The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-07-31
THE SITUATION
G.. A. COOK OF SILVER BOW TALKS
TO THE NEW NORTHWEST.

TO THE NEW NORTHWEST.
What the Republican Convention will
Probably Do-An Amicable Arrange
ment Likely by Which Only One Ticket
Will be Placed in the Field
Hon. G. A. Cook, representative from
Silver Bow county to the lower house Of
the Legislative assembly, was in the city
with his estimable wife among the excur
sionists on Tuesday. Mr.. Cook has been
closely identified with the republican
party of Silver Bow county and has re-
Gently been much about the state, SO is in
position to give q pretty lucid forecast of
the republican situation. In a conversa-
ton with a NEW NORTHWEST represen-
tative Mr.. Cook said:
sit is my opinion that the forthcoming
republican convention will contain so
large a majority for silver that its course
may be very easily foreshadowed The
eastern and northern sections Of the state
will be largely for the Mckinley ticket,
ton from those regions otherwise in
structed. The breach between the sec
tions is no doubt too wide to be crossed
by any effective compromise on the main
question, but | am assured that there will
be unanimity in the naming Of the state
ticket. The organization of the party
will in this way be preserved, every re-
publican, no matter what his opinions as
to the general issues, being impressed
with the necessity for union of forces
within the state lines.''
"What do you think Of the prospects
for silver in the state?"
''It is my conviction that the silver
ticket will win in Montana by one of the
largest majorities ever cast in the state,
for any party or principle whatever.
Montana has always been one OF the first
Of the silver states, for 20 years the bi
| metallic theory has been foremost among
the doctrines of all the parties, upon it
we have never been divided, but on the
contrary in each election the parties have
| for years based their claims for the sup
port of the people upon their fealty to
the silver cause. In every campaign
democrat has been pitted against repub
lican and vice versa upon their
national standing on this one over
mastering issue, how can it be sunk now?
That party that deserts it in this fight
|
will make a serious mistake
"What about Charlie Hartman ?"
There is no doubt of his nomination,
of course, nor is there any farther doubt
that he will receive the democ attic sup
/ port. Everywhere that I have been |
| have found democrats SO expressing
themselves. As | suppose you are aware
j. M. Quinn is about to enter the field for
the congressional nomination, but Hart
man will carry the state even should the
democrats fail to meet republicans half
way in this crisis and nominate him. It
would seem that as democrats are asking
for republican support they should be
fair enough to put up no nominee this
year for congress. Should they take an
other course it will seriously affect their
vote in the state, that is sure. Hartman
is safe to carry large majority of his
party, the whole populist vote and enough
democrats to insure him triumphant
election. The democrats cannot win
either in the state or nation without re
publican votes and they ought to see that
the occasion calls tor breadth of action
such as will insure as near solid phalans
as we can bring to bear to put Montana
among the front rank Of silver states
where we all know she properly be-
longs"
"When is the republican convention
likely to be called?'
"It is understood in Butte about the
Sd or 4th Of September"
Marvellous Results.
From letter written by Rev j. Gun
derman, of Dimondale, Mich, we are
permitted to make this extract: sI have
no hesitation in recommending DIR
Kings New Discovery, as the results
were almost marvellous in the case Of my
wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist
church at Rives Junction she was brought
down with pneumonia succeeding Is
grippe. Terrible paroxysms Of coug Ching
would last hours with little interruption