The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-22

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sistant secretary. Mr.. SWEET declined
the honor. and recommended that ii. II.
Cunningham OF Silver Bow he substi-
tuted. This was accepted and the or
ganization was perfected.
The chair appointed Evans of Silver
Bow and kinsley OF Lewis and Clarke
to escort Mr.. Seligman to the chair.
Being introduced, Mr.. Seligman spoke
briefly. Mr.. Seligman said that the sill
yer republicans were right two years
ago. and he felt that they were more
right than eve now. He said there
were many Mckinley republicans then
who had since seen their mistake m
who were now getting back upon the
silver republican platform. He in
formed the convention that he had
learned that the democrats had appoint
ed a conference committee to confer
with a like committee from the silver
republican party on the matter of fu-
sion.
The chairman of the Cascade delega-
ton that Mr.. Burleigh, who
was on the resolutions committee. was
not present. and Mr.. Cunningham was
authorized to act as secretary.
A Conference Resolution.
At this point Governor r. Il. Smith
came into the hall. He asked permits
sion of the chair to adore the conven-
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was wildly cheered as he passed down
the aisle. He first thanked the conven-
ton for its kind manifestation of good
will. He stated that he had been dele
gated by the conference committees of
the peoples party and the democratic
party to say that each of those conven-
tions a appointed a committee of five
to meet with a like committee from the
silver republicans, If the convention saw
fit TO appoint such committee. Realiz-
ing that all we're working in the inter
ests of one causS. dear to the hearts of
all. he respectfully invited the conven-
ton to name a committee to confer with
the other committees at I o'clock.
w. II. SWEET Of silver Bow then read
the following resolutions:
Whereas. The declaration contained
in the democratic platform of 1896 in
avo of the free coinage of silver re-
suited IN a division in the ranks of the
democratic party which rendered its
success then and now impossible with
out the cooperation of the advocates
of bin 1taeiism in all parties, and,
Whereas, The great silver leaders of
the nation, includini its greatest cham
pion and advocate, William ]. Bryan,
clearly recognizing that under existing
conditions victory for free coinage can
not be achieved except by continued CO.
operation Of the silver forces of the
country, have issued public addresses to
their respective parties, earnestly advo-
eating and urging such cooperation,
and.
Whereas. In recognition of the well
known fact that differences of opinion
exist upon other questions. il is ex-
pressly aid own i'm said addresses that
in pursuance of the general plan of CO.
operation no nan need leave his party
or surrender his convictions on other
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icy Of cooperation proposed being to
keep the bimetallic forces of the nation
in harmonious touch and sympathy
with the second great struggle for sill
yer in 1900. Therefore. be it
Resolved, That the silver republicans
OF Montana. in state convention assem-
bled, still hold to the belief that free
coinage is the paramount issue before
the people and are willing to follow the
advice of the national silver leaders in
he spirit and manner proposed by
them.
Resolved, That a committee Of five
members of this convention be appoint
ed by the chair to confer with like
committees from the democratic and
populist state conventions now being
held i'm this city. for the purpose OF dis
cussing and arranging with them a plan
or basis of cooperation upon which the
three parties can work tremendously in
the political campaign now opening ir
the state.
Resolved. That the circumstances of
the situation demand that the plan of
cooperation agreed upon shall be broad
and liberal. to the end that the practi-
cal application of the principle of CO.
operation may be "onsistent and logi-
cal and satisfactory in it's results.
Resolved, That the democratic and
populist conventions be at once notified
Of the adoption of these resolutions, ana
that they each be furnished with a copy
of the same. together with the names of
the committee appointed"
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee on conference:
w. H.. SWEET Of Silver Bow,
chairman; S. Stevenson. Cascade II. r.
Whitehill. Deer Lodge: r.. y. Klein
schmidt, Lewis and Clarke; Charles S.
Cowell, Missoula.
On motion of George Haldorn the con-
vention then took a recess until s
o'clock.
Takes Another Recess.
At s o'clock Chairman Seligman call
ed the convention to order. He
ed hat he had just seen one of the
members of the conference committee,
who had told him that the committee
would have no report to make in less
than an hour and that no definite agree
ment would be reached before morning.
Charles $. Hartman thereupon moved
hat the convention take a recess until
his morning AT 10 o'clock. The mo-
tion was carried.
Mr.. Seligman that Mr.. Or
baum, the gentleman from Fergus. who
had been declared entitled to a seat in
the convention, requested that his name
he eNpunged from the roll. as he was
not n delegate and would not act as
such. 1t was ordered that his name
be stricken off the list.
Mr.. Seligman that there
would be a train for Butte at IL O'Clock
and that all who desired to do so. could
go TO Butte at that hour. The conven-
tion then arose.
Ii had not adjourned for more than
five minutes, however. before the con-
torrance committee came in As there