Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-08-24
As Protest Against the Nomination Of a
Fusion Ticket by the Democratic
Convention.
BUT THE DEAL WENT ON
Democrats and Popuhsts Whaok Up On
the Longed For Carbon County
Plums.


Along with many things that were
expected, the democratic
county convention which convened in
Finn hall THURSDAY afternoon Al u
O'Clock developed 4 few surprise parties,
After the result Of the primaries held all
over the county last SATURDAY it was d
troll THURSDAYS convention, So the
DAILY delegates went into the convention
fully aware that they were hopelessly in
the minority. When. some time AGO,
both the populists and democrats sct
the 23a Us their county convention day,
it was forcgonc conclusion that the
leaders of the two parties had practically
settled upon The terms Of fusion. So
the developments id that line were not
Finn hall was not even comfortably
filled when u. III. Caldwell, chairman of
the county central committee, called tho
meeting to order and read tic call for the
County Attorney ID. B.
Reno was made temporary chairman and
in taking the initiatory management of
the asscmblage, he made one Of his char
acteristic speeches. He said he believed
that The country has more al stake ii
this campaign than over before, He
dwelt ,lpon the alleged determination Of
the republican party to remain in power
by fair means or foul, and made the as-
tonishing declaration that II that party
should be continued ii power for an
other four years it would be impossible
parties to Get a fair count at the ballot
boxes. He IS also Of the opinion that the
republicans change their principles eyery
day. and asserted that they have thrown
every possible obstacle Ia the way Of in.
ternatonal bimetallism. The democrats
he says, showed their patriotism by en-
listing in the Spanish war when they
knew that the republicans would get all
Of the glory. According to Mr.. Reno the
republican party cannot point to d single
promise they have kept during the last
four years, and they have gone back on
the Declaration Of lndependence to such
an extent that wherever they have been
able to control the committees they have
refused to allow that document to be
read on decoration day. The climax to
the attorney arraignment Of these awful
came when he eloquently
called his audience to witness that the
republican party has been SO wicked as
to recognize slaveryand polygalny Id the
Sulu islands. In as much u.s. the demo
cratic heart cloves liberty better than it
does any man" in Mr.. Rcnos opinion
democrats in Carbon county should now
lay aside all feeling of factionalsm and
array themselves against the common
enemy, for in ten years under republican
rule he prophecies that every boy will
have to be drafted into d mighty army to
coerce the laboring men Of the country.
In all truth Il must be said that the only
signal for applause throughout this long
speech was when Mr.. Reno made some
reference to Bryan and victory this
fall,n
Al the conclusion of the chairman's
address Rodney Stone of Brdgcr was
elected temporary secretary, being nom
mated Nv n. p. Mcdonald.
II, was soon seen that fusion with the
nonnlists could NOT he effected without
opposition within the con
vention, The first muttcrings Of the
coming storm were heard when Il. r.
Mcdonald moved that the chair appoint
committees Of five each on credentials.
permanent organization and order of
business, platform and resolutions and a
committee for conference with the pop
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