The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-22

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Railroad Commissioners Named.
H. j. Miller, Of Park county named
Dan Boyle; E. s. Booth Of Silver Bow
named e. A. Morley, one OF the pres
ent commissioners. Missoula and JET.
ferson counties seconded Mr.. Boyle's
nomination; Flathead and Teton that
of Judge Pomeroy, and Meagher that
Of M. Godfrey's.
Before the vote was taken Mr.. God
frey took the floor and explained that
his nomination for the SIX year term
had been a mistake; that 1t should
have been for the four year term and
he then withdrew from race for the
six year term.
One ballot was taken as follows:
Boyle 272; Morley 14s; Pomeroy ss
The Lewis q Clark delegation, before
the result was announced, changed
its vote from 8 for Morley. IL for
Boyle and s for Pomeroy, to asolid 81
for Boyle. This gave him the nomi-
nation on the first ballot. Sidney Lo-
gan Of Flathead moved his nomina'
ton be made unanimous and e. s
Booth Of Silver Bow seconded 1t. II
carried.
Three candidates presented them,
selves for the nomination for four
year term: Nathan Godfrey, the pres
ent commissioner, who was named by
q. D. Weed, B. T. Stanton, chairman
OF the present commission, named BY
Nelson Story, jr.. and William Gem
nell Of Silver Bow county, named by
General 9. S. Warren. Mr.. Stanton
was selected on the second ballot.
First ballot: Stanton 228; Godfrey
157; Gemmell 100.
Second ballot: Stanton 2S8; Gem
nell So; Godfrey 161. Stanton was de
clared the unanimous choice Of the
convention.
For the two year term E. A. Morley
of Butte was nominated by acclama
ton.
Paul Mccormick for Elector.
For presidential electors William f
Gallick Of Butte, Charles s. Warren Of
Butte and Paul Mccormick Of Billings
were named by reclamation.
Fletcher Maddox introduced a reso
luton, which was adopted authorizing
the state central committee to fill any
vacancies which may occur, while w
A. Hedges introduced motions extend
ing thanks to the officials. They fol
low:
"Resolved, that the sincere thanks
of this convention be rendered to the
Hon T. H. Carter and f. H. Hathhorr
for the very able, impartial and expe
ditious manner in which they have
conducted the proceedings Of this
body.
Further, that the thanks of this
convention be rendered to r. "A. Haz
elbaker, permanent secretary and his
assistant, for his exceptionally eff
cient services in the prompt and merit
orious handling Of its clerical depart
ment.'
In bringing the convention to 8
close and acknowledging the compli
ment paid him in the resolutions, Sen
ator Carter said that a ticket had beer
named; that provisions had beer
made for any vacancies which might
occur, that a platform had beer
adopted and that the Republican par
ty was now ready to enter the f1elG
of battle determined to win in the
state and that not a single Office wal
conceded to the enemy, despite the
fact that four heretofore had belonged
to the opposition. He said this woult
be done in the interests Of the people
and good government.
"This we al do BY putting oul
shoulders to the wheel and all pull
ing together, and further, that is what
we will do"
After paying the convention a com
pliment for the excellence Of the tick
ct put forth, and predicting for It {
sweeping victory at the polls in No
vember, Senator Carter declared ad
journment sine die, the best attended
and most harmonious Republican con
vention in the history Of the state.
The state central committee met Al
the close OF the convention and elect
ed DR.. o. M. Banstrum Of Helena al
It's chairman. He was empowered tx
select his own secretary. F. II. Hath
horn is committeeman Of Yellowstone
and w. f. Meyer for Carbon.
FRED Il. FOSTER
DEFEATED FOR