The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-11
DELEGATES IN TOWN
Men Who Will Attend the Republican
State Convention To-Day.
THE BUSINESS TO BE DONE
Granite Brings a Contest for Settle
ment-Interesting Scenes Prom
ised at the Auditorium-The
Counties Forces.


began arriving in Butte on Saturday,
and every train since that time has
brought in a fresh installment The
Butte republicans have been entertain
ing them as best they could, and have
introduced most of the country dele
gates already to the mysteries of the
hot tamales. the serpentine dancer and
Butte City water. The hotels are filled /;
even the churches had a larger attend
ance than usual, and caucuses were
held every hour during the day yester-
day. and at night had increased in fire.
quency to about one in 10 minutes.
To Meet in the Auditorium.
The convention will be called to or
der at 10 o'clock. Hon. Lee Mantle
chairman of the republican state cen
trail committee, will not be present, and
the convention will doubtless be called
to order by George w. Irwin H., who
will act for Mr. Mantle. The conven-
tion will be held at the Auditorium,
which has been decorated for the occa-
sion. The hall is hung with streamers
OF red. white and blue bunting. Facing
the delegations win be the words in
giant letters. Protection and Bimet-
allism.' .rSe
The Granite County Contest.
More than usual interest obtains In
vention and in the appointment OF abe
committee on credentials. The reason
for this is that there are contesting
delegates from Granite county. One
delegation came over Saturday. and be-
gan working hard among the delegates
to secure support of their claims to
seats in the convention. The second
delegation arrived yesterday and con-
tains men who. at all events, are bet
ter known to the general run OF repub-
licans than those who arrived on Sat
urday. The first great problem before
the convention to-day will be which of
these contesting delegations to seat
The split from Granite county is stated
to have come about through the efforts
OF the A. p. As of that county to ignore
and retire some of the old-time repuhli-
cans. 1t appears, however. that If this
were the only consideration before the
delegates, the A. +. A. delegation from
Granite county would not be in it,
The defeat of that organization in
silver Bow county has practically elm
mated that fight from the convention.
As faction, they will, IL Is believed,
cut no figure. But the other schemes
that are working adds Importance to
the contest from Granite. There are
good many prominent republicans
who want to go as delegates to st
Louis, and they are working like bees
That is a consideration which will cut
a good deal of figure in deciding which
one of the contesting Granite delega-
tons will be seated. Politics makes
strange bedfellows and curiously
enough, 1t is alleged that Tom Power
reported TO be a bloody Romanist, is
working hand in glove with the cons
testing A. p. A. delegation from Gran
lite.
Temporary Chairman Resolutions
The position of temporary chairman
of the convention will be n most inn
portant one. Not only will he have the
naming of the committee on credentials
but also of the committee on resolu-
tions. After the Granite county SQUAD
BILE is settled, the fight over the resolu-
lions Will be on. There are three points
of controversy that are likely to arise
respecting the resolutions. In the first
place, shall IL be Not one but both"
or, Either II not both?" The mining
counties in general favor the first prop
osition, and are ready to withhold pro-
lection unless free coinage is given
show at the same time. The wool coun-
ties. while ready to do what they can
for silver, are not willing to sacrifice
protection for silver, and have adopted
the motto. Either If not both" The
delegates from the Eastern part of the
state are not ready to come out as
strong on silver as are the delegates
from the West Side. and IL is said that
a large part OF the Lewis & Clarke
county delegation is with the Eastern
republicans i'm this. They will practi-
ealiy declare that they are in favor of
free coinage. but consider protection
even more important.
As To the Holt Proposition.
Then, in the second place. there is
likely to be a division of sentiment. as
20 whether the resolutions shall call on
the delegates to the national cor,Nen-
ton TO bolt in case the silver plank is
defeated. Some are in favor of boiling.
some are strongly against boiling, and
many want to straddle the question,
and leave IL to the delegates to do as
they please. While some OF the mining
counties, Silver Bow for one. were not
particularly vigorous I'm their silver res
oIutions. the Madison county delegation
arrived yesterday brimful of silver en-
thusiasm and has a resolution prepared
10 be submitted to-day, calling on the
Montana delegation to st. Louis TO
walk out in case the convention does
not accord to silver that to which IL is
entitled.
The Presidential Preferences.
Then in the third place there is a
feasibility OF a squabble in case the
resolutions name some choice for a !
presidential candidate. IL is scarcely
probable that this viii be attempted
i3ut one OF Two county ueiekdtlonS nave
been instructed for Mckinley, and II
they consider the opportunity ripe they
intend 10 spring a picture of Mckinley
on the convention and see what ID will /
do. A strong effort Is being made TO
dissuade the Mckinley men from any
such attempt. The name Of Cameron
viii be mentioned in one OF the
speeches to-day and also that OF Nc
Kinley. But IL is not considered likely
that the resolutions will name any
particular choice for president.
After the resolutions are disposed OF
will come the all-important matter OF
selecting six delegates and six alter
mates TO the national convention. There
- no longer any doubt that Mantle.
Garter and Hartman will be chosen as
three Of the delegates and in all prob
ability they will be chosen by ACCLAIM