The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-09-29


been seconded Roosevelt went to the
platform 70 make his last speech Of
the convention. lle began by saying
that he held Mr.. Renpctt IN high
regard hui that lie believed Mr.. slim
son 10 be the proprv nominee. He
told rf what Mr.. Stimson had done az
prosecutor of the sugar trust. ana ~
he finished his speech the delegates
stood up and cheered
Judiciary Non Partisan.
! The denomination of Judge Nann.
whose term expires December ~. was
! followed by the appointment Of a
committee ~ confer with democratic
committee relative To the nomination
of an associate judge to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Edward
4 T. Bartlett This points to the proba-
bility that. d democrat viii he nom
mated. the two nominees To be sup
ported by both parties.
/ In response to reports that he had
been In communication with William
X. Hearst since he came 10 Saratoga.
and that he and Mr.. Hearst had
formed an alliance for the coming
campaign, Colonel Roosevelt issued
this statement:
Hearst Not Consulted.
u have not communicated with Mr..
Hearst or any one else outside the
convention. and the candidates we
have considered here today have been
discussed purely on their own merits
and without reference to Mr.. Hearst
or any one else"
Colonel Roosevelt will leave for
home tomorrow morning. stopping en-
route at Poughkcepsic to speak at the
Duchess county fair.
! Mr.. Griscom said tonight that as n
result of the action Of the state con
vention he confidently expected the
party to win at the polls In Novcm-
ber.
I'VE have in Mr.. Stimson man oi
the highest order" Mr.. iriscom said
.'ITe Is man whom we can compare
without shame with Governor Hughes
and other successful governors. The
! action of the convention will he oi
the greatest help to the party"
Old Guard Defied.
Colonel Roosevelt took the platform
this afternoon, and In an impassione,
/. speech pleaded for the adoption of 1
direct primary plank The speech o.
( Colonel Roosevelt came after twt
( hours of arguments for and agnins
the plank and on the adoption of {
: minority report submitted by the OLD
. guard
\ Colonel Roosevelt defed the oil
I guard and told them that unless the,
fell IN and led the procession It wonl,
. pass over them. and they would bt
n crushed. The majority report wa,
r adopted
Nominations.
+ II was $50 p. m when Chairman
$ Root called the convention to orde
] and called for nominations for gov
: ernOr. on the roll call ~ counties
4 Albany made no response and Allie
: gheny yielded to the Nineteenth dis
! trict Of New York. Kingsbury Foste
q of that district nominated Representa-
n two William S. Bennett. whose can
!, ddacy had been doomed during TIN
}. convention. Mr.. Foster reviewed MI
Bennett's public service as membc
of the assembly, municipal judge Il
@ New York and member of congress
and called him true Representative
q of the most cosmopolitan district i
o the world"
. The New York county delegation
n arose and cheered Justify when Nj
II Foster finished,
s Teddy at Bat.
e When Nassau county WAS reache
II Colonel Roosevelt took the platfori
/ to nominate Henry l.. Stimson Of Ne,
'e York. He said he had very gennin
o regard for Congressman Bennett, bu
e the situation called for the nominatio
y of another man. He then nominate
n Stimson.
10 Now we have taken high and ad
yanced ground in our platform today
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