The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-08

From Sundays Daily.
Unable to secure SUFFICIENT candl-
dates to complete a ticket, the demo-
cratic county convention. which met
In Billings yesterday, took 9 recess
till Saturday, September 20, after
naming IS delegates and alternates
to attend the state and judicial con-
ventions and instructing them to vote
for Hon. Charles IS. Hartman as the
democratic nominee for congressman
and to use their best endeavors to
procure the nomination Of Judge Fox
foorr district Judge.
Considerable dissenslon was dis
played ~ the delegates as q result
Of the endorsement Of Mr.. Hartman
and Judge FFo1. and z. 8. Hogan and
Hugh Mcdonald declared on the door
that II the endorsements stood they
would resign as delegates. An at
tempt was made to reconsider.
Many OF tAe country delegates
sought to have the convention name
It's county ticket, declaring that it
was an injustice to the men. away
from Billings to force them to come
here again for q convention, and
James Mccormick asserted that he
believed the postponernent Of the
convention was sought in the interest
Of some ring. The country delegates,
however. expressed themselves as
willing to send delegates, II they
must, and so the convention decided
MOTTO nominatetil September 90.
The convention was called to order
at 10 O'Clock by =. x. n Rademaker,
county chairman. ". N. Johnston
was named as temporary chairman
and H. A. Groves as temporary secre.
tary. MI. Johnston made q short talk
In accepting the chairmanship. pre-.
dieting a democratic victory in the
nation and state and declaring that
there were possibilities OF It II the
county. Adjournment was then taken.
the delegates from each precinct
being instructed to name one commit
teeman each on resolutions. creden-
tialss and order Of business and per.
maueut organization.
Committees Appointed.
The committees selected by the
delegates were as follows:
Resolutions-A. Fulton, Junction;
Fred H. Foster, Precinct 2; ". N,
Johnston, Precinct 10; Harry x. Fish.
Precinct IA; s. J. Pickens. Laurel; ].
T. Sayles, Park City; r. ]. Cruise.
Huntley; 7. T. Armitage. Canyon
Creek; John Chandler, Musselshell;
Charles Davidson. Columbus.
Credentials-C. Bryant, Junction; ].
Vaughn, Precinct 2; Alex Reilly, Pre-
cincts.1 8 Martin Gates, Precinct "A;
Frank Wright, Laurel; p. ". Keene,
Canyon Creek; g. M. Jacobs, Mussel.
she'll: A. H. LavelIe, Columbus; Olaf
Wigg, Park City; p. D. Kelly. Hunt
ley.
Rules and Permanent Order OF
Business-John Williamson, Junction;
H. A. Firth. Precinct 2; John D. Lose
kamp, Precinct 13; O. G. Ovren. IRE
cincts IA; Ed Burla, Laurel; 7. g. Dun
nigan, Canyon Creek; W. N. Taylor,
Musselshell; Pat Lavelle, Columbus;
j.. G.. Galloway, Park City.
During the recess the committees
on credentials and permanent organ
ization met, but the resolutions com.
mittee did not convene.
On reconvening at 3 o'clock the
committee on credentials reported
there being no contests. Most Of the
country delegates were absent.
johnson Permanent Chairman.
The report Of the committee cn
order of business and permanent pr
g~anization, which was adopted, named
w. M. Johnston as permanent char
man and Henry A. Firth as secretary,
It called for the election Of delegates
to the state and judicial conventions
which will be he'd in Anaconda, and
the taking Of a recess then till Sep
TENDER 20 at 2 o'clock, when the
county ticket should be nominated
The latter portion Of the report was
opposed by the country delegates, put
without avail.
o. C. ovren was appointed assist
ant secretary.
The country delegates were g1ver
the opportunity to name as many Of
the delegates as they desired. aftel
which eight were elected from The
four city precincts and two at large
Following Is the delegation chosen:
Delegates-L. "A. Nutting, Laurel
3. W.: Peck, Park City; Pat Laveile
Columbus; w. G. Jacobs. Musselshell
James 2. Buckley. Roundup; Davit
Penman. Columbus; R. J. Cruise
Huntley; Z. 8. Hogan, Huntley; !
n. Foster, NJ. 3. Morris. W. 3. George
H. "A. Groves. o. G. Ovren, 4. n
Howe. JET Brewer. j. K. Buns, hug1