Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-28

Promptly at 7 p. m the convention re-
assembled and the committee on resolu-
tons made the following report:
"The democrats of Cascade county, in
convention assembled, hereby declare:
"First--That VIC indorse the platform
OF principles enunciated by the national
democratic convention at Chicago, the
candidates nominated thereon, William
j. Bryan of Nebraska and Arthur Sewall
of Maine, and pledge ourselves to use all
honorable means to secure their election.
"Second-Firm in the belief hat the
reconciliation of silver is the paramount
issue now before the people and that it
must receive the united support of all
advocates, without regard to past party
affiliations, VIC recommend that the Cas-
cade county delegates to the state con
v@ention uee their best efforts to secure Il
union electoral ticket, composed Of one
democrat, one populist and one silver ra-
publican, and that they urge and sup
port any proposition having for its object
an equitable fusion on the state ticket.
"Third-We pledge the candidates of
this convention for county Offices, if
elected, to an honest, faithful and eco
nomical administration Of county
affairs in the interest of all the people,
and We likewise pledge the candidates
our earnest, hearty and united support
at the pole.
"Fourth-We believe that in the nom
~inaticn for state offices northern Mon
tana is entitled to due recognition and
we urge the Cascade delegation to use
all proper means to secure such recogni-
ton.
notwithstanding that the republican
party, as is made too evident in the
pending campaign, is the party of the
money kings, trusts and m%onopolies and
that the aggregated wealth OF the land
is engaged in an effort to subJugate the
people, we pledge our Individual and
collective efforts to aid in overthroWing
these clements and call upon all good
citizens to assist in the accomplishment
of this purpose.
"Resolved, That this convention, rec.
ognizing the claims of Hon. L. Il. Col.
Inns upon the democracy OF the county
and state, hereby recommend him for
the nomination for state treasurer, rot
alone because of his fitness for the posi-
ton, but because he is the only demo
Graf, 80 far as known, from northern
Montana who is spoken of for Il state
Office.
"Resolved, That the Cascade delega.
ton TO the statc convention is requested
to urge the claims of Mr.. Collins"
Tie report Wac unanimously adopted.
The committee to nominate delegates
to the state convention suggested the
following
Ir - h,,.x, Tll;I A J,lI;-, Wy NJ
CockriIl, j. W, Stanton, w. \. Fletcher
G. L. Curtis, W. p. Wron, Il. Gibson, =.
b. Gallagher, o, l.. Wadsworth, Jr., w,
6. 10y, L. Tobir, NJ: A., Phalen, j. II.
Hail, Il, johnson, w. IL. Rance, Great
Addition; j. j. Patterson, Truly; II. E.
Field; r. Finn, Cascade; G. M. Woods
Hardy; j. G. Anthony, sand Coulee:
Frank Tebo, b. & NJ. Smelter; j, c.
Bundy. Kibbey; G. Il. Kretlow, Silver
Smelter.
The report was unanimously adopted
The conference committee then re.
ported that the two conference commit
tees had agreed to the following distri-
button of candidates:
Observation-Disclosures judge, clerk OF
the district court, treasurer, auditor,
two commissioners, two representatives,,
superintendent of schools, coroner. Pop.
ulists-Sheritf, attorney, clerk and re-
cordcr, assessor, one commissioner, three
representatives, survcyor, administra-
tor.
The report was accepted and then
some one in the audience stated that the
%popuiists had rejected the report OF their
committee. A committee was sent I'll
ascertain If this were true, and when i.
confirmed the rumor, the convention
unanimously adopted its own conferences
committees report and Chairman Ford
of the conference committee stated that
when the committees first conferred, the
populists wanted the sheriff, attorney,
clerk and recorder, asaessor, three repre-
sentatiyes and two commissioners. tbs
balance of the Offices TO be equally di-
yided. Tine democrats would not accept
this and offered to let the populists have
first choice, the democrats 10 take the
second, and SO on. Tho populists re-
jectci this offer, retired to their conven-
lion and returned and made the propo-
sition embodied in the report presented,
to which both committees unanimously
agreed. Then the %populist convention
rejected the unanimous report of its Own
committee.
The convention then proceeded to tho
regular order of business,
For district judge, Jere B. Leslie Of
Great Falls was unanimously nominated
10y reclamation.
M. M. Lyter received the nomination
FOR county attorney in the same manner
For sheriff, the names of y. Il. Gala
gher of Great Falls, and Andrew G. Hay
Of Arlington were presented. The bal
lot resulted: Gallagher, SO; Hay, 81,
Gallagher was declared the nominee.
For treasurer, DR.. w. Fl. Gelsthorpe,
ex-mayor of Great Falls was unani-
mously nominated by reclamation.
For clerk Of the district court, w. N.
Fletcher nominated G. ID. Wilt of Great
Falls, j. W. Stanton nominated c. IL.
Clark Of Great Falls, and j. c. Bundy
nominated w. M. Cockrill, the present
incumbent.
Mr.. Cockrill stepped forward and was
given a grand ovation. He made an inn
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