The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-21
CALL THEM In LINE
P. ]. BrOphy, County Democratic
Chairman, FavOrS an Early Date.
CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES
The Silver Bow Convention VIII
Be Called About June II No
Time should Be Lost - The
Populists Against Fusion.

county, was asked by a Standard re
porter yesterday when he would prob
ably issue the call for caucuses, pri
maries and county convention. Mr.
Brophy said that he had not heard
any preference expressed as yet by the
democrats of the city, and he would
talk with some of the members of the
committee as to when would be the
best time for the county to get in line
Il cannot understand" said Mr.. Bro
ply, why the state convention was
put Off so long. States East, West and
South are putting themselves on rec
ord either in the gold or silver column,
and Montana should not be reckoned in
the probably silver and 'doubtfuP col
umn. 1t ought to be in the certain
column In the doubtful states a very
little influence often serves to turn the
scale. Many want to get in on the win
ming side. and IL is therefore important
that silver should keep I'm the lead
Montana and all other strong silver
states ought to be on record at once.
1t is too late to make a change now
but cannot understand the reason for
putting the state convention so late.
shall probably call the caucuses and
primaries for next week and the con-
vention or about June /. but will con-
suit with some of the members of the
county committee before deciding fin
ally
The Deer Lodge county convention is
the only one yet held, and very many
favorable comments have been heard
In Butte OF the strong, ringing resolu-
OF the position Of the Deer Lodge dem
ocrats. The language admitted of no
'straddle, or equivocation.
Few OF The county conventions have
yet been called. Lewis and Clarke
county has called its primaries for June
The Granite democrats will hold their
primaries next Saturday and their
convention May 26.
The Cascade county democrats have
called mass convention for June g.
The populists are making no dem
onstration as yet but the populist ex-
ecutive committee has issued the fol-
lowing manifesto against fusion:
ITO All Populists of Montana:
Heretofore the peoples party state
central committee issued q call for a
convention to meet at Boulder in JEFF
ferson county. state of Montana, on
the Esd day of June, A ID. 1896, for the
purpose of selecting IL delegates to the
peoples party national convention, TO
meet In the city of st. Louis on the 22d
day Of July. A. ID. 1896. And i'm said
call IL was suggested that the peoples
party central committee in each coun-
ty in this state make a call, and that
the Saturday before such convention at
said Boulder be designated as the day
for each county to hold its county con-
vention and select delegates according
TO the apportionment named in the call
above referred to.
Now, as the time approaches for the
selection of delegates, self seekers,
place hunters and scheming politicians
of the two defunct parties would like
TO sow discord in the ranks of our
uV~fx nd AxHn g..
and other political jobs to cause the
peoples party to lose its Identity as the
peoples party in Montana and the ma
tion.
This to warn all populists in the
state of Montana against those old
party plotters and to neither touch
nor handle that deadly, unclean thing
called fusion. And this is further an
earnest appeal to all populists in the
several counties OF Montana to be Wig
liant and see TO IL that none save level
headed, tried and true populsts go as
delegates or alternates to said Boulder
convention. And see TO IL that all del |
egates or alternates have written Gre
dentials In due form before they are
seated. There is glorious future near
at hand for the populists of Montana
II we are watchful and true TO our
selves. Both old parties are odious in |
the eyes OF the average voter OF this |
state. True. they own the large daily !
press. and send out cooked up" dis |
patch news from day to day slurring |
the peoples party and supporting the |
national banks and the gold standard |
money power of Europe and wall /
street But the average voter now an 4
derstands all that and realizes that the
cause of all the slaves. black and white |
to-day can advance quite as well with
out daily press as did the cause of /
ri N 10 sl,. ,fa
have brought this country TO the verge
of ruin. Five millions of idle men I'm /
the United States and ten million peo-
pie on the verge of starvation Not TO
exceed three dollars per capita In free
circulation The national bankers and
millionaires have made this nation as
distressed for workingman or a farm
er as poor old Spain. With this condi-
ton of things In Montana and the
United states our party can not be |
bought or sold. But voters with
changed heads and hearts are flocking
TO the peoples party every day. To-
day we have in this nation 5000. 600 OF
voters, and weekly press of 5000 hot
truthful papers and a perfect party
organization In every state and terri
tory In the nation. And then we have
a noble band OF courageous, patriotic
senators in the upper house of con-
gress. who by their action during last
winter have stricken dumb the old
party voice OF ridicule-the only foot
the old party plutocrats has to stand
on. Both the old party conventions will
nominate gold bugs and stand them
on a goldbug or straddlebag platform. |
and then viii come a great rush to the |
populist party Of Montana. We call
on you TO welcome with outstretched !
arms all who come to the populist par
~ in good faith and with a changed |
head and heart and a sincere sorrow ,
for ever having voted either the repub- ,
lican or democratic ticket. and a sim /
cere promise never TO sin - again.
In conclusion, let us warn all pop !
ulists against all kinds Of secret poIitl- I
raj oath bound societies. The work Of /
such organizations is that Of the gold c