The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
MEETS

The republican county convention for
the selection of 26 delegates and alternate
delegates to the state convention, was
called to order in Skyles' hall 2 O. clock
Monday afternoon. about 60 delegates
being present.
The delegates from Kalispell and the
southern portion of the county came in
on special train at IL o'clock in the
forenoon, and were met at the depot by
the band and a committee of citizens
and escorted up town.
The chairman of the central commit
tee, j. NJ. Parker, called the meeting to
order, and Judge C. w. Pomeroy of Kali
ispell was elected as chairman. E. A.
Southwick was then elected as secretary,
and DR.. A. Howe as assistant secretary.
The various committees were then ap-
pointed, as follows:
Credentials-Geo. Rich, F. G. Span
nuth, Capt. Killing, L. H. Faust, and
H. c. Selvage.
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business-J. A. Robinson, J. w. Wal
ker, l.. d. Bates, H. S. Cannon, Haman.
Resolutions-P. N. Bernard. w. J.
Brennan, w. N. Noffsinger, A. d. Nc
Carthy and Bruce Young.
Selection of Delegates to State Conven-
tion-J. M. Parker. NJ. w. Bottorf, H.
G. Kieth, ]. E. White and G. I. O'Neil.
The commettee on credentials reported
the following delegates psesent:
Pine Grove-Geo. NJ Graham, ]. E.
White.
Eureka-Alfred Baker, c. A. Haman,
Calix Dugas, A. d. Baker.
Gateway-John f. Brooks.
Sedan-G. A. Fislel, w. A. Wolfe.
Columbia Falls-A. L. Jordan, L. d.
Bates, N. Willoughby, H. c. Selvage,
H. L.>Gloyde, Thos. Laing, G. C. Miller.
I-ibby-F. NJ. Finn, l.. H. Faust.
Precinct No. l, Kalispell-M. w. Bot
tori, w. N. Noffsinger, w. J. Walker,
o. p. J. Mosby, Ward Buckingham.
Precinct No. 2, Kalispell-H. Lewis,
H. s. Cannon, p. N. Bernard, H. f.
Huntsinger, O. E. Bennett.
Precinct No. 3, Kalispell-F. G. Span
nuth, H. G. Keith, Alex Bryant, ]. E..
Waggener, A. d. Mccarthy. Adelbert
Howe, Chas. Smithcrs.
Precinct No. 4, Kalispell-C. I. O'Neil,
G. w. Pomeroy, D. A. Stocking, J. r.
McAfee, E. f. Day, H. d. Sceley, C. NJ.
Bienz.
Bigfork-J. NJ. Parker, Timothy Sloan,
w. J. Brennan, A. Sutherland, Thos.
Killing.
Whitefsh-E. A. Southwick, +. l..
Geddes, f. M. Hutchinson, J. A. Rob-
inson, J. +. Skyles, G. A. Matthews.
A resolution prevailed to instruct the
delegates to the state convention to vote
and work for a delegation to the national
republican convention favoring the cleo
ton of William II. Taft for president.
The resolution was adopted by vote of
so to 8, and was then made unanimous.
Delegates and alternate delegates to
the state convention were chosen, as fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures Lewis, II. s. Can
non, H. G. Keith, NJ. w. Bottorf, w.
N. Noffsinger, w. J. Brennan, H. +.
Houston, w. w. Taylor, G. w. Pome-
roy, j. d. Eaton, L. ii. Faust, F. NJ.
Finn, A. L. Jordan, H. +. Huntsinger,
Ole Sletten, w. F. Hubbart, Dave Mum
70, VIM. Parent, G. L. O'Neil, J. f.
White, w. L. Wells, Thos. Killing, Sr.,
Geo. Drew, Andrew Wilhelm, Dave
Good, F.. B. Callow.
Alternates-P. N. Bernard, A. D.
Baker, DR.. A. Howe, J. w. Walker,
j. H. McAfee, James Cook, ST., J. +.
Skyles, Lew Switzer, b. Jones, Burt
Eaton, ]. A. Robinson, A. c. Ross, c.
G. Miller, +. c. Spannuth, f. A. South
wick, H. H. Hubbart, Ed Fairburn,
J. NJ. Parker, E. f. Day, Geo. Graham,
F. w. Porter, T. Sloan, E. T. Sloan,
w. J. Wilgus, Bruce Young, Dave
Hoover.
A vote of thanks was extended to
Superintendent w. r. Smith of the
Great Northern for favoring the delegates
with special train.
A vote of thanks was also extended to
the citizens of Whitefsh for the hospi-
tality shown the delegates and for the
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