The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-30

! personal question. He said:
/ The Lewis and Clarke delegation
comes to this convention under in
| structions to vote for me. rise to q
question Of personal privilege. Dur
ing the past six weeks many Of my
| friends have requested me to come
| before the convention for this nomi-
I nation. | would feel grateful and
| proud to receive the nomination from
a republican convention, but rumor
has gone forth Of my Endorsement for
this high office by a gentleman con-
lected with one of the corporate in
terests of the state. 1t has gone
forth that certain mongrel conven.
tions have left vacancy so that my
name might be placed on their ticket,
provided receive this nomination.
Is it necessary in view of my record
in the republican party to deny that
had any knowledge cf such a thing?
(Cries of No.) Very well. Isdeny
it emphatically. Had received the
nomination today, under no circum-
stances on earth would permit my
name to be placed on the ticket Of
any of the parties. want to thank
you, my friends in my own county
and my friends in some cf the other
counties, for their support There is
a higher question than any mans per-
sonal ambition. No suspicion can |
be permitted to rest on the state,
the party or the supreme court. There
is nc man against whom such rumor
is circulated, be it true or false, who
should let personal considerations
stand in the way. Let the republican
party take the initiative in eliminat-
ing all suspicion from the nomina-
tion for this high office. | we'll know
Judge Holloway as man of absolute
integrity, a lawyer of ability and a
righteous judge"
There were cheers for Judge Smith.
The nomination Of Judge Holloway
was made by acclamation.
The Platform. {
At the evening session the com
mittee on resolutions presented the I
following, which was adopted unani- {
I'VE, the republicans of the state L
# Montana by cur representatives in 9
convention assembled, congratulate G
,ur fellow citizens upon the continue 9
.tion of prosperity vouchsafed to the q
ountry through the execution of the Q
principles for which William McKin- n
ey stood.
I'VE bow submissively to the will Q
+ Divine Providence in permitting Ii
hat great, noble, pure and unselfish
nan to be stricken down by the as
assin's blow. In dying at the post n
+ duty, he left an example OF Chris i'
lan> charity, heroism and fortitude t
,hich constitutes a fitting close to Il
is pure, lofty and unselfish life. r
1--WE congratulate our fellow citi- Il
ems upon the particular good fortune
1hich gave to us in his successor by Il
peration Of law chief magistrate d
no has justly earned the approval tt
{ all the people without reference to te
arty. re
Roosevelt in 1904.
Eve commend the patriotism, judg- :,
tent and devotion to republican prin- l.
piles exemplified by the administra- -
on of President Roosevelt. and we -
lvor his nomination as the party
andidate in 1904. -
1--WE reaffirm our faith in the princi- ~
les, policies and purposes of the re-
lblican party as set forth in it's ma
onal platform adopted at Philadel- fo
MA i1 1900.
while thus announcing ourselves :,
!. .favcr of the principles OF protection -,
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