The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-23

Attorney General. A. j. GALEN
Secretary of State e................A. N. YODER
Auditor. tor...................H ii. r. CUNNlNGdAM
Supt. Public instruction. .......W. E. HAkMON
Treasurer. rer....................E. f. ESSELSTYN
Associate Justice. ..........W. l.. HOLLOWAY
Railroad Commissioners
Six years. s....................D IAN bo1LE
Four years. ........B. i. SIANION
Two years. E. A. MORLEY
HELENA, Sept. 1.-THE republican
state convention to nominate full
state ticket, and representative in
congress from Montana, was called to
order at 1890 today in the auditorium
by Fletcher Maddox of Great Falls,
chairman Of the state central commit.
tee, but owing to the delayed trains
from the east bearing delegates from
eastern Montana, recess was taken q
few minutes later until 2 o'clock.
Just preceding the calling to order
of the convention at ? o'clock there
was Webster demonstr alton, led by
the Black Eagle band of Great Falls,
up the rear. The band entered and
was led up the aisle on the north,
marching over to the south side and
repeated The Webster men made a
good throng, and for a few minutes
the hall was tumult with the tramp
of the deleg rates, the shouts and the
cheers and the crash of loud music.
At the head of the band banner was
inscri ibed, "Charles NJ Webster for
Governor.
When the house quieted down the
Montana State band of Butte and the
State Capital band of Helena, seated
on the rostrum began to play, and
when the selection was finished, Flet.
cher Maddox called the convention 70
order.
The stage OF the auditorium was
banked with palms, ferns and holly
hooks. Chairman Maddox delivered
an eloquent address. He said: ave
have inv AIDED the rampar,s of democ.
racy, swarmed above their battlemen
and stacked our arms on their parade
grounds. We failed to capture the
governors office but this year we will
capture the whole works.
His references to Senators Carter
and Dixon occa-ioned great applause
and the mention of Congressm an Pray
virtually caused a stampede. His ar
raignment Of Bryan was full of wit
and satire. When Taft was men.
toned three cheers were given stand
ing.
Never in the history of the party in
vailed as among the deleg ates to this
convention. Despite the drizzline
rain and the raw atmosphere, the
spirit of the delegates was not de-
pressed. They came to Helena &c
nomin ate winning ticket and are
confident of success. Delegates from
all parts of the state declare the party
was never stronger. There are nc
factional fights in the party in this
state, they declare, and every repub
lican has become interested to {
greater extent than before, in the sue
cess of the national, state and county
tickets.
HELENA, Sept. 1S.-Having dispos
ed of the contest over the nomin alto I
for governor last night, the republican
state convention had plain sailing fol
: most of its work remaining today.
There were few contests and no not.
able surprises. unless the nominal
for state treasurer and the contes
over railroad commissioners be ex
. cepted. The later developed into {
fight in which nearly every section
was involved directly or indirectly
Dan Boyle, who headed the Park
county delegation, and who as form
er superintendent of the Rocky Noun
, tain division of the Northern
Pacific railway is very we'll known
carried off the honors in the contest
: over the railroad commissioners
landing the six.year term nomination
| Charles n. Pray was renominatet
! last night for congress by acclama
ton, there being no one opposed to
him. Amid applause Congressman
Pray took the floor and in brie
address sincerely thanked the con
, vention and declared that he woult
= strive for the welfare of Montana will
all his strength in the halls of con
} gress. He briefly touched upon tn,
, campaign issues and the disgust o
old time democrats at their self.ap