The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-09-04

The republican county convention,
called for the express purpose of NOM
mating for county Offices men who should
be elected at the coming election, con-
vened at the court house in this city last
Saturday, according to the call. There
had been wars and rumors of wars in
the local G. O. P. ranks for the few days
preceding, but everything had appar-
emily been smoothed over when the con-
vention was called to order. The lead
ers Indignantly deny that there was a
"slate" fixed up, but such denials are
always made and must be taken for
what they are worth. The best evidence
of whether there was ''slate" or not is
seen in the proceedings of the conven-
tion itself, and it must be admitted that
appearances bear out the charge that
combine fixed things and that the pro-
gram, with the exception of the nomina-
tion for surveyor, which was last on the
list, was carried out. Several old and
tried men were unanimously turned
down" for the purposes of "harmony."
The most unblushing and unjust action
of the combine" was the turning down
of Frank Gray to give his place to the
returned prodigal, Sidney M. Logan.
Republicans may we'll pause and con-
slider if it is wise to stay with the party
through thick and thin, as Mr.. Gray has
done, or desert in it's hour of trial as
Mr.. Logan did. Loyalty has been re-
warded with slap in the face and the
deserter welcomed with open arms Mr..
Goodrich, too. was turned down because
Mr.. Lewis came to the convention with
strength which could not be ignored and
place had to be made for him.
The surface indicates harmony, but
there are those who say that there is an
under current of dissatisfaction which
will make itself felt when the proper
time comes.
w. N. Noffsinger, as chairman of the
central committee, called the convention
to order at II: 20 a. m. He made speech
in which he congratulated the delegates
upon the fact that whereas the republi-
can party was divided four years ago it
is now united. Mr.. Noffsinger himself
was on the ragged edge for some time,
but finally concluded to forsake the
convictions of lifetime" and stay with
Mckinley and the gold standard. The
st. Louis platform was bitter dose, but
Mr.. Notfsinger has become so used to it
that he has been able to swallow the
Philadelphia platform, which is several
degrees worse than the st. Louis con-
coction, and call it good. Mr.. Noffsinger
was magnanimous enough to say that
the silver republicans had been honest
and that they might come back to the
fold and no questions would be asked. He
also referred to the rumor that outside
influences would work for the disruption
of the party. 1t is understood that this
was reference to Clark and Heinze and
their colaborers in the local vineyard of
vindication.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Noffsin
gers address the secretary read the call
and then nominations for the temporary
officers were in order. Mr.. Noffsinger
was nominated for temporary chairman,
but as he was not delegate he was shut
out from the honor. R. M. Goshorn,
editor of the Inter Lake, was finally
elected by acclamation and was escorted
to the chair amid applause. Mr.. Goshorn
said there was too much business on
hand to take up time with speech MAX
ing, whereat the delegates looked re-
lieved, Mr.. Goshorn was made perma-
nent chairman later and made an excel
lent presiding officer. He expedited the
business and smoothed over the rough
places in a way worthy of Tom Reed
himself. G. H. Brintnall of Fairview was
elected secretary and did his work well.
Mr.. H. G. Seely was chosen assistant
secretary.
The usual committees we're then ap-
pointed and in addition, one to recon-
mend for the action of the convention a
list of delegates and alternates to the
state convention.
A recess of Is minutes was taken to
allow the chairman to select his COM
mites and in the interval X. X. Stout
took advantage of the opportunity to
provide the chairman with a copy of
Bigleow on Fraud, remarking that he
was anxious to do everything he could to
assist the chairman in frustrating the