Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-03-15


cry of our political environments;
Resolved, further, Tnat we most
heartily and unequivocaily endorse
the administration of F. f. MACEDONIAN
as police magistrate. H. Leonard Dc
Kalb as city attorney, and Jesse Pink
fey, John Laux and N. J. Littlejohn
as aldermen, these public servants
having faithfully, honestly and assi.lu
Ously sought the conscientious dis
! charge of the duties imposed upon
them, and at all times have they ex.
erted themselves to faithfully and un
tiringly safeguard and protect the best
interests of their constituents.
Further, Resolved, That we believe
that prompt and effective measures
should at once be adopted for the
permanent establishment Of a compe.
tent and efficient board of health, so
that our sanitary interests may be in
| diligently protected, and the general
health Of the community be properly
safeguarded.
Further, Resolved. That the chair
man of this meeting be empowered to
| appoint IN executive committee, con-
sisting of three members from each
ward"
The Trouble begins.
| After moment Of profound silence,
Alderman I.aux caught his breath
and said the reference 10 the filing
of vacancy in the council was who'll
ly uncalled for. He and Mr.. Little
| john had voted to Fill the vacant posi-.
ton by electing a Republican simply
because they had to keep the agree
ment entered into when the fusion
compact was made. AS to the city
health officer, the action had been
taken in that matter simply because
to have continued the department
would have taken all the money in
the city treasury.
City Attorney De Kalb came to the
rescue with motion that resolu-
ton commencing Aldermen Laux and
Littlejohn be adopted.
This was favored by David Hilger,
WHO said that these two men were
wheel horses in the cause of Democ-
racy, and had rendered eminent ser
vices to their party.
Alderman Littlejohn tnen took the
floor and made very dignified speech.
There seems to be an element pres
ent that desire to turn Alderman
Laux and myself down." he said. II
nave no apologies to make at all. We
have done what we believed to be
right. we have kept the agreements
to which the party was committed
and have acted COnscientiOusly throu-
out If you desire to turn us down
for that, | have nothing more to say.
Mr.. De kalb's resolution, commend
ing Messrs. LauX and Littlejohn, which
was not written, but expressed orally,
was then carried This left the meet
ing in the position Of having ecstat-
ically lauded Mr.. Pinckley for vot-
ing against filling the vacancy in the
city council with Republican, and
commencing MessIs. LauX and Lit
tlejohn because they voted for such
action.
1t was next proposed to hold pri-
maries on Saturday night to elect
five delegates from each ward to a
city convention to be held Thursday,
March %. and in order that confer
ences might be held, a recess Of about
falf an hour was taken.
During the recess, the inconsistency
OF the resolutions was pointed out,
and upon reassembling, Tom Stout
moved that the Johns resolutions be
Ieconsidered, and read section by Sec
ton.
Mr.. Laux took the floor again and
made a frey speech. He said Mr..
Johns was one of the parties to the
fusion agreement with the Republi-
cans, and now because himself and
Mr.. Littlejohn had carried out the
agreement, Mr.. Johns was trying to
censure them.
Mr.. Johns, in reply, said it was true
that he was party to the fusion
agreement. But when the present
mayor and his predecessor both broke
their pledges as to distribution of the
patronage, he considered that he was
fully absolved from the agreement.
He did not intend the resolution OBJ
jected to as slap at anybody, but
he was quite willing, in the interests
of party harmony, to withdraw it vol
UNFAIRLY, without a vote.
The vote was taken, however, and
the section referring to Mr.. Pinckley
was stricken out, Mr.. Johns voting
for such action.
Strike Another Snag.
The next snag struck was when the
section referring to the greedy and
arbitrary coterie of INSCRIPTIONS ring
politicians was read. Several OF
those present objected to this. and
Prof. Busenburg was especially severe
in attacking the section, which, he
said, reflected upon all the Democrat
ic members of the city administra
| ton.
The meeting threatened to split
right there, and that this did not result
was probably due TO spirited speech
by Mr.. De kalb, who said it was very
far fetched to imagine that the sec
ton was intended to reflect upon the
Democrats. 1t was, to his mind, sim
ply a party declaration for campaign
purposes, and he refused to see any
thing hidden in it. His advocacy OF
the section Gained the meeting and
! ii was allowed to stand.
No further changes were made ex
cept that at the end. the names OF
Messrs. Pinckley, LittlejOhn and
praising Justice MACEDONIAN and City
Attorney De kalb.
Chairman Ayers then announced
the following executive and campaign
committees, with the statement thai
aldermen would be nominated at the
primaries Saturday night:
Executive committee-First ward
j. A. Weaver Ed. Martin, David Hill
ger.
Second ward: F. F. MACEDONIAN
John Strong. A. Dahl.
Third ward: F. J. Hazen, N. ]
LittlejOhn, H. l.. Dekalb.
Campaign committee-First ward
C. r. Meyersick, William kimball
L',onl- Diol-