The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-22
IT'S ALL FIXED UP
Result Of the Maho's Democratic and
and Populist Conventions.
THE FUSION IS COMPLETE
Frank Steusnberg. Demoor at.
Nominated for 0overnor-Demo-
Gratis Promise to Support the
Populist Nominee for senator.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch To the Standard.
Boise City. Idaho. Aug. 21.-The DEM
ocratic convention met this morning in
secret session. special precautions be-
ing taken to keep reporters away from
the convention hail. The report Of the
conference committee agreed to on the
previous evening was presented. the
division being as already given in
these dispatches. Objection was raised
to the name recommended by the conf
mittee Of the double-deck party. the
''people's-democratic party. A motion
was made that the name be changed
to the democratic peoples party. The
proposed reversal was strenuousiy op-
posed by several Of the delegates on
the ground that II would require an
other meeting Of the conference. Tie
motion was voted down and The COM
mittee report was unanimously adopt
ed and the conference committee dis
charged. The following resolution was
presented: Resolved. That Is is the
sense of this convention that when the
legislature convenes In January, 1897,
the candidate for United States sena-
tor be elected from the present populist
party. and We pledge ourselves to use
all honorable means to secure that
end"
The resolution precipitated a long
debate. 1t was explained by the sup
porters of the resolutions that the pop
ulists were dissatisfied with the reso-
luton adopted the day previous by the
democrats recommending to the county
organizations that an honorable union
be effected by the democrats and pop
ulists, whereby the populists could Sc
cure a majority of the legislative tick
ct in each county. The new resolution
was opposed on the ground that the
populists had already been given what
they had asked for, and that the pres
ent demand was in effect q declaration
that the democrats were not acting In
good faith. The populists had prepar-
ed the former resolution and the dem
ocrats had adopted II. They should be
given no more. The debate waxed
warm, and II seemed that the dele
gates who opposed giving the populists
further assurance of good faith would
win the day, when Chairman Reid took
the floor and spoke at some length. His
speech turned the tide In favor of the
resolution, and II was adopted. The
doors were then thrown open and the
platform was adopted, as follows:
Representatives OF the democratic par
ty of Idaho In convention renew their
fidelity to the principles Of the democrat
ic party as formulated and reaffirm the
platform adopted by the representative
Of our party In the Chicago convention
Of 1896. We ratify and confirm the nom-
.nation made at Chicago and pledge
ourselves to use every honorable effort
to secure the election Of w. J. Bryan
and Arthur Sewall president and vice
president of the United States.
We maintain the doctrine of equal and
exact Justice TO an without regard to re-
ligious or political belief We favor such
legislation as will make our public
schools most effective for the proper edu-
cation of our future citizens. We demand
such legisla ton as win best preserve the
public ranges of states to the use Of its
own citizens. We recommend to a fayora-
bic consideration OF the voters of the
state the proposed constitutional amend
ment granting equal suffrage. believing
that this question should receive the ear
nest attention of every person as an i'm
portant factor In the future welfare Of
| the state we demand the enactment Of
lust legislation for the purpo.e OF reliey-
ing bitches owned by the settlers from
burdensome taxation. and we favor such
legislation as will reouire ALI persons tn
pay their proportion to the maintenance
of the state and county government. We
pledge the democratic party to the en-