The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-15
STATE CONVENTION TO 3
ASKED TO INSTRUCT FOR
PRESIDENT.
NAME DELEGATES
Yellowstone County Republicans will
Work at Butte to Secure Delegation
to Chicago Instructed to Vote for
Roosevelt Until He Declined, After
Which Delegates Will Be unpIedged.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Republicans of Yellowstone county
yesterday went on record as favoring
the nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt
as the party's candidate for the presi-
dency at the Chicago convention.
Seventeen delegates and as many al
ternates were elected to the republi-
a state. convention in Butte by the
county convention and were instruct:
ed to work to secure the election of
a delegation to the national conven-
ton, pledged to cast the vote of Mon
tana for Theodore Roosevelt for the
presidential nomination until such
time as he should notify the conven-
ton that he would not accept the
honor, when the delegates we're to
consider themselves zunlnstructed.
Whenever the name of President
Roosevelt was mentioned it was / the
occasion for spontaneous applause.
The mention Of the prominent candi.
dates for the presidency, with the ex-
ception of slight applause at the
sound Of Governor Hughes name, was
hardly noticed. There could be no
mistaking the sentiment of the gath
ering-it was for Roosevelt first, last
and all the time.
Harmony Supreme.
I Harmony was one Of the features Of
the convention and save a slight dis
cussion over the i%nstructing Of the
delegation everything was conducted
without a ruffle. The resolutions
passed were unanimous and the cleo
ton of delegates and a%lternates was
the same way.
The delegates elected were Paul
Mccormick, Chris Yegen, Fred H.
Hathhorn, E. B. McComb, Ira L. Whit
ney, J. A. Gilluly, j. R. Goss, e. P.
searles, E. B. Camp, Charles Newman,
Bert shorey, J. B. Amin, B. G. Brock
way, W. M. Enright, w. c.. Renwick,
F. B. Connolly, j. e. Logan.
The a%lternates chosen were G. e.
Witham, Jack l.. Fraser, e. G. Samp-
son, j. H. Johnston, e. E. Esselstyn,
W. f.. Snyder, j. W. Corwin, 8. w.
soule, John s. Todd, w. p. Adams, L.
G. Babcock, Robert Templeton, Will
lam Gallagher, A. B. Renwick, R. G.
Linebarger, H. T. Allen, ". 8. earn
sey.
Yegen Calls to Order.
The convention convened in the
morning with a representative list Of
delegates present. 1t was called to
order by Chris Yegen chairman Of the
republican county central committee,
and Austin North secretary of the re-
publican county central committee
acted as secretary.
Chairman Yegen appointed the
usual committees, on instructions
from the convention as follows:
Permanent organization and order
Of business-O. B. Prickett, w. D.
Storey and James Craig.ass4
Resolutions, r. Goss, o. F. God
dard, Fred H. Hathhorn, C. E. Witham
and John S. Todd.
Credentials-E. B.. Camp, w. Lee
Mains, William Gallagher, Fred Keil
and e. P. searles.
After the announcement Of the com
mittees the convention adjourned till
2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
Immediately after the converting OF
the afternoon session the report OF
the committee on credentials was
read. The committee reported that
there were no delegates present from
Roundup, Upper Musselshell, Fair
view, Musselshell, Junction and Can.
yon Creek, and recommended the
< seating Of two delegates from Hardin,
which delegation was headed by v. B.
McComb, and one delegate from Hunt
ley, d. G.. Sampson. The committee
also recommended that the following
delegates be given seats in the con.
vention:
Delegates Seated.
Precinct No. 14-Delegates: ]. q.
Logan. W. s. Garnsey. Chris Yegen,
q. r. Keil. +. y. Keil. D. 0. jackson,
Rudolph Mott, 6. =. witham, Charles
Newman, Fred 1nabnit. A1ternates:
George Kobelin, ]. M. Ballou, Henry
Gilsdorf, A. 8. Shannon. c. b. Smith.
l.. q. Jones, John stamek. r. B. Cramp'
ton, Charles spaulding, William F
Snyder.
Precinct No. 1s-Delegates: Paul
Mccormick. G. G. Bever, ]. n. Johns
ston, Bert G. shorey. Fred H. Hath
horn, James R. Goss, O. F. Goddard,
John s. Todd, II. T. Allen, e. B. Camp
J. G. West, w. ]. Scott, R. e. Shop
herd, o. B. Prickett, L. G. Babcock
A. B. Renwick, r. g. Cardell, p. M
Hungerford. Alternates: J. W. Huse
e. g. Esselstyn, G. F. Smell, R. =