The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-10
THEY WILL GO IT ALONE
NEVADA DEMOCRATS REJECT EU-
SO PROPOSALS.
Both Parties Nominate Full Tickets.
Democrats Favor Retention
of the Philippines.

Reno. New, Sept. 9.-The silver party
convention reassembled this morning
The platform indorses the platform Of
the national silver party at st. Louis
I'm 1896 and the financial plank of tle
national democratic party of the same
year, reaffirms it's devotion to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at l6
to l by the Independent action of tho
United States and opposes increasing
the bonded debt, asserts faith in che
loyalty. ability and wise leadership uf
William j. Bryan and predicts his
nomination as standard bearer in 1910.
1t favoAs the holding of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines until the
American people have time to consider
the best policy in regard to their fral
disposition. After the adoption of the
platform the convention adjourned 20
await the report of the committee on
fusion.
The democratic convention reja tea
fusion with the silver party and nomi-
mated a state ticket from congressman
down.
The silver party convention to-day
nominated the following ticket: Con-
gresham, Francis G. Newlands; gov
ernor, Reinhold Sadler; lieutenant gov
ernor. James r. Judge; secretary of
state. Eugene Howell. state treasurer,
II. NJ. Ryan; state controller, Sam =.
Davis; attorney general. w. ID. Jones;
supreme court Judge, g. II. Belknap;
state printer, Andrew Maule; surveyor
general. f.. D.. Kelley; state superin-
tendent of public instruction, II. c.
Cutting: regent state university. long
term. w. T.. +. Deal: short term, IL. c.
Starritt.
The democratic state convention
nominated officers as follows: Con-
gresham was passed; governor, George
$500
Grimes: secretary of state. John Web
Der; state treasurer, w. q. Thompson:
state controller. G.. NJ. Humphreys:
surveyor general, L. X. Stewart: state
printer, James Morriss; regents uni
versity. +. N. Triplett. long term: c..
III. Hast, short term.
The platform adopted by the demo-
cratic state convention of Nevada de-
clares: I'VE indorse every line. word
and syllable of the platform adopted
by the democratic convention at Chi
cage in 1896. with particular emphasis
upon the resolution advocating the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver.
I'VE glory in the achievements of the
army and navy i'm the late war with
Spain, and we commend the democratic
congressman in their course in n
ton Herewith.
We dSltF Win Stldlbl ltlltf tndt
the Dingley bill was formulated and
passed, not for protection of American
labor nor for the purpose of revenue for
the government. but exclusively i'm the
interest Of mOnopolies and trusts which
furnished the corruption money To carry
on the Mckinley campaign. And il is
with shame and humiliation that we
point t. the fact that this measure was
passed by the aid of our senators. with
out which II could never become a law.
insist and demand that our state
shall he represented at Washington by
actual residents of Nevada, instead of
by men whose sole interest in our COM
monwealth consists in its use to them
FOR CffiCe-seeking purposes and whose
sole contributions to the people of the
state are limited to the money corrupt
ly used TO secure their own elections.
We recognize the democratic as the
only silver party in the nation. We re-
gard all local political organizations
protesting To favor bimetallism as not
only useless but absolutely obstructive
TO the cause they pretend TO foster. The
sO-called silver party of Nevada is espe-
cially detrimental TO the silver interest.
Its state administration in the last few
years has been replete with scandals
which are a disgrace To the common
wealth.
w iaNoi lhe tl''lleH VI hlNtu SAat'a
senators by the people instead of legisla-
lures. We demand that our national gov
nmen hold possession of the Philippine
Islands SO that the products and trade
Of those Islands ma be brought TO our
shores, as such policy would result In
great profit and commercial advantage TO
I the Pacific coast"
The democratic committee on fusion
reported that the silver party would con-
cede to the democrats the nominees for
( lieutenant governor. state controller.
short term. a regent Of the university and
superintendent Of public instruction. None
OF the convention seemed willing to ac-
cept less than half the ticket and after
vigorous speeches a motion was made that
the silver party's proposition to fuse bt
rejected, and II prevailed almost unani'
mously, the delegates all rising Ia the4i
: feet and cheering lustilr-