Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-14

'ehtloH iOI iHe nOnOT upon
him.
Constitutional Rights Guaranteed.
Il assure you that I appreciate this
high honor" he said, "and | further
assure you that II | did not believe
that a majority of the people OF Mon.
tana will endorse your action | would
not accept this honor. | want 10 as.
sure you that | stand firmly and
squarely on the platform that has
been adopted here today. | am not
unmindful of the great responsible.
ties that this honor brings with II.
| pledge You here and now that II
such an emergency should arise as
has arisen in a neighboring common
wealth recently, the power of the ex.
ecutiye shall never be used to over
throw the constitutional privileges of
any citizen of this state. Much of
the fight will be along these lines.
II develops upon the Republican party
to bring about a condition that will
be a guarantee of the rights of both
capital and labor in Montana. Make
Montana a good state to live In, to
rear families in and TO invest capital
in. Again thanking you for the hon.
or you have bestowed upon me, | will
say goodbye until we meet upon the
stump"
King for Lieutenant Governor.
Next in order was nominations for
lieutenant governor. DIR. Sigh, OF
Anaconda, nominated William Il. Al.
len. Ernest w. King, of Gallatin, was
named by Rudolf Won Tobel. +. W.
King was nominated by a vote of 2S3
to l67 and his nomination was made
unanimous.
f. ID. Weed, with a ringing speech
then placed Col w. +. Sanders in
nomination for chief justice Of the
supreme court. He was declared TO
be the Nestor of the Montana bar.
James w. Freeman. OF Cascade,
placed Judge Theodore Brantley, the
present incumbent, in nomination for
chief justice.
u. NJ. Bourquin seconded the nomi.
nation OF Col. Sanders and Lee Man.
tie seconded the nomination Of Judge
Brantley.
Judge Brantley was nominated By
a vote OF 265, while Sanders received
1874.
The nomination of Judge Brantley
was made unanimous on the motion
of +. ID. Weed, who placed Col. San.
ders in nomination.
c. NJ. Webster, of Cascade county,
placed John T. Athey in nomination
for clerk Of the suprme court. There
was no other nominations and Mr..
Athey's nomination was made unani.
nous.
For secretary of state Col Sanders
nominated Lewis Rotwitt, Of Broad
water, and E. ID. Weed named Thos.
b. Miller, OF Lewis and Clarke. Geo.
w. Irwin. nominated A. n. Yoder, of
Silver Bow county. Mr.. YOder was
nominated by the following vote:
Yoder, 24O; Miller, 1853; Rotwitt, s.
The nomination of Mr.. Yoder was
made unanimous. At 5 O'Clock the
convention adjourned to Z p. m.
Al the opening of the evening ses.
sion of the convention Col. w. II.
Sanders, the chairman, read the re.
port OF the committee on resolutions
OF respect to the memory of the late
James II. Mills. A high tribute was
paid to the honored dead and the res
olutions were passed by a rising vote
Of the delegates.
Nominations for attorney general
were then In order. Lewis and Clarke
county was again to the fore in an
attempt to get a nomination, and z
ID. Weed, OF Helena, named Albert ]
Galen, OF Helena. II. C. Schultz, OF
Missoula, nominated Robert A. Ola
ra, Of Ravalli. The nominations clos
ed and Mr.. Galen was nominated. The
vote: Galen, 268; O'Hara, 1s2.
Col. Sanders, by permission, reac
a dispatch from Miles City. announc
ing the death OF Chas. w. Savage
Resolutions OF respect to the memoir,
OF the deceased pioneer were adopt
ed.
Nominations for state auditor wer,
then called for and l.. J. Price, Of Dill
Ion, was nominated. +. II. Hathorn
OF Billings, stated that IL had been in
tended to nominate William Gallagh
er Of that county for auditor, but hi
name had been withdrawn. Mr.. Man
tie nominated Harry Cunningham, o
Butte. A Jefferson county delegate
stated that that county had never ha,
a nomination on the state ticket an,
the nomination of w. w. Wlcks, o
Boulder, was urged. The vote wa
as follows: Cunningham, 233; Price
6S: Wicks. 149. The nomination o
Cunningham a made unanimous.
The chairman then called for noml
nations for state treasurer. c. N
Pray, OF Fort Benton, placed in nomi
nation Col. James II. Rice, OF Chou
teau county. d. Z. Folsom, Of Meagh
er county, nominated, Nate Godfrey
OF that county. VIM. ]. Brennan ure
ed that F1athead county was entities
to the nomination and named II. S
Cannon, OF Kalispell. The vote was
, Rice, l59; Nate Godfrey, lGli II. S
Cannon, 81. This is the first contcs
; In which there was a failure 10 cleo
on the first ballot, 226 votes being nee
essary to a choice. The second ballo
resulted as follows: Rice, I'll; Nat
: Godfrey, 17S; and II. S. Canaan, GU.
Mr.. Rice gained 16 votes. but SUI
there was no choice. Before the tnlr,
ballot was taken the name Of IL. :
y Cannon was withdrawn by a delegat
who said that II was desired That IN
strength OF Cannon should go 10 Got
Trey. The goods were not delivered
and James II. Rice was nominated 10
T state treasurer by a vote Of 2Ss I
212.
o Nominations were then made io
state superintendent Of public instru'
ltion. E. B. Martin, Of Gallatln coul