Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-24

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ticket has been placed in the field
and the fall campaign in Fergus coun-
ty is now on. The union was made
and the child is born. In sex the off.
spring is an ''it' and its form and
shape is just about what might have
been expected, parentage considered.
The fact is the Democrats do not
consider themselves strong enough to
run their own ticket and, as in pre-
vious years, have depended upon fus-
ion to bring them votes enough to
win something. With them 1t is not
principles but the offices and If by
dickering and trades they can sue
ceed in electing one candidate they
will consider themselves amply re-
paid. In Saturdays convention there
were several good Democrats who de-
plored the necessity of taking orders
from a handful of delegates sitting
in another hall in town, but, as the
chairman of the Labor convention ex-
pressed it, 1T was bitter pill to the
Dems, but they had to take IT,"
The labor crowd not only asked but
demanded the nominee for state sena-
tor and to their mandate the Dem
ocratic convention bowed. John Alex
ander, a miner at Gilt Edge. was the
nominee. The rest of the ticket was
made up by the Democrats; the party
whip was cracked about the heels of
one or two and despite their protests
they were nominated-notably Tom
Shaw for treasurer Francis MacGow-
an was drafted for county attorney,
Grant Robinson of Kendall was
sprung" for a legislative nominee.
David Hilger, who yearned to be the
nominee for senator, accepted the In.
evitable and will run-perhaps walk
would be more correction the legisla-
ture. Slater for sheriff and Pick for
assessor had an easy race. Hazen
for clerk and recorder had no oppo-
sition since ]. B. Ritch had wisely
seen the fruitlessness of his making
the race. Miss Meyersick was the
only one named for superintendent OF
schools and Hogeland-tne time-worn
candidate for surveyor. didn't even
have a race. DIR. Treacy for coroner
and Jacob Nave tor public administra-
tor filed out the list.
The convention was a half-hearted
affair. Only half the precincts of the
county were represented, the follow
ing having no representation at all:
Stanford, Wareham, Philbrook, East
Fork, Forest Grove. Alder Grove, Ju-
dith, Flatwillow. Cruise, Musselshell,
Halbert, Irene, Layina, Elso, Findon,
Wilder, Edgewater, Everson. No del
egates from such precincts as Halbert,
Edgewater and Lavina was no sur
prise for there are no Democrats there,
but no representation from Stanford,
t.iilbrook, Flatwillow and others,
where in years past the Democrats
had polled at least respectable vote
was not a matter of exultation to the
leaders.
And where, oh where, were the old
leaders? Where was j. p. Barnes
and J. e. Murray and ]. c. Walker and
John Duffield and ID. L. Shafer and
others who have fought and bled for
the Democracy? Hilger was there
and so was Cort and Reece Anderson
and Parent. but many were missing.
And B. c. White answered present
when his name was called, but he was
clearly depressed in spirits. He was
lonely-about the only one there still
true to Senator Clark. To all appear
ances Heinze's emissary-who has
been hob-nobbing with Messrs. Hill
ger and Johns for three weeks past
had roped all but him. He was shut
out for permanent chairman, turned
down for delegate and when he at
tempted to have the convention name
the state ommitteeman-as had been