Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-10-26

Culver's hall was the scene Thursday
evening, October goth, OF the greatest
political rally Of the campaign. The
speakers of the evening were the
Hon. JOS. NJ. Dixon. Montana's repre-.
sentative in congress, the Hon, L. w.
King, who is the Republican candi
date for lieutenant governor, w. e
Harmon, Republican candidate for
superintendent of public instruction,
Harry c. Cunningham, Republican
candidate for state auditor, and w. A.
Hedges, Republican candidate for the
state legislature from this county.
Mr.. Dixon and his party arrived in
Lewistown by special train Wednes.
day morning and left shortly after for
Gilt Edge, where a rousing meeting
was held at noon. From that place
they drove to Kendall and a big Re-
publican rally was held there in the
evening. The meeting Tor Lewistown
was scheduled for Thursday evening
in Culver's hall and early in the even
ing the place was packed 10 the
doors. AT 1880 O'Clock, before the
meeting, a ~torchlight parade was held
in which a large number of the Re-
publicans participated and the speak.
ers were escorted to the hall. The
Lewistown band led the procession.
Rudolf Won Tobel was the chairman
for the evening and introduced each
speaker in a fitting manner The first
man to be introduced to the audience
was n who needed no introduction
to a Lewislown crowd. The Hon. w.
A. Hedges met with ala enthusiastic
reception and spoke in short as fol-
lows:
Il want to congratulate the people
of Lewistown on this magnificent au-
dience assembled TO greet Montana's
most successful congressman. No
vember Sth is to be a memorable day
in the annals of this country. The
Republican party has returned pros.
perity throughout this country and
you will return to the white house
that peerless statesman, Theodore
Roosevelt. (Applause.) He is the
first president who ever lived in the
west. He is the man who gave to
this country the irrigation measure
and brought TO a successful beginning
the Panama canal. He has done more
which has met with popular approval
than any other president of our day
and generation. II vas my privilege
and pleasure to be a member of the
Seventh Legislative assembly of the
state of Montana and to meet there
that great statesman. Joseph NJ. Dix.
on. For what he has done for this
state We ask you to give him The
gIandest vote you v e accorded i
candidate for office"
e. w. King vas next introduced to
his friends of Fergus county and the
people of Lewistown had their first
opportunity of hearing their former
fellow citizen make a speech. In
speaking Of the Hon. VIM. Lindsay he
said:
1T was generally thought after the
nomination of Mr.. Lindsay at Billings
that Heinze was going to support
him. When Heinze's man questioned
Mr.. Lindsay as to what he would do
under this condition he replied. Gen.
tlemen. If elected governor of Mon
tana, | mean to be governor. | will
do my duty according to the platform
Is drawn up by my party. Further
than this | make no promises to any
man."
The speaker proceeded to compare
this action of Mr.. Lindsay with that
of JOS. K. Toole when he was az
preached by the same parties. They
found Joe Toole a willing tool" said
Mr.. King. HE was the man they al
wanted. Ny opponent for lieutenant
governor will be here in a few days
and will tell you all about me. so II
will be unnecessary for me to say any
thing. | won't say anything about Mr.
Dixon for he will be elected anyway
Mr.. King then went on to speak O
the county candidates and why the
should be elected. He closed his re
marks amid great applause.
The speeches by Harry e. Cunning
ham and w. K. Harmon we're goot
and brought forth rounds of applaus,
from the large audience. Mr.. Cunning
ham started by telling the crowd tina
he could not make a speech and thei
went on to make one of the best o
the evening. He was a favorite will
the people before he had half finishe,
what he had TO say. lie Is a goo,
story teller and his Irish stories weT,
excellent.
The speaker of the evening was tn,
Hon. Joseph NJ. Dixon. OF Missoula
and he held the big audience for al
hour and a half and everyone wa
sorry when he closed his address. Hi
speech follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Ladies and Gen
tlemen of Lewistown: After the man.
eulogistic addresses that you hav,
heard this evening on all the yari0u
candidates, both state and county, VIII
are on the platform with mi here to
night, and all of the political eloqiienc'
that has flowed from the lips of thi
aggregation of statesmen travelling it
gether in this bunch, If there be
person in this audience who is no
already satisfied in his mind u
to what candidate he is going to yot
for this fall, or what political part
he is going TO affiliate with, 1t wi
be Just as impossible for me 10 a
tempt to satisfy him along those line
as IL was for the fellow that spen
twenty-five years of his life and all c
his father-in-law's money In the val
attempt TO find a brand of whisky tho
tasted just as good coming up as IL dI
going down.
Leaving the local part Of 1t asid
and coming down to the more seriou
aspects of the situation. ladies' all
gentlemen Of Lewistown, | want TO Sd
to you tonight that a hundred an
twenty-eight years ago On the 4th
last July a little band Of patriot
men that we now affectionately refe