The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-20

committee on credentials. through Mr..
McNally. reported the list OF delegates
and alternates az already published In
the Standard. The report was adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported in favor of making the
temporary organization permanent.
The report was adopted. The report
Of the committee on platform was e
by Dan Yancey. and is as follows:
A Rousing Platform.
I'VE. the democrats of Butte city.
Mont. in city convention assembled. do
reaffirm our allegiance to those great
essential principles of justice and lib
erty upon which u Institutions are
founded, and which the democratic
party has advocated from Jefferson's
time to our own-freedom of speech.
freedom Of the press, freedom OF con-
science, the preservation Of personal
rights and the equality of all citizens
before the law.
I'VE extend our sympathy to the
people of Cuba in their heroic struggle
for independence, and hould Ii develop
that our noble sailors aboard the
Maine were slain through Spanish
treachery, then we urge upon the ma
tional congress decisive steps to right
the great wrong.
I'VE renew our allegiance to that
~ VI hHN 49,
pie, William ]. Bryan, and our earnest
support in the next national campaign
i'm which he is sure to be the
bearer of the friends of free silver.
We point with pride to the wise and
economical and yet enterprising ad-
ministration of the affairs of the city
during the year now drawing to a
close. and promise the citizens of this.
the metropolis of Montana, that the
nominees Of this convention will. when
elected, stand for enterprise. economy
and purity. and materially advance the
good work already begun by those
loyal men who are now trying to bring
order out of the chaos left by the last
republican city administration.
w advocate the extension of the
paving district of the city and the en-
largement of the present boundaries
as now proposed by the present city
administration.
1.-THE question of pure water being
one that appeals to the life n health
of the people, we demand that those
who supply the same. must bring us
the very best water that can be found
in our mountains. and We pledge our
selves to the support of any measure
that may be the means of supplying
the people with a bountiful quantity of
this ife-giving fluid"
The reading of the platform was fire.
quently interrupted by applause. and
was adopted by a unanimous vote. The
convention then took a recess of Is
minutes to permit the ward delegates
to select their candidates for aldermen.
Central Committee Appointed.
After the recess the candidates for
aldermen were named as given above.
The following city central committee
was then appointed:
First ward-P. j. Witty.
Second ward-John F. Buchanan.
Third ward-P. II. Fay.
Fourth ward-W. j. Naughten.
Fifth ward-Nick Jahreiss.
Sixth ward-P. f. Deehan.
Seventh ward-Adolph Reichle.
Eighth ward-N. Il. Davidson.
Thomas Kilgallon placed jock Nc
Laughlin in nomination for the posi-
ton of chairman of the central COM
mittee. p. b.. Fay placed Lon Frank in
nomination. but he declined the honor.
T. j. Booker thought the central COM
mittee should select its own chairman.
w. j. Naughten favored having the
convention name him T.. ]. Booker
then placed +. l.. Mayo in nomination
for the honor. but Mr.. Mayo declined.
]. H. McQueeeney desired to spread
the branch of peace by making another
nomination. and named w. j. Naugh-
ten. but he declined. Mr.. Mclaughlin
was then chosen with one or two dis
senting votes.
The central committee was empow-
cred to fill any vacancies that might
occur n the convention then ad-
journed.
DIR. Tremblay has moved his resi-