The Ravalli Republican., 1898-09-14

The convention reassembled at II
O'Clock on Wednesday morning. The
conference committee not being
ready to report, on motion, the order
of business was reversed and the con-
yention proceeded to select delegates
to the state convention, as follows:
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
J. W. Lancaster. W. NJ. English.
Geo. t. Baggs. Amos Buck
John NJ. Price G. l. Waters.
G. i. Whitesitt. W. Cunningham.
Jas. e. Stevens. Henry Buck.
O. G. Cooper. i. Lockwood.
Fred Grill. J. L. Summers.
j. d. Watts. j. B. Catlin.
Il. II. Drinkenberg. J. N. Taylor.
W. II. Eastman w. Il. Adair.
Aaron Connor. w. II. Mccoy.
The convention then adjourned
until 1880.
On reasscmbling ng the various town
ship nominations were made and rat
flied by the convention, and a recess
taken to await the report Of the con-
ference committee. At p. N.
the conference committee reported
that it had met at the same time and
place with the silver republican COM
mittec and also 4 committee from the
popullsts, but that, recognizing that
I it had, no authority from it's conven-
Etion to confer with the popuists,
had SO stated, but had expressed it's
willingness to receive any proposition
and report the same to it's conven
| tiun. That the silver republicans
and populists had conferred and pre-
sented to the republican committee
a proposition for the fusion Of the
three parties on the following basis,
to-Wit: That the silver republicans
were to have the state senator, the
two representatives and the county
attorney; the p0puliSts to have the
treasurer county superintendent.
surveyor and one comm ssioner: the
republicans the sheriff, clerk and
recerder, assessor, two commissioners
and coroner.
The proposition was promptly re-
jected, it being the sense Of the con-
vention that while it was willing to
make all reasonable and just conccs-
sions to the silver republicans as
members Of the same political party
temporarily estranged upon differ
ence of reasoning upon one point,
and particularly as the resolutions
adopted BY this convention were
!; broad enough for any silver republi-
, can to stand upon and accept, this
convention had determined 10 make
/ the fight upon republican principles
: and not upon simply a desire for the
Offices, and therefore could not con-
, sent to a fusion with q party with
which it had nothing in common, not
even bimctallism, us that party was
not in reality a metallic money party
| but desired ultimately paper money
5 entirely in the shape Of greenbacks
and the retirement Of both gold and
silver from circulation.
/ The committee was then Instructed
to return and report the rejection OF
the fusion proposition, but to State
; to the silver republicans that it's con
r yention stood ready to stand by its
) tacit and informal agreement to al
; low the silver republicans to name
!, the Legislative ticket.
/ The committee went out and, re-
] turning, reported that the answer OF
, the silver republicans was that they
t had been instructed by their conven'
5 tiOn to state that unless the pOpu'
t lists were taken into the combination
l and granted the places upon the
!, ticket named the conference was at
: an end. So ended tine attempt at ar
c agreement with the silver republi
|, cans, and the convention proceeded
with the regular order of busines!
h and the nomination of a full ticket
Frank II. Drinkenberg Of Hamil
l. ton, who had the day before, in {
Y public statement to the convention
e voluntarily withdrawn his own nam'
n as |; candidate for the nomination TO
l. state senator in desire to promot
Y harmony and at1iliatiOn between TIL
If two branches Of the republican party
e was unanimously nominated for stat
: senator.
n For rcprescn tatives, the names Q
Henry Buck Of Stevensyille, J. L
It Humble of Corvallis and W. s. Hal
l. Ian OF Como were presented. On tn
d first ballot Mr.. Buck received a ma
Of ;ority and was declared elected
le There was IL tie in the vote of Messrs
N Harlan and Humble, and on tn
5y second ballot Mr.. Harlan was nomi
ic mated by good majority. =.
le For commissioners, W. e. Gleaso
sc of Florence, AL. Downing Of Halni
ton, Fred Grill Of Hamilton an
O. J. B. Overturf of Darby Wer
" named, and the first ballot shove
Of that Messrs. Gleason, Downing an
m Ovcrturf had received majority {
t. the votes and they were declared tn
IN nominees of the convention.
oy For sheriff, B. S. Chat1in Of Corga
lis was nominated by acclamaton.