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

The convention adopted a motion
offered by Mayor Fred H. Foster to
have the county central committee
composed Of Ave members from each
Of the city precincts and three mems
bers from each Of the county precincts
An adjournment for Is minutes was
then taken to enable the precinct dele.
cations to select their central com
mittee members and name candidates
for justices Of the peace.
On reconvening the chairman p1
each delegation announced the re-
suits as follows:
Justices Of the peace, Billings, Wal
ter Watkins and John McGirr.
Constables, Billings. Bert Talgo and
T. J.. Foster.
Park City, Justice, w. "A. Hansford;
constable, E. w. Peck.
Laurel, justice, S. w. Pickens; con-
stable, John Berkheimer.
Columbus, Justice, J.. J.. Fraser; con-
stable, Charles Davidson.
Musselshell, Justice, H. W. Ostrand
er; constable, w. N. Taylor.
Delegates from the other precincts
were not present to select their can
didates for justices and constables.
County Central Committee.
County Central Committee-Colum-
bus, Pat Lavelle, T. s. Davis, H. j.
Calhoun; Canyon Greek, E. P. Wright,
R. ". Denton, j. P. Nall; North Bill
ings, No. 2, H. A. Firth, John McGirr,
Nick Klos, Fred H. Foster, J.. w.
Vaughn; Laurel, Arch H. Taylor,
Frank Wright, E. D. Burla; Park City,
N. McCrairi, 3. w. Peck, o. G. Gaines;
South Billings, No. IA, H. X. Fish,
Henry Thorsen, T. N. Howell, Martin
Gates, Ben Schneider; South Billings,
No. 3, E. w. Szitnick, JEFF Brewer, J.
&c. Buns, Frank Brown, r. X. Terrill;
Huntley, T. s. Hogan, r. j. Crews, P.
I'D. Kelly; Hardin, William Becker, T.
~. Gay, Frank Bode; Thomas Ranch,
Capt. Ripley; Musselshell. II. Ostrand-
er, G. M. Jacobs, w. N. Taylor; Round
up, Tom Hurley, j. u. F1sco, N. M.
Cline; Fairview, w. R. Clark; North
Billings, No. 10, James j.. Mccormick,
A. Reilly, W. N. Johnston, H. A.
Groves, J. D. Losehamp.
Just before adjournment the conven-
ton adopted resolutions endorsing the
nomination Of w. M. Johnston for as
sociate justice Of the state supreme
court by the recent state democratic
convention and Of Judge Sydney Fox
for judge Of the thirteenth judicial
district by che judicial convention. The
support Of the democracy Of Yellow.
stone county vas pledged to both.
The resolutions adopted by the CON
Ivention follow:
Tho Resolutions.
We hereby reaffim our allegiance
to the principles Of the Democratic
party as set forth In the platforms re-
GENTLY adopted by Dun national and
state conventions, and we do hereby
pledge U most loyal support to the
standard bearers Of our party, William
|J. Bryan and John w. Kern. We re-
|cognize DIN William ]. Bryan the
pioneer in all reform movements now
being agitated throughout the country.
$50 mar as President Roosevelt has adj
vocated any measures that have met
with the hearty approval Of the peo-
pie, he has simply been q follower In
the pathway blazed by Mr.. Bryan. We
|call attention to the fact that in the
reforms he has advocated, he has had
but little support from republicans in
congress, and his specific reforms pro-
posed as a part OF the Republican plat
form at Chicago by a minority Of the
committee on resolutions were almost
unanimously voted down. We invite
Ill voters who honestly believe IN
these reforms to unite with US In the
support of the democratic candidates
for president. Mce-president and con-
,gressmen.
We favor q constitutional amend
ment providing for che election Of
United States Senators by the direct
vote Of the people. and. until such
amendment is secured, ~ 1avof the