The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-16

county commissioner. .......E. NJ. KENNEDY
Clerk and Recorder. WILLIAM r. LEFT
Sheriff. ........................GE GEORGE BICKLE
treasurer. .......................T. j. TROY
Clerk OF District Court. .CHAS. H. BOYLE
County Attorney. ey................W. 8. TOWNER
sup't Of Schools. MISS DAISY BLACKSTONE
Assessor HENRY GRIESBACH
County Surveyor. W. MERRIF1ELD
coroner ......... ...............J. s. ALMAS
Public Administrator. .......W. 0. DEXTER
The above ia the ticket nomin ated
by Chouteau county republicans al
the convention held at Havre on Tues
day. 1t is good ticket, and will un.
doubtedly receive endorsement at the
November election. There were several
aspirants for some of the nomin ations,
q stu alton which necessarily resulted
in lively competition for coveted
honors, but it was good natured
contest from start to finish.
The convention was called to order
in the Mcintyre opera house at 10 q.
m. by w. B. Pyper, chairman of the
county central committee, the call be-
ing read by Secretary A. j. Brodrick.
On motion, d. l.. Blackstone, of
Chinook was elected temporary chair
man, and was escorted to the plat.
form by 0. &. Skylstead and J. j.
McGraw. Mr.. Blackstone, upon TAX
ing the chair, made a brief speech
eulogizing Roosevelt and Taft, and
predicted repu ublican success in the
present campaign. j. E. Templeton,
of Fort Benton, was elected temporary
secretary Of the convention.
A motion was made and carried
that the chairman appoint the usual
committees. the appointments being
as follows:
Creden,ia!s--D. S. Mackenzie, Jno.
c. Sullivan, H. B. Brooks, w. E.
French, w. S. Young.
| Resoiutiuns-F. f. Strauahan, r.
y. Lewis, j. G. Turner, w. B. Sands,
L. Crichton.
Permanent organization and order
OF business-O. A. Bergeson. A. M.
Grimmer, Geo. H. Stevens, Alonzo
Smith, +. Simpson.
On motion OF o. G.. Skylstead, q
portrait of Congressman Pray was
added to the decorations OF the plat.
form, after which adjournment was
taken until 1:30 p. IN.
At the afternoon session the tenn.
porary organization was made per-
manent in accordance with the rec.
ommeud ations of the committee. The
credentials committee reported con.
testing deleg ations from Big Sandy,
and recommended that, in view of
irregularities at the primaries, the
eight delegates from that precinct be
given seats in the convention, with
one-half vote each. The report was
adopted. The list showed ITO dele.
gates in attendance, requiring 56 votes
to nominate.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was read by F.. E. Strana-
han, and adopted. 1t was as follows:
We, the accredited representatives
OF Chouteau county republicans, send
greeting to our fellow repu blicans
throughout Montana and the country
at large, and congratulate them upon
the splendid achievements of our
grand old party since we were as
sembled in convention two years ago.
Responding to the bugle call Of duty,
sounded by our patriotic and beloved
president, Theodore Roosevelt, q re-
publican congress has enacted laws
that will benefit the people to a degree
not approached by any legislation of
recent years. The doctrine of the
'square desl' has been woven into
legislation affecting interstate rail.
road transportation, additional re.
straint has been placed upon corpor-
ate greed, and unprecedented activity
has been shown by the national
administration in exposing fraud and
wrong doing, and visiting the of.
tenders with the penalties due them
irrespective of their official position
or wealth, and we hereby express full
confidence that William H. Taft will
carry on with renewed vigor the work
SO we'll commenced.
The members of this convention ex-
press hearty appreciation of the part
taken by Senators 7. n. Carter and
J. NJ. Dixon, and Representative
Chas. N. Pray, in the proceedings of
the recent session of congress, in
which so much important legislative
work was accomplished:
Resolved, that in the person of Hon.
Charles n. Pray, we have an able ex.
ponent of Roosevelt republicanism
whose record in the las session Of
congress, and many admirable at