The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-23
HOLCOMB THEIR CHOICE
Three Parties Fuse on Him for
Supreme Court Justice.
OENOUNCES THE TRUSTS
Stirring Resolutions Declare for Free Sill
yer and Score Administration Policy in
the Phtlippines-Free Pass Para
graph Creates Commotion.


democrats, populists and silver repub-
licans met in this city today and fused
on nominations for judge of the SUI
preme court and two members of the
board of regents of the state univer-
sity. Former Governor Silas A. Hol-
comb was nominated for supreme JUS
tice by the populists and indorsed by
the other two conventions, though not
without a fight in the democratic gath
ering, where there was strong opposi-
ton to him, emanating from Douglas
county. The opposition centered on
former United States Senator w. V.
Allen, who could have had a majority
of the ballots in the convention, but he
pushed the proffered place aside and
supported his friend Holcomb. Allen
was chairman Of the resolutions COM
mlttee in the populist convention and
William ]. Bryan was delegate to the
democratic gathering.
Mr.. Bryan dictated the platform Of
the democratic convention. This doc
ument declares uncompromisingly for
free coinage of silver at the rate of 16
to l and indorses bodily the Chicago
platform of 1896. The platform of the
popuist convention indorsed the plat
form of the populist convention of 1896,
and in addition contained planks de-
nouncing the policy of the administra-
ton in the Philippines. The platform
of the silver republicans was much the
same and contained in addition a strong
plank declaring against the use of rail-
road passes by public officials. This
pass resolution was adopted by the
populist convention without dissent,
but stirred up great commotion
among the democrats, many of whom
fought it tooth and nail, and for a
time the gathering was resolved into
a scene of great disorder. Finally the
matter was put to vote, and the
resolution was declared passed, al
though not over a dozen delegates
voted on either side.
Mr. Bryan addressed all three con-
ventions and was emphatic in his de-
| nunciation of the Administrations
policy in the Philippines. He also
spoke vigorously in support of the free
| coinage of silver, declaring 1t to be the
main issue now before the public. He
| denounced trusts in strong terms and
| criticised the administration for doing
nothing to regulate them. He was well
| received with great enthusiasm.
For regents of the state university
the conventions nominated Edison Rich
of Omaha, and j. l.. Teeters, of Lin
coin, the names going through Without
| any opposition.
There were 1929 delegates in the dem
ocratic convention. w. H. Thompson of
Grand Island was temporary chairman
and on assuming the chair spoke as
| follows:
IN the coming battle of 1900 we viii
| reaffirm the platform o. 1896 and re-
| nominate the same leader Of 1emoc-
racy We will be true to the pledge Of
our fathers. We will. as loyal sons
| reared to reverence thei, teachings,
| swear anew eternal allegiance and fl
deity to the Declaration OF Indepen-
| dence, worship its every line and main
| tain its every precep., sacred. as the
memories of our heroes dead and loyal
as the patriots living To tear there
from one of its sacred principles is TO
invite the beginning of an endless ruin
and decay.
Party, parry. what sins have been
| committed for the perpetui:y thereof in
| the years gone by, but it was left to the
| 18th century republicans TO amour ce
| from the rostrum and through the
| press. that this nation has outgrown
| the principles anunciat"i in this sacred
| declaration. Yet the distance is only
from a martyrad Lincoln 10 the woh-
| bling policy of the present adminislra-
| ton. Who will pull dnwn the fag?'
| No man or natiLn. But every patriot,
| every believer in the Declaration u IN
| dependence, should join in lifting = up
| into the sunlight IF lis own Beauty,
| and let every star and every stripe
| glitter with truth respleEdeat. Peace
upon earth and good Will toward men.
! If to be a son Of Ame:i, n is IL be nal;-
| Ter than to have been a son &c Rome.
| then Americas ,ons muse be kept out
| of the Roman bust hess. II by greed
| and conquest Rome fell then We should
| heed that lesson.
Shn he ir1 no NNrith
| the frankness that becometh grcG t
nation, and with the charity inspired
| by a victorious army as If sitting in
| the presidents mansion. and do not as
| member of a board of ira l.. DO you
| say that l am wrong? Then let tine
| returning heroes answer. | appeal to
| the lips of the living and the writings
| of the dead, who knew and Know. If
| mo man is good enough to govern an
| other without his consent by and with
| what authority is our president act
| ing? If the reason for not announcing
| a policy is because congress is not in
session why does not the president
| make more calls for congress, as pro-
| vided in the constitution and less calls
| for arms and soldiers, not strictly in
| accordance with the constitution? Are
| we to decry a Russian cZar and well
| come an American usurper? Or is he
| too afraid of having a congress on his
| stitution and to deprive the people,
| Cthrough their agents, the members Of
| congress), the right to order what shall
| and what shall not be done. Does the
| president fear what all know-that i'm
| perialism and militaryism are Siamese
! twins and that each is, and must be,
a stranger to a republican form of gov
| ernment?
However much We may feel for the
| oppressed elsewhere, we to-day plead
| for our own institutions. for the home
| and the fireside. Tear down the flag?
| No, but let it not be the emblem of OPP
preston.
What Cleveland tried to do by way
| of running. or rather running. the
| finance of the country Mckinley IS try
| ing by way e war and colonization to
| ruin and uT -T}nine the established
| policy of our government; each at
| tempted not to advise congress. but to
| run congress, or arbitrarily do without
| it. Tie one caused the wreck of the