The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-10
The Convention in Living ston Instructs for
the Montana r. spresentat YES.

The Convention In Livin gs ton Instructs for
the Montana representa- YES.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Livingston, Mont, May e.-The Park
county republican convention to-day
transacted its business without any
open rupture being developed, but some
or the old party leaders are nursing
bitter disappointment because of their
failure to carry everything their own
way. The A. p A. wing was also sad
ly ignored, and although they did not
dare to make an open fight in the con-
vention, they may be depended upon
to become thorn in the side of the
republican party in this county during
the fall election. The convention how
ever exercised commendable patriotism
and regard for Montana's interest in
choosing to invite defeat in the fall
campaign rather than to pander to the
A. p. A. by refusing the endorsement
OF Montana'ss representativ for the
stand they have taken for silver.
The convention was called to order
by c. A. Berg, chairman pro tenn. of
the central committee, who selected S.
c. Pierce to act as secretary. After the
reading of the call Mr.. Berg made a
few extemporaneous remarks in the
course of which he told a few plain
truths and gave the party traitors and
plotters some hot shot
Nominations being in order for tenn
porary chairman. Lee Eisenberg. Capt
e. p. WILDER, NJ. H. Lashern and w.
Il. thompson were named, but the first
three declined and Thompson was
elected by reclamation and was escort
ed to the chair by Messrs. Talcott and
Lashern. The temporary chairman
thanked the convention for the unex-
pected honor and said he was not an
office seeker although a resident of the
Second ward, celebrated for its numer-
Gus candidates. On coming into the
hall he had been tainted with being a
goldbug and it was no josh. Two or
three years ago he had advocated the
gold standard. The delegates began to
grow alarmed as the chairman pro-
ceeded in this strain fearing that he
was going to declare himself a side
partner of Colonel Sanders, but the
chairman soon relieved the general ap-
prehension by saying that he was more
than ever impressed that silver was the
greatest issue of the day and free coin
age of paramount Importance to pro-
lection.
After the noon recess the temporary
was made permanent and
the following report OF the committee
on resolutions was read and adopted
BE 1t resolved by the republicans of
Park county, in delegate convention as
sembled, that we reaffirm our allegi-
ance to the principles of the republican
party and most heartily endorse the
course pursued in congress by Senators
Carter and Mantle and Representative
Hartman, and commend the gallant
defense they have made of the interests
not alone of Montana, but of our en-
tire common country.
I'VE believe in the principle of pro-
lection to American industries, one of
the fundamental principles of the re-
publican party, and believe that that
principle should be applied and en-
forced by its friends and not by its
enemies.
I'VE believe in THE free coinage Of
silver at a ratio of 16 to 1, and believe
1t the duty of the delegates sent to
Montana In the ST. Louis con-
vention to use all honorable means in
TO have engrafted in the platform
adopted by that convention a resolu-
ton pledging the national republican
party to such free coinage"
The following delegates were then
elected to the Butte convention by bal
lot: Charles A. Berg, A. w. Miles, E.
P. WILDER, j. S. Thompson, w. w.
p. W. Nelson, A. e. Ed
munds. S. S. Ewett, F. w. Wright.
George Anderson, E. H. Talcott. S. S.
I'd that the A. p. A. hal been knocked |
put, and therefore it was considered |
safe to offer a supplementary resolu-
ton binding the delegates to Butte to |
support Mantle, Carter and Hartman, |
and it went through without protest:
I'VE further believe 1t to be to the |
pest interests of the state of Montana |
hat Senators Carter and Mantle and |
Hartman should be |
sent as delegates to the st. Louis con-
yention; therefore. be ii,
Resolved, By the republicans of |
Park county, in delegate convention |
assembled that the delegates to the /
itate convention at Butte, elected from
his county, are hereby instructed to
yote for Senators Thomas H. Carter
md Lee Mantle and Representative |
Charles S. Hartman, as delegates to the
convention to be held at st.
Aouis.'
c. A. Berg developed the greatest
Strength in the balloting for delegates,
eceiving SO out of a possible Sc. Some
ime ago there was talk of deposing
Berg from the Craftsmanship of the CEN
raj committee, but the tables have
,aor1 reversal