The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-09-23
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FUSION FAILS IN MONTANA
Democrats Nominate Straight Ticket
While Populists and Silver Re-
publicans Unite Forces
Associated Press Special Wire.

iican state convention to nominate can
didate for Governor was called to order
in Taylor's opera house at noon today by
Chairman Franklin Murphy of the State
Committee, who introduced Attorney Gem
eral Griggs as presiding officer. Mr. Griggs
received an ovation. He spoke briefly OF
local State politics in the last political cam
paign. He then continued: "And in this
latest time Of storm and stress, In the midst
OF great perplexity and under the weight
of enormous responsibilities. it)ts pleas
ant thing to bear witness that our President
has retained the confidence and support of
those who aided us In 1885, And more than
that, he has had the assistance of the adj
vice and counsel OF many OF the respons-
ible leaders of the Democracy North and
South, loyalty and sincerely rendered, with
out thought Of partisan or political diff
ferences.
| He has had behind him the support OF
the American people with greater degree
of unanimity than any President since
4 Washington.
What can political opposition rest upon
lin this campaign? There is nothing but
academic discussion left for Democratic
platforms. They may denounce protective
|
nothing newer or better than the Chicago
platform from which tens of thousands of
New Jersey Democrats revclted. If that
was dangerous and alarming diversion of
democratic doctrine, then 1t is now Only
ridiculous. 1t has uponltt the double con-
demnation Of popular defeat and present
great Inconsistency with every great &C.
currence in history since 1896
| a. Il -, :, tnh
certain newspapers and other are trying
to make the leading Issue of the Demo-
cratic campaign. Forgetting the glory,
the achievement. the success with which
Ian army Of 200 900 men was raised out of
nothing and a hostile nation almost wiped
out in ninety days. they are lowering like
buzzards over the battlefelds and hospitals
and grave-yards, looking only for the mis-
cry and suffering and death which are In
evitable In war. Surely the Democratic
party has not been reduced so low In the
supply of proper subjects for political d.
vision as to need to rely upon yellow fever
and yellow literature.
1.-THE country demands now n branch OF
craftsmanship new to Americans-the
| proper methods and means for the control
and government of colonial dependencies
and the adjustment of colonial interests
and affairs to the interests of the home
governmental field wherein partisan pol
itics should not easily be. allowed to enter
but where broad and enlightened state pol
lev may have full scope to work out plans
whereby the blessings of essential liberty
and Twentieth century civilization may be
assured to the peoples that are to be under
our paternal career reciprocal benefits may
be obtained for our own countrymen.
| IT believe in the capacity of Americans
| to govern to govern themselves and others.
| 7 believe that the boundless capacity and
the splendid courage of America with her
| high sense of justice, her appreciation of
| the rights Of man, will In the new duties
placed upon us work out marvellous for the
peoples that have come under our guard
Iianship and greatest glory for our country
"And how we have been blessed already.
All the old root of bitterness between North
and South removed. What years and years
| Of political effort could not do, was done
| in a moment when our standards were set
toward a foreign foe and the consummatc
tact and grace OF our Republican President
refused to make any distinction between
Federal and Confederate but put Lee and
Wheeler side by side with Kent and Shat
ter .Yanks' and 'Johnnies' all keeping step
toeether to the music of the Union.
.It has been the happy result of this
war TO have brought back, forever we trust
that entire esteem, confidence and affec-
t,or the old good humor between the people
| If the North and South as in the days
| when Adams and Hamilton and Jay la
bored and conferred in fraternal harmony
with Patrick Henry ard Thomas Jeffer-
sor and the Pinckney's about our country's
interest"
| After the address of Attorney General
| Grigas the convention decided to remain
| In continuous session. The COMMITTEES on
resolutions reported the platform, which
WIS adopted with the single exception Of
| the following sentence, which was stricken
out on motion of Chairman Murphy:
"And II by the misconduct or incompe-
tency of any of these the health or lives of
the American soldiers have been needlessly
| sacrificed or endangered we feel assured
| that the president and his constitutional
advisers will make such investigation as
will bring the offenders. regardless of past
| or present political affiliations, to punish
ment."
Mr. Murphy said that II there had been
| any incompetency in connection with the
management Of the war, the Republican
| administration would rectify 1t without
any resolutions
| CONGRESSMAN Rowler placed in nominal
ton Acting Governor Voorhees, of Union
county. Gov. Voorhees, was nominated by
reclamation and made a speech of ac-
ceptance. The convention adjourned at
2:4$ o'clock.
Foster NJ. Voorhees, is at present SEN
ator from Union county. and In his capac.
! ity as president of the senate, has been act
| ing as governor since Governor John W.
Griggs was chosen attorney general
| Montana Fusionists
| ANACONDA, Mont, Sept. 22.-The Dem
ocrat!c, Populist and Silver Republican
state conventions resumed their sessions
this morning. The sensational feature of
the day was the action of Gov. Robert b.
Smith. He was a Democrat until 1851 when
| he turned Populist. He was elected gov
ernor in 1896 by fusion of the Populists
and Democrats. He was delegate to the
| present Populist convention. This morn
ing the governor babe goodbye to the Pop
ulists and visited the Democratic conven-
ton, where, being accorded the privileges
| of the floor he announced q desire to re-
enter the Democratic party. He was
warmly welcomed.
The Democratic convention nominated
| a straight ticket, namely VIM. l. Pember-
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