Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-24
ONLY ONE HALF THE
PRECINCTS REPRESENTED
Few Democrats rlet Saturday and After Desper-
ate Efforts Name Candidates Conceded by
the "LabOrites. 49, Shaw Named for
a Third Term Candidate.

| the custom for years past-he was
overwhelmingly beaten. The delega
tion to the state convention conceded
to be Heinze-four to one-will Sc
lect the committeeman. But while
that delegation was for Heinze Satur
day 1t was recognized that they might
find it convenient to flop and turn uI
at Bozeman solid for Clark. 1t all
depended on who's on top and with
whom the best deal could be made
Johns, Cort and Hilger had the nego
tiations in hand.
Enthusiasm was absolutely lacking
Not even when the convention ad
journed was there a cheer offered for
the ticket. Half the forty delegates
had already gone, two others were
| lying asleep in their chairs, quite
overcome with emotion-let us call il
and aside from the tired reporters,
not spectator remained.
Prepared to report some brilliant
speeches the ARGUS had a stenog.
rapher at the desk but he found moth.
ing to do. robert Mungall made the
only attempt at oratory when he nom.
mated David Hilger for the legislature
and he spoke so slowly that long
hand was amply rapid.
No representation whatever was
accorded that great section of the
county lying west and south of Lew
| istown where there were polled two
years ago over one thousand votes.
Aside from the nominee for school su.
perintendent, the entire ticket is from
Lewistown and the mountains. Utica
and Garneill, Grass Range and Flat.
willow and everything that lies be-
tween is abandoned to the Republi-
cans.
And the platform. Words are to-
/, tally inadequate to describe it. II
started well by deploring the assassi.
nation of Mckinley. Senators Clark
and Gibson are endorsed, the former
for opening the Grow reservation
| (which was not opened) and the lat.
ter for the irrigation bill for which
he didn't vote at all. Caldwell Ed
wards is indorsed-this is the first
mention of his name since he was
/ ClCttCu tWo yNaio abo. III iuPiu out-
cession came the land office at Great
Falls Qt doesn't touch this county, ;
Gov. Smith deceased. We guess); ].
X. Toole (gone over to Heinze); the
capitol building Chats a burning is.
sue); the eight hour law (for which
every Republican voted; public own
ership of public utilities (patting the
Republican city administration on the
back; opposes the trusts (trusting
Johns and Hilger is not included) !;
the railway merger (concocted by Jim
Hill. whose personal representative
is Paris Gibson); the initiative and
referendum (thats Popy); deplores
third termism Ia fine Endorsement OF
SLaw for treasurer, jumps on the
county commissioners for bad roads
over which they have absolutely no
control Thy grace of the last Demo.
cratic legislature); opposes keeping
enough money in the county treasury
! to pay the warrants; and lastly halls
/ the coming of the Montana railroad
into the county as a great Democratic
victory. The man or men who wrote
that platform won't acknowledge IL
but 1t goes.
All in all that convention was q
peach"
The convention was called to order
in the court house Saturday at 1925
a. m. by J. NJ. Parent. chairman OF
the county committee. Only about
thirty-five delegates were present and
these we're scattered promiscuously
about among the same number OF
spectators. The room was so cold
that overcoats were essential and a
chilly feeling in general spirits as well
prevailed. Absolutely no decorations
had beet attempted, the only unusual
thing visible being few beaus OF
bunting left on the electric lights by
the Republican decorators of week
previous. Not even the picture of the
time-worn candidate, Bryan, or that