Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-10
DEMOCRATS
HOLD MEETING
Six Men Meet in the Office Of the
lewistown Democrat and Set Sep.
tember for the Convention.
RING TRIES TO KEEP CONTROL
Early Date Set in Order to Head OFF
the New Democratic Paper-Pri.
maries on August 27th.

Six members of the Democratic
central committee held meeting
Saturday night in the office of the
Lewistown Democrat and set the
date for the primaries for August q
and the county convention for Sep
tember 3. When the statement is
made that there were six present we
rely on the number given out by the
chairman, w. E. Cort. but we are un-
able to give the names of those who
attended. for this was withheld, ex-
cept as to four. What is the reason
the Others do not care 10 have their
names mentioned has not been made
clear TO the reporter for the Argus.
II is known that w. e. Cort, Bob
Shell. Mark kimball aud julius Pet
ersen attended. but as TO the other
TWO a dark cloud Of secrecy surrounds
them.
A representative of the Argus ask
ed the chairman of the committee for
the list of the committeeman who
were present and he refused to give
them out, saying that it was enough
to say that six were there. On being
told that 1t would probably not hurt
anything to tell who the gentlemen
were, he replied. We'll | don't know,
1t might" This looks bad on the
face of II and would seem TO Indicate
that while the mysterious two had the
temerity TO attend the meeting, they
have not the courage, or the remain
der OF the committee have not the
courage, 10 let their names be men
toned. Perhaps II is as well so.
Ii was also stated that these six
men held proxies enough to repre-
sent a third of the precincts of the
county. There were at the last cleo
tion 80 voting precincts in Fergus
county and these 80 let six men. two
OF whom are unknown. or prefer TO
remain unknown for the good OF the
party, make all arrangements for the
primaries and the county convention.
Not a very good showing surely for
the Fergus county Democracy. II
SENS TO show that there is a decided
lack of interest in the coming cleo
tions ON the part of the Democrats
OF Fergus county and that they are
content To let n few men run things
for them.
This Is the first time IN the history
OF the county that the Democratic
party has held their convention be-
fore the Republican convention. The
reason for the haste this year Is ap-
parent. A new Democratic paper will
soon make its appearance and will be
strongly antagonistic 10 the Demo
cratic ring which has formerly had
the shaping Of the policy of the party
in Fergus county. II is obvious to
all that the reason for calling the
convention SO early this year was to
get the start of the other outfit,
which II Is thought will not be ready
for business in time to make any
trouble for the oldtimers. The sue
cess of the scheme is questionable
and in their hurry some important
points may have been overlooked
The statement was made by a
member Of the committee that not
an editor nor candidate for Office
was present at the meeting held Sat
urday evening and everything was
harmonious in the extreme. Why
should II not be harmonious with six
men out OF possible thirty-nine In
attendance. A prominent Democrat,
and one who should have been at the
meeting, was asked II he was there
and he said mo, couldn't get
there and wouldn't have gone IL
could" This was evidently the case
with the large number of the commit
tee and accounts for the small at
tendance.
1t remains to be seen whether or
not the same interest is taken In the
convention as was exhibited Saturday
night. II is admitted that the inter-
est taken by the six is beyond re-
proach-allowing that there were six.