The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-11
FROM SWEET GRASS
The Republicans Add Two Names to
the AppOrtiOnsd Number.
TO THE BUTTE CONVENTION
Mantle. Carter and Hartman Are
All light Over There With a
Dingley Amendment
Solid for Silver

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Big Timber, May 9.-Pursuant to a
call issued the republicans of Sweet
Grass county delegated for the purpose
by the voters of their respective pre-
| cincts met to-day in the Busha q
Bailey hall in this town, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to represent
this county in the state convention at
Butte. j. NJ. Dodge was chosen tenn
porary secretary and w. E. Anderson
of Absarokee temporary secretary,
The temporary nominations were sub
sequently made permanent. The chair
man appointed the following commit
tees: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Lanner.
George NJ. Hatch and j. +. Barbour
Resolutions-N. Budd, c. T. Busha and
IL. o. Kellogg. Permanent organiza-
tion-P. o. Fallang and c. s. Wal
bridge.
The convention then took a recess of
30 minutes to allow the various COM
mittees time to prepare their report.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials seated 10 delegates. The COM
mittee on resolutions submitted the
following for the consideration of the
convention:
Resolved. That the republicans of
the new county of Sweet Grass, Mon
tana, in this their first convention as
fled and incorporating allegiance to
the time-honored principles of our
party, which find their sanction and
Vlndication in all the prosperity and
progress which the nation has entoyed.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the policy of protection in all it's phases
to the end that the American nation
and American market may not be sub
Jected to foreign domination, but may
be reserved for the American products
of American labor.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of Am
erican silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 ir-
respective of the action of any other
nation or government in power.
Resolved, That we endorse the eff
forts of our senators and representa-
tive in congress in their efforts to
serve with diligence and fidelity the
interests of their constituents
j. Il. Barbour took exceptions to the
clause in the resolutions endorsing the
senators and representative Sydney
TANNER, of the committee on resolu-
tons, defended the clause and said that
1t was worded with a special view to
Satisfying all concerned Mr.. Barbour
moved that the clause be amended by
adding the following: but that we
disapprove Of the action of our sena-
tors I'M their vote upon the Dingley bill
in that we understand by that vote
that they give preference to silver over
protection" The amendment being
put to vote was adopted by a vote of
10 to s.
The next business being the election
OF delegates to the state convention
the Following were placed i'm nomina-
ton: X. b. Briggs, c. T. Busha, j. N
Kelly, j. f. Barbour, Sam Jackson, NJ
w Hatch. Messrs. Briggs, Busha.
Kelly and Barbour having received the
highest number of votes were declared
the unanimous choice of the conven-
ton with authority to name their own
alternates in case of their inability TO
attend.
The apportionment of delegates to
sweet Grass county being considered
unfair, M. w. Hatch and Walter Ait
ken were elected delegates-at-large
with instructions to urge their claims
TO seats in the state convention. The /
thereupon adjourned.