Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-17

pilblic speaker. For that matter, he does
not claim to be. None of the quips and
tricks of oratory are placticed by him,
and if an audience wants gallery play
ing" Folsom is not the man.
But Folsom is something hetter han
a mere acttor, a Wcrds1njtn-he is an
earnest, sincere man, who has something
to say, and though thai omething may
be said in a hornely way, THE next gov
ernor of the staff has a knack of ex-
pressing himself $50 that conviction is
carried to the hearts and minds Of those
who listen, ang. the applause that follows
is a more flattering tribute than if it were
evoked by an explosion of verbal fire.
works.
A large crowd assembled in St.
Georges hall. at Centerville. last evening
to listen to the republican candidate for
governor, and Colonel Wilbur F. Sanders,
at once the war horse and the wheel
horse OF the party in Montana. Consid-
cradle enthusiasm was manifested from
the first, and toward the end of the meet
ing the applause you'd have drowned the
noise of a brass band.
Previously to the assembling of the
populace in the hall the Alice Rough Rid
err band rendered a few patriotic selec-
lions on the streets, which practically
drew the town of Centerville to the spot.
The meeting was called to order by JOS
eph Warren, vice-president of the local
republican club, and Professor A. C.
New was asked to ~ofliciate as chair
In introducing Mr.. Folsom, Profess
s1or NeWtll said that circumstances had
made 1t possible for Centerville to have
the pleasure OF first hearing the next gov
ernor of Montana make a speech in Sill
Yer Bow county. He reminded the audi
ence also, that Mr.. Folsom was one of
the first settlers of the state-''a MAN
who had helped to drive out undesirable
characters from the state and could be
depended upon to do the same thing in
the future if the occasion demanded it."
AS the speaker advanced to the front
of the Platform he was Justify cheered.
During the course of his brief remarks
applause was frequently evoked by the
expression of his principles, especially
with regard to an eight-hour law for la
boring men of the state ana the estab-
lishment of a state board Of arbitration.
His speech in full follows:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen:
There seems to be no lack Of candidates
for the high office of governor of the.
great state OF Montana this year. I am
g!a to be able to congratulate the state
mis- year upon the fact that, so far as I
know, no disparasing word can be said
against the character of any man placed
in nomination for hat office.
Il happen to be personally acquainted
with the character of two Of the candi-
dates. One of them I have never met.
Mr. Ferguson of Missoula is the man 1
refer to. l was down there a few lays
ago and called around to see him, but
he was up here mending his political
fences and I was denied the pleasure
or maxim his acquaintance. l made
some inquiries concerning him. however.
and found that all his neighbors speak
highly of him and believe him to be a
man of a great deal of ability. A man
is usually all right when the people
where he makes his residence speak we'll
of him.
Mr. Hogan I know very we'll. He
went from the furnace door to the office
of secretary of state a position he has
filled very satisfactorily, I understand.
All of his personal friends say that he
is an honest and upright man, and l be-
lieve this to be true.
"~EX-Governor Toole is a man who is
known all over the state. His record is
clean. Everybody acknowledges his
ability as an orator. He has held posi-
tions OF trust and has once been COVER
nor. know that he holds a high posi-
ton In the democratic party. If he is
elected 1 believe that he will make as
good a governor as he did whe he was
an incumbent of the position before.
Il do not intend to say very much
about myself; the republican party is
my sponsor. I die not seek the position.
My pilgrim friend, Colonel Sanders, was
the man who advised me last spring
to put myself in training. 1 told him
that l did not want the office and did
not want my name used in that connec-
ton; and, as a matter of fact I did not
tell my friends that they could use my
name until a very short time before the
convention. But when they came and
told me that it lay between me and one
other man, I thought 1 was a better
man h the other and concluded to
shy my hat into the ring-and it goes.
[Applause.] 1t came to me without any
solicitations on my part and conse-
quently. as a candidate for governor, 1
have only one promise to meet, the only
n I made when l was nominated; that
If I We're elected it should be my en-
deavor to give this state an earnest,
decent and ~businesslike administration