The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
The Peoples Party Convention.

lHc feOpleS farUy CONVENTION.
1t may not be generally known,
but it is true nevertheless, that the
populists have held a convention
and put as near full ticket in the
field as was possible in view of the
limited membership in the party.
The convention was raped to
order at 2 p. m. by S. F. Ralston,
jr., temporary chairman, and CON-
mittees were appointed but it was
not till or 8 in the evening that
the populist gun was sufficiently
loaded to go off. There were in
the meantime very many harsh
words said in caucus which leaked
out afterwards, but in the end the
kickers W ,re silenced and all nomi-
nations went exactly as they were
planned beforehand. Following is
the ticket.
Senator-J. E. Erickson, whose postofice
address is Choteau.
Sherifr-A. B. Hamilton, whose address is
Choteau.
Clerk and Recorder-J e. Wamsley, whose
address is Choteau.
teau.
Treasurer-Al Mcdonald. Choteau.
Supt schools-E. A. Hardin, (dem) Choteau.
Co. Att'y-James Sulgrove (rep) Choteau.
Coroner-Jacob Schmidt, tdem) Choteau.
| Co. Com'r-Frank Truchot, Choteau.
"" Joe HilgeN5 idenl Shelby.
=" 7" A.. J. Van Busllirk Shelby.
Public Admr-John Hobbins, Brighton.
Representatives. K Stauffer Shelby.
The presence of so many Chotea u
people On the ticket is explained
when it is uNders TODD that the
whole populist scheme emanated
from the brains of Choteau Office
seekers. 1t might have been a
ticket composed entirely of Cho-
teau people bad not Laborer Ham
ilton thought think which show
ed him-astute politician and Office
holder for twenty years that he
is-that the ticket would look bad
ly balanced if the country should
not get something. So he made a
speech indicating his party's desire
to act fairly with it's country breth-
rem, and by way of insuring har-
mony the country brethren were
given four out of the thirteen nom.
nations that were made. This dis
tribution may have been fair after
all, as it is likely Choteau office
seekers will furnish nearly all the
votes the ticket gets.
The populist claim to be the peo-
ple's party but when the dear peo.
pie selected delegates to this con.
vention is as much shrouded in
mystery as the identity of the man
who struck Billy Patterson. Nc
primaries were called, no bells were
rung, no banners waved-the dele
gates seemed to have had "a CALI
. to attend and vote for candidates
already selected, Is it possible thai
this peoples party convention wa:
packed beforehand by "those heav
enly twins" Samuel Frank Ralstor
and Alfred Bull Hamilton.
Is it possible that this party,
7 whose mission is to has ten the mil.
: lenium, whose object is to banist
poverty from the earth, whose pur'
/ pose is to make all men pure, whose
claim is that they are nearer to the
f hearts of the people than any
5 other-I say is it possible that this
t party is to be controlled by clique
of office seekers who, with an hogs
Unsuitable appetite, claim ali the
paying Offices.
: The question naturally arises,
g when do the dear people get theil
, whack; when do they get chance
S to stand at the public crib and fat
S ten; when comes their turn to ban
h ish poverty. Who are the candi
dates of the party whose platform
denounces both of the old partie
It for a lack of sympathy with labor