Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-30

| house of our national legislative body.
Although he has been subjected to
constant abuse and villification by
the Republican press Of the state. he
has gone ahead, doing his duty as he
saw it and really accomplishing as
much or more for his constituents in
this state as any other man who ever
represented the state in congress.
His determination to retire will
undoubtedly be a source of regret to
many Of the Republican papers OF the
state, who had evidently intended to
vent on him all of the yituperation
and abuse at their command in case
he should decide 10 make the race
again. Their evident purpose hao ut
tie or nothing 10 do with the senator's .
latest decision, as he is not one who
retres under fire"
Col, Stouts admiration fir senator
Clark also found expression i'll the
platform of the Democratic county con
yention, Of which he was consplcu-
Gus member, the following plank be
ing adopted by that body
I'VE heartily endorse the valuable
services rendered the state of Montana
and the United States in general by
the Hon. William A. Clark, senator
from Montana
Charles Easel was also a delegate
to the county convention, and it was
there that he renounced Socialism and
was nominated for representative. He
was present when the plank endors-
ing Clark was read and voted on it.
4 AT the Democratic state convention
held at Butte Sept. %, Col Stout was
again delegate, and a member OF
the committee on resolutions In that
capacity he favored a strong endorse
ment OF Clark, and the following plank
was reported and adopted by unan-
nous vote:
''We most heartily commend the
course OF our senator, w. A. Clark, in
the higher branch Of congress, and
we assure him Of our appreciation OF
the able and energetic manner in
which he has worked for the interests
of this state and it's people IN the
senate of the United States. We re-
gret that he has determined to retire
from active political life, realizing that
through this action the state will lose
a conscientious and ndefatigabIe rep
resentative whose place will be diff
cult to fill. We are gratfied to have
his assurance that while not seeking
any office for himself he will contin-
ue to give the Democratic party his
support and counsel in the future as
he has done in the past"
Charles Easel was also elected a
delegate 10 the state convention We
do not know whether he attended that
gathering or not, but it is at least Ger
tain that all the delegates from Fer
gus county did vote for the Clark en-
dorsement.
1t is believed that Sixty Per Cent
Easel accountant Socialist, will got
fully 50 per cent of the Democratic
vote, but then his hackers claim that
he will get the whole Socialist vote of
Kendall. and that ought to help some
"Fasel's break at the opera house
Friday night did us more harm in this
city than anything that has happened
in this campaign said live Demo
Graf after the meeting.
Sixty Per Cent" Fasel's speech
| Friday night deserves a place in the
| Democratic archives alongside that oil
| b. {. Whites famous free raw mater
ial speech OF two years ago.
The Argus has heretofore referred t,
| Mr. Easel as the reformed Socialist an,
| We hereby offer our apologies We mis-
| represented Mr.. Easel in calling hin
! reformed" Socialist. but it was un
intentional and is retracted The ker
S dall accOuntantOrator is a Socalis
/ without any adjectiyes. his bold dee
- laration in favor OF a third party ha
o won for him the warm admratiO
# OF those who think as he does
" II any person is looking for troubi,
n the Argus can tell him just how I
"a find it without going far. Just ask an
= candidate on the Democratic tickc
i how he liked Mr.. FaseI's address a
( the opera house Friday night
rousing Republican rally was he'll
u, by the Republicans at Beaver cree
y Saturday night. Chairman Huntoo
" and several of the candidates addres
y Sed the meeting, and the audienC
II displayed no little enthusiasm
" Coy. Toole's long winded defense O
e himself for vetOne the railroad con
C. mission bill will not go down Wit
ID thinking people anywhere. The lam
g excuse that the board named by tn
n legislature was partsan-beine CON