The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-13
.PLUMMER NAMED SENATOR
AFTER BITTER CONTEST
Fight Breaks On Floor of Republican
Convention---Full County Ticket
Is Named.

McRae Il. Plummer and MCRRe eaC
gained three votes on the second bal
lot. After the third ballot War
withdrew and the fourth ballot re
turned Plummer 43, Baird l and Nc
Rae AZ. The final vote was Plumme
A, McRae AZ.
W. p. Baker Chairman.
The convention was called to orde
In the courtroom of the courthous,
at noon. w. P. Baker of Hamilton
was made temporary chairman, with
Howard Smart of Stevensville secre
tary, and G. |. Waters of Victor as
sistant secretary. This organization
was later made permanent. After
the appointment of the usual commit
| tees adjournment was taken until 2
o'clock. The committee appointments
were as follows:
Credentials-George Miles of Darby,
R. l.. Owens of Hamilton, Arthur
Herbert of Florence, J. T. Popham of
Woodside and Glib Strange of Victor.
Order of business and permanent
organization-Fred Robbins of Grants
dale, A. c. Baker of Hamilton George
T. Baggs of Stevensville, M. l.. Chat
fin Of Corvallis and H. j. st. John of
Victor.
Platform and resolutions-W H.
Roberts of Hamilton, Rred r. jamie
son of Eight Mile, w. C. Wetzsteon of
Sula, c. C. Coulter of Hamilton and
E. D. Lewis of Stevensville.
Representatives Named.
With the disposition of the sena-
torial contest, the naming of candi-
dates for the legislature was an easy
task. The names of John Mclaughlin
of Stevensville, S. M. Ward of Hamil-
ton, j. Frank Cooper of Darby and r.
L. Harper of Hamilton were pre-
sented Ward declined to accept
nomination, but his name was ballot
ed on Mclaughlin was named on the
first ballot, with Ward second. On
the second ballot Ward was nominat-
ed, but declined to accept the commits !
sion and the voting proceeded. j. F. |
Cooper was then named.
Both Mclaughlin and Cooper re-
sponded to calls for speeches. Nc
Laughlin said he had been candi-
late for five months and was proud |
% represent the great state of Mon |
ana, one of the greatest in the Union"
Nominations Come Easier.
No further contests went more than |
one ballot. William Strange of HAM
lton was named over J. V. Burnett !
If Stevensville, receiving 49 votes to
3urnetts 33.
Newt Tillman of Florence and ]. F.
Borough of Stevensville were named
or commissioner. Tillman received
Is votes to Borrough's 81.
A. F. Holt of Grantsdale for treas
lrer. A. J. Hork of Hamilton for clerk
Ind recorder. w. H. Rager of Stevens
lille for county attorney, Miss Minnie
Bailey for superintendent of schools,
:. H. Blakeslee of Hamilton for sur
yeyor, ]. N. Taylor of Hamilton for
public administrator and r. L. Owens
If Hamilton for coroner were each
lamed by acclamation.
w p. Baker warded off nomination
or county attorney by an elastic ap-
)lication of the rules of order. The
convention was anxious to
invest him with the honor, but he
would not hear of it.
Three names were offered for as
SCISSOR: Homer F. Babbitt of Stevens
lille, F. B. Tanner of Darby, the pres
ent incumbent, and E. G.. Whaley of |
hamilton. Babbitt received AZ votes
o 81 for Tanner.
The Platform.
We, the republicans of Ravalli coun-
y, in convention assembled. reaffirm
'ur allegiance to the principles of the
'epublican party as contained in our
ast state and national platforms.
We believe that in the present and
n the future, as in the past, the re-
publican party will meet every con-
lition, in spirit of fairness tempered
~ knowledge gained from experience,
md will ever keep in the van in ad-
7ocating and adopting everything that
makes for the material progress of the
people.
We believe in an economical admin