The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-17
DEER LODGE COUNTY
The Democrats select Delegates to the
June Convention.
A HARMONIOUS GATHERING
Silver the Leading Issue-Resolu-
lions Denouncing A. p. Aism
and Declare for Clean
Government and Right.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Deer Lodge. May 16.-Never in the
history OF the democracy Of Deer Lodge
county was a more enthusiastic or a
more harmonious convention held than
that which assembled promptly at IL
o'clock noon ait the court house to-day.
At that hour j. NJ. Kennedy, chairman
of the democratic county central COM
mittee, called the convention to order.
Secretary John r. Walkup of Ana
conda read the call for the convention
which was summoned for the purpose
of naming delegates to the state con-
vention which meets in Butte on
June 20.
James b. McMaster of Deer Lodge
nominated Hon. Il. ID. Mats of Ana
conda for temporary chairman. Judge
Fitzgerald and Col O'Leary were APP
pointed to escort Mr.. Mats to the
chair, his election being made unani-
nous amidst great applause. One of
the best speeches that has been lis
tened to in this city in many day
was delivered by Mr.. Mats upon TAX
ing the chair. He outlined the policy
which he thought the democratic party
of Montana should pursue at this time.
He made IL apparent that silver ought
to be the paramount issue. His scath-
ing denunciation of the A. p. A. was
perfect masterpiece of eloquence. 10.
]. Corcoran of Carroll was elected tenn
porary secretary.
Upon motion OF John r. Toole Sec
onded by John n. Quigley. the chair
man appointed a committee OF five on
credentials, another committee OF hve
on permanent organization and com
mittee of seven on platform and reso-
buttons. The chairman appointed j.
r. Quigley, j. II. McMaster, j. r. Walk
up, p. Cuddihy and ID. ID. Walker the
committee on credentials. The COM
la for
was composed of j. II. Durston, j. Nj.
Kennedy. ID. Shovlin. Ed Scharnikow,
W. M Thornton, Nat Y. Hoss and IT.
ID. Fitzgerald. The committee on per-
manent organization was composed of
j. II. Toole, Il. r. Brown, Henry Woss-
man, John Roach and Thomas Elliott.
After the appointment of thes COM
mittees the convention adjourned until
2 O'Clock to enable the various commit
tees 10 bring in their reports. AT that
hour the committee on permanent or
ganization reported In favor of making
John r.. Ouigley of Blackfoot City per-
manent chairman and Nj. Dubrey OF
Anaconda permanent secretary.
The committee on credentials brought
in a report showing there were rs per
sons present entitled to seats as dele
gates in the convention, representing
almost all of the PRECINCTS OF the
county.
The next order OF business was the
appointment OF a committee for the
purpose of selecting delegates TO the
state convention.
The chairman appointed w. NJ.
Thornton. John r. Walkup, e. Burke,
E. j. Corcoran, Lou l. Blood, j. Il. Nc
Master and II. G.. Humber, and those
gentlemen retired to make up list,
and the convention took recess for
half an hour When the convention
- 1aWa eha
committee appointed to select delegates
and alternates reported the following
names:
Delegates-J r. Toole. ]. V. Collins,
Il. d. Mats. ]. Ii. Durston. w. M.
Thornton, w. T. Elliot, j. b. McMas-
ter K. Burke. Emil Hansen, Harry
wossman, Il. j. Corcoran, j. X. Walk
up, Thomas McTague, J. r. Quigley.
Peter Cox. ]. e. Mcdonnell. Ed. Schar-
nikow, Z. Cuddihy, J. T. Quigley, j. NJ.
Kennedy, Nj. A. Dubrey, T. ID. Fitzger-
aid, j. J. Grant, G. j. Walsh, J. @. Mo
rony, T. O'Leary. Denis Shovlin, NJ.
Martin Alternates-J. ID. Rom, John
White. p. J. DAILY, c. III. Eggleston,
Daniel Dwyer. A $. Higgins. George S.
Miller. John Sheehy. James Conley
James Nolan X. Phelan, w. NJ. Kelly,
Nat Y. Hoss, James Geary, =. j. Ryan,
ID. ID. Walker. w. w. Goodman. Dan
Harrington, william Walsh, Mike
Mara. t. NJ Sullivan. ]. r. Boar
man, Charles Mcdonald. A. c. Mccall
lum, Sam Scott. John Roach, Pat
Walsh. John Fitzpatrick
The convention adopted the following
resolutions:
Assembled in convention, we. the
democrats of Deer Lodge county. as
sert our fealty to the democratic faith
We renew our pledge of devotion TO the
doctrines in which American demo
cracy has its foundation. We revere
the memory of the party's founders, We
honor its traditions, we glory in Its
achievements, we believe that its con-
hopes of the republic and the ultimate
triumph OF the common people.
I'VE believe in the restoration OF sill
yer 10 its time-honored function in tbs
currency of the United States. We
protest against a policy which con
stantly increases the purchasing power
of gold as measured against all els'
that labor produces a policy which
swells the army of the idle. which
makes unjustly grievous the burden o
debt which places the masses unde
bondage to the favored few, which dis
credits honest leal and makes mock
cry of thrifty harvests. We demand
true bimetallism in the form which vii
give full recognition to the unlimite'
coinage OF gold and silver all alike, a
the minis of the nation in the ratio o
l6 to !, and this. regardless OF the i'm
terests or the preference or the preju
dice of any other people on the face o
the globe Holding this view, we re
sent the purpose and the policy of tn
administration at Washington, where
in IL has sought 10 thwart the viii OF
manifest majority OF democrats. seek
ing to commit the democratic party. b
methods which we denounce TO polio
which is alien in its inspiration. un
democratic in it's operation and disas
tr-ous in its results.
1--WE believe those of our fellow cit
gems IN Montana to be radically wron
who extol the tariff issue and who asset
that free coinage and the dogma OF e,
cessively high protection are kindred II
~ves We protest against the republica