The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-07-11
ATTITUDE OF MONTANA
NOTHING But A FREE SILVER
MAN AND PLATFORM.
Mckinley VIII Have support From
Certain Quarters-WaitIB9
for News.

Helena. Mont. July 9-What will the
republican party Of Montana do in the
convention which meets next month? IL
| the question wnIch many anxious MEM
oers OF that party are asking themselves.
| In the party are some Of the wisest
ana shrewdest politicians In the country.
and foremost among these is Hon. Tnom-
ar Z. Garter, senator OF the United States.
| ana late chairman of the republican ma
uonai committee. That the party viii
| he maintained in the state goes without
1 saying, but its attitude 10 McKinlsy's
| candidacy IL as YET TO be defined.
A. II has been apparent for more than
| year that the republican party would
| not adopt a free silver policy. the leading
| politicians Of the state have been schem-
ing TO maintain their organization in the
state. put forth a state ticket and vote
| Tor electors under the pledge that II
| elected they should not vote for any out
| pronounced free silver candidate for
| president While II was deemed prudent
not 10 foreEhadoW this action, IL is GER
| tain that the plan devised by Tom Carter,
| has been seriously entertained By large
| number Of republicans. Hon. c. :. Hart
| man, In his speeches since his return from
| st. Louis. foreshadows such policy.
IL II also quite certain that there will
| be opposition 10 such a policy. EA-Sen-
| ator W r. Sanders. the only gold mono
| netalhst Of any prominence ia Montana,
| VIII Insist on q state ticket pledged 10
| support Mckinley electors lie VIII have
| considerable following in the eastern OF
| COW counties. and IL is proba BILE that Hon
| Thomas &. Power. also ex-senator, but
| whose lack Of influence in the last state
| republican convention WAS painfully APP
! parent, viii unite in demanding that there
shall be no detection from The national
| ticket
The delegates TO the St Louis conven-
1 d their action.
| Judge StreNell acted with his party. Con-
| gresham Hartman walked odi with
| Teller. and the others remained ia the
| convention, taking no part, but solemnly
declaring that they could no; support a
| iiCket nominated on such platform.
From the enthusiasm with which hart
man has been received " th~ people
since his return, II - certain that he ~
not only Endorsed by the people al large.
but by the great majority Of his party. Ii
did not need this reception Of Hartman
IA the principal cities Of the state 20
| sOnylnce any one that the electoral vote
| Of Montana would never be cast for any
| out free silver candidate. Hartman
| IS now boy large odds the most popular
| public man Ia The state, and there =
noIhing that he viii ask from the PEOPLE
| thAi zll not bc given him II he holds
1 TO the course he has far pursued.
Senator Mantle IL now la Chicago urg-
ng the nomination OF Senator Teller 10y
! she democratic national convention. lie
/ - the who read the declaration VI
the Montana delegates that they would
not support amy ticket dominated on a
| gold monompiailisi platform. AMI while
he will undoubtedly be IN favor OF kerp-
ms up the state organization Of his party
hc will never consent to vote for electors
! who would vote for Mckinley.
The democrats of the state are In a
hopeless minority Though they auvo'
tated the free coinage OF silver IN taeli
convention two years ago, they Endorsed
| the Cleveland admins lrat.ou. The con
sequence was that they only polled abou'
1909 votes. 10 the populisis Ii."n ans
the republicans :s01 Al the present
writing there IL some hope 81 the demo
cratic convention declaring In favor ui
the free coinage Of silver, and The party
I stock has gone ~ IA the market, Bu'
I II would require repentance in saCkciuIt
ami ashes. aud good behavior Ihrreaftel
.Gr a louc time. TO give lhe people O
Montana any confidence in The democrats
party.
Tho iapUB>t party 81 Montana - oulN
| folT NcsyS Cd Before that time ths
member belonged % one or the othe'
/ Of lhc OH PARTIES During their irE
( campo En tHr greater numhrT Of the
M MIXERS mere drSWu from the rcpuh
| hcan party Two years AEO l.S memh--i
) were lraWn mora. largely from the dem
. ! u.rat,r patty. Generally II was IN,
I
. ! that caused us t,mbers TO ahand IN that
| parties AID Join the new parry II :.
] SAT, 20 say iASt Inv great ajority o
q the mvrlberS 81 thiS party pat ths Ire
ID coiuSr. 81 silver As the mrs; OF thai
principles AMI white il j. not prohabl'
'hst they will abandon ;hvir party. the!
? I VIII Instruct their electors 10 vote 70
b the candidates who are pledged to ire
? srvcr and Who will carry ihoir pledge
out IL elected.
The silver men Of Montana are plain
3 determined to Sc; together this fai
ana elect none but free silver men. Is
\ socially IRE. silver electors. They "a
.or the nomination Of Teller above Al
! other men. but they Will support an,
p other nominee about whose good faltI
{ here j. 80 doubt. Silver is their crH
p tud parties and partyism must so dow
before IL
( q, Is apparent that an siiemp; will =
9 made 10y the few republicans who favo
= supporting Mckinley to make the TART
l. an important principle in the cAmpaiET
= Among the mining men This Will not =
+ Town. however Interested they may b
c I'm lead mines. With the wool men in IA
h -asiorn part of the state 1t viii hav
Q some eject. hut in no case the way ms
i tcrS look now. can Mckinley ticket r.
ccive NOR, than 900 votes. WhaJevs
may be done elsewh here. silver Is the issu
u In Montana. and the tariT will not atfe,
many votes.
in The people OF Montana are moved n
the political situation as they have u"N"
been before, and the canvass as well a
?. the polls will show how deeply. No tick
4 ct not having silver engraved upon
> will be countcnanced and no couuierfe
a n