The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08

years OF business paralysis, Industrial
stagnation and constantly lowering prices
for all the products of human toll; for
the enactment of a vicious and imbecile
measure known as the Wilson BILL which
has let In flood of cheap foreign goods.
closed down American factories, lowered
American wages. thrown over a million
men out of employment and resulted in a
government deficit which has been a dis
grace to the party in power and is a ca
lamity to all the people; for issuing in
time of peace interest-bearing bonds to
the amount of s262 000, 900, which, by ma
turity, will have cost the American peo-
pie over $500. 0oo. ooo
Resolved. That we heartily endorse
the action OF Senators Mantle and Car
ter and their votes and speeches against
the Dingley so-called tariff bill, because
of its unfair, negotiable. sectional and
un-republican provisions; that we APP
prove their demand for the faithful per-
formance of the pledges contained in the
last national platform Of the republican
party on behalf of bimetallism. as well
as protection, and declare that the sena-
tors from this state accurately reflected
the sentiments and interests of their con-
stituents of every section and every oc-
cupation.
Resolved. That in no less degree and
the manly and dignified course of our
representative in congress, the Hon.
Charles s. Hartman, for his loyalty to
the silver cause and his defense of the
people of the West from the coarse and
brutal attacks of the nations executive,
as well as for his interchangeable industry
in the performance of his congressional
duties.
Resolved, That in testimony of our
appreciation Of the eminent services and
patriotic devotion of our congressional
delegation, the republicans of Silver Bow
county instruct their representatives TO
the state convention to use all honorable
means to elect Messrs. Lee Mantle,
Thomas H. Carter and Charles S. Hart
man as three of the six delegates to be
chosen by the state convention to rep
resent in the national convention the re-
publicans of this state and voice the de-
mand of the men of the West that the
republican party declare for free coinage,
tariff for protection and reciprocity as
a necessary. patriotic and indivisible par
ty policy"
Resolved, That IL is the sense of this
convention that its delegates to the state
convention use all honorable means for
the adoption by that body of the follow
ing resolutions:
" Resolved. That II is the sense of the
state republican convention of Montana
that its congressional delegation assist in
the adoption of no tariff measure that
does not also contemplate recognition for
silver.
Resolved, That this convention views
with great satisfaction the fact that
while slight differences of opinion have
existed in the republican party of this
county in the past, we to-day present a
solid and harmonious front to the COM
mon enemy; that the republican party of
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upon the fact that all differences of opin-
ion have been settled pleasantly in that
time-honored and only wise method, by
the voice OF the people at regularly au-
thorized caucuses and primaries, and we
now can glory in the fact that the deliber-
atoms of this body will receive the ear
nest support of every true republican in
the county.
Resolved That the democratic press of
this state is severely censured by this
convention for mis- representing the opin-
ions OF wing of the county republican
party on the silver question"
MT. johnson then moved that the
chair appoint a committee of IL to Sc
lect 81 delegates and 81 alternares to
the state convention. This was carried
unanimously. The chair appointed as
such committee Messrs. T. b. Elliott.
w. j. Cox, A. N. Yoder Malcolm Gill
lis, G. Q. johnson, George Pascoe. DR..
c. V. Norcross, Samuel Barker. c. O.
Jackman, George w. Irwin, James
Watt
A motion was then made to take a
recess until O'Clock. Mr.. johnson
thought a half hour was plenty of time
Tor the committee to select the dele
gates to the state convention. Mr..
Monteath said that there was a sus-
picion in the minds of some that IL
would not be necessary to wait that
long TO select the list. After a long dis
cussion II was decided to adjourn until
o'clock.
At the Evening Session.
At the opening of the evening ses-
sion Charles Q. Johnson, chairman of
the committee on delegates to the state
convention. presented the report of the
committee which favored sending a
certain list of delegates and aher-nates
TO the state convention. The commit
tee having been appointed by the per-
chairman had an easy A, p. A.
majority and the list contained 3s A. |
T. AS. and 20 other republicans. 1t |
was read, but 1t did not prove salts |
factory TO the Mantle republicans. ]. |
z. Hendricks moved that the report be |
aid on the table. An amendment was |
offered that II be adopted Mr.. Hen |
tricks withdrew his motion. Capt. II. |
Neidenhofen then offered a substi- |
-ute list of delegates and alternates.
The A. p. A. wing, by H. o. Weller. |
moved to lay the substitute on the ia |
Die without reading. Mr.. SWEET appeal |
I'd for fairness and said he never heari /
before of such unfairness as not to per- |
NIT a substitute motion to be read II |
they were not fair enough TO allow the |
motion to be read then let the vote to |
ay IT on the table be taken. The /
chairman refused IT, entertain the sub 1
a rafn Of
had been disposed of. George w. Irwin /
objected to this endeavor to gag the I
republican party. The chairman, he I
said, is not big enough, or any body of /
men supporting him is not strong
enough to drive nails into the republic |
AN coffin. The republican party is
bigger than any faction. 1t is beyond |
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