The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-16

Montana will be represented at the
national Republican convention in St.
Louis by the following delegates or
their alternates:
Delegates Alternates.
Lee Mantle P. r. Dolman
Thos. H. Carter Tom B. Miller
Chas. S. Hartman O. f. Goddard
Thomas c. Marshall ]. NJ. Sigh
Alex MetZel j. Is. LOsee
J. w. Strevelle John B, Blair.
The Republican convention put itself
on record as in favor of mot one. but
three" and if mot three, then two" !"
The resolution brought up by the Mad
ison county delegation declaring bi-met-
allism ''the most vital question as we'll
as the paramount issue of the day"
died bornin.' It was not introduced
in open session, but was handed to the
committee on resolutions when that
body met. The members discussed it
and came to the conclusion that such
a resolution would complicate matters
for the delegates to St. Louis. So it
never got any further. The same fate
awaited the proposition to name the
electors at the convention, then under
way, "with the full understanding that
such electors shall be bound by the
platform to be adopted at said state
convention" The electors were not
named by the convention and even if
they had the understanding" would
not have embarrassed the electors much
even if elected, in view of the platform
that was adopted. The ''silver" plank
declared that the farmer, the miner and
the shepherd should receive equal con-
sideratiOn with the manufacturer: an
nounces as the conventions S understand
ing of bi-metallism the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at 16 to l inde-
pendently by this country points to the
development of manufacturing in China
Japan, India, and other silver-produc-
ing countries as demanding the restora-
tion of silver to its ancient money func-
tion; declares that protection of itself is
not sufficient to meet the difference in
exchange which gives silver-producin
cour ties bounty of 100 per cent; and
condemns the Republicans whose votes
brought about the repeal of the Sher-
man law.
The Silver Bow members who sought
to have their own county convention
adopt a ''wall-out" resolution, saw but
little true silver sentiment in these res
Olutions and Charley Johnson introduce
ed the same resolutions which had been
set upon once before. He got even &
colder shoulder than he had IN his
county convention.
Every county with one exception had
q full representation of delegates and in
the distribution of honors by the people
OF the state the newspaper men were
not forgotten, among the delegates
were James f. Stevens of Eaya,Ii, Sam
Gordon of the Yellowstone journal,
Major Anderson of Bozeman, Geo. E.
Boos Of Missoula, George Anderson of
Livingson, w. w. Cheely of the Mad
isonian, and w. D. VanBlarcola, AL
bert Hawkins, and A. B. Keif of -Eele-
ma. correspondents.
The stage was beautifully decorated
with palms and cut flowers and on the
speakers desk was a vase filled with
carnations. Other vases with roses
and tropical plants were arranged
about the stage. The large hall was
draped in bunting and small Ameri-
can flag surmounted each delegations |
standard. Back of the stage was a |
streamer bearing in large letters the
words State Republican Convention.
Free Silver, Protection and Reciproc-
ty."