The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-25

sound money" platform and will
have nothing elss---------------s'----
Tonight the Sound money" dele
gates chose ex-Congressman w. J.
Stone as their candidate for temporary
chairman. They say Judge Heckner is
Blackburn's man. At the Winchester
convention last week he opposed the
endorsement of Clevland and Carlisle.
They will make a test on the vote be-
tween Heckner and Stone, the latter
being popular with some Of the silver
ties and Hardin men. Meantime the
conservatives want both Heckner and
Stone to promise to appoint one silver
man and one gold man as members
at-large of the committee on resolu-
tions, and In fact to divide equally the
members-at-large Of all the commit
tees. Senator Blackburn. who has more
at stake at this convention than any
of the state candidates. was disposed
to concede to the conservative plan of
an equal division of the members-at-
large on each of the committees. but
the radical silver men opposed it and a
meeting of the silver men was accord
ingly called for IL o'clock tonight. The
silver men may be in conference all
night preparatory to the tiht which be
gins in the congressional district meet
ings in the morning.
Tonight the contest between the ad-
ministration and anti-andministratio ton
delegates has been more bitter than
ever The fighting is for temporary
organization. with a view to securing
the chairman, two members-at-large of
the committee on resolutions and con-
trolling rules and order of business so
that nominations shall be made be-
fore the platform is adopted. As Gen
eral Hardin claims enough votes to
nominate him, the honest money dele
gates want the platform adopted first.
There Is conservative element want
ing the convention TO reaffirm the ma
tlonal platform of 1892 and go no furth-
er on the financial question, but the sill
verites say that would imply an en-
dorsement of the administration. Sem
ator Blackburn favors reaffirming of
the platform Of 1892 with an additional
affirmation that the pledges of 1892
have not been fulfilled by President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. The
conservatives argue that II General
Hardin is nominated and so controls
the convention as TO prevent the reaf-
firming of the national declarations Of
1892. that the state ticket and platform
would be outside Of the party and that
there might be some justification in the
threatened bolt of the ultra gold men.
Hon. James II. McCreary, chairamn
of committee on foreign affairs. is in
the city to attend the democratic state
convention and is running aginst Sem
ator Blackburn for chairman of the
committee on resolutions. Mr.. Nc
Creary was a member Of the interna-
tional monetary conference which met
at Brussels in 1892. When seen to-day
by a representative OF the Associated
Press, Mr.. McCreary stated that his
experience with the English members
OF that conference gives him assurance
that the advent Of the Salisbury minis
try will be in tones of bimetalllsn,
as Lord Salisbury. Balfour and others
are more favorable than Rosebery and
his associates were for such a confer
cnce. Mr. McCreary said he was NOR
hopeful now than before Of such in
ternational action as would settle the
ratio between the metals. He not only
regarded Lord Salisbury as favorable