Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-09-06
Very Much Cut and Dried Affair Expedition
CuIvers HAIL. The Same Old Ring in Absolute
Control All the Time
THIRD TfRMfRS GET NOMINATIONS
The Smith Family Made Determined But futile Effort Preven
Suicidal Action on the Part Of Conventon-aCk of
Enthusiasm Marked the tnre Proceedings


was called TO order at 1910 O'Clock
Saturday morning in Culvcr's hail by |
w. ID. SymmeS, chairman of the
county central committee. Secretary |
Horace \. MOulton read the calls for
the county and state conventions !
About forty delegates were present
when the convention was called to
order. When the chair announced |
that the first order of business would |
be the election of Il temporary chair
man, {. v. Peck OF Deerfield, with Il
commendable alacrity, nominated
| Frank e. Wright as the heap big
sachem of the pow WOW. Fred War
rem Of Utica, hastily seconded the
nomination, it was put to the house
and unanimously carried.
Mr.. Wright thanked the convention
for the honor, made the usual sun
burst prognostication Of Il sweeping
down to business. W. \. Hedges OF
/ Yale nominated A. G. Greene Of
Greene for temporary secretary.
Moulton of this city seconded the
nomination and, there being no other
nominations, Mr.. Greene was unani-
mously chosen Motions were made
that committees on credentials, per-
manent organization and order Of
business, resolutions. for the selection
of delegates to the state convention.
and precinct organization be appoint
ed. Motions carried and, after Il re-
cess OF 10 minutes, the following com
mittees We're announced by the chair:
Credentials Stack. Stanford Smith,
Roy and Slayton, Lavina for the Sc
lection of delegates to the state CON
vention, Eldfidge, city, Peek, Deer
field and Poland, Gilt Edge: perma-
nent organization and order Of b,lsi-
ness: Moulton, city, McEvony, Gilt
Edge and Warren, Utica; resolutions
) Won Tobel, city. Hedges. Yale and
Neill, Garneill precint Young. city,
Badger, Gilt Edge and Clifford, Trout
Creek. Slayton OF Lavina stated that
; he was not Il regularly chosen dele
gate, no primary having been held in
Layina. On motion of Won yobei,
Slayton was declared the delegate
from the Layina precinct. 4 motion
was thereupon made and carried that
Il recess be taken until , O'Clock to
: give the committees time to prepare
their reports.
Upon assembling in tle convention
hall at , O'Clock, the members and
visitors were rcgaled with some mu-
sic from the Lewistown band The
committee on permanent organization
announced that they were ready to
report. They recommended that X.
Won Tobel be made permanent chair
man, \. {. Greene permanent secre-
; tary and Gordon q. Shafer. assistant
} secretary. The report OF the com
mittee was accepted and Frank Day
} and j. M. Campbell were appointed
to escort the new chairman to the
platform. Responding to applause.
Mr.. Won Tobel made brief speech,
thanking the convention and bespeak-
ing success at the polls in November.
h. K. Stack Of Stanford read the re-
port OF the committee on credentials.
The following are the names of the
delegates who presented credentials
to the committee on credentials:
Stanford Frank Mitchell, Il. +.
Stack.
Philbrook Henry Montgomery. Jas.
: Raw.
Utica H. A. Arkwright. A. c.
Greene, Fred K. Warren. James NJ.
. Campbell.
Cottonwood q. IL. Longeman, Matt
Wannebo.
Trout Creek-ROger Clifford.
Garneiil- VIM. II. Neill. y. +. Duffy.
f. w. Hart.
Upper Cottonwood f. Mahana,
B. +. JONES'
West Lewistown - f. +. Wright,
Horace Moulton, Gordon Shafer, Rich
. ard Young, Rudolf Won Tobel, JEFF