The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-19

our constituents. I do not propose to
support the nominee or the platform
of the Republican party, today d,ecid-
ed on. l regard the financial question
as paramount to protection or any
other question And 1 shall support
the candidate for president who is
most in accord with my convictions on
the financial question.
Senator Mantle. Carter and Hon. T.
{. Marshall. of the Montana delega-
ton, jointly stated. after the eonven-
ton, that their refusal to walk out of
the convention should not be con-
stfued as in any manner constituting
an acceptance of the terms of the
platform on the financial question.
They disagreed with their colleague,
Mr.. Hartman, only as to
THE EXTENT OF THEIR AUTHOR
ITY
to act for the Republicans of their
state Five of the delegation felt that
they would be most effectively and
directly discharging their trust by
ertering their protest against the plat
form and reservlng the right unto
themselves and the Republicans they
represented to either accept or repudi-
ate the platform and the candidate
after full and free conference in such
manner and at such time as the party
OF the state of Montana might as
semble to confer and act Mr. Hart
man felt that he could properly walk
out OF the convention, Notwithstanding
his representative capacity No
criticism was offered by any member
OF the delegation-on his action. STAYING
o. going was regarded as a matter of
personal Judgment OF the members or
nDRErTOnS of or
manned would, as a personal matter.
nave gone out. AS representative of
their state they felt they were
NOT AUTHORIZED TO LEAVE
the convention if The convention would
permit them to reserve, the right TO
stand mute on the question while re-
nouncing the platform and reserving
for the Republicans of the state the
right TO act as they pleased. All of the
three gentlemen named agreed. that
Montana would not approve or coun-
tenance the gold standard plank in
the Republican platform. They all ex-
pressed the belief that Henry NJ. Tel
Ter would be in and of himself a can
osdate. and platform on which the
Republican and all other parties in
Montana would, with scarcely a dis
senhng voice agree. Neither of the
gentlemen Indicated any disposition
TO counsel the Republican party of
Montana or any member of the party
to accept the platform. They remained
in the convention merely in conformity
with their view Of representative duty,
reserVing unto the people who sent
them TO the convention the right to
ultimately determine what should be
done in view of the conventions action.
The gentlemen were, without division,
outspoken in the opinion that there
was no hope whatever for
THE TICKET IN THE WEST.
Il is the belief of the gentlemen and
all others who have been consulted
from the west, that there will not be a
successful Republican elector west OF
the Mississippi river outside of Iowa
and possibly Minnesota. These gentle
men further believe that there will not
be a Republican elected south of the
Potomac and the Ohio rivers. A MEM
Der of the Montana delegation sug-
gested that the battle-ground would be
in Illinois and Indiana and that I'LL
nois, Indiana. Iowa, Minnesota. Michi-
gan, West Virginia, Maryland, Della
ware, New Jersey and Connecticut
were doubtful states. and the Republi-
can party had to carry all of them in
order to succeed.
Governor RlckdTd of Montana was
present when the above was given out.
He concurred in the views expressed,
approved the Independent attitude
taken. said Senator Teller would get
practically the solid vote of Montana
and that Mckinley would not secure
800 votes in the state.
The silver delegates who left the con-
veul.cl5a today were in secret conference
until after midnight. They viii have
meeting at 10 O'Clock tomorrow, when
their address Will be presented for
adoption. It deto-nres their principles
and proposes Senator Teller as the fu-
SIGN candidate fer all who are opposed
to Mckinley and gold standard. 1t
invites the Democrats. Populdsts. BIZ
retahists and all parties or crgansza-
tons that have their nominees vet to
name and their platforms to adopt to
unite On Senator Teller as their stan
daTd bearer and to ignore all other is
sues IN the is.-ue to reform the cur
I-sutey sy7-tsm, in justice TO tine credit
crs ari1 in The interest Of the masses Of
the people. All the delegates who with
creEw -ad some others have signed this
declaration. and the promotes of the
new departure were working topizi1t
for the signatures of other Delegates