Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-03
GS NEWS
w. F.. Hassler, Representative Inter
Mountain, Branch Office Gazette Bldg.


w. r. Hassler, Representative Inter
Mountain. Branch Office Gazette Bldg.
Billings, Mont, September 1.-The
Yellowstone county republicans held
their convention in this city today and
was one of the most harmonious con-
ventions ever held in this city by hat
party. 1t showed a united party, and
the best of feelings were manifest dur
ing the entire convention. Fifty dele
gates from over the county participated
and it may be said that they We're
truly representative citizens of the
county. The day has passed when sill.
Yer republicans are known by the ap-
pendage in this county; they have come
back to their first love, and wills be found
this year battling for the party of pros
perity. The ticket nominated today is
considered the strongest that has ever
been put up by the republicans, and UNI
less all signs fail every nominee will
be elected on November 6 next. j. B.
Amin of Columbus was elected tenn
porary chairman and j. r. Goss tenn
porary secretary. The organization was
made permanent by the election of w.
II. Norton of Columbus, the Tall Syca-
more of the Yellowstone" as chairman:
y. B.. Brown of Park City secretary and
j. w. Fish assistant secretary. The fol-
lowing stirring resolutions were adopt
ed:
A GOOD PLATFORM.
The republicans of Yellowstone coun-
ty by their representatives in
convention, appealing for the popular
and historical justification of their
claims to the matchless achievements
of more than thirty years OF republican
rule, earnestly and confidently address
themselves to the intelligence, expert
ence and conscience of their fellow citi~
zens in the following declaration of
facts and principles:
we announce and affirm our unwaver-
ing fidelity to the principles of the re-
publican party as enunciated in the ma
tional republican platform adopted at
Philadelphia in June, 1900, and pledge
our loyal and undivided support to those
splendid representatives of American
citizenship, William Mckinley and
Theodore Roosevelt, for president and
vice president, thereby lending our votes
and influence for progress and prosper
ity.
We condemn the unpatriotic and nm
American policy of the democratic party
In It's opposition to the supremacy of
the American flag wherever it has been.
or may be necessary for it to he planted
in maintaining the dignity, respect and
supremacy of our government.
We indorse n the action
OF the president of the United States in
"A" oiIo course IN
enforcing obedience to, and respect for.
the authority of the government in
Whatever lands our government has
peen established, and we cordially de,
nounce as d~emagoguery the opposition
of this policy by the democratic party,
we call upon all good citizens of the
state, with whatever political party thew
may nave heretofore been identified. to
JOIN the republican party in this cam,
palgn IN its effort to wrest our fair state
from the disgraceful condition in which,
the democratic party has placed it by
the ~debauchery of our legislations by
the corrupt ues of money, and we nledp,
our united and answering efforts in
ferretlng out and Furnishing any at
tempts by members of that party in GU,
fair county of Yellowstone, at he cor.
rupt use of money in the coming cam,
paign.
We condemn every form of combin..
ton of capital, commonly called trusts
which has for it's object the regulation
OF the price of commodities to the con-
sumner or the lowering of wages of hon
est labor, and we recommend such an
proprlate legislation as will put these
views into practical working in the
state and nation. We shall ever hold
in grateful emembrance the brave bows
OF the First Montana regiment who left
their homes and friends, and sacrificed
their personal interests to follow tho
oldlo IN stripes lHuO IL IOfelSn, lnhOS-
pitable country to defend her spotles!
honor and to maintain the dignity an6
glorious fame o ftheir country. To thost
who were fortunate enough to return
we tender our respectful gratitude ant
praise, and to those who fell in battle
or died in hospitals or elsewhere, we
bow our heads in profound reverence
and undying gratitude and respect. We
desire to express our sincere gratitude
and respect to our OWn boys of Yellow.
stone county who enlisted in the Cubar
wal and although they We're not called
into active service. they exhibited {
most worthy and commendable purpos
and their glory and fame is by nv
means to be moderated on that ac
count. We denounce the attempt of tn,
democratic party of Montana, SO called
in it's attempt to again elect to thu
United States senate a man whose sea
was declared vacant by the senatorial
of fraud and the corrupt use of none,
in his election, and who uno his owl
testimony deserved the Fate that he re
ceived at the hands of the senate com
mittee. We d%enounce those republican!
in the last legislature of this state wis
proved themselves traitors to their par
ty by voting for a democrat for tn,
United States senate, and we pledge tn
! R. I. B0atman )