Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-07-28
CARTER CHOSEN.
The Brilliant Montanian Will Manage the
National Campaign.

At the meeting Of the Republican
national executive committee hcid Al:
New York on the 18th inst, Hon.
Thomas ii. Carter, OF Montana, was
chosen its chairman hy n unanimous
vote. Mr.. Carter made II brief speech
Of accept ance as follows:
Gentlemen OF the National Commit
tee: TO plead insensibility of the
great trust which you have just con
lerred to my care would he to cast re-
lection upon your Judgment, collec-
lively and apparently. As your
worthy presiling officer, Mr.. Suther-
land, has well said, this "A task ofgreat
amounting to little less
than n hand to hand struggle with
forces fully organized to grasp the
powers OF government from the Re-
publican party. We have passed IN
the history of the world beyond the
time when men have uverthrown gov
ernmentS for the sake OF power, but
the distance between the time of that
passage and the present ls not very
great.
The fact that the struggle does not
involve lie and death is only n miti-
cation OF the severity of the contest
upon which we are about to enter.
From these suggestions 1T may he In
ferred that | appreciate, in some de
pree at least, the nature OF the respon-
sibiIlty at hand and the character ol
the effort necessary to be put forth
| would shrink from the task as a
hopeless struggle were it not for the
fact that about the chairman OF this
committee primarily will be twelve
shrewd. intelligent and capable mem
bers of the committee itself, while sup
porting this organization, known n
the executive committee, will be CLOSED
the national organization representing
every state and territory. In addi
tion to this the league OF clubs ano
other aggressive organizations supple
mented to the different state organlza
tions OF the party and then the county
and district organizations with th'
PEOPLE behind them will make up al
| In all a mighty force of earnest, sin
cere men. actuated by lofty motive
and desirous of perpetuating IN thei
purity the principles oil the Republican
party.
! While the task to be performed j
great, our aggregation OF workin
| leaders, whose hearts AMI souls ar
with the Republican party, gives cour
| age and strength and confidence 4
all. This committee will have pei
fected its organization before its fina
adjournment today. Relying, as W
do, upon the intelligence and patriot
ism of the American people we can
supported by an earnest effort, conf
IDENTIFY expect to meet with deserves
victory in November.
| can but promise to such, and a
members of this committee and tn
greater body OF the Republican part
whom you represent, an earnest, tir,
less effort to prove worthy OF thi
great trust. / thank on. gentlemen
for the honor you have bestowe
upon me-" (Applause.)
MIR. Carter was subsequently give
an impromptu serenade by this Lii
coin club OF New York city and r,
sponded with few appropriate n
marks.
SKETCH OF THE CHAIRMAN.
Inter-Ocean: Thomas Henry Carte
of Helena, Montana, who has bee
chosen chairman of the Republica
national committee. ought to he a
ceptable to every Republican. II
was the unanimous and enthusiast
choice of the committee when it ms
here two weeks ago for secretary I
the committee. He can hardly be le.
satisfactory as the chairman. TT
secretary of the national commit,
Tor that matter, during a great man
; campaigns has been the real executi,
officer OF the committee. That VS.
true when E. ID. Morgan was chai