo market may b preserved for its
products, that the American standard Of
wages may b maintained, and our work.
inGmen may % share In the fruits Of their
toll - 10 b safe and worthy depositorsss
Of the privileges and responsibilities Of
American citizenship. II dsnouncss the
tari6 law passed b. the present demo.
cratic congress ~ monsteoslty that can
b rsconeilsd to no principle oe scouem.
ical science and can lsad to NO oonss.
qusnoss but disaster. Il condemns
especially the ruin which Il fnilIcts upon
the wool growing industry, the denial
OF adequate protection to barley
and lead and the sectional spirit which II
displays In its assaults upon northsrn and
western interests; 1t especially dsnouncss
the hostile attitude Of the democratic
party to the wool interests Of the United
States, whereby one Of the principal In
dustries Of Montana has been ruined and
those engaged In II hankruptsd BY the
depreciation In the value Of all their prop
erty and products to the extent Of more
than one half and the consequent loss To
the stats Of millions oe dollars Invites at.
tsntion to the contrast between the con-
tent and prosperity Of The American pso-
pie under the inausnes Of republican lee.
islation and administration and tho con.
ditiou Of hardship, distrsss and disorder
that have resulted from 10 months Of dem.
ocratic rule. That the consistent
application Of the principle Of pro-
tection requires the regulation Of
imported persons % .wsll % imported
products and that The time has now
come when ws should enact vigorous
measures Of lsgislstion 10 prevent the In.
trusion OF undsrpsid and ignorant labor.
ers from tho old world, and 90 reconstruct
our laws and place additional safeguards
around American citissnshtp." II do.
mands the strict enforcement Of tho laws
for the exclusion Of Chinese from our
shores, and dcnounees the action Of the
president ''in practically nullHyine this
wholesome legislation By treaties with the
government Of China" II demands the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver 1t Q
ratio Of l6 to and the making Of silver,
% we'll ~ gold. . legal tender In payment
Of all debts, both public and private. II
demands that this policy shall b sstsb-
lishsd forthwith By the Independent &C
ton OF our government. regardless Of
what any other country may o. may
not do.
It denouncss the action Of the prssi-
dent IN failing TO execute four months
before its repeal the provisions Of the
Sherman act. II opposes all trusts and
combinations that seek to control the pro.
duction. or enhance the cost Of commodi-
ties. I'VE arraien tho democratic admin.
istration for its shameful failure to on.
force the Law for the suppression Of trusts
which was enacted by republican con.
cress and signed by . republican presi.
dent. We denounce the repeal by the