The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-16
GREAT FALLS CELEBRATES.
The Victory of Tuesday Commemorate,
by the Democracy.

BY the Democracy.
GREAT FALLS. May l5.-[Special TO the
/ independent l-Great Falls resounded with
music and shouts OF triumph tonight In
| spired with enthusiasm and patriotic ardOr,
the stslwsrt democracy assembled at the
Park hOtel 20 celebrate the victory. Coun-
Gilman Jerry Collins presided. Hon. Paris
| Gibson. delegate-elect was received with
wild applause. He spoke in effect as fol-
| lows:
"FeIlOw Citizens: l congratulate you
and all Cascade county on the victory
achieved yesterday. II there was ever
any doubt that Cascade weuld be foremost
among the democratic counties that doubt
has been set at rest by the popular verdict
Of yesterday, which enrolls Cascade hence
forth under the democratic banner. Sell
dom in politics were the lines so clearly
drawn. The test was purely political.
The republicans put forward Chas. NJ.
Webster, who is unquestionably the party
leader In this county. He is 81 able,
bright popular man and no one
here could have polled stronger
all tins the vote he received falls far short
of that recorded fer the democratic candi-
dates. (Applausel This is due TO your
ardor, discipline and enthusiasm, which
have made Cascade democratic and will
keep her so. Applause | have never
doubted the result here or elsewhere. All
discOrds have been healed. When / saw
the democratic leaders in Silver Bow and
throughout Montana standing shoulder TO
shoulder knew that Montana would sure
ly enroll herself among the democratic
states. Nowhere is the party better Or
ganized; nowhere has il noblcr, truer or
sbler leaders; nowhere is the rank and file
more earnest or more 10y al to the demo-
cratic cause. (Applause.) IL you con
tinue with like public spirit to do your
duty. we shall score in the fall another
victory that will rebound TO the honor of
Great Falls and all Montana Cheers
Geo. w. Taylor then made a spirited ad-
dress, which was received with hearty ap-
plause. Hon. 7. f. Collins, delegate elect,
said:
Il rejoice with you at this victory in the
interest of good government, which is due,
fellow citizens, to your irresistible ardOr,
which has carried all before il. ZAP
plausse.) Ii is meet and proper that Mon
tana should be democratic, for the brightest
pages of her glorious history are associated
with the supremacy of the democratic
party, under whose imperial rule towns
have been founded, mines have been
opened and the foundations have been laid
firmly and securely nf the the nokIest COM
monwealth In the American union. (Ap-
plause IL is proper that the democrats
should launch the ship of state. But Ih..re
will be no politics in the convention; IL
will he our duty there TO frame a eonstitu-
tiOn that will confer benefits equally on
every citizen of Montana (Cheers.)
We can do so with the aid of such.veferans
as Clark and Dixon, Maginnis and ToOle |
and Paris Gibson, our own delegate"
(Cheers } Mr.. Collins alluded good humor- |
edly tn the republican strife and concluded |
amid hearty cheering.
Mr.. Cockrill made an able address, in |
which he spoke of the duties which would /
devolve upon the convention. Judge Lar
kin, an old-timer from Alder gulch, but |
now of kibbey, made good homely talk |
which was well received.
Returns from the country precincts con-
tinue to swell the democratic majority, /
which is now 141 over Webster and S4S |
over Mckay.