Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-01-15
REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE
State Committee Meets In Helena and
Selects ]. c. Auld to Succeed
C. M. Webster.
PERFIDY oFHERALD DENOUNCED
Committeeman Appear Thoroughly
Harmonious and Feeling of Con.
fidence Prevails.

fidenee Prevails.
Helena, Jan. Sat the meeting of
the Republican state central commit
tee held in the Grandon hotel tonight
harmony seems to have been the pre-
vailing sentiment from all that could
be learned of the proceedings after
the meeting concluded, as the session
was held behind closed doors. If the
representatives of the different coun-
ties in attendance upon the meeting
were dismayed by the recent anti
Carter meeting in this city they did
not reveal their feelings to the press.
Every one tried to impress upon the
reporters that it was a harmonious
meeting, a regular love feast. All but
one of the 26 counties were represent
ed by the committeeman or by prox-
les. The county not represented was
Broadwater, David Williams. the COM
mitteeman, being in California.
Full Committee Present.
The committeeman present were:
Carbon, George H. Bailey; Cascade,
D ]. Tallant; Choteau, C. II. Barton;
Custer, DR.. W. Andrus; Dawson, viii.
liam Lindsay; Deer Lodge, H. w.
Rodgers; Flathead, H. G. Swaney;
Gallatin, A. L. Love; Granite, George
w. Morse; Madison, Lew L. Galloway;
Meagher, Max Waterman; Park, Z.
H. Talcott; Rosebud, Fred L. Gibson;
Ravalli, r. w. Nicol; Powell, C. d.
Joslyn; Silver Bow, B. F. Plummer;
Sweet Grass, Charles T. Busha; TIE.
ton, H. F. Guth; Valley, r. w. Gar
land; Yellowstone, Paul Mccormick; I;
The proxies were as follows: Beaver.
head. c. ID. Joslyn; Fergus, c. NJ.
Webster; Jefferson. w. H. Dewitt;
Missoula, ]. NJ. Dixon; Lewis and
Clarke, T. H. Carter.
Chairman c. NJ. Webster presented
his resignation as chairman in let
ter in which he expressed thanks for
the honor that had been conferred
upon him.
1T not being consistent with my
views of propriety to hold promi-
nent federal office and remain the ex-
ecutive head of the party organiza-
tion. | desire to avail myself of this
first opportunity to tender my resig-
nation as chairman of the committee, y
the letter ran. aside from perhaps
a dozen persons who belong to that
select coterie known as the Cave of
Adullam Society," who boast uproar.
iously of their simon pure republican,
ism 364 days in the year and on the
365th vote some other ticket, and who
employ a venal and repudiated alleg.
ed newspaper as the vehicle OF their
spleen, know OF no dissatisfaction
in the party. On the other hand, the
Republican party of Montana was new.
er so united, never in so good a con
dition as now, to win victory at the
next election"
Malcolm Gillis, the vice chairman
then took the chair. William Lind
say proposed J. c. Aud of Helena as
chairman of the committee and he
was elected without dissenting vote
Herald Numerically Scored.
Senator Carter was called on for a
speech. He felicitated the meeting
upon the outlook for republican sue
cess and took occasion to score the
recent meeting in this city and to de
nounce the Helena Herald. ID. J. Tai
liant introduced the following resolu
tion denouncing the Helena Herald
which was adopted:
BE il resolved by the Republican
state central committee OF Montana
in session assembled. that the accum
ulated evidence demonstrates thai
Charles X. Cole and L. l.. Boardmar
purchased control of the stock of the
Herald Publishing Company of Hell
ena about July, 1900, for and in tn,
interest of william A. Clark and hiI
candidacy for the United States sen
ate. and that they there and ther
falsely pretended that the money fol
such purpose had not been furnished
by said Clark.
That the daily and weekly papers
published by said company have since
that date falsely pretended to advo
cate the principles of the republican
party, while In fact serving the rea
owner of the stock by using the col
umns to foment strife and discort
within the party.
THAT for the purpose Of protecting
members of the party from imposl
ton through the fraudulent and decer
tive pretensions of the Helena Dali.
, and Weekly Herald said papers ar
denounced as falsely and fraudulent
; ly pretending to be devoted to the ad
vancement of the interest OF the Re
pulican party, whereas they are owne'