Fergus County Democrat., 1906-09-18

WneSaru, II. /. onaW. IhomaS BrOn-
ley, J. S. Kelly, A. B. Berner, Dugal
Currie, E. p. Durnen, V. L. Butler
Edgewater-Eugene Reardon.
Gilt Edge-Robert Mungall, E. C.
Abbott, Thomas Dignan, D. H. Line
barger, ]. I. Wells.
| Box Elder-G. A. Gilpatrick.
| Stuart-C. H. Burnett. Murch Dry
den.
| Forest Grove-T M. Shaw.
Grass Range-J. D. Mabry, Lew
| Griffith.
Moccasin-Theo. Lindsay.
Maiden-Frank Sage, H. Born.
Deerfield-Albert Hogeland.
East Fork-Dorman Jackson
East Lewistown-M. Regan, A. Dahl
| Nose Shull, Al Mansell, j. w.
Hughes, M. D. Kimball, c. B. Noble.
West Lewistown--J. T. Wunderlin,
N. J. Littlejohn, ]. E. Lane. H. l..
Dekalb, Amos Beck, Nels Nelson,
John Charters, Frank Currie, David
Hilger, M. L. Woodman, II. J. Kellv
F. Tullock. Jacob Harmon. J. l..
Martin.
Ross Fark-S. H. Powell.
Upper Cottonwood-Claude Baker.
Trout Creek-B f. Gordon,
Cottonwood-J. G. Pratt. Z. NJ
Drnkard, c. A. Drinkard. Alternate
James McCollum.
Doones, B. c. White.
Utica-M. Messner, H. E. Showan,
E. A. Morris.
Philbrook-Eugene Lewright
Stanford-L. S. Butler, r. Shelton.
Straw-William Gordon
Halbert-A. P. Brewington, Levi
Brewington.
Brass-Leslie Mccain.
New Year-Gus Sheibelhut.
The committee on platform next
handed in their report and it was read
by the secretary. Delegate Berner Of
Kendall moved to strike out the sec
tion endorsing Senator W. A. Clark,
but this motion was lost by decisive
vote and the endorsement went as it
was written. The platform is consid-
cred the strongest ever written in Fer
gus county. We herewith give it in
full:
hn tc Of
in convention assembled, believing it
the duty of any party to announce the
principles upon which it will rely for
support, instead of evading issues by
glittering remarks concerning but one
or two public officials, hereby an
nounce our platform:
|. We believe in the unalterable
principles advocated by our peerless
leader and statesman, William Jen-
nings Bryan. We especially congrat-
ulate ourselves that the republican
party, indirectly and against the avow-
ed policy of that party. have demon
! strated the great wisdom of BRYAN,
who first advocated currency expan-
sion, curbing of trusts and the pros
ecution of graft
2. We renew our pledge to the prin-
ciples of the democratic party as de-
fined by Thomas Jefferson, and con-
gratulate the democrats of the United
States upon evidences, manifsr on
every hand, Of an early return TO the
old principle of honest government
and we rejoice in the safe return OF
that distinguished citizen and states.
man, the honorable William Jenningi
Bryan. the champion of the rights Of
all the people.
8. We view with pride and salts.
faction the growing sentiment in favor
of the denomination of. w. J. Bryan
in 1908, for the presidency of the
United States. and we instruct oul
delegates to the democratic state con.
vention to present and use all honor.
able means for the securing Of the pas.
sage Of resolutions expressing such
sentiment by the convention.
4. We endorse and commend tn,
wise, economic and patriotic admins.
tration Of Governor Joseph K. Toole
We especially commend Governor
Toole's action and persistence in final.
ly compelling the railway companies
to pay their just proportion of the tax.
alton.
5. We heartily endorse the valuable
services rendered the state Of Mon.
tana and the United States in genera
by the Hon. w. A. Clark, senator
from Montana.
6. We denounce the treacherous
betrayal of the rights of the people O
the state of Montana, the action O.
the republican majority in the Nintl
legislative assembly in adding to thef
proposed railway commission bill, pro
visions usurping powers conferred b,