The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-13

demanded that he be also compelled
to vacate. The former mayor smiled
uneasily, but did not move. He sub
sequently told the faithful that in
spite of all the talk OF an antitrust
party of which he is supposed to be
the high muckamuck in the state he
was democrat and would always
be one. Upon the strength of this
renewed allegiance he was permitted
to remain.
Proceedings Were suItry.
After the room had been cleared as
Mr.. Foster wished and a guard had
been placed at the door something
was doing. There was lots OF talk,
some of it tolerably strong, especial
ly after John Losekamp arrived He
emphatically refused to be party to
a little job he understood had been
put together. Mr.. Johnston was NOT
to he the party's candidate for judge,
not if he could prevent it, and he in
timated that he had sufficient strength
to prevent it, and the other gentleman
whom certain ones wanted to put on
the ticket with the hope that the re-
publican for the same position would
be elected was not to be sacrificed.
He was in the fight for democratic
success and he meant it.
| The right-from,the-s e-shoulder talk OF
the ex-representative seemed to strike
where it was intended to land and
there were some emphatic destinations
of positions. The slate was cleared
Of some entries and things straightea-
ed out. There were fewer kinks in
the programme when the noon hour
arrived and the convention adjourned
until 3 o'clock.
Permanent Body Organized.
When the convention reassemble1
the credentials committee reported all
who had presented themselves as en-
titled to seats. A few precincts were
not represented and these we're given
delegates by selection from residents
present.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported in favor of making
the temporary officers the permanent
ones of the convention, with the addi-
ton of Henry w. Ostrander, who was
roo
The report was adopted.
Johnston Is Nominated.
Although the committee on platform
had not yet reported, nominations for
representative were declared to be in
order Before any one else could get
on his feet Mr.. Foster jumped up and
in fiowery Speech much of which :
was a repetition of his effort earlier !
in the day, once more nominated Mr.. |
Johnston. This time he was in order |
and Mr.. Johnston was nominated by .
acclamation.
The nominee responded to the de- |
mands for a speech and said what I
he would do if elected. In this re-
spect he pledged himself to the per
formance of everything demanded in /
the republican platform and to the I
performance of which the republican I
nominee stands pledged. He said he ,
would work and vote for a fellow
servant law; for the ihnitiativ eand ref !
erendum, for a primary election law,
for another creating railroad COM
mission and all the other measures
OF a. reformatOry nature promised by
the republicans in their platform. The I
gentleman made special reference to
the existing fellow-servant law, which
he said had been wilfully made un-
constitutional by the insertion of
clause at the behest of certain cor
poration which .nullified it in all its
details. For reasons political he did
not give the name of the prominent
democrat who is held responsible for
the existence of the vitiating clause
he deplored
For the Fourth Term.
Ben Radcliffe had an idea that he
to be nominated for sheriff
he really thought he would i
get the desired honor is not known,
but it is said that he felt quite con-
ident, thank you. If this was the case
le was doomed to woeful disappoint-
ment. His name was placed before
he convention by M. G. Morris, who
seemed to realize that he was UP
against something stronger than his
sloquence or the merits of his candi-
late could overcome, for Mr.. Morris
spoke in anything but confident or