The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-14

Treasurer. .................. WILLIAM r. 1EET
County Clerk. ...............J.L LEE DED0WICK
County Auditor .............E. FRANK SAYRE
County Attorney ................B. L. POWERS
Assessor PHIL BUCKLEY
6upt Of Schools. MISS DAISY BLACKSTONE
County Surveyor. r.........A. W. MERRIF1ELD
Public Administrator. tor......"....W. o. DEXTER
Coroner. ...JNO. A. SANDRRSON
The above is the ticket uomi a ated
by the Chouteau county republican
convention held at Havre Saturday,
September 10, which was attended by
the largest number of delegates and
spectators ever assembled at any local
political gathering. It is an excellent
ticket, composed of able and worthy
republicans who are entitled to the
united support OF their party asso-
ciates.
The convention was one of the most
lively and interesting events in the
history of Chouteau county politics.
1t had become evident prior to the
convention that there was to be clash
between the republican machine and
those opposed to machine methods,
and each side seemed to be confident
of success; but the result showed tha
the managers of the machine had not
fully realized the strength of the op.
position.
The convention was called to order
by w. B. Pyper, chairman of the
county central committee, who, after
the reading of the official call, an
nounced that the election of q tenn
porary chairman was in order. This
was departure from the usu al method
of securing organization, and some OF
the delegates were not prepared for it;
but George b. Bourne and II. B.
Brooks having been nominated for the
position, the former was duly elected
temporary chairman of the conven.
tion, and A. J. Brodrick, temporary
secretary.
Assuming th at the machine now had
control of the convention, one of the
Havre delegates moved that the tenn
porary organic alton be at once made
permanent. The motion was entirely
out OF order, as nothing had yet been
done to ascertain who were entitled to
seats in the convention, and there was
a warm wrangle over the proposition.
It was finally turned down by rising
vote.
hak hn oh q -
appoint the usual committees, and the
list of appointments was Immediately
produced as follows:
Credentials-John Mcdowell, l.. S.
Goslin, J. A. Rose.
Organization and order of business
w. B. Pyper, Ernest Simpson. r..
F. Smith.
Platform and resolutions - G. H.
Ragland, r. x. Lewis, w. S. Cowan.
Selection of deleg ates to state con.
vention-B. D. Phillips, L. V. Bogy,
Thos. Mckenzie.
After the noon recess, the creden.
tials committee reported that the vari.
ous precincts were entitled to repre-
sentation as follows:
Alma-John Laird.
Avery-C. h. Reed.
Basin-H. Fastje, N. Faber.
Buckland-O. 4. johnson, j. H. Jagerson.
Big sandy-C. B. VanAlstin, R. s. Tingley, NJ.
Williams, Ed. N. Scott.
Belmont-R. ]. CobuPn.
Chester-L. Mumper, L. E. Phillips.
Chinook-L. N. Beaulieu, A. H. Reser, W. B.
Sands. L. V. Bosy, M. Montgomery, Cal shuler,
Jno McLaren, Geo. Z. Fuller, Thos. OHanlon,
D. L. Blackstone. b. B. Brooks. Jurgen Kuhr.
Clear Creek Geo. Ramberg.
Cieveland-Henry jess, Chas.:: Martens.
Dodson-I. A. Neibsur, A. J. Barrett, Ezra
Ereaux.
East Butte-Geo. B. Bourne.
Fort Benton-C. h. Ragland, c. W. Morrison
L. D. Sharp, J.J. McGrsw. F. A. Flanagan, H
J. wackerlin, Jos. 8. Brown. Cyrus Neubert
Chss. Thompson, I. Hunsberger, J. F. Curtis
8. F. Allen, Geo. W. Crane.
Galata-C. A. NcCsrter.
Gildford-J. A. Rose
Gold Butte-Ira Brown, John Mcdowell, A. h
Fey.
Harlem-Chss. A. Smith, A. Watkins. J. b
Dorrity, ]. N. Everett, L. Minugh, j. NJ. Batch
eler, Z. A. Larock, ". 8. Cowan.
Se~0"~S -
Lewis, o. r. D. Wellbourne, W. D. MscFarlane
ia. Mackenzie, AL Grey, W. H. Blair, Chas
Griffin, @. A. Rose, ]. A. Wight, T. W. McKen
zie, G. G. Brundage, A. n. Grimmer, J. 8
Almas, John Lamey, Joe Lucier, A. J. Brodrick,
VIM. McKinnon, Sam Hudson.
Highwood-J: G. Thain. Walter Keaster.
Laudusky-J: Wimberly, Jas. Davis.
Lee-J. P. Lee.
Lloyd-J. LaFrsntz, L. B. Taylor.
Lucille-J. G. Turner.
Lohse-Jas. COnley
Monroe-H. c. Evers.
Maddux-Chris Measel, A. Long.
Marias-Aug. johnson.
Oldham-E. ]. Simpson.
Phillips-B. D. Phillips, B. NJ. Phillips.