Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-05-08
|yER THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
,cade County Republicans, in Con-
veution Assembled, Declare
for Free Coinage.
lorateS to the State Convention
Elected and Binding Resolu-
tiOns Adopted.

icb convened Saturday in the cour
uee, was an enthusiastic free silve
Bem mblage, and left no uncertainty in th'
= nd of any who attended its sessions
ht the republicans of Cascade count.
|neider the financial question the para
[upt issue Of the hour in this cam
| ion, and further that they indorse tht
hnd taken by the Montana representa-
es in congress on the silver question
h voice was raised against the adop
! N of any of the strong silver senti
knts and resolutions quoted below
Idpe lallant in speech which was re
| Iyed with marked favor more thar
bted at the probability of a goldbug
ksident and the adoption Of a goldbug
Inform and intimated broadly that III
(b oyent it would be the duty OF Mon
ba republicans to let the presidential
| ket go to the devil, and turn all their
Senton TO saving the state and county
Ikols from disaster and defeat.
lIhe convention was called to order by
! an county committee, who read the
Aftcr this was finished he called
nominations for temporary chair
|. NJ. Webster nominated II. lI.Nelson
kascaoie as temporary chairman and
was unanimously elected. W. W i.
Cner was also unanimously elected
retary.
tn motion of ID. j. Ta'lant, the chair
meet the following committee on Gre
3ltialz 4. Il. Dickerman, Sam Steph-
i BON, J.. Loomis, }, X. Castncr and
= |orge II. Hotchkiss.
After 4 recess of 30 minutes the com
|ttcc reported the following delegates
present and entitled to seats in the
bycntion and the report was adopted;
First Ward Sam Stephenson, w. f..
ID. j. Tallant, W. w. Con-
!, George A. Wells, r. p. \, Howe, j..
Ens, j. W. Roberts.
second Ward Ed Falk, S. H. WILDER,
t. Gahres, S. ii. Fletcher, David
6es
Third Ward-W. II, Race. f. V.
bottom, G. G. Proctor. r. McDougal,
r., hammond, W. r. Dwyer, f. y.
|celyn, A. $. Fletcher, A. j. Sullivan.
FOURTH Ward f. D.ckerman. ".
Winters, J, f. McCiolland, W. p.
kCLiy, w, |. Hickory, G.. Nj. Webster.
D. Russell, l.. &. Phelps, ". S. Frary.
tng,as Martin. Howard Crosby, A. G.
pd, " Il. Burleigh.
est Creat Falls--i'. W. Wright, f.
lerbo.J T., Delabaugh, O, II. Web
Bostou aud Great Falls Addition
hsom Cooper, n. Y. Lease, J, L"
bston.
tssaado--H. Burmeis,er, H. II. Nelson,
w. Nraus, W u, Hail, q, Il. Mulery,
Mcdaniel.
FruIy- q. T. Hunuowe!l, John Fergu-
!, / Sanders.
Fun liver II j. Strong, L, Loomis,
llD oncor, Ira Iugraham.
Bo2ty1 & Montana 5melter G. H..
'tct r7a, II. = HyCaard, S j. Merritt.
SauJ CouIee- Samuel Mccoy, Thomas
n +. w. Bishop, Nat McGinin,
mJet Dean, w, e. Eade.
Belt j. X, Castner, Ed Doughcrty,
nrg iiames, Hcnry Griffin, D. Sposan,
"n" Surprise, S'am Mathews, \.
ctray Harry ONIey, Robert Anderson.
Nj. Janyon--J. t.. Wantz.
IlHegau--R. a. MiIIcgan.
'fectnCt No. "B-J. c. johnson, J, 7.
.rmington--F, G. Roosevelt, J. T.
be. Fred Hill.
)l motion Of Sam Stephenson the
lp)rary organization was made per
nent.
IN motion of Douglas Martin the
Air appointed committee on nomina-
ns as follows +. W Bishop, G. II.
|tchkiss, G.. II. Mullery, A. +. Dicker-
n, u. Loomis, Charles Proctor. and -.
pgan.
n motion the chair named the fol
ing CON mittee on resolutions ID. }
lant, G. M. Webster, II. w. kraus,
Castner, and Nat McGitfin.
he chair appointed the following
lmlttee on order of business:
T.. Hammond, Ransom Cooper and
q Stephenson.
|he convention then adjourned till 2
p to give the com mittees time to re-
AFTERNOON SESSION.
'n roconvening in the afternoon the |
hmittee on order of business reported
following order:
; report of committee on resolutions |
i Instructions to delegates.
: heport of committee on nomina.
Other business.
adjournment.
he committee on resolutions re- |
ted the following:
'e, your committee on resolutions,
leave to submit the following report
recommend the adoption of the same
The convention:
'hereas, The republicans of Cascade
nty, recognizing the financial ques-
and the principle of protection to
erlcan industries as OF paramount
vital Importance to the entire union
specially so to the people of Mon
!; and
,,hereas, Our state delegation have, in
halls of congress, manfulIy fought
] tight in the interest of just and
tful legislation for silver and protec-
and are familiar with the subjects;
,hereas, The false statement has been
ly circulated throughout the eastern
central sections of our country that
have not and do not represent the
sentiment OF the republicans of
ltana in the course they have taken