The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-05-20
THE STATE CONVENTION.

first party convention held in the
state of Montana. The interests in
it displayed, for this and other reas
ons, made it of necessity a browning
success. The press reports, however,
have been so contorted as to causes
of results, and intention of certain
acts that one is led to believe it
was but side show, where only the
gloves and referees were wanting.
The feeling was intense, but not
bitter; the interest was magniied by
the testing of forces and the desire
of not one county, but all counties
to show as much as possible their
single and their allied strength. No
aminosities were raised that are not
dead when the contest for state Off
GERS and issues arrives. These men
will work shoulder to shoulder when
that day comes.
The press error was most evident
probably in relating the prime
causes in the sixth district. Here
the fight was to settle differences in
territory comprising Cascade, Q50
Meagher (12,) Choteau, (9) and Fer
gus (7.) counties, representing 43
votes in a convention of 257.
Cascade county nominated A.. E.
Dickerman for the delegacy and
stood for him to a nan Fergus
county nominated S. S. Hobson and
was a unit on the issue. Choteau
had nothing to ask, their intention
to nominate and support Hon. John
Power having been defeated by a
resolution, preventing state officers
from being delegates, they went
solid with the Hobson men. Mea-
CHER county had no request to make
and considering where their heavier
interests lay they agreed unanim-
ously to support the Cascade delega-
ton. The vote in the district gave
Dickerman a majority of II. But
such contests were decided in open
convention.
1t seems that certain republicans
in Cascade county for reasons partly
personal had not gone into the coun-
ty convention. A local strife in
duced a charge Of jobbery, OF
which the delegation was innocent
BY some incuns this report quietly
spread more or less throughout the
convention and some would credit
results to it's existence. The daily
papers allow w. Gould Smith the
credit of most of it. This is not
plausible, as Mr.. Smith in committee
was not able to WELD an ounce of
influence. He is a hoodlum and a
branded hecatope, a pimple and a
slur on every convention he ever
attended. His method is on the
salvation army order and he is too
we'll known to create more than a
ripple of visibility. He is called the
id fool from Choteau county
and his delegation knows it.
The real causes of Cascades de-
feat were different though some
influences might have turned a few
votes. Our district comes the last
one in choosing delegates. AT the
opening of the nominations, Cascade
had pledges of delegations that
would give her in ballot, at least so
of a majority. Had the vote come
earlier in the evening her success
could not be questioned. But the
vote came three hours later, when
not only had all the counties gained
or lost their points, but when per-
sonal animosities we're made inten-
ser by the careful study of the dir
ection of each counts vote. Silver
Bow county would probably have
supported Cascade unanimously had
her vote come earlier in the evening.
But in one or two contests Cascade
had voted not against Silver Bow,
but against a man in some isolated
district, whom the latter supported.
The rest has been published.
Silver Bow has made a mile of ex-
cuses. They are of course accepted.
1t was a case where Greek met Greek
and where forces were tested which
are to WELD destiny in the state for
years to come. No wonder there
vas intense interest, but embitter-
ments there were none.
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