The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-24
MR.. HARrMAN's PLANS.
He viii Not Run for Goveruor. Hut May
Go for Congress.


Go for Congress.
Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
Livingston. June a3,-"McKinley will
not receive 5000 votes in Montana this
fall" This was the prediction OF Con-
gressman Charles S. Hartman. made to
the Standard reporter this morning.
"Montanans cannot swallow the gold
plank adopted at st. Louis. The time
has come for this state to take stand
on the vital issue of the day. We can
not remain passive and inactive at this
time; we must assert ourselves. II de-
volved upon the silver forces at st.
Louis to demonstrate by their actions
whether they were either men, mice or
long tailed rats. / felt that ! would be
guilty OF betraying my constituents
and stultlfying myself unless / Joined
Teller in leaving the convention. The
entire delegation. with possibly the ex-
ception Of Strevell, will be a unit dur
ing the fall campaign In opposing the
candidacy OF the gold standard nomi-
nee. Why the entire delegation did not
walk out has already been told in the
st. Louis special dispatch to the stand
ard.
I'm the last six months / have par
ticipated In rs conferences between sill
yer men OF all political compilations.
The popullsts will not endorse Teller.
but they have asked his friends TO write
the popullst platform. Our reply was
that they drop all side issues and lsms
and go before the country upon the
single plank OF bimetallism. We expect
that this will be done. On the demo-
cratic side. there are 30 men in the halls
OF congress who will work with US and
will work to secure Teller's nomina-
tlon at Chicago upon a platform not
offensive as regard sthe tarin question
/ am confident that with all the silver
forces marching under one banner we
will win a great victory next fall; the
American people will escape from hav-
ing riveted upon them by the chains OF
financial slavery to Wall street and the
money barons who dictated the st.
Louis gold plank. ! believe the Chicago
convention will see the wisdom OF max
Ing Teller their nominee, with some
tried and tested silver democrat. like
Daniel Of Virginia, Morgan OF Alabama
or Bryan OF Nebraska for vice presi-
dent.
II shall go to Chicago before the ith
of next month and will be on the
ground during the convention; then 10
Washington, on business before the IN
terror department reating 10 the crow
reservation matters; after that. TO st.
Louis again to take in the populist and
silver party conventions on July 70. l
will make but few speeches In Montana
next fall. as intend to stump Indiana,
Michigan, Nebraska, and perhaps other
states In the interest of the silver
cause.
"Am candidate for reelection7
Just now I do not desire to express
myself upon this question. No. l do
not desire the nomination for governor.
II would engross all of my time and
take me away from my law practice.
II / should accept any nomination. II
would be only for return to con-
gress.
"Wln the state republican conven.
ton repudlate the ST. Louis gold
plank? Not necessarily. IL will be
forced to do so or else turn down the
Montana delegates for the course they
pursued at the national convention.
There can be no middle ground for the
convention to take In this regard" The
congressman will publish letter In q
few days which. II Is said. will have the
effect OF combining together all repub-
icans in the state who believe silver
A to be the paramount issue Of the day