Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-01-19
TO FLY THEIR own KITE.
The Populists of Carbon County Take the
First Step in an Auspicious
Movement.
ITS A GOOD BEGINNING
Democratic Ridicule and Misrepresentation
Can't Stay the Tide-An Organi-
cation Perfected.
ITS A GOOD BEGINNING

Pursuant to published call, and in
accordance with plans formulated by
the peoples party state central com
mittee looking toward perfecting an
organization Of the reform forces in
every county of Montana, a populist
meeting, preliminary to active politi-
cal action, was held at the court
house in this city last Friday even
ing. As was anticipated, an aggre-
cation of democratic office holders,
rendered ferocious by the taste of
political spols and furious at the
thought of being deprived of the
pleasure of feeding at the public
trough, slid into the court room and
attempted to stem the dangerous tide
that has certainly set in against them.
The unbidden guests, who know from
personal experience that "public of
flee is private snap" consisted Of
District Clerk Mushbach, County At
torney Reno, County Treasurer Davis,
Deputy County Assessor Harlan and
Justice of the Peace Hawthorne. Be
fore the meeting adjourned, however,
these official blood d-suckers became
sensibly aware of the fact that the
populsts of Carbon county have
thoroughly made Vi, their minds to
go it alone in the coming battle Of the
ballots. 1t was plainly apparent that
the populists do not intend to longer
be made the tail to democracy's kite.
Amid groans from the five occu-
pants of the mourners' bench, the
meeting was called to order by Rees
Davis, who, in a few brief words.
stated the objects of the gathering,
namely, the selection of county CEN
trail committee incident to the politl
cal amalgamation and populistic at
fliation of those voters of Carbon
county who have become disgusted
with the two old parties, their creeds
and their actions. On motion, A. N.
Wilmington Of Red Lodge creek was
chosen chairman Of the gathering,
and P Vanleploy of this city, secre-
tary. Thereupon, a committee con-
sisting Of E. T. Nelson, j. M. Burgan,
n. Danielson and E. D. Morgan of
Carbonate and William Dick, George
Jones and R. A. Emmons of Red
Lodge, was appointed on permanent
organization. This committee subse-
quently reported, recommending that
Rees Davis and r. A. Emmons be
made chairman and secretary re-
specivetly of the county central COM
mittee with authority to call con-
yention of the reform forces of the
county. In addition the gentlemen
recommended that five of their num-
Der be constituted a committee and
empowered to appoint a committee
man for each of the various precincts
in the county. The report was un-
animously adopted.
In the meantime, however, the
quintet of democrats present, think
ing to storm the works of the new
enemy and stampede the populist
! forces with darrhoea of words
vociferously called upon County At:
torney Reno to split his tongue and
hoodoo the hoosiers with one of his
inimitable harangues. 1t reminded
one of the frantic appeals Of the
Britishers calling upon Lords Roberts
and Kitchener to come and save the
nation.
As the county attorney was there
for the express purpose OF volunteer
ing his services as a professional
democratic politician, he responded
with alacrity to the calls of the office
holding contingent for democratic
speech. He told the assemblage o1
populists that the democratic party
believed in all the principles adyo.
Gated by peoples party and that IN
: diyidually he favored every reform
being contended for by the populists
E AS usual, he talked greatly at ran
dom, without the least regard 70
facts and was still spouting when th'
committee arose to report and chokee
him off. Later in the evening, A. w
Wilmington, in splendid address
bristling with wit and wisdom ant
irrefutable logic, tore Mr.. Reno