The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-31

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tion adjourned after dramatic day
While there were a half dozen other
candidates for governor, the Mclean
men claimed everything with such con-
| fidence that they undertook o be mag
unanimous in minor parts, although
they were at the same time careful
that the star candidate was not
| eclipsed. They stated early in the day
that the first ballot would have none
of "the second choice" vote for Nc
Lean, that none of the reserves would
| be called out till the second ballot and
that all the candidates would have
their respective votes on the first bal
| lot. In this play Mclean was nomi-
mated on the first ballot by a half vote
and the figuring was so close that the
dramatic scene of changes on the Sec
| ond ballot with second choice re-
serves fiocking to McLean's standard
did not take place. 1t is claimed that
Mclean could have AIS votes out of the
S02 on the first ballot instead of 4021s
and that he would have held over 500
ON the second ballot. AT any rate the
delegates all voted for their local fa-
vorites on the first ballot and thus the
programme for complimenting them
was carried out without the leader
drawing from any of his competitors.
After the adoption of the majority re-
port on credentials, the Mclean men
felt that they could make any play on
the balloting that they desired The
vote of 3S9 to 341 in defeating the
minority report on credentials was the
hardest fight the Mclean men had dur
"a hpx ttd,, ,xri+I
the 56 contested votes from Cuyahoga
county, and on that vote they could
not have made a nomination. Even
without the Cuyahoga vote they had
1896 votes on the adoption of the ma
jority report on credentials, and that
was only seven short of enough to
nominate. Among the shrewdest plays
in the drama was the motion to amend
the report on permanent organization
so as to continue the temporary organ
ization, and this corrected the only
stipulation that the Mclean managers
made last night at the meeting of the
committee
Judge Mooney made such a good i'm
preston that all wanted him for per-
manent chairman and the amended re-
port also contained for secretary
Thomas ]. Cogan, the friend of Nc
Lean, and shut off the antl-McLean
man who had been named in the report
for sergeant -at-arms.
The convention much of the time was
beyond the control of the sergeant-at-
arms and his assistants The conven-
tion was properly represented in it's
platform and it's key note speech of
Judge Mooney. The name of Bryan
was cheered whenever it was men
toned. The convention showed dem
onstrations over free silver and anti
imperialism, anti-bossism and all the
indictments in the speech of Judge
Mooney and in the platform. The re-
cess from to p. m. was taken to con-
fer with Judge Kilbourne for second
place on the ticket and the recess was
continued in vain until s p. m. for that
purpose. When the convention assem-
bled there were efforts to nominate Kill
bourne, Notwithstanding his repeated
declarations, and his friends withdrew
his name as fast as the Mclean men
presented it.
Memorial hall was packed when Hon.
w. S. Thomas, chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee, to-day called the
state convention to order. Very many
We're unable to gain admittance. The
decorations were elaborate. Over the
stage there was a life-sized portrait of
Bryan, and others were placed through
out the hall.
The opening prayer was by Rev.
Kearney, Catholic. He prayed for de-
liverance Of the Filipinos from brute
force" now being inflicted upon them.
The prayer was so radical and forcible
throughout that it brought forth
rounds of most vociferous applause.
Chairman Thomas then made an ad-
dress on the work of the last cam
paign and the great contest to be
waged in the year preceding the presi-
Dental election. Judge Mooney, tenn
porary chairman of the convention,
was introduced and received great
ovation.
No Platform Contest.
The Hon. William Mooney, tempor-
ary chairman, said in part: There
will be to-day no contest as to the
platform declarations which our party
shall make. There is no difference of
opinion. The democratic party of Ohio
stands squarely upon every plank of
the Chicago platform of 1896. We be-
lieved in it then and We believe in it
now. The people who sent us here do
not believe in a double standard of de-
In 1896 the test was, Are you
loyal to the PLATFORM and that is the
Ohio test to-day. The party in Ohio is
too thoroughly honest, too completely
convinced, too desperately in earnest,
to desire to be misunderstood. The re-
of the national platform
does not eliminate and does not fail to
both recognize and emphasize that we
demand the free and unlimited free
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for
the consent or assistance of any ma
tion on earth. We charge that the
trusts of the country own this admin
lstration, and that their title was ac-
luired by purchase, and until Mr. Han
ma is dethroned we insist that the |
trusts will continue, as now, to be in
quired. |
I'VE charge that the republican party, |
as at present controlled, stands for. if |
It has not already entered into, an |
alliance.
Imperialism Denounced.
I'VE adhere to the Monroe doctrine |
IN condemning the doctrine of imperial |