Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-23
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
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important measures of great value in the
growth and development Of the state, besides
securing for himself, and consequently for the
state, an enviable position in connection with
the legislation of the nation al large. In Civ
ing prompt and courteous attention 10 the re-
quests Of all the people Of the state, regardless
of party affiliations, Senator Garter has secuted
for himself the merited COMMUNICATION OF his
party and Of the people at large.
w favor the extension Of self-goyernment
10 all people who have lately come under the
protection Of the American tlag as soon as they
demonstrate their ability and capacity to exer-
else ii: our authority over them is a solemn
trust, to be administered So a- to aid their in
s~iruction, advancement and Prosperity.
I'VE favor stringent lca- ai,un such rs viii,
destroy all unlawful combinations OF capital
formed for the purpose 81 limiting the produc-
tiun or Increasing the p!cr % Products Com
b]!nations Of capital formed iuF This purpose are
dangerous to the Interests q! tUue and hostile
10 the laboring people.
we d~enuunce the present Democratic state
government, both in executive and Legislative
departments. as incompetent udunworthyt the
confidence of the people. They have by their
administration OF the affairs OF state brought
disgrace to Montana, ruined tie good reputa-
ton OF some Of its citizen, Lriicd our laws and
made bribery and corruption anonymous with
Democracy.
We d%cnounce the atcIuCU recently made
in the United States senate that ~ per cent of
the people Of Montana favor a Democratic
United States senator, no matter who he may
be, and assert that the People OF Montana, II
given the opportunity, Will send rs our repre-
cntatiyes two Republican senators.
I'VE heartily commend the action of those
Republicans who stood rs tleir party in the
election Of a United States s,uatur in the last
Legislature.
ave also denounce in CrWeasured terms the
betrayal Of Republican principles by thellRe-
publicans who voted for and assisted in the
election at the last Legislative assembly Of a
Democrat in the person Of ". "A. Clark to the
United States senate"
T. {. Marshall, Of Mi.soula, in accord
ance with the suggestion oil the committee
on order OF business, nominated Senator
Thomas II. Carter rs delcsate.at-large to
the national convention. In making the
nomination he paid his respects TO the
senior senator. He said the present pres
perity Of the country was partly due to
divine providence. but more largely to the
administration OF President Mckinley and
the Republican party, which bad redeemed
oil the pledges and promises it ever made
Ia the people. Mr.. Marshall raid Thomas
II. Carter was one of the distinguished Re-
pubIicans who had participated in the adj
ministration OF the affairs OF the country
so successfully, and that be enjoys the
highest esteem and confidence Of the lead.
ing men oi the nation. lie moved that
Mr.. Carter be elected by II rising vote,
which was done. after which three cheers
were given for him.
The nomination OF five other delegates
and six a%lternates were next in order.
Many Of the counties had no candidates.
Broadwater nominated David L. Folsom,
Of Meagh.r, and got ahead Of his own
county, which had to be content with Sec
onding the nomination.
Cascade presented the name OF Charles
W. Goodale and his nomination wrs Sec
ouded by Silver Bow, Fergus and Teton.
Dawson county nominated Henry Dion,
and he WAS Endorsed by Silver Bow, Custer
and Yellowstone.
Colonel Sanders presented the name Of
Hon. Tyler Worden, Of Missoula, and in
doing so he said the party owed ii to the
| atat. -, IL. .Vn nn,uaiapn,o AIT la o.
deem it from the bad name it had been
given abroad and said it could do it in no
other way SO well as by ~electIng Mr.. Wor-
den to whose sturdy R~epublicanism, which
brooked neither bribery nor corruption,
the colonel paid tribute. Mr.. Worden's
ma me, as one OF the few incorruptihle Re-
publicans in the last legislature, was re.
ccived with cheers. His nomination was
seconded by Madison county and a hall
dozen other delegates were on their feet,
but before any Of them could say more,
Gust Moser, Of the Deer Lodge delegation,
moved that the rules be suspended and
that Worden he elected by acclamation,
which was done with cheers.
George Irwin, Of the Silver Bow dclc4a-
tion, in II brilliant speech, placed nnumin
alton John Forhi-, Of Butte.
Marshall, Of Missoula moved that Fol.
soni, Goodalr, Dion and Forbis be elected
by acclamattou. There we're number OF
seconds and 40 opposition aud The motion
carried.
Nominations iur alternates were then
called for and the following nHm6s present.
ed: NJ. L. Davidson. OF Bsaverhcad State
Senator Mckay, Of Custer, Phil Daniels, oI
Deer Lodge, w. A Hedges, Of Fergus, l.. f.
Fiske, Of Lewis and CLARKE. William Lind.
say, Of Dawson, and J. F. Hendricks, OF
~Itavalli.
Colonel Sanders. in secondins the nomin.
alton Of Hedges, said he had stood faithful
among the faithless, and his election and
that OF Mckay aud Lindsay would empha.
size disapproval oi traitors.
A motion was made by Missoula that
these three honest Republicans who went
unscathed through the Clark corruption ia
Helena ana proved their nusllty 10 thelr
trust be elected by reclamation. The mo-
ton received half a dozen seconds and was
carried with a vote as loud and emphatic
as was that which fired Phillips.
A Missou!a delegate then nominated
Colonel Sanders to the position Of first al
ternate and he WAS elected by reclamation
under a suspension OF the rules. The
colonel had TO make another speech, ard
he made such II one AS only Colonel San
ders can make. lie spoke Of men whose
honor and vote were huckstered about and
dickered for and related an account Of the
Republican party's greatness. Hedeclared
that this would he II lonesome world II it
were not for the Republican party, which