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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
4
Official Dillon Tribune details subscription rates by mail and payment terms in advance. Advertisements and notices should be addressed to Tribune Publishing Co with editorial manuscripts sent to Eorror Tribune. Published as Beaverhead County’s official paper and filed at Dillon post office as second class matter.
A Republican state convention is called for September 9 in Helena to nominate state officers a congressman three presidential electors one supreme court justice and elect a state central committee. Delegates allocated by county and rules for delegate voting and conduct are set by the state central committee led by Lee Mantle and Charles Cum mings.
A Republican county convention is called to meet at Dillon Beaverhead county on Saturday September 5 1808 at 12 noon to elect twelve delegates and twelve alternates to the state convention in Helena on September 18, to form a county central committee for two years and nominate candidates for state legislature county offices and various county posts. Precincts listed include Argenta Bannack Birch Creek Blacktail Hecla Lima Medicine Lodge Polaris Road Rock Bald Mountain Pioneer and more with precinct primaries set for August 28 1895 and each precinct to nominate two justices of the peace and two constables. By order of the County Central Committee J Mulcray J R Holden Secretaries
Attorney general Haskell argues the county commissioners may hold over another year while state lawyers dispute the point. The piece notes timing for a decision and weighs gubernatorial renomination, favoring John Ezra as the preferred candidate. The Democratic county convention enjoyed a smooth, upbeat gathering with confidence for the upcoming election.
The National Bimetallist argues free coinage would coin silver bullion into dollars, circulating through all levels of the economy. As money moves, prices rise or fall, prompting investment or holding. Critics claim the poor would be burdened, but if silver cannot be coined circulation ceases. coin it and everyone has a chance to benefit.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin urges readers to hold stocks, noting wall street fluctuations and possible price rises regardless of gold or silver outcomes. It warns that conventions may surprise with unexpected candidates and cites S. E. Magee as a likely county commissioner candidate. An unrelated ad offers a $100 reward for catarrh cure and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills with endorsements from Toledo druggists.
The Tribune publishes a citizen letter from Josevitus Riou, a four year Civil War veteran, claiming the Republican party has shifted away from producing classes and equal rights. Riou identifies as a silver Republican, contrasting 1863 black Republican roots with 1896 views, urging party reflection. He closes with a personal note on loyalty and misgivings.
The note urges Southern Montana fair speakers War Horse Landers and Wind River Railroad Word to address the crowd. It imagines them spiritedly recalling old battles with zest and vigor, a nod to Pioneer era nostalgia amid community events. An opera house entertainment features Prof Bristol's trained horses with a pony ride for children Thursday.
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