Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-17
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gentlemen be appointed as nominal.
ed.
The chairman stated that the nom.
nations were in order and f. Il
Smith in a spirited speech nominated
Hon. w. A. Hedges oil Yale as repre-.
sentative. The nomination was re
ceived with yociferOus applause and
Mr.. Hedges rose and replied in the
following words:
Mr.. Chairman: | rise sir 10 a
question Of personal privilege. 1t is
a matter Of profound gratitude upon
my part that | have heard the words
that have just been uttered by my
! friend and fellow citizen, Mr.. Smith.
If | ever felt that I bad the conf
dencc and esteem Of the Republicans
OF Fergus county. / rccl doubly sure
OF il today.
IF my time and my circumstances
permitted. no man would be more
proud to raise thc banner OF Republi.
canfsm and do his null duty to uphold
il in this commonwealth. tApplausel.
|. too. am a Republican, and stand
here today and say that | am proud
OF il: am proud of the party that
Tor over forty years has stood for
something in America. tApplausel
When the laboring men come for a
champion. do they come to me and
say that we must follow Democracy,
the party that used 20 take a man
BECAUSE he was black and make him
labor Tor nothing-buy him like they
would cattle and sheep. That Is the
PARTY that some say is the friend OF
the laboring man, Thank God. that
the party that is the champion of la
Dor today Is the party of Lincoln and
Grant and Mckinley and Roosevelt.
(Applausel. The party that has Civ.
en- labor to everybody at good high
prices, and that gives the laboring
man the opportunity that he can read
the papers that give him more infor-
nation than any other nation on the
face of the globe. DO We turn aside
to any party that has ever sprung
forth yet TO ask who Is the champion
OF the nan who has to toll. All.
tell you, to me the Republican party
stands for something. for something
material: aye, more than that. Why
the Democracy that points with pride
To the poor man IN his tatters and
with his empty dinner pail is no party
for me: but the party that took the
country when We ere poor. and when
CoXy's army 1.-THE first time IL was q
er heard of in the United Statesl
marched to Washington. and the party
that took the country AT that time and
gave the laboring man something. is
the party that signifies something that
| say is material"
The speaker here devoted some
time TO remarks on our insular pos
sessions and in conclusion said:
Il say that | am proud that ! am
a Republican. | have always. In the
campaigns that | have been permitted
to undertake in this county. been met
with a cordial reception; ! have been
given confidence anu support more
abundantly every time, and ! can OF
ly say to the people. God bless you,
and | thank you for what you have
done. prize ii more highly than
anything that can be given me. |
( want to say did not intend to say
was brought here; | must positively
and absolutely at this time decline this
nomination. regret il exceedingly.
but | do not want any mistake about
il gentlemen. | ask il as a personal
favor. that | am compelled absolutely
To request. But that there may be no
Slur cast upon the motives of any
man, | want to call the attention of
these delegates here and these gen.
tlemcn. to an insinuation which
noted in the last issue of the opposi.
ton paper; II coupled my name with
the fact that ! had been discarded by
the so-callcd man who controls, il is
termed, the patronage of this state,
had been told to step n side. want
TO tell you that the first vote | ever
east for United states senator. as
your representative, ! cast for Thos.
II. Carter, lApplauseI. The last SEES.
sion of the legislature, so far as we
were concerned land we did not care
much for the other fellowsD the Re.
publican members of that body were
Carter men. They hOnored me. | am
proud to say, with the nomination as
the majority candidate for speaker.
was proud of il; il was given to me
by a Carter delegation in that house.
want to say to you am not an as.
pirant for a seat in the senate today,
but il is not because fear that Tom
Carter has saiG the word that | should
not go. | have known him for years,
So far as he is concerned | know he
would be glad to see me go back
again. ! am not naming any man. II