The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1902-10-01
THE REPUBLICANS
FIGHT TO A FINISH
Company Crushes Baggs and Nomi.
mates Smart-Watts Wins After
80 BallOts-The Same
Old Ring Ticket.


in the field.
BY all odds it was the warmest num-
Der in the way Of conventions that
has been held in Montana this year of
our Lord.
The impact Of the clashing clans
and the slaughter of the innocents
that followed was simply something
terrible to contemplate.
The fight has been waging among
the republicans of this county all
summer. The issue at stake has been
whether or not the eAmalgamatedTom
Carter combine should name the legis-
lative ticket. All summer long the
Amalgamated people have been build
ing fences in the interest of favorite
satellite, Howard D. Smart, whom
they proposed to nominate for state
senator. Opposed to Smart has been
Hon. George T. Baggs, claiming to
represent the ''independent republic
cans of the county and who also as
pired to the state senatorship.
This contest was practically settled
in the primaries held Monday, wherein
the Amalgamated forces triumphed.
Baggs was not satisfied, however, but
carried his hopeless fight into the con-
vention, hoping to mix matters and
secure some concessions. But in this
they were doomed to disappointment.
The other chief feature of the con-
vention was the struggle for the NOM
ination for sheriff. J. d. Watts and
o. c. Cooper of Hamilton and u. L.
Cannon of Stcvensville we're the rival
aspirants. The fight was long and
bitter. On the first ballot Watts re-
ceived Is votes, Cooper 81 ana Cannon
13. Hour after hour the balloting con-.
tinued with little variation. After SO>
ballots had been taken Cooper with
drew and on the next and final ballot
the nomination went to Watts, he re- :
ceiving 81 votes and Cannon Is.
| The ticket as finally made up fol-
lows:
| State Senator-Howard D. Smart of
Hamilton.
Representatives.. w. Lancaster Of
Stevensville, Aaron Conner of Darby.
Sheriff.. D. Watts of Hamilton.
County Clerk and Recorder-C, M.
Johnson of Hamilton.
Treasurer-O. C. Cooper of Ham.
ilton.
Assessor-Arthur Beckwith of VIC
tor.
County Attorney-W. P. Baker of
Hamilton.
County Superintendent of Schools
Kittie Ostermeyer of Hamilton.
Surveyor-L. Lacoursier of Victor.
Public Administrator-J. D. Miser
of Stevensville.
County Commissioners-J. B. Over
turf of Darby, T. J. Holt of Hamilton,
w. E. Gleason of Florence.
TOWNSHIP TICKETS.
Stevens Township-Justices of the
Pcace-S. Sedgwick of Stevensville,
G. c. Taylor of Florence.
Constables-C. C. Wright of Ste
vensville, Philip Wagner of Florence.
Corvallis Township-Justiceso of the
Peace-Wm. Jones of Victor, Naaman
Johnson of Corvallis.
| Cnnstables-Charles Kegier of Cor
wallis.
| Ward Township Justices of the
Peace-Frank ]. Morris of Hamilton,
Clyde Coulter of Hamilton.
Constables e. E. Terpenning Of
Hamilton, J. J. Crush of Hamilton.
DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION.
The following delegates and alter
mates were selected to attend the state
convention at Great Falls held last
Saturday:
Delegates-R. A. O'Hara, W. H.
Roberts, E. A. Sherman, Aaron Con.
ner, r. w. Nicol, J. L. Humble, w. S.
Burrill, VIM. Mcintosh, Arthur Beck
with, A. S. Blake, Amos Buck, John
Voss, W. A. Ahrens, N. J. Tillmans
W. E. Gleason.
Alternates-O. c.. Cooper, Robert
Keyes, H. S. Page, F. H. Overturf,.
A, c. Baker, ]. Hull, G. G. Lockwood,
]. M. Jones, J. p. Cleary, ]. Appo-.
Ionic, J. W. Lancaster, j. Wagner, G..
C. Burke, H. c. Durston, VIM. Bell.
COUNTY CENTRAL CoMMIrrEE.
The county central committee was.
selected as follows and on motion was,
empowered to fill any and all vacan>
cies:
Sula-E. B. Wiles.
Alta-B. J. Castner.
Darby-N. E. Wilkerson, A. Conner.
Grautsda1e-W. H. Steele.
Hamilton-J. Bates, w. II. Roberts,
Corvallis. NJ. Jones, B. S, Chafin.
Victor-J. p. Cleary, A. Beckwith.
Stevensville-E. o. Lewis, J. p.
Miser,
Florence-G. c. Taylor.
Eight Mile-N. ]. Tillman.