The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
IT'S A REO-HOT CONTEST
Four Silver Parties of Idaho in
Convention.
MANY FACTI0NAL FIGHTS
The Anti-Steunenberg Men Say They
Have Eighty Votes Against the Gov
ernor-Conierence Between Fu-
sionists and Roadsters.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

opeCidl Dlspalch 20 the Standard.
Boies, Idaho. Aug. 24-The state con-
ventions of four silver parties of Idaho
met here to-day. They have all per-
fected their temporary organization.
! The governorship contest is stil red hot
/ 1t is one of the most intensely bitter
factional fights in the history of the
/ state. 1t has so embittered both fac
: tions that many on each side threaten
1 10 join in the taking the nomination
/ away from their party, the democrats
/ rather than subject il to defeat i'm the
party fight. Tonight the anti-Steun-
enberg men claim they have so votes
against the governor. The latter's
friends are making little bluster. al
though they show no evidences of weak
ening. a part Of the Steunenberg
strength lies in the fact that the organ.-
Zdtlon cannot unite on man TO put
! against the executive.
The days Developments bring the
two wings of the populist party more
| closely together upon the request of
middle-of-the-road men. The fusion
populists named a conference committee
to meet a similar committee from the
roadsters. The committees tonight are
IN conference and IL is possible before
morning they will have arranged for
reunion of the party, without which a
strong general fusion is impossible The
members of the conference committee
are: Mfddle-of-the-roa populists-D
a. Mcfarland, Martin King, Judge
Samuel III. Vanwaggen and w X. Wi
att. Fusion populists-AIrs. George w.
Wright, F. +. Turner, Jesse Walling,
j. f. Rogers and James Smith.
The temporary officers of the populst
convention are Lieutenant Governor
Moore of Shoshone. chairman. and A. NJ.
Snnott OF Gilmore, secretary.
The silver republicans have q perma-
nent organization with James A. Keat,
chairman, and j. O. Robathan. secre-
tary. Lyttleton Price was chairman of
the temporary organization.
The silver republicans adopted the fol-
lowing platform:
THE silver republican party OF the
State of Idaho. in convention assembled, /
reafiirms its devotion to the principles
of the party as heretofore declared in
its party platforms and congratulates |
its voters upon their unselfsh devotion
To the cause OF Fbimetallism. Believing I,
this question Of bimetalism to be Of /
more importance to the general welfare |
and prosperity Of our people than any |
other question now before the country, |
we declare ourselves to be in favor of |
an honorable union with all other politi- |
cal forces that are willing to make the |
restoration Of silver the one paramount |
issue and that are ready to subordinate
10 II all other questions of party policy.
I'VE are in favor of a tariff that will |
protect American industries and Ameri-
can labor. We are in favor of reciprocity
with foreign countries upon the lines |
laid down by James @. Blaine We are
In favor Of extending our commerce.
our sea coasts and in favor
OF building navy strong enough to pro-
tect American citizenship and Ameri-
can property i'm all parts Of the earth.
we protest against the declaration
that the war with Spain is an admin
lstration war When the president is
sued the call for troops all citizens ceas-
ed TO be partisans and the men who re-
sponded TO the call did so from their
love of country and not from an in
spration of party politics. To our broth
Frs i'm the field, without regard TO their
political faith. we send greeting and
wish them a speed and safe return, that
hey may receive the thanks of a CRATE
'ul country.
The final disposition Of the territory
acquired by this nation in the war. from
which We are now emerging, Is of vital !
Importance TO the people of the United
states. Therefore, vOicing the senti-
nents of the silver republicans Of Ida | ,
10, we declare il to be our firm con-
'iction that all territory over which the !
'nited States has acquired sovereign
ontrol is ours henceforth to be owned ,
nd controlled and governed as an in
eparable part of the territory of the '
United States.
we declare for an honest, economical. {
ut progressive administration OF state ]
fairs. and for such legislation as viii {
make our laws staple and certain.
ITO the women voters of Idaho, we
xtend the hand Of good fellowship and
rye to them active cooperation with I
3 in maintaining at the polls the prin- c
iples Of bimptallsm, protection TO our Q
Industries. 10 labor. and to our homes" :
The democrats have made but little e
rogress. The credentials committee is J,
ranging over the Bingham county :
ontest, and unless the committee re- =
1rts the convention will be tied up. !.
Y. II. Watt is temporary chairman and =
Y. c. Fritter secretary. :
The silver republicans held an ami
lated debate over the tariff plank
hich they finally adopted