Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-10-01
Joseph M. Dixon of flissoula Nominated for Repre-
sentative i'm Congress and Judge w. l.. Hollo-
way of Bozeman Named for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
Judge Smith of Helena Declines to Accept NOmina-
tion for Associate Justice Because of the Rumor
That "Mongrel Democrats Would
Indorse Him as Their Nominee.

Great Falls, September 2Sth.-
It was 10 o'clock Saturday morning
when the Black Eagle band, heading
the Cascade county delegation to the
state Republican convention, march
ed down Central avenue playing an
inspiring air and swung around front
ing the Park Hotel. The delegates
from the other counties of the state
fell in line and. following the Cascade
delegation, marched to the opera house
the Montana State band heading the
Silver Bow delegation. At the opera
house the Cascade delegation divided
at the door and the other delegations
marched through and were shown
their seats in the convention hall. Sill
yer Bow county occupied the post Of
honor in the front of the hall, Cas-
cade county taking the rear seats,
and Meagher and Rosebud counties
each occupying private box at eth
er side of the stage. The hall was
beautifully decorated, american flags
appearing everywhere, and the pic
lures of Mckinley and Roosevelt oc-
cupying the front of the stage, each
draped in the American flag. Both
the hall and gallery were crowded
and a banner marked the name Of
eacn delegation in its proper place.
Chairman Auld Calls to Order.
II was 1925 when Chairman ]. C..
Auld, of the state central committee,
raped the convention to order, and
Secretary ]. B. Collins read the call
issued for the convention.
Chairman Auld spoke briefly, say
ing in part:
There are moments in every mans
life to which he can look back with
feelings of the greatest pleasure, and
with me there will never be prouder
moment than this present one, when
/ am allowed the honor of presiding
over the opening of this Republican
convention. The time Of defeat is
past, and this convention has in its
hand the power to place before the
people of Montana a ticket so clean
and strong as will once more place
us at the head. The state central
committee decided last night upon
recommending Joseph M. Dixon of
Missoula for temporary chairman, j.
B. Collins as temporary secretary and
c. E. French as assistant secretary"
Temporary Organization.
On motion of Joseph Woolman, of
Lewis and Clarke, the recommends
tions of the central committee were
approved, and Woolman. of Lewis
and Clarke; Carroll. of Silver Bow.
ana Joslyn. of Powell, escorted Mr..
Dixon to the chair.
Mr.. Dixon addressed the convention.
amid applause, saying:
Mr.. Dixon's Speech.
while we, as Republicans. stand
firm and united, and shoulder to shoul-
der in support Of the principles of
the national Republican party; while
we glory in the traditions Of the
grand old party through the whole per-
iod of its existence; while we are
proud of the record of its past achieve.
ments, and its bright promises of the
future; while we cherish the memory
and fame OF its Lincolns, its Grants
and Sheridans, its Roscoe Conklings
and James G. Blaines, and revere and
hold sacred the personality of the