Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-10-25
Dixon, kias, Cunningham and Harmon,
Assisted by Local Braves Hold
a Big Pow-wow.
TANGIBLE ARGUMENT IS ABSENT
Widely Advertised Political Stunts
are Pulled off on SChed-
ule Time.

For the past two weeks flaming pos
ters have occupied the boards about
town as well as appearing at every
cross road in the county announcing
that the chief medicine makers of the
republican party would do oratorical
stunts here about Wednesday and
Thursday, and that Thursday night
the big pow-wow would be pulled off
in Lewistown, The coming of Chiefs
Dixon, King, Cunningham and Har-
mon was heralded far and near throgh-
out the county. Every republican
brave was warned to be present under
penalty OF having his ration cut off
entirely. AS a result all the republi-
cans were at the pow-wow, while
many ladies and numerous democrats
were there to see the big medicine
mixers perform.
Joseph M. Dixon is the hope of the
republicans in this state as well as
being candidate for reelection to con-
gress. Mr.. King, former resident of
Fergus county, is running mate for
Chief Lindsay of Dawson, who got his
dope SO badly mixed here some weeks
ago. Mr.. Cunningham is candidate
for State auditor and halls from Silver
Bow county. Mr.. Harmon, from Gal
latin county, is the republican candi-
date for superintendent of public in
struction, and if Dixon is to be cred
tied with varsity, possesses. a weak
ness for school marms.
The big guns arrived here Wednes-
day morning on special from Lom-
bard. After spending a few hours
advising the local talent Just how to
induce a large crowd to attend the
big pow-wow to be held here. Thurs
day evening, the chief spell binders,
accompanied by number of local
lilumlnaries, departed for Kendall and
Gilt Edge. They spoke at Gilt Edge
"Wednesday afternoon and at Kendall
i'll the evening, returning to Lewis
town the following day.
While they were absent j. NJ. Croft
was instructed to Ste that all the
torches available were\ trimmed up
and ready for use. and hesyas further
instructed to see that tfare were
enough beacon bearers on hanawhen
the parade started to utilize the 80 or
40 torches, even though it cost 81 per
bearer. James, who is usually equal
to most occasions that arise fell some
what short in performing the latter
part of his task. However he was
most heartily commended for the
speed displayed in extinguishing the
fifteen or twenty remaining torches
when the parade disappeared down
the street.
The opera house was comfortably
filled, while the local candidates occu-
pied place on the stage. Miss Ada
Meyersick, democratic candidate fol
County Superintendent was called tC
the stage, and that lady's presence
lent semblance of righteousness tC
to the occasion.
r. Won Tobel. the republican wa
horse of the Judith presided over t
meeting and said some very nice this
about each speaker just before tt
individual waf allowed to exhauhis
vocabulary Oh the audiee.
w. A. Hedges watle first to be in
troduced and madele of those char
acteflstic speecherxith which the \
people of Fergus coty are so famil- '
lar. Mi. Hedges sted that he was
republican, alws had been and I
always expected toe republican. q
lie lntimated that eddy Roosevelt d Il
was responsible foany prosperity II
that humanity has fen heir to dur II
ing the past four yea In fact Teddy p
was just little mor.han the whole II
thing. George Wiedem, Mr.. Hedges.
running mate for thegislature. was :,
IN evidence, but his rhanical laugh
was the only contribWn George gave 7
to the evenings perfmance.
Il. W. King was xt introduced +,
and that gentleman aeared in a new al
role, that of a humst. and made II
quite hit, especiall when he pre-
olcted the election ofe republican
state ticket. Mr. Xii did not dis
cuss the issues Of the ampaign but n