The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-13
GOES
WITH WH0OP
DEMOCRATS SELECT VICTIMS
FOR THE SLAUGHTER.
ACCORDING TO PROGRAM
Delegates Assent in Machines Ar.
fangement Of DetaiIs-The
Candidates.

A convention for the purpose OF
making democratic nominations
was held at the court house
last Saturday, where there was such
gathering of "trust busters" as sell
dom assemblies in place no larger
than Billings. Fred Foster and w
i M Johnston did the Castor and AL
phonse act and literally coated one
another with the mucilagenous con
tents of the syrup can. Both made
speeches and told the other demolish.
ers of wicked combinations of capital
what to do to extirpate them, root
ard branch.
1 Mr.. Foster opened the proceedings
by mounting the dias and informing e
the assemblage of patriots what they
were there for. Although the con-
ventiOn was still in an inchoate condi-
ton and convention only in name
and far removed from the nominal.
ing stage, the mayor could not resist
the strong impulse Of an overwhelm-
ing admiration of his dear friend, Mr.
Johnston, to give him the benefit OF a
few of his surplus graces of oratory
and then and there named him for
representative. Finally his, oleagenous
f0tksubsided and Mr.. Johnston read
%be call.
Organizes Temporarily.
Senator Gruwell nominated Judge
J. D. Matheson for temporary chair
man. He was elected. Then Barney
Schneider named Harry A. Groves for
temporary secretary. He, too, was
elected
Regretting that the sudden honor
left him without sufficient command
of words, the judge proceeded to make
little talk and sought to inspire the
others with some of the enthusiasm
he declared he felt. He said the
democrats were once more united and
the scheming republicans could not
exert their wiles to draw any of them
away from the tail of the democratic
burro. They had something to fight
for this year; Parker was good man,
Notwithstanding that the mendacious
republicans were proclaiming him as
the candidate of the trusts. While
on the bench he had rendered more
decisions against the trusts than any
other judge in the United States
While it was true that some things
were omitted from the national plat
form the western democrats would
like to have seen Incorporated, still
they could support it and the man
whom no less democrat than Will
liam ]. Bryan had said was nominat-
ed by fraud.
No speech was demanded from the
secretary and he said nothing.
In accordance with motion the
chair appointed three committees ct
five members, each, on credentials,
permanent organization and order Of
business, and platform and resolutions.
By subsequent motion the tempo
raryi chairman was made ex-off1cio
member of the committee that was
to prepare the resolutions.
These were named: Credentials
H. w. Ostrander, A. Reilly, ]. P. La
velle, F. D. Derby and ]. A. Salisbury
Permanent organization and order OF
business-S. F. Morse, John Hurley,
w. A. Enochs, J. 7. Sayles and jeff
Brewer. Platform and resolutions
F. H. Foster, Henry Calhoun, A. ~ /
Logan, c. M. Jacobs and w. M. John
ston.
InfideIs Are Elected.
= Something not usual in conventions
now occurred. Mayor Foster moved |
that the convention go into executive |
session and all who were not friendly |
disposed or who did not intend to
affiliate with the party of the unterri-
fed annihilators of trusts were polite
" invited to take themselves hence.
Implicit obedience was yielded to the
gentleman who was the dominating
mower of the conclave and the motion
Was rushed through.
The republicans, and there were
many of them in the room, betook |!
tn the door One unrepnn.