The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-30
FROM THE EAST SIDE
Ye lOwstone and Custer County Dem
Ocrats Select State Delegations.
REPUBLICANS WHO RESOLVE
Miles City's Handful OF Mckinley
Followers = Primaries In Bill
ings In Which Silverites De-
cline to Take Part.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Billings, Aug. 29.-The democracy Of
Yellowstone county assembled In con-
vention at the court house to-day to
elect delegates to the state convention.
George NJ. Hays. chairman of the GEN.
tral committee. called the meeting to
order and the call was read by Secre-
tary Austin North. w. NJ. Johnston
was elected temporary chairman and
Nat G. Carwil secretary. The tenn
porary organization was subsequently
made permanent. The following dele
gates were elected: r. L. Cruel, Pat
Lavelle. F. L. Mann. G. NJ. Hays. p. II.
Smith, j. ID. Matheson. w. B. George
and Austin North The following reso-
lutions were passed.
THE democracy Of the county OF yell
lowstone. state Of Montana, In conven-
ton assembled. declare the following
resolutions: We believe In party or
ganization and in the right of the ma
jority Of the party to proclaim q plat
form consistent with Its cardinal prin-
ciples. which are essential to Its life.
We demand the restoration Of the free
coinage Of gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio Of l6 to I. without walt
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation. We demand that the standard
silver dollar shall be full legal tender
equal with gold for all debts. public
and private, and we favor such legisla-
tion as will prevent for the future the
demonetization Of any kind Of legal ten
der money by private contract. We
declare II as our belief that the de-
monetization of silver is the prime
cause of depreciation and also the gen.
eral stagnation and depression that ex-
lists In all branches Of industry and
trade throughout the United States.
and that permanent prosperity can be
restored only by the restoration OF sill
yer to its former position as money
equally with gold. We believe the use
of both silver and gold as money will
put 1t beyond the power OF any COM
bination of capital, either at home or
abroad, to so concentrate money as to
be able to raise or depress at will the
products of ..bor throughout the world.
a condition not only possible but prob
able II gold Is the money by which
values are measured. We believe the
agricultural pursuits ana mining Of the
West and the wool growing Industries
common to many parts of our country
should receive the same consideration
as the manufacturing interests Of the
East"
The republican primaries were held
here tonight. only one ticket being
voted In each precinct. the silver re-
publicans refraining from voting. The
following delegates were elected:
South Billings-Alex Graham. Peter
Hoe, william Clancy. c. NJ. Child, p.
L. Reese. Rufus King. W. Browning,
John NJ. Ramsey. c. Yegan. w. L. Sell
vidge. r. w. Clark. Henry Clafn, j.
+. Sloper. William Mcbride.
North Blllings-George A. Griggs. w.
F. Leroy. L. II. Becker. w. w. John
ston. o. F. Goddard. X. T. Allen. J. II.
Goss, L. p. Townsend. w L. Linton.
w. II. Donovan. z. q. Holmes. r. E.
winnett. Paul Mccormick.
The tickets were printed and every
one was voted straight.