The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-23
AT MISSOULA
Republican State Convention was
Harmonious-ln Fact q Reg
ulor Love Feast.

The Valley County delegates to
the Republican State Convention,
which was held at Missoula on
Sept. 18th, left on No 2, on Tues
day night OF last week. The fol-
lowing delegates went from Valley
County: c. S. Stafford, G. II.
Coulter and F. S. Reed from Gull
bertson, c. w. Drake Of Mondak;
r. ]. Moore, w. Stanley, s. ].
Rumble, w E: Rhodes and James
Fox Of Glasgow, Harry A. Vagg
and H. w. Franklin OF Saco; A.
Dividson and A. Elliott Of Malta.
| ]. S Day delegate from Dawson
County accompanied the Valley
County delegation.
A caucus of the Valley County
delegates was held on the train and
Harry A. Vagg Of Saco was select
ed as a member Of the Republican
State Central Committee, c. w.
Drake of Mondak deing selected
as chairman OF the Valley County
Delegation.
/ The trip was very pleasant one
Tor the Valley County boys. A
stop was made in Helena OF about
four hours and from there to MIS-
soula the trip was made by moon
Iig ht through the mountains. The
scenery was very beautiful.
ii After the convention was over {.
S. Stafford returned at once to
Great Falls where his wife was I'LL.
Some OF the delegates made trip
up theBitter Root Valley, while
others took a trip to Ravalli and
! from there to Kalispeil across the
J Flathead Reservation. This trip
) was made partly by automobile
and partly by boat across Flathead
J Lake. Among those who made
the trip were, Harry A. Vagg and
) Harry Franklin of Saco, and the
I Searchlight Editor. J. S. Day
also made this trip. The scenery
was grand and was we'll worth the
extra expense.
Following is brief outline oi
/ the doings at the convention. The
I platform adopted by the conven.
I ton will appear in the Searchligh'
D next week.
The republicans of Montana had lovs
= feast at Missoula Thursday of last week
D when Congressman Charles N. Pray. Cleri
x of the Court John T. Athey and Railwa,
Commissioner E. A. Morley we're rewarded
4 by denominations for efficient service. !
. vas great gathering of representative re
i publicans Of great state. in great city
in a great cause. Harmony was as thicl
= iu the convention hall as smoke was in ad
. vance of the recent forest fires in that sec
= ion and those who hoped that insurgenc'
would rear its head at this great gatherin
= were sadly disappointed. Senators Carte
. and Dixon and Congressman Pray were tn
heroes Of a gathering. intelligent enough
II loyal enough and enthusiastic enough Z
= realize that Montana has the greatest re
. presentation in congress Of any state in tn
u union. and that the people of the state az
= only awaiting an opportunity to retur
. each Of them.
. Ringing speeches declaring for contin
uance Of the policy Of Roosevelt and Tai
= and of the prosperity which has come
. the country through the wise statesmansh,
= Of the men who have guided the destinie
Of the grea, republican party. wildly cheel
. ed by an enthusiastic crowd OF delegate
and with harmony as the keynote OF II
gatherine-all these marked the process
ings of the republican state convention
. this city today
. The convention was addressed by me
whose words electrified the audience al
kept the delegates in continuous applaus
0lE H. Cooney. of Great Falls. the ten
. porary chairman of the convention. mat
I'll a speech in which he set forth the dism
= failure Of the democracy when in pow
rf the =