The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-09-18
REPUBLICANS CONVENE
The Meeting at Helena Indorses Bryan
and Sewall Electors
G. S. HARTMAN FOR CONGRESS
A Full State Ticket Nominated With
Hon. A. G. Botkin at the
Head for Governor

The republican state convention met
in Helena last week and after quite an
exciting session nominated the follow
ing state ticket
For Congressman-C. S. Hartman, of
Bozeman.
For Governor-A. c. Botkin, of
Helena.
For Lieutenant Governor-Col. P. r.
Dolman, of Butte.
For Secretary of State-Dr. Louis
Rotwitt, of Canyon Ferry.
For Treasurer-C. NJ. Webster, of
Great Falls.
For Auditor-A. L. Love, of Boulder.
For Attorney Generals. G. Muir
ray, of Missoula.
For Superintendent Of Public In
struction-J. P. Hendricks, of Butte.
For Associate lstice-G. III. Grubh,
of Kalispell.
The silver men were i'll control of
the convention by a large majority.
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the silver and gold forces was over
presidential electors and congressman.
The convention nominated Chas. S.
Hartman and indorsed Bryan and Sc
wall electors.
There was big fight in the conven
tion over the seating of the Butte dele
cation. The Auditorium delegation
was rightfully entitled to seats but on
account of Senator Mantle not being
in that delegation the Caplice hall del
egation was seated The Granite del
eyation voted to seat the Auditorium
delegation, knowing that they were
rightfully entitled to seats, and remem-
bering how unjustly delegation from
this county was denied seats in the
convention at Butte last June through
chicanery and wire pulling operations
engineered by gentleman named
Sigh, who was SO thoroughly out
voted in the last republican primaries
that he did not have the nerve to con-
test the seats in the convention.
The Helena convention was carried
out on the plan Of the conference held
at Butte. The Granite county delega-
iton favored taking action to compel
the Mckinley goldbugs to 'bolt'' the
convention. They saw no reason why
the big silver majority should g bolt''
and allow goldbug minority to make
nominations in the same hall against
Hartman and the. Bryan and Sewall
electors. But the Butte conference
went 1t was sham. It was not a
conference of republicans but of poll
ticians, and of only such as the pro-
moters Of the scheme expected to sup
port it, The party who misrep1esented
Granite county by indorsing the
scheme attended without effort to OBJ
tain knowledge of the views of re-
publicans. If any persons were con-
suited it must have been those with
whom his relations have been so close
during the last few months, namely,
democrats.
believe that the party is for, and has
always stood for, the free coinage of
silver. It's declarations have always
been in favor Of free coinage. The
efforts Of it's representatives, and the
representatives OF other like thinking
states, at national conventions of the
party, have procured declarations in
favor of silver. The party in Montana
has ever declared unequivocally for
free coinage. Therefore, Granite
county republicans do not believe that
the terms of the Butte conference
which provided for the REIMBURSEMENT
to the gold men of the name and ma
chinery of the party-should govern in
the state convention. The Granite
county delegation went to Helena with
this view of the case, worked for and
voted for the adoption Of that view.
1t was, in fact, in that view the only
consistent silver delegation in the
convention. If there was any doubt as
to the past standing of the party, the
able and exhaustive review of Senator
Mantle made conviction certainty.
Sanders moved that the Auditorium
Or Regular delegation be allowed tC
vote Oh the temporary organization
to lay this on the table-referring the
contest to the committee on credental:
Granite voted II ayes.
For Seligman, the silver nominee a:
chairman, Granite cast II votes.
The report Of the committee OIL Gre
] dentials showed the Auditorium dele
cation entitled to seats. 1t showed
Opie elected chairman of the Silver
Bow central committee during the alb
sence of the regular chairman in Cali
foEnia. It showed that French, wht