The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-26
STATEMENT IN COMMITTEE.
PLEDGES MUST Be HONORED
When Made to Help the Party They
Should Be Lived
Up TO.

In the dispatches sent out from Hell
ena covering the recent meeting Of
the republican state central commit
tee casual mention was made of an
incident which was described as hav-
ing been the zone discordant note'
struck during the entire proceedings.
Nothing further was said in the dis
patches concerning the alleged vio-
lation of the rules of harmony and
the people elsewhere wondered what
it could have BEEN Thanks to the
Independent the rest OF the state has
been placed in position where It
may learn the facts. Following the
resolutions in which appeal is made
to the republicans of Silver Bow
county appears the subjoined excerpt
from the Independents report of the
proceedings:
after the adoption of the above
resolution, it was the opinion of the
majority of the committee that it was
about time to adjourn or least take
a recess. But it was just here that
Committeeman Meyer got busy. He
offered resolution setting out that
in the future when it became neces-
sary to recommend anyone for fed
eral Office that the local organization
be the controlling influence, and not
the chairman of the state committee.
The resolution was received in si-
lence, and Senator Meyer explained
why he had offered it, He cited the
fact that a gentleman had been nom
mated for postmaster at Red Lodge
and that that gentleman was not
the choice of the local organization
This gentleman said Senator
Meyer, has received thousands OF dol
lars from the republican party and
whatever services he may have rem
dered in the past have been fully and
amply requited We have good
working local organization in that city
and instead of deferring to the wishes
of that organization, the chairman OF
the state committee endorsed this
gentleman, who was not the choice OF
the local organization. do not blame
the chairman of the state committee
for his action, as l believe he did what
he thought was right, and | offer this
resolution SO as to relieve him in the
future OF an onerous responsibility
and leave him Free
Former Senator Carter apparently
realized the resolution would lead TO
trouble, and he endeavored to relegate
it to the rear. He said a few nice
words for the chairman, did likewise
for the member from Carbon, anu then
moved that the resolution be referred
to the executive committee to be re-
ported on later.
Lindsay Wanted Action.
Chairman Lindsay did not want
any reference. want that resolu-
ton acted upon now said Chairman
Lindsay. It is reflection upon the
chairman Of this committee, and /
want this committee to act upon it.
II it meets their views want to know
it, and if it does notsI also want to
know it. I do not want action post
poned and let it go out to the people
of this state that there is feeling in
this committee that l am not worthy
of trust. AS to the particular case,
I want to say that during the last
campaign needed the active help
of every republican and to get 1t
made certain pledges. was informed
that Mr.. Anderson did mot get cent
of help from the county committee OF
his county. ! also want it understood
that when make pledges in order to
get help for the party, that am going
to live up to those pledges
"Mr. Meyer, in reply, said he did
not mean the resolution as a reflection
on the chairman, and SO long as he
looked at it that way, ne would with
draw IT,
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