The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-27

vention united on Mr.. HEREFORD as the
man possessed of the two great de-
sideratums, personal popularity and
legal acumen, essential to success.
Wanted Judge Goss.
The convention organized by the
election of J. d. Losekamp as chair
man and Paul Scholkopf of Forsyth
as secretary and James M. Ramsey of
Miles City as assistant secretary.
A number of speeches were made,
all of which were of the same tenor.
The Miles City delegation, with one
exception, did not seem to care much
who was nominated, so long as he
could beat Loud. 1t is only fair to
say, however, that the delegation was
composed strongly of a representa-
ton of the First National bank of that
place and that it was seemingly dom
mated by a young gentleman whose
father lis prominently identified with
the ownership and management OF
that institution. Reasons more or
less personal apparently also CONTROL
ed those from Rosebud and Dawson
counties.
w. M. Johnston of Billings was one
Of the speakers. He said that poll
tics did not cut any figure in the mat
ter of nominating some n for the
position; he wanted some man who
stood a show of being elected. While
he had only the highest personal re-
gard for the man now on the bench,
he thought some n else should be
given the place. If he could posi-
bly, be induced to accept the nomina-
tion, the speaker was of the opinion
that the convention could do no bet
ter than to name Judge James r.
Goss. In order to learn the feelings
of that gentleman he moved the APP
pointment by the chair of a commit
tee of three to wait upon Mr.. Goss
and ascertain whether he would a c
cept the nomination.
&c. C. Hurley, the lone delegate from
Dawson, moved as an amendment
that the committee draft resolutions
explanatory to Mr.. Goss why the
democrats desired ITO nominate him.
M. G. Morris, editor of the Times,
now arose and said that as editor OF
the organ of democracy in Yellow
, stone county he felt that he had some
thing to say in such matters and
: then announced that If nominated he
. would support Judge Goss, notwith
standing he was a republican.
1t was now agreed that the differ
emit delegations get together and eau
Gus.
Rebel from Custer.
Sidney Sanner, one of the Custel
delegates, arose and stated that III
was opposed to the nomination o
Mr.. Goss and that in case he became
it's candidate he would not be boun'
by the action of the convention. He in
sisted upon a straight party nomina
ton or none; that if compelled t
vote for a republican he proposed t
exercise the right of choice n vot
for the one he pleased, regardless
of any action of the convention. A
ter his very frank notice Mr.. Same
voted against every motion even
the remotest degree connected wit
the nomination of Mr.. Goss.
Decide on Goss.
Mr.. Goss having been formal
placed in nomination the roll of couI
ties was called. It had previousl
been agreed that each county Shout
be entitled to cast it's full vote, r.
CARELESS of it's actual r~epresentatio
; in the convention. The result was q
: follows: Dawson, eight votes Il
Goss; Custer, 10 for Goss, one X
Myers; Rosebud, 10 for Goss, tw
for HEREFORD; Yellowstone, IA for Cos
Total for Goss, AZ.
Mr.. Johnston's motion for the a
pointment of a committee to wa
on the conventions choice and Sc
whether he would accept the nomin
ton was now put and prevailed. M
Sanner alone voted in the negativ
The motion evidently had not bes
understood in its entirety. as n
II empower the chair to name the col