The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-25
A COMPLETE TICKET.
Republicans of Butte Meet In Conve ntion
at the Auditorium.

Republicans of Butte Meet In Conventio
at the Auditorium.
The Mckinley republicans of the cit
Of Butte met i'm convention yesterda,
and put a complete ticket in the fieii
with the exception of the Sixth ward
the aldermanic nomination in which wa
left acant They met at the Auditor
ium at noon. when the only matter o
particular interest aroused was as 4
whether G. l.. Wood would be able L
get a motion through or not. He didn't
The convention was called to order a
noon by Byron II. Cook. and the cal
vas read by John +. Davies. Mr.. WOOD
then moved hat a committee on perma.
nent organization be appointed. but n,
was squelcheJ by some one else NOV.
ing that Mr.. Coo be chairman and Mr.
Davies be secretary of the convention.
WI. Wood then renewed his motion, blu,
some one else moved that a committee
on credentials be first appointed. and
that carried. The following were ap-
pointed as such committee: J. NJ. Dav-
idson. II. +. Joyner. w. r. Boardman,
w. II. Young. X. X. Leggat, d.. ID. Nc
Gregor, Thomas Seton, s. +. Fitcnett.
Mr.. Wood then renewed his motion
for "a committee of one from each ward
on permanent organization. but some
one else moved that only three be ap-
pointed al such committee. and that
prevailed by a vote OF "a to IL.
Messrs. j. A. Cannon. +. IL. Curtis and
A. A. Mcmillan We're appointed as the
committee on permanent organization
and &. c.. barrow, +. l.. Shaw and
Jacob Shanlanker were then appointed
as the committee on platform and reso-
lutions. MIR. Wood then moved to ad-
journ until 3 o'clock, but somebody Of
fered an amendment that adjournment
be taken until 2 o'clock. and this car
rled by a vote OF 20 to IA, MI. Wood
succeeding again.
ON reassembling at . O'Clock the re-
ports of the committees were received.
The temporary organization vas made
permanent. The platform was read by
e. G.. Darrow n adopted. 1t was as
follows:
We, the republicans of Butte City.
Mont, in city convention assembled, do
hereby reaffirm our allegiance to the
grand old republican party. endorsing
fully all of the principles thereof. as
promulgated by its founders; we believe
that both gold and silver should be used
as money metals. and will use our ut
most endeavors in behalf of the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to /.
This convention, indulging in no
prophecy, for which political parties are
INV ~
leg.ance and homage to principles, not
men, does nevertheless express the So
licitudes OF the people of Butte that the
question of bimetallism receive such in
telligent examination and solution as
that the price of silver shall be raised
to par with gold on "A ratio of 16 tn l.,
and there maintained, so that il will be
"A fitting metal to be continued as one
of the coins OF the country i'm that pro-
portion, and we confide the solution Of
this problem to the people of the United
States, recognizing hat IL presents
scientific questions of great moment to
all the people, but which we confidently
hope may be solved i'm such patriotic
and intelligent as shall give to
our country the best money which the
world knows to be expressed by the
coinage Of gold and silver in the mints
of the country.
THAI we extend our sympathies to
the struggling Cubans in their efforts to
attain Independence. and believe that
roper and timely Intervention in their
behalf is safely assured at the wise
hands of our national executive, whom
we heartily endors In his efforts to pro-
tect h interests of Americans. to pre-
serve the dignity of our nation and To
advance the cause of freedom.
That the ships OF war of the United
States, at home on the waves of every
ocean and welcome i'm every harbor of
civilized man. shall never become the
prey OF he harpies OF any shore. and
with one acclaim we enoun the pi-
rates who sent to the bottom Of the
harbor OF the Havan the beautiful bat
tleship Maine. with its patriotic crew. a
crime OF which savage and barbarous
tribes are alone capable, and in the hands
of President Mckinley and his patriotic
and the congress of the United
States we confide all power and author
ity for the vindication of our outraged
honor when the miscreant shall be dis
w condemn the present city admin
for their reckless ~extravagance
n unbusinesslike methods in the con-
duct OF municipal affairs and the care
less appointment for partisan reasons
OF incompetent N irresponsible per-
sons 10 positions of trust and RESPONSE
bility. and in this connection We point
with pride to the careful. honest. cos-
n economical administration
preceding H."
A recess was then taken to select
for aldermen. and with it's
the following aldermanic
were mad First ward,
w. Hungate: Second ward, Oliver
NJ. Perry: Third ward. Charles T. Lo-
mas; Fourth ward. Charles Bausman:
Fifth ward. w. III. Rodebank: Sixth
ward. vacant; Seventh ward. Thomas
Eighth ward. w. $. Tucker.
The following central committee was
appointed: First ward. j. II. Creighton:
ward, w. II. Paxson: Third
ward. w. n. Young: Fourth ward.
Davidson: Fifth ward, NJ. c.
Sixth ward, A. N. Yoder: Sew
ward. c. l.. Wood: Eighth ward. j.
Davies.
The committee was empowered to fll
all vacancies In the ticket. With votes
Of thanks TO its officers the convention