The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-22

these conventions should adjourn with
out first doing something for the caus
OF silver, and he remarked in conclusio.
that If no salary was attached To tn
offices, every man in all the CONVEX
tions would be for fusion all the time
Let us deliberate. II we find II i'm
possible to unite forces, Their let US &
out of the hall with a record cleane
than that Of those who leave the othe
convention halls. This city and its citi
zens led the advance guard in the me
morable campaign Of 1896. For thes
conventions i'm this city to dissolve with
out first unanimously declaring for sill
yer would be bad news to send abroad
What would the Ohio chieftain say Il
the great fountain head of silver haC
vanished; that Anaconda's Interests
were sacrificed for a few paltry offices
l protest ~surrendering the fight for any
office that may come to US. Let u.
send the committee back again and urg,
them to implore the democrats and sill.
yer republicans to Unite with us. Their
you Will feel that you have done your
duty. l move you, Mr.. Chairman, that
we adjourn for a few hours to give the
committee time to treat again with
the other parties" prolonged ap-
plause).
The cheering was renewed with added
energy just then, for at that moment a
"a ~ ~ AA < NAAC
hall and the applause was theirs.
Secretary Jacobs arose to introduce a
brand new resolution. which he read, as
follows:
Resolved, That we extend to the
democratic and silver republican con-
ventions an invitation to meet us in
joint convention to organize a party to
be known as the national party or
some equally as popular name to be
agreed upon; hat each party select a
committee to draft a platform. so that
the friendly forces of free silver and
reform nay be united in the interest of
right and Justice"
Mr.. Jacobs proceeded to explain the
purpose and object of the resolution,
and became quite eloquent, when
bang-Shiffelbin jumped to the floor,
and 1t was all day with Jacobs. for Shift
felbin had the floor. He said that such
matters as resolutions, platforms, etc,
had been given into the keeping of a
committee appointed early in the day.
The resolution was referred to the prop
er committee.
Then it occurred that something was
wrong-that the governor didn't want
TO confer with the silver republicans
and many delegates didn't want Dono-
a on the conference committee. 1t
came about when Colonel Donovan
moved that the conference committee
go into caucus with the silver republi-
a number of whom, he remarked,
were already in the hall.
Then the governor arose to saw hat
when he came TO town he had no idea of
taking part in the deliberations of the
convention. He had to leave the city
at 4 o'clock this morning to respond to
urgent call to duty. and asked that
a substitute be named to take his place
on the committee.
James Donovan's name be substituted
for that of the governor. The motion
was put and the ayes taken. but the
noes had not been called for when Shift
felbln was up to caution the men to
proceed slowly. He said that the gov
ernor was on the committee and should
work with 1t, at least until he had to
the city, and favored the PROPOSE
ton Of treating at once with the silver
republicans.
The governor repeated his statement
hat he must go. He said that it would
not be falr TO the committee for him to
work with 1t for a short time longer
and then break away from 1t.
Kinds of Silver Bow suggested that
The governor owed it to the party to
'acrifce duty for once to lend his sup
port to the cause.
Then Pat Meaney moved to adjourn
Donovan said the motion was out of
order. Meaney called for the question
and was called down by Donovan.
rhe governor cro~ss-countered by say
ng that he could not discard duty.
asked that fairness rule: that
( the governor can't stay 70 nut an
'ther man in his place. Meaney moved
o substitute Spriggs' name: then there
we're cries of question, question"
ieneral Hogan arose to remark and
here were more cries of question"
{ was beginning to be interesting for
he spectators who had now rowde
nto the hall and filled the balconies.
3efore supner the meeting partook of
he nature of a country primary. Now
| was as hot as Cuba. The chairman
vas asked a hundred times 10 put the
but he could not do 1t because
.en Kept bobbing up to a point of or
.er or to make motions and more noise.
he chair was willing to do the right
hing.
Question:" rang from the section &C.
upied by the Silver Bow delegation.
'arliamentarians arose to advise the
halr as to the scope of debate on the
notion to adjourn, until great drops of
respiration stood on the ANNOYED /
hairman's brow. Somebody suggested Z
hat the motion to adjourn he decided [
y a rising vote, and six men stood up
aye and 100 for no. ]
Donovan moved that the chair ap- I
ONT Governor Smiths successor on I
ne conference committee. More talk,
and otherwise. followed. inter- I
oersed with suggestions. motions and s
until the chair brought the q
invention to a sense Of realization by
lggesting that. as the governor will
2 here while the night conference is
progress, he remain on the COM =
ittee until morning at least, and there :
lie matter rested. The governor, how =
pleaded that he did not believe IL q
tr that he should be expected to treat q
TN the committees and be obliged to r
ave the city before he could rejoice or ;
ourn, as the case may be, with his .
workers over the failure or success =
the proposition. The convention ad- g
urned till 10 o'clock this morning. d
May Go to Delaware. I
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