The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-04

litical history. This convention went
back to the principles Of Jefferson and
declared for the rights and liberties of
the people of every section of the ma
tion on the silver question. Our party
had been misrepresented. Four years
ago we nominated Grover Cleveland,
who has become an advocate Of the
gold standard. There was more In
this convention than the question OF
silver. Four years ago your delegates
In the national convention opposed
Grover Cleveland and he was not the
choice OF two-thirds of the convention.
He was named by the Whitney syndi-
cate. Hanna followed the example OF
Whitney and improved upon his meth
DDS and now 1t has come to be a Ques-
ton whether this country is to be gov
erned by a syndicate or by the people.
prolonged applause.) l am sorry TO
say that there are some democrats
who are not with us. They are In ses-
sion In Indianapolis, II seems that they
are trying to name a candidate for the
BOBBY prize in the coming election, q
result OF the last four years. We
have seen the democratic party lose
some Of its best men, but now. thank
God. the party Is in line for right and
liberty and these men have come back
to us. We should be liberal and rea-
sonable In this matter. Parties were
not organized to fill offices. but to pro-
mote and maintain good government.
Misgovernment Is the greatest calam-
ity that can befall a people. We have
the example of some of the grandest
nations Of the world, who have been
lost as result Of this misfortune.
The great peoples party organization
Is to maintain good government. and
in our case we believe that this must
be done along the line of the princi-
pies laid down by the democratic par
ty. TO accomplish this We are going to
have with us all men who think as we
do regardless Of party Affiliations.
There are great wings OF the party
who differ only In that their names
are borrowed from different languages.
Democrats and populists are the same
except that the name of one comes
from the Greek and the other from the
Latin. Let us take them In with us.
Let us, too, take in those others who.
having seen the error of their ways,
are now in line for silver. With all Of
them In line let US elect Bryan and
Sewall, for our great democracy will
accept Bryan and nobody else" (Pro-
longed cheers, delegates on chairs
waving hats and canes)
The Comnittsrs Appointed.
At the conclusion of his speech
Chairman Maginnis suggested that
committees be appointed. Cooper OF
Gallatin moved that each delegation
elect one member to each Of the COM
mittees. The committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
Credentials-F. l.. Graves. Beaver
head; r. T.. Healy. Cascade: f. ]. Nc
Lay. Carbon; P. J. Mcintyre. Choteau;
T. w. Langley, Custer: f. o. Buzen-
berg. Dawson; ]. NJ. Kennedy, Deer
Lodge: E. p. shaffer, Fergus; F. w.
Donney, Flathead; F. Grimes. Granite:
w. Caldwell. Gallatin; F. c. Bessadsas
jefferson; 8. r. Peeler. Lewis and
Clarke T. F. Mailer. Madison; William
f. Tieney. Meagher; N. Jahreiss,
Missoula; A. L. Lee, Park. L. d.
Hatch, Ravalli r. ID. Leggatt, Silver
Bow; w. A. Harris. Sweet Grass; r.
NJ. Steele. Teton: c. 8. Hurd. Valley;
F. L. Mann. Yellowstone.
Permanent organization-F. c. Kress,
Beaverhead; George II. Stanton. Cas-
cade: T. b. Mcdonald. Carbon; John
Howard, Choteau; DR.. r. @. Reed
Custer: Tom Cullen, Dawson; J. r.
Toole. Deer Lodge: d. c. White, Fer
gus: W. d. Hill. Flathead: p. Clark.
Granite; @. L. Ramsey, Gallatin: L.
d. Kent. jefferson: David Marks, Lew
is and Clarke; John Deloy. Madison;
DIR. j. M. Kumpe. Meagher; F. @. Hig-
rio Mtc~as,Ia. N Do ,-r.
John A. Langdon. Ravalli: j. j. Nc
Hatton. Silver Bow; r. p. Bliss. Sweet
Grass; Joseph McDevitt. Teton: c. Z.
Hall. Valley; J. ID. Matheson. Yellow
stone
Resolutions-J. p. Poindexter. Beav-
erhead; Phil Julien. Cascade: Charles
Howard. Carbon: Frank Streeter. Cho-
teau; ]. T. Brown. Custer; Tom Gull
len, Dawson: J. ii. Durston, Deer
Lodge: David Hilger. Fergus; W. d.
Hill. Flathead: J. H. Cole. Granite: r.
s. Steele, Gallatin; W. c. whaley. JEFF
ferson: T. J. Walsh. Lewis and Clarke;
p. b. Barker. Madison: A. c. CORN
ley, Meagher; II. T. Stiff. Missoula: C.
p. Connolly, Silver Bow; ]. l.. Terat.
Sweet Grass: A. w. Mahan, Teton:
Austin North. Valley.
Harry Aleshire Of silver Bow was
made assistant secretary.
!he ropulist' ommiitss Received.
John r. Toole Of Deer Lodge county
was recognized by the chair and said
"I understand that the state conven-
ticn Of populsts has sent over a COM
mittee to confer with us upon the
question OF fusion. ] move that the
convention extend to this committee