The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-22
FUSION FAILS N MONTANA.
DEAOCR ATS DEMANDED THE INIT
fD STATE. SENATOR
Hats Refns%a 90 Grant Thts, end
the Democrats Announce They
VIII Proceed 10 Nominate Ticket.

ANACONDA. Hsst-. Sefs 1.-THE
Democratic PosguEssf and SILVER kep1al.c~
~ state convensiorls gast al BOON fcisy-
IA sseh ssa cs&f 1zsNs IS szsf11 oF 10
suaaen. TEo judges ard Clerks q fist
Supreme court and GAe congressman are
10 be nornfnaaa<s. boz the coming session.
Of sfss, lag II szFe w4a elec: a nstsd st4tez
sxEat0f e. sssceras I&e Na1t5s. 4aa the
strife for this or3ce cos1g2scasss the sstna-
t4on.
gate Senator Edwin Norris. 0f DsI5oa.
was .zmpoFarg chairman 81 the Democrat
X convention u. j. Campbell, II Butte.
was naasfe permanent chairman. S4saiar
Ixstie. % Rssf1s. Gas temporary eDair-
gssan u the Silver Republicans ne MAZE
m hours sveeea IT, 3etease Of the exist
erce Of the Silver Republican party. 4.
J Ssllgn4an of Helena. Eas chosen per-
rnansnr chairman. ia sne PGpullst con-
yent5on Secretary ~ state Hogan. Il Ana
cUnGs. zag temporary and permanent
Chairman
Each II tie tafes Gonv@Eaf !fs-sg appointed
tie usual committees. and in addition 3
conference COMMITTEES Oh fusion All three
then recszxs6 astii B O'clock this even y Z.
JDs c5BfeTes8cs committees ca sos41sa
were aaacie - agree. and apparently ali
hops Of sg%.on has eone. T'sze proportion
81 The Democrats MSS ftfg' thaf tire two
retiring Judges of tae supreme court tse
Pssnbarton. Was elected six gear ago hy
a fus,sf OF Democrats and popu. s.h. and
is generally regarded az Democrat The
other. Associate justice Fasott. II a
HfFaight-oHi Iea1Gc.a,- Tie Democrats
further propo8eg that the nornsna tion for
clerk Of the 1agrt gIc court should 50 10
,he pgpuI.s.s. that sne silver Republicans
take It's congressman, meaning the re-
nomination Of Ia, prsssnt congressman.
Charles :. Hartman. and lastly. THAI the
P0psiAzt ana Silver Republican coasea-
tions pass d resolution agreeing 10 the
election If "a Democrat for United States
senator ~ sse legislature.
This las. proposition met with Immediate
dlsseat
When the Democratic convention nst to-
night. iIs conferences committee reported
that IL had made The foregoing proposal
and tnat lE had been rejected The rapcs;
was promptly aces pied and the COMMITTEES
discharged. The convention adjourned 10
Lo,norrow morning. wia n IL IL proposed TO
nominate a straight t.eket- Without wait
ing To hear tie report If it, fusion con-
miitee. the Silver Republican convention
met tonight AID adjourned till tomorrow.
IN the hope Of persaadsng the Democrats
- reeeds from their position n regard to
the aenatorsaip. The Silver Republicans
are willing 70 concede everything but that
The Democratic platform aaheres 10 the
Hst-coi44d&s EEAiicitfF. to[as+y accepts ille
leadership Of William J. Bryan. eoagra,u-
iates the country on the RESULT 81 the wa-
with Spain, arraigns the war department
for criminal inc9Ipeteacy and ineficisn-
cy." opposes any alliance with any Eu-
ropsan power. condemns the unnecessary
Issue Of Understanding bonds by the
government under the pretense Of War
necessities, and calls for an honest admin
isiration by the mineral land comm ssior-
srS. The platform says nothing about ter
r.iorial EXPANSION.