The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-30

convention to the support of such
legislation as will give to the state OF
Montana railroad commission, with
power to protect the citizens of this
state against the unfair and unjus.
practices now imposed upon the peo-
pie by the railroad corporations doing
business within its borders
I'VE are heartily in favor of and
pledge the nominees OF this conven-
tion to work for and support legisla-
ton in the state OF Montana which
will establish and maintain just
and equitable fellow-servant law, and
in this behalf we commend to the
of this state the fellow
servant laws heretofore enacted and
now in force in the states of Iowa and
Texas.
"We hereby pledge the support OF
the nominees of this convention to
any and all measures looking toward
the establishment of the initiative and
refe( endum in this state.
We are in favor of the enforcement
of the eight-hour law enacted by the
Eighth legislative assembly OF Mon
tana.
I'VE pledge the candidates of this
cony ntion tQthe enactment and exc.
cuti4p Of SUCH ws as will result in a
radi>hl decrea4h in the expenses of
the county and state government.
We believe in a general reduction
of expenses in the administration of
state and county government, and
pledge the candidates nominated by
this convention to faithful and eco.
nomical administration.
I'VE are opposed to the use of
public moneys for private gain, and
we believe in the use of the funds OF
the county and state in such manner
that the interest earned thereon shall
be for the benefit of the taxpayers,
and not for the private gain of the
officer in control.
1--WE are in favor of the election of
United States senators by popular
vote.
I'VE heartily approve the admin.
istration of President Roosevelt and
we earnestly and confidently ask the
voters of Yellowstone county to join
with us in .nis approval.
Upon the record of the republican
party and the principles herein set
forth we submit to the voters of Vel
lowstone county the ticket this day
nominated, and ask their loyal sup.
port
Reading of the resolutions was fire.
quently interrupted by applause, par
ticularly when the names of Roose-
welt and Dixon were mentioned.
Committees Are Named.
In compliance with the adopted re-
port of the committee on permanent
organization and order of business the
chair now appointed the two commit
tees to select the names of delegates
and their alternates to the judicial
and state conventions. These were
named:
For the selection o. delegates to the
judicial convention-W. H., Norton,
0. B. Prickett, c. R. Buchanan
To name delegates to the state
convention George F. Bennighoff, L.
NJ. Line, ]. T. Sanford.
Another recess was now taken un-
til 2:30 o'clock, with the understand
ing that when the convention then
reassembled it would again go into
recess Immediately after having heard
the reports of the committees, this
time until o'clock, in order that
those of the delegates present who
wanted to attend the fair might do
so.
These Are Delegates.
The committee to select delegates
and alternates to the judicial conven-
tion reported the following names:
Delegates H. Hathhorn, H. C.
Cmppen, C. L. Harris, H. L. Wilson,
D. J. Stats, e. P. Searles, ]. s. Todd
G. F. Bennighoff, Austin North, ]. H.
McElroy, L. e. Schadd, George Simp-
son, c. T. Thomas, Joseph Pope. AL
ternates Robert Allen, Oscar Davis,
Bert G. Shorey, H. 3. Armstrong, w.
F. Strait, Henry White, William Rix-
on, Cliff Lindsey, C. P. Slater, Charles
Newman, w. ]. Scott, James Craig,
Harry Scott, Charles Camp.
The following were reported as
delegates and alternates to the state
convention:
Delegates-E. r. Carter. T. r San