The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-16
THREE PARAMOUNT ISSUES ARB CONSIDERED,
They Are Equally Vital Important Factor Extri-
eating the Nation From Slough of
Financial Despond.

The delegates were assembled in the
hall at 1918 o'clock Monday morning
and after a beautiful selection by the
Boston & Montana band George Erwin
II, called the meeting to order, in alb
sence OF the chairman and said
"Gentlemen of the Republican con-
vention: In the absence of the chair
man of the state central committee it
devolves upon me as the chairman to
call you to order, and in doing so it is
not inappropriate to say just word or
two relative to the situation that binds
the Republicans in convention assem-
bled. believe that the duties before
you are so plain that you cannot err:
they are simple but they are of char
acter that demands your closest atten-
tion. There are good many conflict
ing interests involved in platform
that should be adopted but those con-
flicting interests should be harmonized
in this convention to-day.
There are those of the Republican
party who place the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at ratio of Is to
paramount and above every other con-
sideration. (Cheers) There is no doubt,
on the other hand, that there are Re-
publicans whose interests and whose
teachings and beliefs go toward MAX
ing protection the principle that should
be first emblazoned on the banner of
the Republican party. It is necessary
to send delegates to St. Louis who will
represent all the people of Montana.
There has been, believe, written and
stated principle by our friends the en-
emy in which they propose to lay down
for the Republican party a platform up
on which their delegates should stand.
The Republican party, like our friends
the gamblers, knows there is only one
way to play these suggestions and that
is with copper.
There is no disposition in any Re-
publican that know in the state who
is warm espouser of the Republican
cause, that the delegation here to-day
shall instruct the delegates to St.
Louis to walk out of the convention. It
is we'll to put the Republican party on
this proposition that they are right
here agreed that if the Republican
delegation desires to perform its duty
in conscientious manner it must 90
to St. Louis and by every possible pro-
cess labor for the party's interest: they
must not say they are going to walk
out or they would be justified in being
refused seats. But we'll they know it
is their duty to strive to obtain those
things we believe are absolutely neces-
sary, and so far as am concerned, par
amount over all, is the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver (Cheers) I think
this convention should proceed on the
theory that there is to follow a Demo-
cratic convention that will nominate
goldbug president without doubt-and
they must take into consideration that
there is going to be Populist conven-
tion to loan money on hay. Having all
this in view it is the duty of the Repub-
licans to meet and organize this fall
and take such wise measures as to keep
the party, where it has always been, in
the hearts of the people,"
Il the n10cn nf NJ -
Howard Pashal of Silver Bow nominat-
cd Judge D. J. Tallant of Great Falls,
for temporary chairman. The nomina-
tion was seconded by member of the
Gallatin delegation and the election
was unanimous. After the state com.
m.ttee call had been read Judge Tai
liant stepped forward and made the fol-
lowing address:
Gentlemen of the convention It is
only necessary for one to look over this
assemblage to become fully convinced
that the Republican representatives of
Montana have not deteriorated in the
past year and quarter by reason of
the adoption of the codes. (Cheers) It
is very evident that the acts of the last
legislative assembly OF the state have
been approved by the people by the
class of men they have sent here to
represent US as party in this conven-
tion. One gazing upon this body of
men is convinced that there is inspira.
ion to make q dumb man speak. II