The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-01
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
The Convention Was Well Attended
and Much Interest Manifested.
SOME EARNEST SPEECHES
Independence OF Thought Elk
pressed and kppIauded The
Platform and Resolutions-No
Nomination In the Fifth.

Inc democrats OF Butte yesterday
met in convention at the Auditorium
and placed a number of good men In
nomination as aldermen i'm the vari-
Gus wards. The delegates required one
hour and 81 minutes to complete Their
business. whereas the republican con-
vention Of the day previous had only
required Al minutes in which to trans
act all its business. That is probably
due to the fact that the republican del
egates were carefully drilled and had
their parts well learned. while the
democrats did not have things all cut
and dried. and a difference of opinion
and independence of thought was oc-
casionally expressed. Enthusiasm
marked the deliberations of the con-
vention throughout and ticket of
The following candidates for aldermen
were nominated:
First ward-John Henry Cronin.
Second ward-W. V. Lawlor.
Third ward-Donat Dorais.
Fourth ward-E. l.. Mayo.
Fifth ward-Left to central commit
tee.
Sixth ward-w. II. Davey.
Seventh ward-E. A. Hardcastle.
Eighth ward-J. ]. Knowlton.
Dan Yancey, chairman of the CEN
trail committee, called the convention
to order at noon. T. ]. Booher was
chosen temporary chairman and T.. L.
Mayo temporary secretary. Mr.. Boo
her thanked the convention for the
honor conferred and expressed the be-
lief that hard, faithful work would
elect the entire democratic committee.
The chair appointed the following com
mittees:
Credentials-c. c. Clark, John Eddy,
II. j. Madden, Julian Smith, James
McNichols, ]. ]. Terrell, Z. Hardcastle
and n. b. Davidson.
Permanent Organization and order of
business--William McCabe, John Lind
say. John Jahreiss. C. G. Terrell. James
Smith. George higgins. M. Jennings
and A. Layton.
Platform and resolutions-J NJ.
Quinn. w. w. Walsworth, Dan Yancey.
The convention then adjourned until
2 o'clock. On reassembling the report
of the committee on credentials showed
the list Of delegates to be as already
published. and the committee on per-
manent organization reported in favor
of making the temporary organization
permanent. Mr. Booher again returned
thanks for the honor and continuing,
said: II hope there will be no fusion.
either with the populists or the repub-
licans. Let us nominate our own tick
ct straight, and the victory will be
Ouro anu we Will not nave 10
the credit with any other party. The
republican is split asunder. One wing
is at the Inter Mountain Office and the
other wing is carried in the vest pock-
ct of w. ]. Palmer, in Thompson's
lumber yard. When one man under
takes to dictate to any one party, II is
the ruination of that party. Mr.
Palmer said a year ago that he would
divide the republican party and he d.
N1dad Nnu xVinor N
the other wing and the process of swal-
lowing has given the Inter Mountain
the bellyache."
A recess OF 20 minutes was then
taken, after which Mr.. Quinn read the
following platform and resolutions:
Reaffirming allegiance to the democratic
party which by the majority of it's votes
in congress and its time honored devotion
TO just principles has established its
right to the proud title of 1.-The party of
the people," the democrats of Butte in
convention assembled call upon the voters
of this municipality to put the seal of dis
approval upon the republican farce which
with unblushing effrontery appeals to the
citizens or this city and the state to en-
dorse the party which is the unyielding
and persistent enemy of the west.
We accept the challenge of the republic
can convention In placing the silver issue
before the people in this contest and call
attention to the record made by the re-
publican party on every occasion when
a bill for the free coinage of silver has
been before congress for action. We as
sert. and challenge successful contradic- |
ton, that on the silver issue the republi- |
can party has by practically unanimous |
votes proved its hostility to silver and |
that the democratic party by overwhelrn- |
Ing maJorities of its votes in congress |
has demonstrated its friendship for true
We denounce the conduct of the presi-
dent In joining with the republican party |
in Its war upon silver and demand a re- |
turn TO the true democratic path as fol- |
lowed by every democratic president with 1
the single exception of Grover Cleveland |
and honored by the votes of democrats I'm
congress. and would remind the voters of
butte that the charge of apostacy against |
the president is no idle assertion of vote
seeking politicians. but is a recognized |
fact, established by the Congressional
Record. by the statement of John Sher-
man that Cleveland and John G. Carlisle
stand with the republican party on the sil-
YER issue and by the open letter of Sem
ator Teller of Colorado. himself a life
long republican. who says that the pres
emit administration and the republican
party worked in collision for the election
of a republican congress, which during
the present session has defeated the sill
yer cause by vote OF nearly eight to
one. The action OF the republicans OF
Butte In endorsing the party which has
never missed an opportunity to degrade
silver. and at the same time demanding
he free coinage OF silver at a ratio OF Is
20 ]. is hypocritical. insincere, and often
live to every self respecting voter.
While the republicans OF this section
'entent themselves with endorsing the
e urse OF the Montana delegation in con-
yress on the silver questions course
which is a complete reputation OF the re-
publican party and an endorsement OF
democracy. we would call attention TO the
'reat democrats from non-silver-produc-
ng states who are championing the cause
Il silver. We find that not only does the
democratic party give a majority OF its
'otes in congress in favor Of the free
oinage OF silver. but its leading states
neB. such men as Senators Morgan OF