The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-22
SCORES IN
The STATE CONVENTION
Secures Candidate for State Treasurer
and Presidential EIectOr.

fOuer, Inc present secretary.
Mr.. Davies prefaced his address
with the remark that speaking VI Sill
yer Bow, If the matter had not al
ready gone so far, he would move that
MI. DOMAINS nomination be made
unanimous.
When the ticket comes down to Sill.
yer Bow It will roll up q big majority
-Four years ago you gave the nomina-
ton to n Of Silver Bows favorite
sons, and since then you have all
learned to know, admire and respect
him. His career has been Of credit
Ito himself and Of honor to his party.
He is loyal to his home, his friends,
his party and his state, and on behalf
OF everybody in the state who believes
in rendering faithful service, I name
the Hon. A. N. Yoder."
". AZ. Hedges Of Fergus, moved the
suspension OF the rules and that the
nomination of Mr.. Yoder be made
unanimous. It was carried.
The roll was called for nominations
for the office Of attorney general.
IBroadwater yielded to Lewis & Clark,
and ]. q. Brown, in a finished tribute,
placed the present incumbent, of the
Office, A. ]. Galen, in nomination.
He quoted from an extract from a
recent magazine article in which he
said he should instantly recognize A.
u. Galen, g man Of tempered steel. He
told, Of the work which MI. Galen had
done since his incumbency Of the Of
fee, the bond case, the Flathead land.
question and the prison contract.
1T is with a great deal Of pride ]
oher to you an adopted son. and name
the Hon. A. j. Galen. We are in a
time and under a pressure which de-
mands that we name a piece OF tenn
pered steel, n fashioned and mould
ed under the hand of a master work
man.
Men who have their honor who will
not lie; who r tall and wifi not
stoop for the spoils Of oflce-it is such
a nan / desire to name and I present.
the name Of the Hon. Albert j.
Galen."
Galen by AccIamation.
w. F. Meyer, of Carbon moved the.
suspension Of the rules and that Mr..
Galen be declared the unanimous
choice of the convention. The motion
was carried and the delegates shouted
for a speech from the candidate.
Mr.. Galen briefly thanked the con-
vention, saying he was a%ppreciative
of the honor and the confidence re.
posed in him, after having reviewed.
his curse in office during the past
four years. The nomination, he de-
lclared, was equivalent to being elect
ed. Amid the applause Of the con
vention he again expressed his thanks
and pledging his active support to the
ticket, left the rostrum.
Three candidates were presented
for state treasurer. w. E. Moore, of
Phillipsburg nominated w. w. Kroe-
ger; w. r. Meyer Of Carbon named e.
3. Esselstyn of Billings and Ran
some Cooper Of Great Falls named G..
B. Lockhart. Powell seconded Kroe.
gers nomination, Rosebud, Esselstyn's
and "A. j. Galen on behalf Of some Of
the Lewis & Clark delegation, that Of
Mr.. Lockhart's, Two ballots we're
necessary. The result:
Esselstyn for Treasurer.
First ballot Esselstyn 215; Kroeger
lao; Lockhart IA. +
Second ballot-Esselstyn 322; Kroe.
ger 81; Lockhart 95.
Mayor Joseph F. Corby Of Butte
took the platform amid the cheers Of
the delegates and nominated H. r.
Cunningham for state auditor. Coun.
ty after county seconded the nomina-
ton and he was declared the unani-
nous choice. Mr.. Cunningham made
a brief response.
Two names were presented for the
nomination for the ofice Of superin-
tendent Of public instruction, but be-
fore the b~alloting began that Of Prof.
G. T. Bramble was withdrawn by the
delegate who named him, w. B. Rodg.
ers Of Anaconda, and Prof. w. e.
Harmon, the present incumbent Of the
Office, was unanimously given the
nomination.
T. G. Marshall moved and then with
drew the motion, because Of the OPP
position manifested to 1t, that the
three persons placed in nomination
for railroad commissioners, should be
declared the choice OF the convention,
the one having the highest number Of
votes to for the six year term,
the next, the four year and the third
for the two year term.
p. D. Weed Of Lewis & Clark. placed
the name Of Nathan Godfrey before
the convention. G. NJ. Webster Of
Great Falls placed In nomination g.
w. Pomeroy Of Flathead county.
When Nj. Webster arose tremen-
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