The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-16
ARE IN FAVOR OF FUSION
Democrats of Cascade County
Wheel Into Line.
MAS NIPPED IN THE BUD
Efforts OF the Anti-Fusionists Defeated
by a Great Majority in the Con-
vention Delegates to
Anaconda.

Great Falls, Sept. 15.-This certainly
is another democratic day. Early in the
morning the delegates from the country
precincts appeared on the streets and
hey were followed in short order by
those of the city. The hour Of meeting
was postponed from 10 in the morning
until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. 1t
that hour the delegates assembled in
strong force and proceeded to organize.
w. G.. Downing, as chairman OF the
county committee, called the
10 order. In his opening speech he said
that the money question was the para
mount issue and the democratic party
was the representative of the silver
cause. The republicans were RESPONSE
BILE for the demonetization of silver and
the consequent depression of the value
of labor and the increase OF debts, pubic
and private. In regard to fusion, ne APP
peared to be not wholly favorable to a
u%nifcation of the silver forces. The
leaders of the silver movement in the
country had advised that silver forces
be united, but ne said, mo man, no
matter how high, has any right TO hui
initiate the democratic party Should
the convention decide in favor of fusion
he was willing to support the ticket.
w. NJ. Cockrill was made temporary
chairman and John +. Fitzgerald of
Belt, secretary. Mr.. Cockrill made a
very brief speech of thanks, saying that
he only asked the cordial and earnest
support of the convention. He had no
axes to grind and only wished harmon
ious action for the best interests of the
party, and the nomination of a ticket
that would command the respect and
attention of every voter in Cascade
county.
A committee Of five on credentials was
appointed by the chair, or motion, as
follows: Charles Wegner, j. j. Kinney,
Belt; Z. f. Quimby. Cascade; William
Bonner, Niehart; John Largent, Sun
river.
The committee on credentials retired
and the convention took a short recess
in order to allow them to make a re-
port. During the recess the chat APP
pointed a committee on permanent or
ganization, as follows: Paris Gibson,
Joseph Lessard, f. M. Smith, T.. Tobin,
b. F. Perkins and a committee on
platform and resolutions composed Of
the following: j. w. Stanton, w. G.
Towning, c. w. Talbot. Frank Miller.
w. G. Allen. A. w. Noyes Of Neihart
was also appointed assistant secretary.
BY this time the committee on creden-
tails had their report ready and a roll
call showed that there was an extraord-
mary representation, nearly every dele
gate in the county being present at the
convention. The list of delegates from
the various precincts OF the county has
already been given in these columns.
The report was accepted and the com
mittee discharged. Then came the re-
port of the committee on platform and
resolutions. II was adopted amid much
applause and manifestations of enthusi-
asm. 1t read as follows:
I'VE have met to renew our allegiance
TO the great principles of the democratic
party. We indorse the national plat
form adopted in Chicago i'm 1896 and the
leadership of w. ]. Bryan. We realize
that the money question is paramount
to all others and we favor the free coin
age of both silver and gold at a ratio
of 16 to l without waiting for the sane
ton, aid or consent of any other ma
tion.
W. favor the election OF United
States senators by direct vote Of the peo-
pie. The democratic party has always
recognized that this is a government
Of the people for the people by the peo-
pie. We therefore favor primary cleo
lions and the principles known as the
initiative and referendum.
THE boys in blue who have left
their homes in Montana and gone 20
the far-off Philippines for their coun-
try's cause are entitled to the everlast-
ing gratitude of the people of this state.
and we know that the honor of our
state is safe in their hands. To Com
pany A we extend our heartfelt thanks
for honorable conduct in the service and
for their soldierly bearing"
The committee on permanent organ
ization and order of business made a
formal report, in which they recon-
mended hat the temporary organization
be made permanent. The report was
unanimously adopted. md the first
order of business the chair was author