The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-18

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adopted:
Whereas. 1t is plain to every re-
Meeting min that as the political par
ties of the country are now divided.
and in consideration of the differences
or opinion existing among them upon
other issues. there car be no national
victory for free coinage except through
a policy of cooperation of all the be-
levers in free silver. no matter to what
political party they may belong. and
Whereas, The great silver leaders
of the nation, including william J.
Bryan, have publicly advised a plan of
cooperation which. while uniting all
the silver parties upon the single great
issue of the free coinage of silver. vet
asks no man to leave his present party
animation or TO surrender his beliefs
upon other and minor issues, n
Whereas, The wisdom and necessity
for the policy must commend itself TO
every man who places the success of
the silver cause above the success Of
party. and who hopes to see 1t sue
coed in the national campaign of 1900;
therefore
Resolved. BY the silver republicans
of Silver Bow county, i'm convention as
sembled, that we fully indorse the
views held by the national silver lead
ers and that we are ready to meet
with the silver advocates of other par
ties whose conventions are now in ses-
Slbls lbI lHt puIDOSt OF enueaNOfl1E
to agree upon a plan of cooperation
which shall tremendously unite the sill
Yer forces of this county. We believe
that the right way and the only way
to insure the practical success of the
cooperative policy I'm the state, is to
lay the foundation in the county con-
Ventions, and that IL an equitable plan
is agreed upon in the most populous
county in our state, IL will establish a
precedent n furnish an example,
which will be followed i'm every county
where action has not already been
taken, and will render certain the sue.
cess of cooperation in the state at
large.
Resolved. That a committee of three
be appointed by the chairman to con-
fer with like committees from the DEM
ocratic and populist now
In session in this city, upon the sub
ject of cooperation. n that a copy
Of these resolutions be at once sent to
such conventions with the names of
the committee appointed"
The chair appointed w. Nice. White,
p. +. Boland n Harry l.. Clinton a
committee as provided for in the above
resolution to confer with like commit
tees from the democratic and populist
conventions.
II was moved and seconded that the
secretary sen a o of the resolution
To the democratic and %populist conven-
ton.
W. H.. SWEET was appointed assistant
secretary and delegated to deliver the
copy of the resolution to the democratic
convention.
The chair appointed the following
committee Of seven to select AZ delegates
and a~lternates to the state conventions:
G. NJ. Parr. c. A. Lyfard, w. Nj. Bartle.
j. L. Hendricks, w. Il. Bowden, j.. :.
Booth. j. b.. Gallagher.
The convention then took a recess un-
til 2:30 o'clock to give the committee an
opportunity to prepare their report.
Upon the convention reconvening. the
committee appointed to select delegates
To the state convention asked for fur
Their time in which to complete it's re-
port.
w. III SWEET reported that he had de-
livered the copy of the fusion resolu-
tons to the democratic convention. He
said: AS 1t seemed TO interfere with
the order of their business they have
postponed action until Sept. "a, when
they meet in adjourned convention to
nominate their county ticket. l con-
slider this as practically settling the
question Of fusion with the democratic
party. | presented the resolution and
requested an answer 1t Is possible
that they did not understand hat we
requested an immediate answer. POSI-
bly, they think the eth will answer just
as well. As | understand il. the object
of the resolution is to have the demo-
Gratis declare whether they are in favor
of fusisn or not. We are not asking
them to make any nominations, but to
declare themselves previous To the state
convention and their action in defeTring
consideration seems to me to annihilate
the effect Of the resolution"
Mr.. Walsworth from the committee
49, A. |
ton, in response 10 the communication
sent them. appeared before the conven-
tion and on behalf of the committee
that he was instructed to notify
that body that the communication VAS
received and read to the convention
and further consideration Of the same
was postponed until the convention re-
assembled after the state convention, |
which would be on Sept. "a.
The secretary Of the populist conven-
tion acknowledged receipt of the resolu-
ton, and stated that IL had been re-
ferred to a conference committee OF
five.
Mr.. Callahan moved tina the COM
"munications be received and two dele
gates be added To the conference COM
mittee 10 confer with the populist con-
ference COMMITTEES. The motion carried
and the chair appointed W. NJ. Gallick
and Daniel Harris as members of the
committee.
The committee appointed To select del
eGates TO the state convention made the
following report, which was unanimous
ly adopted:
Delegates-at-Large. Alternates.
Lee Mantle. ..... ...... Frank Haskins
J. l.. Wines..........."....J. W. Cotter
Delegates. Alternates.
W. II. SWEET NJ. Patterson
=. II. Metcalf. w. f. Reynolds