Fergus County argus., 1904-04-20
IS
REMEMBERED
Democrats Of Fergus County cele'
brate the Birthday Anniversary
OF the MonticelIan Sage.
DAVE HILeeR's BOOM LAUNCHED
Resolution Endorsing Local Man for
Lieutenant Governor Passed
With a Hurrah.

The Democrats of Fergus county
celebrated the birtnday anniversary
of Thomas Jefferson, the so-called
patron saint of the 'unterrified and
at a "dollara-plate" ban
quet in Fraternity hall last Wednes
day evening. The meeting possessed
a double significance, as II was made
the medium for the formal launching
of Dave Hilger's boom for the nom-
ination for lieutenant governor on
the Democratic ticket. The hall was
comfortably filled by Democrats from
all parts of the county with sprink-
ling of specially invited Republican
brothers of Lewistown.
DR.. w. G. Eggleston, editor of the
Helena Press. was slated to deliver
the principal address OF the evening
but the washout on the "jawbone"
prevented him from getting any near
er TO Lewistown than Lombard. He
sent on his written speech, however,
and it was read in ali able manner
by Roy Ayers, the young attorney,
and one of the future wheel horses"
in the Fergus county Democracy.
The address was prepared with evil
dent thought and care and scintillat-
ed with sparks of the Doctors well
recognized brilliancy.
The speech of the evening was de-
livered by Hon. Tully Scott, the Grip
pie Greek attorney, who is in Lewis
town on mining business. Although
Mr.. Scott has the misfortune TO be
on the wrong side of the political
fence, he is possessed of oratorical
powers far above the ordinary. He
delivered the old-time platitudes of
the oft defeated organization with a
forcefulness and crispness which
brought prolonged applause from all
who had the pleasure of hearing him.
Hon. B. c. White, of Ubet, was
chosen to speak on the subject of "A
Democratic Woolgrower." For una
dulterated eloquence Mr.. White was
a close second to Mr.. Scott. He fair
ly plastered the great blue dome"
with SMILES. metaphors and fanci-
full hyperboles. The veriest cavities
OF the English language were search
ed for words to express his senti-
ments on free raw material" He
told how he. Dave Hilger and John
p. Barnes stumped the county,
preaching the glorious doctrine of
free raw material" and how the
next year he was brought face to
face with the bloody edge of this
self same free raw material when
he sold his wool in Great Falls for
seven and half cents pound. His
sarcasms directed at the
falacy, shook the walls and caused
the 'cantalabrae" to swing like pen
dulums, and when he suddenly sat
down without telling of any possible
virtue which might proceed from the
Democratic slogan of free raw mater
ial' Dave Hilger looked at Busen-
burg. Busenburg looked at Frank
Hazen and all of the rest of the ''un-
terrified" present looked at the floor
Roy Ayers delivered well worded
speech on imperialism" while his
side kick" H. Leonard De kalb, su-
perheated the atmosphere with a per-
oration on The party of the people"
Both young men possess oratorical
talents which, in time, will be useful
to their party.
Hon. David Hilger, the Major Domo
of the occasion, read a carefully pre-
pared treatise on the Initiative and
Referendum" AT the conclusion of
his speech II. l.. De Kalb presented
a resolution endorsing Mr.. Hilger as
the choice of the Fergus county DEM
ocracy for the nomination of lieuten-
ant governor. The resolution went
through with unanimous vote.
Thereupon Mr.. Hilger smiled one of
his favorites and the banquet went
merrily on.
w. E. Cort spoke for twenty min
utes on "Our Duty as Democrats" II
was good speech and the light
which dawned on the faces of many
of the DENIES present showed that
the topic was timely.
Democracy, the Cause of the Peo-
ple." afforded Edgar G.. Worden an
opportunity to work off a bunch of
surplus eloquence. It was an espec-
tally good effort and Mr.. Worden was