The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-06

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Special Dispatch to the s. .ndard. Co.. 2
Helena, May 5.-Interest Eczema 90 Ibe
growing every day in the cominx Bill
yer convention which opens In salt
Lake City May Is. Word has been re-
ceived from all but one or two rrest-
ern states on the matter. for Governor
Richards letter to the various, eowern-
ors asking that they appoint, delexates
TO represent their states at the couven-
ton has met with prompt response.
The latest state to be heard from is
California. A dispatch was neceived
yesterday at the executive oficesfro
Governor Budd stating that California,
would be Represented by ex-Congress-
man Thomas y. C1unie Of Sam Franz
cisco. Gen. A. +, Hart of Sacramento.
and Henry Langenour of Woodland.
w. j. McConpelI,. governor Of Idaho,
Is taking very active interest IN the
coming convention. An address ISSUED
by him to the people Of his state
reached the governors Office yesterday.
1t Is stirring appeal in the. interest
OF the white metal. Alters roasting
President Cleveland for his gold pro-
clivities. he says: sas CO. 4
Il believe, in common with Il think,
more than nine-tenths of the people
west of the Mississippi river. that the
low price of everything In which man
kind deals as a commodity, whether
1t be the product OF labor. orr labor tt
self, is caused by the enhanced value
OF gold brought about by the sdemone-
tization Of silver. No considerable
number Of people in the West will
differ with me on this question: II
therefore becomes our duty not TO
waste time abusing those opposed to
our views or arguing with ono, an
other. but rather let US proceed at
once with such intelligence asowespos-
sess to restore the white metal as a
money of final redemption at the ratio
of i 6to /. ,a.osf aid
"A call has been issued by Governor
Richards of Montana. for q meeting
to be held in Salt Lake City on We'd
nesday, May Is, next. He has, writ
ten to all the governors west Of the
Mississippi requesting themx to be
present and send three delegates from
each state, The call was timely. and
he has received an assurance. that all
the states will be represented, The
object of the meeting is entirely non
partisan, and will be held sp}slyr efpr
the purpose of effecting forganizati6n
and devising means of distributing sill
yer literature throughout the Eastern
states. All the political parties will
be represented, not as partisans. but
as loyal citizens determined in their ef-
forts to promote the public goods''
He then makes suggestions as to how
money may be raised to carrxuqp the.
educational campaign land : urges the
mo- mi Of a hA ~ off fhA sill
convention If possible.
There is a movement under way for
an excursion to Salt Lake City from
Helena and Butte. An effort is being
made to secure a round-trip rate of $50
from this city and SIS from Butte.
The Helena board of trade may take
the matter up and If the ratenis fse7
cured a strong Helena delegation will
be assured. There are scores of sill
yer advocates in Butte and other cities
of the state who would join the exour-
sion IL arranged. Montana should be
well represented at the Salt Lake meet
ing for the convention Is the idea of
Montana men. and IL the great educa-
tional movement is a success. as there
is every reason to believe 1t will be.
Montana men should have the credit
for 1t. rri~ ic.. .sso'
Governor Richards. who is now en-
joying a vacation in the Puget Sound
country. wired Private Secretary Keith
yesterday that he heartily approved of
the idea of an excursion. He hopes 1t
will come about for he isAyery anxious
to have Montana well represented att
the convention. The governor -expectsi
to be home in about week and will
himself attend the convention.