The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-23
For Representative In Congress
CHARLES s. HARTMAN.
For Clerk of the Supreme Court
OLIVER IA. HOLMES.

The populist representatives Of the
state, in convention assembled, con-
sumed the greater part of two days in
reaching the conclusion to name the
above ticket.
There were no contests over either
office-both men were nominated by ac-
clamation.
1t was a convention of 'adjournments.
recesses and desultory debates" so
termed by a number of the delegates.
1t will go on record as the most har-
monious meeting of populists ever held
in this state. If the proposition of fu-
sion had been disposed of and Hartman
nominated by the silver republicans an
hour after converting last "Wednesday
the convention would have dissolved
then and there m all would have been
over. 1t was a spell of waiting n
anxiety for the delegates from the
start. They could not or would not do
any business until they found out just
where the other two parties stood, so
the time was taken up with random
talk and speculation.
In the two days there were no less
than eight recesses and a~djournments.
Taken as a whole, the proceedings were
devoid of interest. The galleries were
deserted at all times, except during the
last 10 minutes of the session last even
ing, when a few couples took seats up
stairs to await adjournment so that
the hall might be at their disposal, as
there was a ball given by a local society
last night, and these young people were
merely waiting for an opportunity to
dance.
One o'clock yesterday was the hour
for reconvening after a brief adjourn
ment. It was 3:15 o'clock before the
convention was called to order. 1t was
then that Mr.. Hartman entered the hall
with the conference committee, ana
everybody thought the finish was in
sight. Hartman, of course, was imme-
diately put at the head of the ticket. He
was nominated for congress by the sill
yer republicans and then and there in
dorsed by the pops.
The conference committee reported
that II had met the silver republicans
in caucus and that a distribution of Of
fees was agreed upon, the republicans
to have the congressman and the asso-
ciate justice and the pops to name the
chief justice and the clerk of the SUI
nreme court.
But it later developed that the silver
republicans had nominated a chief JUS
tice and associate justice-and there was
the rub. Men saw startling evidence oil
undernand pOlltlCdl lElCheIy. Inc pops
they said, had been duped. To name
another judicial ticket would mean a
split and consequent defeat. So the ole
game of recess and talk was resumed
with more energy tina ever. An ele-
ment favored nominating a ticket with
chief Justice, while another faction ar
gued that the best thing to do was &c
refer the matter to the state centra
committee, and this latter plan pre-
vailed.
The only sensation-and that was
hardly a s~ensation-was when Governor
Smith. who was on the first conference
committee that treated with the demo
Gratis in the matter of fusion, withdrew
from the hall. He asked to be relieved
of further duty on the committee. HI
said that he could not conscientiously
tree with the silver republicans and
asked TO be excused He left the hall
but many delegates did not see him 60
away. There was also a division or sen
timent in regard to the nomination o.
w. Y. Pemberton for chief justice, anc
on this point there were many expires
sions recorded, but there were scarcel,
any virulent attacks made on either tn
governor or the chief justice, although
more or less arcasm was injected int
the remarks of the gentlemen who spok'
in denunciation of their conduct 10
wards the populist party.