The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-27
GRANITE DEMOCRATS
They Demand the Free and Unlimited
Coinage Of Silver.
THE APP. AS. ARE DENOUNCED
Cleveland's Financial Policy Is
Condemned = The Delegates to
the State Convention Elected
Thanks to Judge Brantley.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Philipsburg, May 26.-Chairman CAL
lagher of the county central committee
called the democratic county conven-
ton order at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing and Peter Gallagher of Granite was
elected temporary chairman and John
X. Lucas temporary secretary. Com
mittees were appointed and adjourn
ment taken until o'clock y. m.
In the afternoon the temporary or
ganization was made permanent, and
Paul A. Fusz, John r. Lucas, John w.
Dawson, Charles Bonner, James Nc
Donel. A. A. Mcdonald, H. w. Rodgers.
Peter Gallagher. Frank d. Brown and
IL. ID. Williamson were elected as dele
gates to the state convention. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
we, the representatives of the DEM
ocratic party of Granite county, Monta-
ma. assembled in convention, affirm our
realty to the democratic faith. We de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1.
while we glory in the past achieve
ments of the democratic party and be-
ieve that its continued supremacy in
volved the highest hopes of the repub-
lie and ultimate triumph of the COM
mon people, yet we condemn the finan-
cial policy of the present national ad-
ministration and resent its further in
eNAAShNhS0 anu lls putty III pOHIlCdl
fairs wherein 1t has endeavored to COM
NIT the party and the nation to the sin
gle gold standard.
I'VE firmly. believe in civil and re-
lgious liberty, as provided for In the
constitution of the United States, and
we therefore denounce and condemn
the American Protective association
and all other secret societies, oath
bound and proscriptive organizations,
as unnecessary, unpatriotic, un-Ameri-
can and against the best interests Of
our common country.
I'VE hereby instruct the Granite
county delegation to the state conven-
ton to do all in their power to have
Paul A. Fusz of Granite elected as a
delegate for Montana to the national
democratic convention at Chicago. We
favor the nomination OF Richard p.
Bland of Missouri as the candidate of
the national democracy for president of
the United States and urge our dele
gates to the state and national conven-
lions to do all In their power possible
to that end"
Perfect harmony prevailed through
out and nothing occurred to cause dis
sension except one contesting delega-
ton, which was satisfactorily ar
ranged.
James Brantly adjourned court in or
Judge Brantly adjourned court in or
u the convention TO De nelQ
in the court house, and the following
resolutions were adopted by a rising
vote:
Resolved that the thanks of the dem
ocratic convention be and are hereby
heartily extended to the Hon. Theodore
Brantly, judge of the Third judicial
DISTRICT of Montana, for the affable and
courteous manner in which he so ar
ranged the business of the court as to I.
permit this convention to proceed with
its business to successful consumma-
ton. That we deeply deplore the af-
filiation of the said honorable gentle
man with the republican party and ex-
press the very sincere hope that after
calm and impartial review of the 4
principles set forth in the platform of
the national democracy. he may be led
into the counsels of party whose de-
liherations and heroic efforts must
eventually free this country from the
political and financial troubles which
now imperil its very existence"
The convention then adjourned.