The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-17

of temporary Officers. Anthony Morton
of Sand Couiee was made the chairman
and w. r. Brown the secretary OF the
meeting. Mr.. Morton thanked the as
sembly very briefly for the honor and
then. following a motion, appointed
these committees: On credentials.
Messrs. Ewing. Ordahl and Craig; on
platform and resolutions, Holmes. Nc
Laughlin and Tegmeier: on order OF
business. Donovan. Anderson and Erick-
son. The convention then took a recess.
The committee on credentials reported
a number of delegates as passing the
right password. but there were two dele
cations from the precinct of Red Butte.
and the matter was left to the decision
of the convention. Then came the storm
burst. The precinct is not large, but IT
always has a division of opinion. c. f.
Stork of the late legislature. and COM
monty considered the leading populist
statesmen of the district, was. with Rob-
ert Scott. the component of the first
delegation: while H. Mckee and John
York constituted the second delegation.
Speeches were made by all hands con-
cerned and there were some grave doubts
cast by each side as to the others pop
ulism and as equally grave affirmations
of loyalty to the party. Mr.. Stork
claimed that his primary had been held
first and he therefore had priority OF
claim. More than that. the populists of
Red Butte had to go through his ranch
in order to attend a populist primary
and he had failed to see any of them
pass tina way last night. and therefore
he doubted If they had held a primary.
Mr.. Mckee was somewhat s%corching
In his reply and stated that he had been
a populist since tire birth of the party
away down in Nebraska, and while he
was willing to admit that Mr.. Stork was
an extensive owner, he must state that
1t was not necessary for people to pass
through his property in order to attend
a populist primary. as he had no cinch
to the entrance thereof. This was the
hottest speech Of the convention and no
doubt had much to do with the later
seating of Mr.. McKee and his friend,
and the turning down of the late gen
tleman from Cascade" The vote was
very close, but 1t resulted in the seating
of Mckee M York.
There was more usiness transacted
in the remainder of the meeting. but
it was hardly as interesting to the few
spectators present. The committee on
order of business made a routine report.
which was adopted. and the temporary
organization made permanent. The
chairman then read a communication.
stating that a committee composed of
f. H. Coovey. John w. Stanton and A.
w. Noyes was present as representing
the democratic county committee, and
would like to confer with a similar pop
ulist committee as to the proper time
for holding the county conventions Of
the two parties. On motion the chair
appointed Messrs. Lambert, Roalswick
and Mckee as members of the confer
ence committee and these gentlemen re-
tired.
The committee on platform and reso-
buttons brought in their report which
was adopted. 1t read as follows:
I'VE hereby reaffirm and readopt the
populist party principles. as adopted
at the populist Omaha and st. Louis
conventions.
1--WE declare our hearty and unani-
nous approval of the present war with
Spain, viewing II as a righteous con-
test made for the sake of suffering
humanity, but we d~enounce the repub-
licans in their refusal to provide the
necessary war funds through tee coin
age of silver or the issuance of green
backs which do not burden the people
from generation to generation with a
Load of interest; to pass a graduated
income tax; to tax corporations; and
we especially denounce the republican
party for issuing a half billion dollars
of interest bearing bonds, the interest
of which will cost each generation more
than the amount of the whole bond Is
sue. and we especially denounce Sen
ators Carter and Mantle for aiding In
the passage of the bond act by giving
1t their support and votes.
IN state affairs IL is the sense of thi'
convention that the utmost economy be
practiced: that the delegation of this
convention, nominated to attend ths
party's state convention, is hereby In
structed to use its best efforts to secure
all possible cooperation that can b'
made in support of the initiative anc
referendum, or direct legislation. be
lieving hat those who must live under
the laws have the inherent right to pas
upon such laws.
For the county we demand clean
honest and economical government, ant
also that when properly authorized tina
direct legislation be used in the conduc
of county affairs"
The convention then proceeded to thu
selection of names for delegates to tn
state convention. The following wer'
nominated, of which number 20 were q
be made delegates and the remainde
alternates: Messrs. Donovan, Craig
Murphy, Morton, Erickson, McAnelly
Stork, Holmes. Carr. Schmidt, Teg
meier. Mclaughlin. Jarl. Dwight. Ew
ing, Mcdonnell, Greene. Jensen, Roals
wick, Hendry. Trevilyan, Moore. Dunn
Bridges, Noonan. Hendricks, Walker
Ordall, Dennis, Brown.
The conference committee reporte'
that Thursday, September Is, had bee
determined upon for the convention
James Donovan and o. NJ. Holmes op
posed this date as not permitting can
didates sufficient campaigning. an,
asked that the date be moved forward
Some discussion followed, but the con
ventfon concurred in the report of tn
committee. The selection of delegate
to the state convention was by ballot
and necessarily slow. Nh following
are the names of those selected: Jane
Donovan. william Craig, A. G. Morton
o. NJ. Holmes, S. r. Jensen, s.. N
Moore, James Erickson. w. NJ. Murphy
Hy Tegmeier. II. Mclaughlin, r. W
Hanson, II. H. Greene. Hendry, w. 7
Brown. John Meier, N. p. Dwight, II
Fl. Ewing, j. Schmidt, L. Roalswick. A
+. Hendricks.
1t was next decided to appoint a com