The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-18

publicans relative to the appointment
of a conference committee and present
ed the resolutions adopted by the re
publicans and addressed to the populis
and democratic conventions. The res
olutions were read and received with
applause, and on motion of Mr.. Hind,
they were referred to the populist cor
ference committee. and the clerk was
directed to acknowledge the receipt OF
the communication and inform the sill
YER republicans of the appointment oi
a conference committee.
William Hogan. chairman of the
committee on platform and resolutions,
stated that in view OF the reDort OF
the committee on order of business, his
committee had no report to make nj
this time and would ask until the re-
converting OF the convention at some
subsequent date to report a platform
and resolutions. The request was
J granted. and the convention then took
a recess for half an hour to give the
committee time to make IN a list OF
delegates to the state convention.
When the convention r~econvened
John Byrne. chairman of the confer
ence committee, reported that his COM
mittee just had a meeting with the sill
yer republicans and that a suggestion
had been received from the silver re-
publican convention that a communi-
cation be sent by the joint committee
TO the democratic convention 10 en-
deavor to secure from that convention
before adjournment, an expression on
the question of cooperation. Mr.. Byrne
said his committee did not feel author
lied to Join in such a communication
and therefore came back to the con-
vention for instructions. He stated that
the republicans had notified the demo-
| Gratis of the appointment of a confer
ence committee and that the democrats
had sent back word that they did not
intend to appoint a committee until the
9th, to which date an adjournment
would be taken after the appointment
OF delegates to the state convention had
been made.
George Bartlett said he was opposed
TO making any advances to the demo-
Gratis. He said he did not forget the
fact that the populists sent a confer
ence committee to the democrats sew
eral years ago and he was opposed to
sending another to be insulted as that
one was.
Mr.. Kinds said he was in favor of
notifying the democrats of the fact
that q conference committed had been
appointed, upon which the democrats
could do as they pleased and their ac-
ton would show where they were.
Mr.. Byrne offered an amendment to
the Bartlett motion in accordance with
Mr.. Kinds suggestion. Charles Lind
say got up to speak but he got off
the track and was shut off again and
the Byrne amendment was put and
carried.
Packed and One-Sided.
Frank Stephens got up and declared
that the convention was packed and
| one-sided.
The committee appointed to select
delegates to the state convention made
its report and on the motion to adopt
the report the fun started. In addition
to the regular list Of delegates report
ed the committee recommended that
Governor Robert b. Smith, Lieut.. Gov.
A. Il. Spriggs. and DIR. j. $. Hammond
be elected as delegates at large. Sew
eral delegates were on their feet and
talked at once in opposition to putting
the governor and the Lieutenant on the
list. The governor. they said. had been
turned down in his own county and
there was no reason why Silver Bow
county should take him up.
Charles Lindsay was up again and
became obnoxious in his language and
there were cries Of put him out" He
spoke something about Gear Reed"
and gag rules" and then T. X. Kinds
made a motion that the convention did
not wish to hear anything more from
Lindsay. Someone seconded the mo-
ton but the chair did not put 1t.
Dan Mcdonald then offered an
amendment TO adopt the report of the
committee on delegates to the state
convention. except as TO Governor
Smith and Nh. Spriggs.
Mr.. Shiffelbin got down off his chair
and made a violent talk against going
TO Lewis n Clarke county to take up
rejected men. He said this county
ought to keep out of that fight.
w. c. Sheris diverted the discussion
by complaining that he had asked 10
be named as a delegate and the COM
mittee had ignored him. General Ho-
gan made a long and vigorous talk on
the amendment, and Martin J. Elliott
defended Governor Smith as the best
governor the state ever had"
Shl1elbin came down again of his
perch and called J. u. Murphy TO pre-
side. Shiffelbin then entered into an
other violent TRADE against the gov
ernor and everybody I'm general. A
dozen delegates tried to call him to or
der but Murphy in the chair did not
hear them. NJ Reed" sarca tically
said Mr.. Kinds, addressing the young
man in the chair, but Murphy was
deaf. Shiffelhin talked himself hoarse
about "henchmen' and reforms" and
went into the political history of CAL
ifornia. Mr.. Kinds again raised a point
OF order and wanted to know what
California had to do with the case.
1t is only an incident" said Shlrel-
bin.
'niN an incident, echoed Murphy in
the chair.
shifelbin Roasts smith,
We don't var Lewis and Clarke
county ornaments on the Silver Bow
delegation said S%hiffelhin. Governor
smith has received more honors from
the populist party han he has ever re-
turned. The strength Of the popuIist
party does not lie in those who hold
Office"
1T does in this county," said a voice
In the rear Of the room.
4 say We must not sacrifice honor
10 wounded vanity from abroad" said
ShinelbIn in conclusion.
Peter Breen defended the governor
and said that when the chief execntine