Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
ANTI-JOHNS MEN CONTROL
BUT JOHNS COT THE PLUMS
The Democratic County Convention Scene of Pretty
Fight--No Nominations for Judge, Coroner or Ad-
ministrator- f1iIger and Dennis head the Ticket.

who would furnish JeGy Johns with
tie pass. b. C. White smiled and
stroked his mustache.
Then Busenburg was up again. this
time 10 deliver body blow to w. e
Cort. He moved that II. l.. De Kalb
escort Mr. Ralston to the chair and
introduce him. Since the memory OF
man runneth not TO the contrary the
county chairman has been permitted
to introduce the temporary chair
man, but Cort must be thrown out
tsince he stood in with Johns) and
the convention voted that II be 80.
Without the opportunity TO say a
word of farewell, TO wish the party
and its nominees success, or to ex-
tol the allurements OF Democratic
foup houses, Cort was kicked OF the
platform. But the temporary chair
man. Mr.. Ralston, was more generous
and threw piece Of gauze down up
on which Cort might light. This was
in the shape of vote Of thanks and
a half dozen delegates voted that IL
be so. the others giving no heed.
DE Kalb and Busenburg were each
nominated for secretary, but both de-
clined and not finding anyone else
willing NJ. ID. kimball was continued
at the desk until after dinner. They
could dispose of him later-it was un.
important, anyway.
w. +. Cort, now on the floor, and
j, +. Wasson got into quite tangle
regarding appointment Of committees
and in the midst of motions. amend
ments. suggestions and counter mo-
lions Busenburg and Worden got in
to a little jangle on the side, ending
with shot from Busenburg which
was heard throughout the hall and
which apparently put Worden down
and out.
In the end three motions for the ap-
pointment of as many committees pre-
vailed and after a recess OF twenty
minutes, Chairman Ralston named
the following:
Permanent organization rules and
order Of business-J. f. Wasson, T.
NJ. Shaw. b. c. White, Z. o. Busen.
burg and Arthur Dennis.
Credentials-A W. Schreiber, Vim.
Corley and J. Z. Lane.
Resolutions-H. l.. DE Kalb Chas.
Sloan, John Burke, Tim Crowley and
Robert Sharp.
The first was the only one in which
contest could arise and on this the
anti.Johns crowd had clear major
| ity.
The portion of the Johns beating
assigned to the morning having been
performed-and thoroughly-the con-
vention took a recess to p. m.
When the convention reconvened
after dinner, the report of the Gre
dentials committee was not ready and
while waiting for that the chairman
named his committee Of appOrtion-
ment OF state delegates, the commit
tee including one from each precinct
The committee on order of business
reported a program of procedure
which was accepted without protest.
When the credentials committee
appeared the adoption OF their report
occupied considerable time. the Gre
dentials having been handed TO the
committee in such shape that much
work had to be done In the conven.
ton In order to complete the roll
When finally accepted, sixty-nine del
egates were seated. the precincts OF
Deerfield Elso, Flatwillow, Findon,
Judith, Lavina. Moccasin, Musselshell
Philbrook, Wilder, Wareham and
Weede being unrepresented, while an
extra delegate was admitted from
Pine Grove, precinct not meptioneG
in the call.
The report OF the committee on
permanent organization reopened the
! fight of the morning. BY Its chair
man, ]. +. WATSON. the committee
named f. o. Busenburg for perma
nent chairman, NJ. d. Kimball for sec
, retary and John Dobson for assistan
; secretary. Kimball, a Johns man, dit
, not propose to be taken into the op
i posing camp that easy, and prompt.
declined, but was prevailed upon 4
9 accept.
O., w. E. Cort got the floor and in al
[ impassioned manner said that Will
8 he was willing to subscribe 10 mos
z anything for the sake OF harmony, b.
8 firmly protested against that maj
o Busenburg' for permanent chairman
/ The remarks we're short but t0 th
a point. At this time, Busenburg ha
the antil-Johns majority well in han
and with a chorus Of ayes the repor
|. was adopted. not more than twent
J. voting when the nays we're called 10,
I though the voice of T. J. Johns wa
:. distinctly to be heard above the ott
a ers. notwithstanding he was not evel
q delegate to the convention.
D When Mr.. Busenburg took the chat
. he said he was not for trouble bu
for peace. but that he would hay,
{ peace il he had to fight for IL. Ate,
this he took a dive into the Atlanti,
r ocean. erasped at Plymouth rock
2 fought over the French and India,
war, four times misquoted the wei
: known words. westward the star q
! empire takes its way" getting il di;
ferently every time and at no time
. right. started TO follow a COW from
Glendiye TO Chicago, but lost Il a
!, Dickinson, referred to Gov. Toole a.
the grandest man the Democratic
party ever produced and forgetting
/ National Candidate Parker entirely
closed with the plea for much needed
harmony among the Democrats OF Fer
gus county.
II. l.. De Kalb presented the report
: of the committee on resolutions
They were received with cheers for
: Parker, but otherwise with laughte,
In which even the reader was com
PEELED to join. The resolutions are
published elsewhere.
: Nominations for members OF the