The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23
NJ RY c. SMITH.

Tor Associate Justice OF the supreme
SCourt
HENRY c. SMITH.
such is the ticket named yesterday
by the state convention of the silver
republican party. There is only one Of
fee missing-that Of clerk of the SUI
preme court. which the populists may
have in consideration of their indorse-
nent Of the fun silver republican ticket.
rhe expected sensation in the onven
ton did not develop. and only a little
bluff was made at a disagreement. The
disagreement did not last very long.
however. before all was peace and har-
ns~ny again and Charles Hartman was
r~erDminated for congress.
Syhat did transpire in the nature Of
al.sensation." came up on the report Of
the resolutions committee. of which
Mr.. Hartman was chairman. As soon
as the resolutions were read it was APP
parent that the clauses over which the
Trouble was to arise had been partially
if-not wholly eliminated, and the re-
pcrfed "warmest thing in political
platforms" did not appear. Both sides,
for the resolutions committee stood
seven to seven. had evidently made
several concessions.
congressman Hartman, however, did
oppose that part of the platform which
was offered by q. Il. O'Bannon. indors-
ing the administration for it's war poll
icy. Mr.. Hartman did not oppose the
portion relating to the actual conduct
" the war. but he did not want the
convention to indorse the method in
which the money had been raised to
prosecute the war. There was no di-
rect mention i'm the supplemental reso-
luton about indorsing the means by
which the sinews had been raised. hut
Mr.. Hartman was afraid it might be
construed that way, and he offered an
amendment which made the resolution
read that the war policy Of the add
rniHistration was indorsed. save and
except the financial policy. Mr.. Hart
man was induced to withdraw his
amendment, however, after Senator
Mantle had made an appeal for har-
mony. and then IL was all over.
In opposing the adoption OF the sup
Elemental resolution. Mr.. Hartman
made a rousing speech for free silver.
There was a sort Of a fusion between
the silver republicans n the popu-
lists. out Of which the silver republi-
cans got the representative in congress
and the two justices or the supreme
court, and the populists can nave the
clerk of the supreme court If they want
him, and II they don't they needn't take
him. After the populists had indorsed
Mr.. Hartman for congress they got
scant notice. Their proposition for chief
lnGtfnA vas a IlaI "a, N h,,r-.. 81 III.
conferences were brought TO a sudden
stop. though one or two delegates did
think that the %populists ought To have a
little more show II make another prop
%osition, if they had one.
There were not nearly So many spec
tators at yesterdays sessions as there
had been on the previous DAY and the
attendance Of delegates was not so large,
either. The convention rushed through
its work after the nomination Of a ron
gresham and all the routine business,
the nomination of the other candidates.
was all done in an hour and 10 min
ute. There was not a ballot taken dur
ing the entire convention. So no one
knows just exactly how many delegates
did attend the convention. The largest
number counted was 1O3 on a rising
vote.
Nearly all the delegates left for home
on he 3 O'Clock train, which was held
j. minutes for them. and those who
didn't go at that time left in the even
ing.
The Conference Report.
There was a slim attendance at the
morning session Of the republican con-
Nention. many Of the Silver Bow dele
gates not having returned from Butte
in time foT the assembling Of the con-
vention. Many Of the other delegations
wore also absent.
Chairman Scligman. after calling the
convention to order. called for the re
port nf the conference committee. II
was stated that the committee was net
ready TO report and J. II. Monteath Il
Silver Bow moved that "A recess for ore
hour be taken until the report Of the
committee should be readN.
r. A. O'Hara Of Rayaln could not un-
6erstand why the conference commit
tee was not ready to make a report.
The committee had had ample time 10
prepare its report. They rad been ap-
pointed az 3 O'Clock last night and now
it was 1890 the next morning and they
were still not ready. He believed the
committee was not acting in good Taith.
He was opposed TO any adjournment or
recess.
Ar. Seiigman explained that he had
been Informed that the report Of ,hc
committee was now in the lands 81 the
typewriter and would be ready soon.
\ gentleman from Silver Bow also
made the explanation that me report
was in the hands OF ? typewriter.
MIR. Monteath said hat an1ther raa-
son why he asked for n recess was thu
many OF the silver Bow delegates we're
net present. but would be in AT II
dclock. He denied hat the committee
WA not acting in good faith.
@Mr. McCrackin of RavalIi said there
were many ways Of manifestinC had
faith. The conference committee rad
had ample time in which 10 ur"p1rc
its report. and he was opposed 10 any
recess. The DELEGATES were hero sCT
work. and this thing OF ~adtourning
from hour TO hour was not right.
Judge Henry OF Park thought that in
the absence Of the report the owen
lion might proceed with the non'na-
ton OF a congressman at least.
Mr.. Conner of Granite offered an
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