The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-05-16
MONTANA IN IT
Its State Convention Adheres Firmly
tO. Free SilyerW4 1s

Its State Convention Adheres Firmly
to Free SilversS
Butte, Mont, May 12.7-The first fight in
the Republican convention was over the
contested delegations from Granite coun-
ty. The convention, by a vote of 100 to
1913, seated the anita. P. A. delegates.
The platform contains the following dec
laration on the silver question: .s'We re-
iterate our faith and devotion to the
great Republican principles of bimetal-
lisn, protection and reciprocity, announ-
cling as our understanding Of bimetalllsm
the free and unlimited coinage Of both
gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to L., in
dependently, by the United States. We
maintain that these three cardinal prin-
cipfes Of Republican faith should be the
first consideration Of the congress OF the
United States, and that ample legislation
be enacted upon these subjects. We call
the attention of rejecting men to the re-
cent development Of productive and man
ufacturing enterprises in China, India
and other silver using countries, ana SUBJ
init that the competition with which we
are thus menaced irnperatively demands
the restoration Of silver to it's ancient
the difference in exchange and the estab-
lishment of protective tariff policy as a
necessary measure of equaliZing the dlHer-
ence in wages and cost of living.
eve condemn as un-Republican and I'M
statesmanlike the action Of those Republ1-
cans In congress who, in defiance OF Ee-
publican traditions, rushed to the AID OF
Democratic administration and Demo
cratic majority in congress in securing
the unconditional repeal of the Sherman
law, and we assert that the repeal OF
that law has utterly failed to- accomplish
asingle beneficent result predicted py the
enemies of silver
Charles O.. johnson, of Silver Bow, Of
fered a sub-resolution that the delegates
to ST. Louis walk out of the convention II
nothing is done for silver. The resolu-
ton was laid on the table. 80
Senators Carter and Mantle and Con-
gresham Hartman were nominated dele
gates to ST. Louis by acclamation.
Thomas G.: Marshall, J. w. strevelle and
Alexander Metzel were chosen as the 9TH
er three delegates. Marshall was a Dem
ocrat until a year ago.
washington, May 12.-In view Of the
conflicting reports concerning his atti-
tude, Senator Teller, of Colorado, semi
the following telegram to be read to the
Republican state convention to be held
at Pueblo on Thursday next: Hon. Irv-
ing Howbert, Colorado Springs, COL
wish to say to the state convention
through you that do not desire to so to
the national convention and cannot go
unless the state convention is in accord
with my ideas in declaring that in the
coming campaign the silver question is
the paramount issue. The state conven-
tion should act with the full knowledge
that dc. not intend to support candid
date on a gold standard platform or on a
platform OF doubtful construction. If this
course puts me out Of sympathy with the
Republican sentiment of the state, as a
portion of the Republican press allege
it will, accept that result in preference
to an abandonment of principles and
qualification of my record, made, as i
conceive, under the instructions Of
every Republican state convention held
in Colorado during the last IL years.