The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-06-26
R. B. Smith Nominated for Congress
and G. W. Reeves for Asso-
clate Juslice
Silver Bow and Lowls ana Clarke
Counties Had Full Number
OF DeieRates
Five couatiss Not Represented In the
convsatlos--rh The PIAtforEi Contains
the UsuaI DsoihTatIons.

DEER LoDGE. June 25.-Hou. X, u. Smith
has gotten down OF the fence and dropped
riRht In the middle of the populist rood.
Mr.. Smith was In Butte Sunday. and had
better luck with the Silver Bow delegates
10 Deer Lodge than be had With The Lewis
and Clarke men. This morning before leaV.
ing Butte be told number Of delegates that
while II he had written II be would have
changed some thluRs Ia the national plat
form. yet, II he was nominated for con-
Rrsss by the popullss he would stsnd
squsrsly by the party. Under these cir-
eumstanees the little opposition there was
among Silver Bow delegates 10 Smith sob
sided. especially as J. IL. Calderhssd. who
had been talked OF 40 = congressional
NOMINEES. declared himself for smith.
Smlth's boom started this morning In
Butte. and when the convention assembled
at noon IL had gathered 90 itself the Mis-
souls. Cascade. Silver Bow and e portion
OF the Lewis and Clarke delegations.
Smith showed that he was 10 tho middle of
the road by wearing a Silver Bow populist
badge to the convention, and marching
from the depot TO the hall In Dssr Lodge
behind band with the Silver Bow delsea-
tion.
The Lewis and Clarke delegates who got
here Sunday. were surprised 10 see Smith.
as he told them In the county convention
at Helena Satu day that be had case In
the United States court to-day that would
prevent him from being In Dssr Lodge to-
day. When the convention met only two
candidates for congress wsrs talked Of.
-Jos Oke', OF Marysvllle. aud II. Is.
Smith. OF He'ona. Oker was comparatively
unknown. while Smith was acquainted
with nearly ali this delegates and appar-
emily had majority with him.
The attendance was fairly good. Silver
Bow and Lewis and Clarke had
full delegations, the only ones In the con
ven ion. Five counties were not repre-
sented. -Bsavsrhead. Choteau. Fergus,
Dawson, Yellowstone and Valley. whils
Custer. GallAtin and Flathsad had only
one each.
Il. " Sullivan, chairman OF the stats
csntral COMMITTEES. called the convention
70 otAsr. He sAid the only Issue in tho
coming campaign was the monetary issus;
that the control of the money of the conn
try by and for the people was the vital
issue. and tows'ei above every other.
After Secretary Gable had read the call,
J. II. Caldsrhead. OF silver Bow was made
temporary chairman. and VIM. shserin. OF
the same oounty temporary secretary.
Committees on CREDENTIALS, order
Of business and organization, and
resolutions were then named. The latter
consisted OF Donovan, of Cascade; Ed
wards. OF Gallatin; Firchean. OF Granite;
Mcguire. OF Deor Lodge; Kennedy. OF JET
fetson; Davies. OF Lewis and Ola ke;
sprigQs. OF Mengher; Reeves. of Missoula;
Ramsdell, OF Flathead; Grant, of Ravslli;
Kennedy, OF Park; NcGrath, OF Silver Bow;
Wamsly. OF Teton.
After naming the committees resolutions
were adopted that the delegates do NOT
pnironizs any house employing Chinese.
and then recess was taken till three .. m.
When the convention met In the after
noon tho committee on Credentials repo, ted
the delegates entitled 10 seats the total
number of votes In the convention being
eighty. nine. Wm. Cunningham, alternate
from Silver Bow, protested against A. J.
Davies, also an alternate. being given q
| place In the convention. claiming that
Davies only had twelve votes as alternate.
while Cunningham had eighteen. The
committee reported In favor OF Davies and
the report was adopted unanimously.
The committee on organization recon-
msnded that the temporary organization
be made permanent; that the order Of nom-
nations be associate justice and represent
atiye In congress. The report also pro-
vidsd for q state committee OF twenty.sir
and an s1eeutiys committee OF fvs The
report was adopted.
VIII Kennedy, for the oommittse on roa-
olutious reported a platform which was
adopted without debate. !, declares for
the free coinage OF silver, aRalns, trusts
and corporations. endorses the pstional
platform, dsnounoss the issuance OF inter
est-bearina gold bonds, declares against
national banks In favor OF postal savings
banks. government control and ownership
OF railroads. demands the increase OF the
por capita circulation 10 q, least $50.
favors the income tar. declares against
pauper immigration, against alien owner
ship OF public landa fayors the election Of
presidant and vice president and United
States senators By dhec, vots OF the people.
aeains, convict labor. and favors q oonstl-
tutionAl amendment providing for thc
adoption Of tho initiativs and referendum.
The were three nominations for asso-
olato justice OF thssuprome oourt' H. q. Da-
1 Il. -
and II. W. Cole. Of Butts, ThsTo were
ninety Ave votes east, Reeves receiving sew
enty. Davies seventeen, Cole Sight. Reeves
nomlnAtion was made unanimous Ho Ao-
copied in few we'll chosen words. aud
plsdgod himself 90 do all be could for ,he
election OF the whole tiekst
After Reeves had bosn eheoTed 10 tho
echo the real work OF the convention. and
what tho dologates had been looking for a.
the mOst important duty, began. That was
tho selection OF a candidate FOR congress,
y. Meany. OF Silver Bow. started tho ball
by nominating II. b, Smith. u. A. Catle.
ton followed, placing Joe okoh OF MSrys-
VILE, In the race, Carleton referred 20
oker 40 middle-of-,hs.I road populisL ani
a representative laboflnR man. and TO
smith as candidate Who should be placed
on probation before be was given the lead
sfahis. Donovan, Of Cascade. favored
Smith. ~ did several Silver Bow delegates
whiie Edwards. Of oSnatin, and others.
ehampioned Oksr.
Al Gao the smith men forced an ad-
iournmsnt Just previOus,o which J. II. Cal