The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-30
NO STRIFE OR FACTIONS
County Committee Organized and
Delegates to Great Falls
Selected.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

M "0u Y WhANA CAO 4OPuOlANd4 COuACy
convention concluded it's labors last
evening it was impossible to give
a complete account of the proceedings
in yesterdays issue of The Gazette.
Concluding Nominations.
A decidedly lively, but good natured
contest ensued for the nomination of
oroner. Three doctors were named
for the position, Drs. Rinehart, Chap
pie and Baxter.
On the first ballot Chapple secured
is votes; Rinehart, 10 and Baxter 10.
No choice resulted.
Only 40 votes were cast on the
second ballot, of which Rinehart Sc
cured "a, Chapple IL and Baxter IL.
Another ballot was necessary and
this time Rinehart landed the prize,
he securing 80 votes; Chapple IL, and
Baxter 9.
For public administrator the name
of George F. Bennighoff was the only
one placed before the convention.
The rules were suspended and Mr..
Bennighoff received the solid vote of
the body.
A. A. Morris was nominated in the
same manner for surveyor.
o. F. Goddard offered a resolution
empowering the county committee to
fill all vacancies that may occur on
the ticket. Adopted.
The next business announced as in
order was the selection of 10 dele
gates and their a~lternates to attend
the state convention at Great Falls.
A motion prevailed empowering the
chair to appoint a committee to Sc
lect the delegates. He appointed the
following: O. F. Goddard, G. M. Bair,
e. E. Lightfoot, ]. T. Sanford and H.
B. Segur.
At this juncture Mr.. Bennington, who
had temporarily absented himself from
the hall, returned and stated that
he would decline the nomination for
the office of public administrator. O.
d. Hogue was thereupon placed in
nomination and by reclamation de-
clared the nominee.
A recess was now taken to enable
the committee appointed for that
purpose to select delegates to the
state convention.
Delegates Are Named.
When the convention reconvened
the committee made. it's report as
follows:
Delegates-A. L. Babcock, L. H.
Fenske, H. B. Segur, George Bennig-
hoff, c. Yegen, B. G. Shorey, E. H.
Becker, F. D. Latin, Joe Bessette, S.
X. Deverill, o. F. Goddard, Frank
Swim, w. H. Norton.
Alternates-F. B. Connolly, A. A.
Morris, J. S. Hunter, o. B. Prickett,
o. D. Hogue, H. B. Drum, J.. P. Decker,
C.. G. Bever, F. w. Lee, G. l.. Harris,
@. M. Bair, R. w. Clarke, j. B. Amin.
The report was adopted.
Township Officers.
Next in order was the selection
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g This was done by caucus of the
various precincts, after which the
following named candidates were re-
ported to the convention:
North Billings-Alexander Fraser,
justice of the peace; J.. c. Bond, con
stable.
South Billings-G. w. Stoddard,
justice of the peace; O. L. Jones,
constable.
Stillwater-P. H. Hawkins and Jo-
seph Hampton, justices of the peace;
John Pierce and F. S. Carleton, con
stables.
Laurel-N. S. Boyd, constable; JUS
tice to be supplied.
Park City--William McMorris, JUS
tice of the peace; John L. Green
wood, constable.
County Central Committee.
The chairman then announced that
it devolved upon the convention to
elect a new county central committee.
The matter CT selecting committee
men from the various precincts was
conducted in the same amer in
which the township officers had been
chosen and members Of the committee
were reported to the convention as
follows:
North Billings-O. B. Prickett, A.
L. Babcock, w. ]. Scott, O.. F. God
dard. @. NJ. Bair, F. H. Hathhorn,
Clin Lindsey. w. w. Smith, F. D..
Latin.
South Billings-C. Yegen, G. A.
Berky. C. NJ. chafee, C. M. Childs. w.
Hansard. o. D. Hogue. A. P. Hart. G.
w. Stoddard.
Laurel-J. T. Sanford. e. E. Light