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

MI. bOIQuln OF Lewis ana 'ldTh" S''lu
that as late as 10 o'clock Wednesday
night he had been in the popul'st con-
vention hall, where a conference com
mittee was appointed to confer with a
like committee of the republicans.
The amendment was then voted upon.
A division was called for. and the
amendment for a recess Of - minutes
was carried by a vote of IS t. 40.
Instead of IL minutes the recess last
ed half al hour. at wilton sine Sen
ator Mantle and the rest If the Bate
delegation arrived.
w. ii. SWEET. chairman of the con-
ference committee, then read the com
mittee's report. as follDwS:
we. your committee on conference.
appointed by this convention to meet
with a like committee from the demo-
cratic convention and the populist con-
v~ention, now in session. beg leave to re-
port that we met a committee of five APP
pointed by the democratic and populist
conventions. respectively, and that the
following is in substance the transact
tons had by the joint conference COM
mittee Of the three conventions:
The democratic committee intro
duced the following resolution:
Moved. That the three committees
here assembled make the following rec
concentrations to their respective con-
ventions; We recommend that the demo-
cratic. silver republican and populist
parties Of Montana unite upon a fusion
ticket upon the following terms and con-
ditions: The silver republican party TO
have the representative in congress; the
populist party to nave the chief justice
of the supreme court: the democratic
party To ave the clerk of the supreme
court and associate Justice of the SUI
preme court, it being understood and
agreed that the offices of chief justice
and associated justice of the supreme
court, being non-politiCal, n the pres
cnt incumbents having proved them
selves able and worthy, shall be renom-
mated.
1T is further agreed and understood
that the democratic party is entitled to
the office of United States senator
And in connection with the introduce
ton Of this resolution. IT was stated, on
behalf Of the democratic committee,
that the propositions contained in the
resolution are the only basis upon
which "A fusion proposition would be
adopted by the democratic convention.
Your committee opposed the above
resolution and suggested that the last
clause be eliminated therefrom, for the
reason that we did not believe that he
office of United States senator was
within the jurisdiction Of the several
state conventions. and that these con-
ventions could, i'm no manner, bind the
acts of the legislative assembly To be
elected at the ensuing election. This
proposition Of your committee was re-
jected by the democratic committee, n
we were sustained i'm the proposition by
the populist COMMITTEES, the democratic
committee refusing To ever consider the
proposition Of your committee upon this
point. Thereupon another proposal was
made on behalf of the democratic COM
mittee, which differed only in a few
minor details from the original PROPOSE
ton, which. pom the question relating
10 the office Of United States senator
was Identical with the proposition first
made. This second offer your commit
tee. for the reasons already stated. could
not support.
ION behalf Of the democratic confer
Cnce committee "A motion was then
made To dissolve the conference. The
democratic committee, after this motion
to dissolve the conference a been car
ried. requested that the populist COM
mittee meet with them e. confer fur
thev upon the subject OF FUSION
The report was applauded. Emmett
Callahan of Silver Bow moved that the
report he adopted as read and the COM
mittee discharged.
Mr.. Borquin again said that the popu-
lists had appointed "A conference COM
mittec and he thought that In view Of
this the committee should be continued.
lie moyod an amendment To that part
of the original motion that the commit
tee he discharged, that they be con-
tinugd.
Mr.. whitehin. a member Of the com
mittec. said that the committee had
made its report on what 81 had been in
structed 10 do, 10 confer with both the
other parties, and that as the commit
tee had performed it's duties there was
no reason why II should he continued.
II a conference with the populists was
10 be had, a new committee could be
appointed.
Senator Mantle then rose To his feet.
He sand he had no particular objection
10 find with the report. except that il
might have used stronger terms. and
told in plain words The real reason for
the democratic failure to- agree to flu
sion" 1t seemed plain To him that the
democratic pretense,' for he conceived
it to be nothing else. is betrayed by
their method Of carrying cooperation
into effect. II they had been sincere
in their expression they would never
ave put the matter in the way they
did. II any one had been in doubt as TO
the real sentiment. a visit To the lobby
OF the Montana hotel on Wednesday
evening would have speedily convinced
aim as 10 the real cause. There 81 had
been admitted that "a very clever trick
had been played. by which they thought
they had unloaded the odium upon the
shoulders Of the silver republican par
ty.' The democratic p~retense ought To
be branded In the p~lainest terms as an
exhibition Of insincer!ty from first 10
last.
NJ. Whitehlll announced that he I'M
derstoUd a committee from the populists
was in waiting, and called Tor the vote
on d amendment. The amendment
continuing the conference committee
was carried
O. d. O'Bannon Of Deer Lodge could
not resist the temptation 10 connection
with the discussion Of the COM
miftee's report 10 nargats a story
which he thought appropriate 20 the Cc-
casion. He said there was once an In
dian and a white man blazing "A trail.
The white man had a bottle Of whiskey
and, Of course. The Indian wanted some.
There was considerable discussion about