The Western news., 1904-10-19
GOVERNOR RECEIVED
WITH ENTHUSIASM
GOVERNOR TOOLE TAKES TRiUM.
PHAL PROGRESS THROUGH STATE
he STANDS FOR THE PEOPLE
MOntana's Great CommonerAd
the Enactment Into Laws Of rleas.
ures that vitality Concern
MOntana's Citizenship.

Governor Toole, since opening th
campaign at Kalispell last week, ha
been accorded ovations all along tn
line. Everywhere the meetings hav,
been record breakers in point of at
tendance and the enthusiasm inspired
by the governor has been unparalleled
in the history of this state. 1t ha.
been the same story at kalispell
Great Falls, Havre, Missoula ane
Hamilton. Former Chief Justice w
Y. Pemberton accompanied the gov
ernor and 'spells'' him at spellbind
ing. David G. Browne, Finlay Mac
Rae and Miles Romney of the demo
cratic state ticket accompany Gov
Toole and Judge Pemberton on the
tour.
The party arrived in Hamilton from
Missoula Thursday noon on the mid
day freight train.
The meeting opened at the Lucas
opera house shortly after 8 p. m. The
hall was gaily decorated and the Ham
ilton Silver Cornet band rendered
patriotic airs. The opera house was
packed, standing room in the aisles
being at premium. Bon fires blazed
and anvils made the welkin ring
Mayor w. E. McMurry presided. Be
sides the speakers number of candi.
dates on the state and county tickets
sat on the stage.
Governor Toele spoke first. AL
though visibly affected by bad cold
he held his audience in rapt attention
from start to hnish. He briefly touch
ed upon state issues, explaining in
clear and lucid phrase the workings of
the proposed direct primary and rail
way commission laws as we'll as the
initiative and referendum and fellow
servant measures. The governors s
lhusiasm.
He first took up the primary election
law, advocated by the democratic plat
form and said that, in his opinion, the
present primary law was one of the
most serious defects in the laws of the
state. He briefly reviewed the work
ing of the present system and showed
how easy it is for designing politicians
to carry caucus or primary of any
party. He said that, under this sys-
tenn, ticket might be put up in the
name of either of the great political
parties that would answer the pur-
poses of the political narplots and it
would then make no difference to them
which party was elected. He said the
democratic party was equally to
blame with the others and that it was
the system he was opposed to.
A Model System.
"All party primaries should be held
at the same time, with the same iud-
ges and the same Clerks" said the gov
e rnor, land candidates must file their
names with the clerk of the county
or the Office which they desire. Each
candidate must then go before the pri-
maries and be voted for under the Aus
tralian system. The judges count the
votes, and the man receiving the high
est number is then and there declared
to be the nominee of his party. If
you are able to elect delegates to a
convention of your party why is It not
better to exercise your power in the
first place and name the candidate? 1t
will do away with the CRATER and the
political blatherskite. If you pass
this law you will find out that it is
the grandest political innovation for
the protection of the righ of the
people that has ever been inaugurated,
Let us do it now, as l am inclined to
think that we will never have a better
chance"
Stealing Democratic Thunder.
The governor then referred to the
fact that other political parties had
also declared for direct primary law
but expressed the fear that some OF
the parties might not be quite sincere
He referred to the calling of the re
publican convention prior to the dem.
ocratic gathering, and said it was the
custom for the party in power to frs,
meet in convention and that it was