The Western news., 1904-09-21

vote of the convention and it carrie,
unanimously. Both delegations &C
cepted the compromise and participant
ed in the convention throughout.
Major Martin Maginnis was elected
permanent chairman and Harvey
Bliss secretary. H. J. Schreimer wa.
chosen assistant secretary.
The major was received with great
applause, and, whenft had subsided
he expressed his thanks for the honor
1.-THE news from the east and the
news at home," said Major Maginiss
"has convinced me that there are a
good many democrats this year, but !
did not know there were so many in
Montana we could afford to turn any
out. Certainly of all the counties IN
the state, we could not afford to elm
mate Silver Bow. To do this would
be like giving the play of Hamlet with
Hamlet left out.
| II congratulate you on this auspic-
ious time. The democratic party from
Maine to California is united. All the
independent drift of the country is to-
ward the democracy. Whereas the
friends of Mr.. Roosevelt a little while
ago were predicting walkover for
him, they now find he has race be-
fore him. We all want to curb the
trusts and we all want to go back to a
constitutional form of government.
The demon of race discord, which we
thought had been buried by the Span
| ish war, was uncovered in the Chicago
| convention. We are told Roosevelt is
against the trusts. It is true he took
action against the railway merger,
but why stop there? Why did he not
go after the other trusts? Because
the republican party lives and fattens
on the trusts. You might as we'll ask
the boys who sell liquor over the bar
to support the prohibition ticket as to
ask the republican party to take action
against The trusts. The democracy of
M ontana and of the nation is united,
a nd trust that in the fight that is
now on every democrat will be found
Fl ghting manfully under the banner of
constitutional government"
The Nominations.
But three names were placed before
the convention for presidential cleo
ors-Paul A. Fusz, of Granite: Ed
ward Cardwell, of Jefferson, and p.
J. Carney of Madison. The three
were elected by acclamation.
Austin c. Gormley, native son of
Montana, was nominated by acclama-
tion for congress and accepted in an
eloquent address.
Governor Joseph K. Toole was
placed in nomination by Major Ma
ginnis. The convention went wild.
No such scere was ever before wit
n essed in a Montana convention.
The band started up Hail to the
Chief and the delegates rose as one
man. Hats were waved and hundreds
of men cheered and shouted. The
standards of the different counties
were taken up by the members of the
delegations, and carried to the front
of the hall. While the cheering con-
tinued they were waved, and then the
S tandard bearers marched to the Lew
is and Clarke delegation and escorted
Governor Toole to the platform. On
the stage the standard bearers ranged
the mselves behind the governor,
while the band played and the men in
the audience and the people in the
g allery cheered.
The Governors Pledge.
When the audience had cheered it
self hoarse and the lull came, Major
Maginnis presented the governor. and
the nominee expressed his thanks.
ut would be unnatural indeed if /
did not feel great emotion upon the
very ardent and spontaneous way in
whi ch this convention and those with
whom have been associated have ex-
pressed themselves in reference to my
n omi n ation," he said. "For the third |
time have had the distinguished hon.
or to respond to such a nomination,
but never before to such demonstra-
ton as you have given me this day. |
When l recall the turbulent political |
history of this state since 1889, and |
the fact that l have served two terms |
as governor, and here now at the close |
of the second term to meet this recep- |
tion, no prouder moment has ever oc-
Cured in my life. So far as what you !
sha II expect of men, l have no better /
thing to offer than the record l have
made. In the years have served as
chief executive of this state, l have
m ade mistakes, but my entire efforts
have been for the peace, the happiness
and the we'll being of the people of
Montana. have had an eve single to
the best interest of the people of the