Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-26
NfRY OPTIMISTIC INDfED.
David HiIqer Thinks Democrats VIII Sue
coed, But Has Not a Word for Pop
ulist Nominees.

ulist Nominees.
Dave Hilger may be considered as
the Mark Tapley Of the Fergus coun-
ty Democrats. Those who know him
best are aware Of his habit OF always
looking upon the bright side OF the
picture, and especially OF that re-
m%arkable gift OF foresight and never
failing supply OF hope s~pringing eter-
nal In the human breast which en-
ables him Co scent a Democratic vic
tory In the air when even his col
leagues are ready to abandon the
struggle In despair. No matter how
dark the clouds may be hoverlng over
the political horizon, Mr.. Hilger cnn
always see, or thinks he can see, a
rift OF sunshine and n brightness
which Is destined to guide him and
his party To a career OF glory and Of
conquest. Politically speaking, he Is
n confirmed optimist, and his cam
paign texts always, Sufficient unto
the day is thccvil thereof" Notwith-
standing all Ui the discordant ele-
mcnts which assisted in the nominal
tion oi the Clark ticket at Helena last
week, and the wailing and gnushing
of teeth which follow that organ
ization to the perdition which il
prepared for itself, our Dave Is Just
as sanguine Of Democratic prospects
in Montana rs ever. He returned to
Lewlstown from lIelenalast sunday,
and delivers himself as follows con
corning the convention held by Mr..
Clark and his friends In the ~lattcrcity
last week:
"'Ihe papers have reported every
thing so fully that | do not think
much can be said, only this. that the
ticket put up by the Democrats, viz,
Jos. X. TOolc for governor, Frank
Higgins for lieutenant governor,
George Hays for secretary Of state,
Judge Barrett, OF Butte, for state
treasurer, and Judge George Milburn
for associate justice Of the supreme
court, IL considered by everybody ac-
quainted with the personal character
Of the men to be the strongest ticket
ever nominated In the state.
Judge Milburn "a for district
Judge twice In the counties Of Daw-
son, Yellowstone and Custer which
has always been Republican and he
has carried them by large maiorlties
each time and declined "A re-nOmina-
ton.
ut II unoficially announced that
the DAILY people. in their convention
to be held October >, are going To en-
dorse all Of those candidates with
possibly u exception.
1.-The Fergus county delegation de-
serves credit for the way they vot-
ed and their views were In entire ne
cord and harmony with my own.
The central committee meeting, for
which | held the proxy Of Matt liea-
gan, OF this county, had To- decide
five very dlsagreeable contests and IL
IL but fair to shy that there was
merit In both the neutrality-suspicious.
and IL il only natural To presume
that the defeated delegations were
very much chagrined and dlsap-
pointed.
"There II too much capital made
out oi the fact that the Silver Bow
and Deer Lodge delegations walked
out. The fact of the matter was the
Silver Bow delegations were never IN
{ to walk out and the Deer Lodge dele
cation would likely have stayed had
IL not been for the resolutions en-
dorsing Clark.
1T IL generally believed that II
/ will be impossible for the DAILY man.
ayers to hold their people In line, es.
pecially upon the S-hour movement,
| which Is very popular with the min
1 ers and will surely get their votes.
( II IL estimated that there were4,00t
outsiders In Helena during the con
vention, which taxed the capacity o'
the hotels and lodging houses I'm the
city to the utmost, making II even
D difficult to get meals ut any place.
. Everybody had a good time ant
came back well satisfied"