The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-28
BOW DEMOCRATS
PUT Up A FAULTLESS TICKET
Thomas F. Courtney Nominated for State Senator by Acclama-
tion-A Legislative Ticket of Unusual Strength Sc
lected by the Convention.

The democratic county convention
started off yesterday or the business of
nominating a county ticket. The work
of to-day will be consumed in com
pleting the ticket. Thus far the ticket
selected is faultless and will commend
itself to voters generally. The
ton nominated for state senator Thorn
as F. Courtney by reclamation. Splen-
did selections were made for the legis-
lative ticket and every man on the list
adds strength to the ticket and will be
popular with the people. There were
more than 40 who looked for legislative
nominations, but many drew off and
only 20 names were presented. Many
candidates for the legislature we're I'M
able to get anybody to nominate them.
There were sharp contests for county
assessor and county auditor. but the
fights were friendly and resulted in ex-
cellent men being nominated. L. j.
Lsurandeau is the candidate for asses
sor and John E. Griffin for auditor.
Although the convention had Adjourned
W IiCcA L ~ ItOCh ytSltIudy mOTH-
ing, it was after IL o'clock before the
gavel of Chairman Macarthur fell and
the session started. The roll call show
ed that nearly all the delegates were
present. On motion of E. o. Dugan
the name of James Reynolds was sub
stituted for that of Con F. Kelly as as
sistant secretary. Mr.. Kelly being alb
sent.
After the minutes of the previous ses-
sion had been read and approved the
order of business. rs adopted at the
previous meeting, was resumed, the next
order of business being the report of
the. committee on platform and resolu-
tons. The platform was read by C. p.
Connolly. chairman, who was frequent
ly Interrupted by applause. At the con-
clusion of the reading the platform was
adopted amid great enthusiasm. The
platform is as follows:
The democracy of Silver 10 county,
in convention assembled, resolve:
That we heartily indorse the acts of
the state convention of the democratic
party, which assembled in Anaconda on
the 21st inst, and we pledge to the plat
form and ticket there nominated our
unwavering support.
We are for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the ratio
of Is TO ], without waiting for the aid,
consent, advice or good wishes of any
other nation or individual on the face
of the earth. This is our first and fore
most faith. This is our proudest boast.
have supreme confidence that
under all circumstances and in every
contingency the American people can
shape their W affairs and solve them
to their own satisfaction, without sug-
gestion or interference from any 9TH
er nation: n we are unalterably op-
posed to all alliances, e~ntangling or 9TH
erwise, of whatsoever kind or nature.
We send heartfelt greeting and best
for a safe homecoming to all
the boys from Silver Bow, who, in the
Of their country are asserting
its rights, rescuing the oppressed of
other lands, and helping to spread the
divine light of American liberty
throughout the earth.
We denounce the conduct of our war
department, which has met the the
bravery of our young volunteers with
the jobbery of the department politi-
clans, and has made the conduct of
such department second in atrocity only
the act of the Spanish government
in destroying the Maine" With a
country rich in every resource, brave
volunteers have suffered in
camp and on battlefield the horrors of
starvation and untold neglect. in the
midst of plenty. Shedding lustre every
on American arms, they have re-
turned to American shores, to their kim
dred Inc their homes, to die of red tape
and brutal neglect. Without desire to
political capital out of the mis-
of these brave soldiers, and
felicitating our people upon the
termination of the war with
Spain, we condemn this ~unmeasured in
the American volunteers. We condemn
likewise the effort of the administra-
ton TO make naval heroes out of admin
p%rotegeS like Sampson, to the
of men like Dewey and
the real naval heroes of the war,
politics do not happen to be ac-
to the politicians at Washing
ton.
Resolved. That honest and faithful
administration of public affairs is indis-
pensable to the public welfare, and that
as a party we declare ourselves in favor
Of strict economy in public expendi-
lures, a lower rate of taxation and di-
rect responsibility on the part of public
We are unqualifiedly in favor of re-
munerative wages for all who toll. real
.zing that the prosperity of our COM
nonwealth depends on the prosperity Of
those who labor in the bowels of the
Earth.
We submit to the voters of this, the
greatest mineral producing county in
United States. the ticket here NOM
mated to-day as the one representing
4 cause which stands for its best in
which represents the hopes and
of our people. the triumph
Of which means untold increase in the
of every industry of Mon
ANA, as we'll as the welfare of the toll
ng masses of the people everywhere
throughout every land. M we be-
speak for its candidates their loyal
support. A.
No Fusion.
At his stage in the proceedings
F. Booth introduced the fol-
owing resolution:
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