The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-18
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GOOD Meetings at M artinsdale and White
sulphur Springs.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Oct. 10,
Editors Of The River Press:
| Max Waterman, our next district at
orney, aes ompanied by George Hatch,
| candidate for county clerk OF Meagher
county. arrived here last night by pri-
| vate conveyance from Martinsdale.
While at Mariinsdale, Col. Alex. G.
! Botkin, Max Watermsn and others
spoke on tlle political issues Of the day,
to large num er Of people. The meet
ing was opened by Major Clendenin,
| who was presiding, and in q few choice
| words introduced Mr.. Waterman, who
spoke for upwards Of three-quarters ofan
hour, and the audience paid the closest
attention to his remarks Alex. C. Bot
kin then addressed the audience and
spoke for over one hour and d half,
during which time he made known his
| business with the voters of the Mussel-
shell. The speaker was listened to with
| marked attention, and both the Colonel
| and Max may look for large majority
there on November 7th. Col. Botkin
| was received with great applause, and
during his trip through the Judith made
| many warm friends. The Colonel left
for the Yellowstone to meet Col. w. r.
Sanders at Saltwater, and they expectto
thoroughly canvass that part Of the
| country. Mr.. Waterman arrived here
| looking hale and hearty after his long
and tedious trip from Benton. Owing
to the inclemt w of the weather it de-
tered many from attending the meeting
held this evening at Good Templars'
hall, although large number of the
ladies and gentlemen of the Springs at
tended. At 7:30 p. m. the meeting was
called to order by Arthur Hatch, and on
motion of w. J. Stevenson, R. s. Price
| was made chairman. who in a few brief
remarks introduced Max Waterman, the
speaker of the evening. Mr.. Waterman
was received with applause, and was
interrupted frequently during his speech
by long and continued applause. He
spoke for nearly two hours. Mr. Water
man said he was not q candidate from
choice, but was nominated without his
solicitation, and az he had been noanin-
ated he proposed to thoroughly canvass
his district. This was the only refer
ence he made Of himself during the en-
| tire evening. He then proceeded TO
show what the republican party had
done since it had bt en- in power, as COM
pared with the democratic party while it
held undi-puted sway for over thirty
years and he finally wound up by conf
pairing what MAJOR Maginnis had done
for Montana with what he might have
done, showing very plainly that there
were many measures that could have
been passed for our territory that had
been neglected, and he finally closed
remarks by saying, that the republicans
had named man who would in Novem-
Der next be elected that would not rep
resent d class OF spectators but the
whole people of Montana, and he gave
facts and figures that the democratic
party will find hard to get under. Mr..
Waterman not only made hosts Of
fri, nds while here, but on November
7th will make for himself many votes.
He leaves in the morning for Helena,
and from there will canvas, Jefferson
county and expects to meet Col. Bodkin
and Col w. f. Sanders at Radersburg.
FL. s. 3.
a Shooting Scrape.