Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-09-06

sist until these emphatic marks of APP
proval had subsidized.
The report of the committee on re-
solutions was adopted in spirit before
the motion was put to record its ap-
proval. The next order of business
following this report was the nomina-
tion of candidates for office. The first
in order was the nomination of two
representatives in the Legislature.
The roll call at this time produced
but one nomination. Mr.. A. w.
Schneider of Garneill being presented.
The nomination of Mr. Schneider was
made unanimously but the gentleman.
while thanking the conventions very
gratefully, declined to become a can
didate both on account of his health
and his business affairs. This order
of business was then passed as was
the nomination for district Judge
which was the next order OF business.
The next order Of business being
the nomination for the Office OF clerk
and recorder. w Il. Cort, in Il nice
little two-minute talk. placed the
name Of the present incumbent, Frank
j. Hazen before the convention and
that's all there was to it except the
shouting. Mr.. Cort's remarks touch-
ed the delegates in just the right
spot and II there had been another
r,c 1 H.. hn ,Unnl1
have quit at once. The nomination
of Mr.. llaZen was made unanimous
and the convention made him stand
up and say "thank YOU.
f. G. WOrden then dominated the
horizon for three minutes while he
presented. in one of the neateSt
speeches of the day, the name of Miss
Ady Meyersick for superintendent OF
schools. There was no opposition to
Miss Meyersick in the democratic con
ventien, and her splendid record dur
ing the past two years precluded OPP
position from any other quarter, SO
that estimable young lady has been
made the unanimous choice of every
body everywhere in Fergus county.
The first contest for a nomination
appeared in the next order OF bust
ness when candidate for sheriff was
to be chosen. When the name Of Box
Elder was called Chairman George
Gilpatrick OF that delegation gave
away to Lewist own and II. l.. De
Kalb placed in nomination Snerii i.
Edge presented the name OF John H..
Cooper. and numerous delegates from
different precincts seconded the noml-
nations. 4 roll call being ordered by
the chairman. resulted in the noml-
nation OF Slater. the ballot being Is
for Slater ard l6 for Cooper. The
successful candidate in this case very
courteously acknowledged his CRATE
fulnesS to his friends and received an
encouraging applause.
r. W. Blake of Gilt Edge was then
placee in nomination for treasured but
declined. and this nomination was
passed for the time. An adjourn
ment of Is minutes was then taken.
Nominations were resumed at once
when the convention reaSsembled. the
first order being nominations for clerk
n of the district court. Hon. b. {.
White presented the name Of John B.
Ritch and as the roll call proceeded
delegates from several precincts sec
conded the nomination OF Mr.. Ritch
No other nomination for this Office
was made and it was made unani-
nous. AS with all the other success
full candidates Mr.. Ritch was made t(
express his thanks, and was heartily
. applauded
Roy 4. Ayers was nominated fol
, county attorney by +. &. Worden ano
no other nominations being made wa:
unanimous choice of the convention
In response to numerous calls Mr.
Ayers addressed the convent ion in ;
stirring speech of five minutes. nt
/ is d ready talker and has an attract
!. |
| his talk Won IA regular hurricane of ap
) plauSe and cheers.
/ Frank Pick was next nominated fol
/. county assessor. W. L. Cort making
the nominating speech and Mr.. Pich
making the speech of acceptance
: Both speakers Won applause. The
name of Mr.. Pick was the only one
| presented for this nomination. anC
very properly too.
f \. +. Goodspeed was nominated fol
5 county surveyor by IL. L. Dekalb anc
l the present incumbent in the office
Abram liogeland was placed before
the convention by +. G. Worden. The
+ first ballot settled this contest but
, during the roll cali the friends OF boil
candidates said many nice things o.
them while seconding their nomina