The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-03
CASCADE DELEGATES
Republicans Who Will Attend TIL
Butte Convention on May II.
THEY ARE ALL FOR SILVER
Mantle. Carter and Hartman En-
dorsed as Representatives to the
st. Louis Convention-Har-
mony From start to Finish.

ed 20 stalwart silver delegates to tn
Butte convention. There were 81 dele
gates present and the utmost harmon,
prevailed from the time the assemble q
was called to order until the final adj
Journment was taken
AT 10 o'clock Chairman Douglas O
the county central committee called tn,
convention to order and II. H. Nelson
or cascade was made temporary chair
man, w. w. Conner of Great aFlls sec
Ietary. A committee on credentials
was appointed, but as there was nc
contesting delegation, the accredited
delegates were seated without question
Inc temporary organization was Their
MADE permanent and a committee. con.
slstlng OF G. Bishop, George II. Multry
"A. e. Dickerman, G. II. Hotchkiss. L.
LOOMS, Charley Proctor and d. Spo-
gan, was appointed to nominate dele
gates to the state convention. THE
chair appointed d. ]. Tallant. G. M
webster II. w. Kraus, John X. Cast
ner and Nat McGiffin as a committee
on resolutions, and r. E. Hammond.
sam Stephenson and Ransom Cooper
were selected to arrange the order of
business. An adjournment was then
taken to 2 o'clock to give the commit
tee on nominations time to consider the
list and make its report.
AT o'clock the convention reconven-
ed. The committee on order of bust
ness reported as follows: First. hear
ing report OF committee on resolutions:
second, giving instructions to delegates:
third, report of committee on selection
OF delegates; fourth, new business; fifth.
adjournment.
The committee on resolutions report
ed as follows:
Mr. Chairman-We, your committee
on resolutions, beg leave to submit the
Following report and recommend the
a0ODt1On 0f the =.
tion:
whereas, The republicans of Cas-
Gaze county, recognizing the financial
question and the principle of protec-
ton TO American industries as of para
mount and vital Importance to the en-
tre union and especially to the people
or Montana; and,
Whereas, Our state delegation have
In the halls of congress-, manfully
fought in the interest of business and
rightful legislation for silver and pro
lection and are familiar with the sub
Jects; and,
Whereas, The false statement has
been freely circulated throughout the
eastern and central sections of our
country that they have not and do not
represent the true sentiment of the re-
puolicans of Montana i'm the course
they nave taken upon the silver ques-
ton; now. and, therefore, be it,
Resolved, That the republican party |
or cascade county. Montana, in con- |
ventton assembled, do most earnestly |
and emphatically endorse and uphold |
the actions of our congressional dele |
cation and the position they have |
taken upon the silver question and |
their stand that the Sc 2-3 per cent. of |
The Mckinley duty upon wool and
woolens, as provided by the Dingley
Dill, was insufficient to give adequate
fA 1an /
of America; and. be il.
Resolved, That we firmly believe in
the doctrine of due, proper and sufi-
Client protection to any and all of the
and industries of our land
and the free coinage of silver at a ra-
tho of 16 10 1; and, be it,
Resolved, That the delegates elected
by this convention to attend the state
at Butte on the 18th Of the
month be. and they are hereby, in
;tructed to Introduce and support In
aid state convention a motion TO the
meet that the Hon. Lee Mantle. Hon.
Thomas Id. Carter and Hon Charles
). Hartman be elected to head the dele
ration from this state to the republican |
NATIONAL convention to be held ait 81
-ouis and that. upon this proposition |
md all others that may arise the dele !
'ation from this county are to vote as
unit. Signed,
I'D. ]. Tallant.
&C. NJ. Webster
III. w. Kraus,
John Cashier.
NAT McGifin,
Committee"
Before the report of the committee
'as acted on Ransom Cooper offered ]
ne following supplementary resolution :
nd the whole was enthusiastically I
dopted by the convention:
80 mi | n
invention to the state convention be O
nd they are hereby instructed to vote a
'r no man rs a delegate from Montana
the national convention who is not y
favor. without equivocation or mem II
Il reservation, of the free and unlim- y
ed coinage of silver and gold at a ra.- /
o OF is TO l; and that we do not intend 9
lat the great party of Montana shall y
represented in the national conven- u
on by any man who is a silver man AT o
'me but a goldbug abroad" .
The committee on nominations then u
ported the following list of delegates a
I'd alternates to the Butte convention: 2,
Delegates-B. X. Cashier. Ira In y
am, A. L. Henry. James Z. Mccain. =,
Nm Ferguson, A. G. Phelps, j. A. =,
argent. G. A. Wells. II. w. Kraus, :"
I'm Athey. w. c. Fad, d. ]. Tallant, =,
IN Stephenson, ]. II. Mcknight. III :"
Nelson. Henry Griffin. II. Burmeis-
:, II. p. Reygard. F. w. Wright. Ed
lrd Falk. Alternates-Ed. Lowry.
I'm Spencer. Dominic Spogan. Charles
'chray. Louis Sanders. w r. Cham
rlain, w. 5. Frary, J. II. Fairfield. f.
James. F. L. Hill. Thomas King. r.
Hanson. \. T. Kyle. ]. +. McCleI-
ID, J. A. Harris. Harry Oxley, II. F.
'rtag. F. L. Klepetko. ]. W. Roberts.
p. Fletcher.
after the alternates were ,ar,ad
nsom Cooper created 4 wave Of en-
isiasm by moving that all persons
med as delegates TO the state con- !
alton appear before the bar OF the
lvention and place themselves on
ord on the silver question. The mo-
q was promptly seconded and adopt