The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-08-30
WALSH GETS THE NOMINATION
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
AND STEWART FOR GOVERNOR
Machine Slate in Democratic
Convention Goes Through
Unbroken Despite Game
Battle Put Up by W. B.
George for the Gubernato-
rial Honor--.Norris Firmly
Declines.

Great Fails, Aug. 29.-The demo-
cratic state convention after naming
Sam V. Stewart for governor by vote
of 250 against 1873 for w. u. George o.
Billings and IL for Fred Whiteside Oh
ka ispell, and thus settling the mann
fight of the convention adjourned uh-
til 10 a. NJ tomorrow. Before reach-
ing the governorship the convention
had unanimously nominated r. j.
Walsh of Helena for the United States
senatorship, the nominating speech be-
ing made by G. S. Hartman, who had
been mentioned as the only possible
candidate against him.
Governor Norris, who was Temporal
ry chairman and who had been men
toned as compromise candidate TO
succeed himself, made it plain in ms
opening address that he would not
accept a nomination.
There was considerable delay over
the deciding of contest from Valley
county, and a question regarding the
Silver Bow delegation, the latter be-
ing finally brought into the conven-
ton. 1t was whether that county
should have So or SO votes In the con-
vention. Through a mistake 63 dele
gates had been elected instead OF 5s
and it was found that if the former
number We're seated that the addl-
tional five would be favorable to
George, while all the others were for
Stewart-it having been the intention
of the county convention to have these
five honored by being made alter
mates but not to allow them to have
any vote, but through mistake they
got on the delegate list. By vote
the minority report of the credentials
committee, shutting out the additional
five, was adopted.
The platform adopted deals large
" with state issues and the only fight
over it resulted from plank favor
ing woman suffrage. ne convention
approved suffrage by vote of 229 to
PIG. The other planks favored ref
erendum laws now before the peo-
pie for direct primaries and corrupt
practice law, for commissions TO
equalize taxation and to regulate all
public utilities, better highways, pres
ervation of forests from fire, en-
ployes' compensation, blue-sky law,
regu 'ating waterpoWer development,
authorizing the government to submit
laws to the legislature and If re-
jected by that body to have them sub
mitted to the people, giving the gov
ernor greater power of removal over
county peace officers for direct tax
for the support of state educational
institutions, for grain warehouse
commission and favors more money
for advertising the resources of the
state.
The reclamation service is de-
nounced for Incompetence, misman-
agement and extravaganza in Montana
projects, and an investigation by
congress is demanded.
Tomorrow morning the convention
will take up the nomination OF two
congressman and there appears no
/. change in the situation affecting the
candidates; following this, other state
officers will be named for the con-
vention which expects to finish some
time tomorrow afternoon.
Efforts of Park county's 16 dele I
gates to start a Norris boom were
punctured by the governor himself in
his address as temporary chairman
before the convention. He reaffirmed
the declaration made at Choteau last
April that he was not a candidate for
office and did not seek further politi-
cal honors. He said he intended to
resume the practice of law when his
term expires. He denied that he was
to have an attorneyship with one or
more large corporations
chairman Stewart called the con-
vention to order at noon Governor
Norris took the gavel as temporary
chairman. After reaffirming the dec
laration of his retirement from pol
itics he declared the tariff and trust
questions the paramount issues in the
campaign and then turned his atten-
ton to state matters, advocating the
incorporation in the state Platform of
planks providing for a tax and public
utilities commission, road law for
tonnage purposes, state supervision of
private and state forest lands in Mon
tana, employers liability and work.
mems compensa lion acts; supervision
of investment companies, an act per-
hitting the governor to initiate legis-
lation in the legislature; levy or d.
rect tax for maintenance of state edu-
cational institutions
Delegates from Ravalli, Missoula |
and Sanders. comprising judicial dis
trict No. 4, nominated Major A. L.