The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-14
A FULL COUNTY Ticket
Will Be Put Up by the Populists
Tonight.
A SECRET SESSION HELD
A Small Band OF Earnest Populists Re-
fuse TO Wear the Clark Collar.
They VIII Meet Again
Tonight.

who failed to receive nominations a
the recent county convention. and 9th
ers who had been forced OF the tickle
to make room for the men in the Clarl
alliance. held a meeting last night IL
Judge Clancy's department Of the dis.
trict court room. IL was a convention
regularly called and after an execu.
tive session OF several hours il was de.
cided to meet again tonight and nom.
mate a fun county ticket, provided con
ditions do not change in the mean
time.
Among those present when the con.
yention was called to order were ]. L.
Davies. III county auditor, who had
Nentlon and who was subsequently,
showed on the ticket by the
central committee acting for
he w. A. Clark alliance:
william Hogan. Mr.. Davies. a deputy:
Martin j. Elliott and Peter Breen. who
been pushed on the legislative tick
ct. Frank Middle-of-the-Road Steph-
ens. A. c. Lindsay. the hardest kicker
OF them all: Judge j. NJ. Trap. who
was not re-nominated at the regular
convention; Charles Cammans, who
never did get anything; Joseph LaIly,
Bennett Price. y. NJ. Barso. ]. w. Ma
loney. j. A. O'Connor and last. but not
'N'e's " ntafty Vi LEWIS ana clarke
county. Half a dozen others of less
prominence were also present.
business was opened by a motion
made by Frank Stephens that G. A.
Lindsay act as chairman. Lindsay took
the chair and the objects of
the meeting. He said he believed that
the regular convention had been pack
ed. that some precincts had more dele
gates than they were entitled TO and
others not as many as they should have
had; that the convention did not repre-
sent the ~populists of Silver Bow county
and hence and therefore this conyen-
ton. Mr.. Lindsay. before he called for
the selection OF a secretary. read the
call for the meeting as II was published
In the Standard yesterday morning.
The chairman said the proceedings
should be according to law and as there
had already been n populist county
convention. II would be necessary to
conduct the business of this convention
by some other name.
1T Is necessary said Chairman
Lindsay. for every man 'precipitating'
In this convention to sign his name, oc-
and address to the Omaha
PLATFORM. declaring their allegiance to
the doctrines therein enumerated"
At this stage of the proceedings
Charles Cammans was selected as sec
rotary and then Chairman Lindsay said
'a''h ~ Nhf'F' Bifotit VIII fINtll0tu 10
participate I'm the convention should
sign n pledge to that effect"
He read a resolution declaring that
the undersigned reaffirmed n pledg-
ed anew their faith" i'm the Omaha plat
form and Frank Stephens made a mo-
ton that the document be signed. J.. a.
OConnor offered an amendment that
the resolution as signed should consti-
tute the credentials of those entitled
to tax part I'm the convention and the
as amended was adopted. A re-
cess was then taken and 10. as follows.
their ame ]. A. O'Connor.
Stephens. william Hogan, G. A.
Lindsay, j. l.. Davies. Charles Cam
mans, Anthony O'NIalley. NJ. j. Elliott.
j. Cooney, u. II. Holberg, Manus
Houston. J. w. Maloney. Thomas
stephens. J. +. Fox. Dan Mcdonald.
John Powers, Joseph Lally. John Lund
and r. NJ. Barso.
II question the regularity Of the pro-
ceedings." said one man. who was i'm
p%ortuned To subscribe his name to the
paper. II don't know about it," he
said.
"y GU don't have to know" said ]. A.
O'Connor. IAN you want t. do is 10
The man. however, did not put his
name to the roll.
Il would like to sign. Mr.. Chairman, |
III you are III neeu OF any more dele |
aid Pat Meanev of Helena.
II understand you are a resident 81 |
Lewis ard Clarke county, said Mr..
Lindsay. interrogatively.
YES, sir"
Then ! cannot see how you could
consistently sign your name and pre-,
in a Silver Bow convention"
NO. ] don't see how I could 'precipi-
tate" said Mr.. Meaney.
The roll having been completed. Mid
ile-of-the-R Road Stephens adopted n
that the convention resolve it.
self' into an executive session. Cam
mans seconded the motion and Martin
j. Elliott talked In opposition To 1t. He
said there was nothing to he gained by
the meeting behind closed
doors. He wanted the public to know
was going on. He said he had
participated In several executive ses-
and very misleading reports Of the
proceedings @ out. and those taking
part In IL were placed in a bad light, |
he had resolved to have no
executive sessions i'm his.
Cammans said that might be all righ,
so far as Elliott was concerned. hut f,
lid not NJ others. For one. Mr.. Cam
mans did not want the public to know
what he had TO say or was doing. He
also thought that as Mr.. Elliott had
part In other executive sessions.
I came with very poor grace from him
10 exhibit such a sudden change of
leart.
J. F. Fox wanted an open meeting.
Only to-day a prominent populis.
me how much I got for taking
part In this. and now IL we go into ex-